Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-11

alton is disbursed according to the
budgets prepared before. subscriptions
were asked for. and TO changes are
made This rule IL carefully followed.
The fund in the keeping of the Fedora
ton must be disbdrsed in the manner
outlined at the beginning of year and
no money may be diverted from one use
to another, after 1t has been allotted.
each of the 125 agencies in the
Federation has stated what will be its
needs through this year. Each month
1t receives the part needed for that
month.
ut is untrue thpr go per cent of the
money subscribed 10 organized charity
ID consumed in overhead expense. We
have succeeded in reducing the over.
head expense to per cent and EXPECT to
make it even less. Interest received from
our depository on sums held for future
disbursement probably will eventually
meet all overhead expenses and make
1t possible to devote all of every dollar
subscribed to the actual work of the
charities.
Calls Overhead Story Fiction
"Thc story Of the great overhead cost
of organized charities is fiction.
I'VE are not trying a new expert.
ment in Philadelphia in the work OF the
Welfare Federation. Before our Feder-
alton was formed, federations were es.
tablished in fifty two cities md we have
the record OF successful achievement
elsewhere to guide us in our work here.
1T seems that it is not generally
known that much Of the money SUBJ
scribed in the Fedcration's drive was
given for charities named by the sub
scribers and must be put to the desig.
mated use. But that Is the case. The
advantage. to the agencies. organiza-
tions or institutions is that the Fed.
Grafton adds to these gifts from funds
not given to definite charity and thus
relieves the agency of the usual wor-
ries about finding funds with which to
get through the year.
'"The 125 agencies receiving the
money subscribed in the Federation's
October drive represent many different
lines of charity-hospitals, care of the
sick in their homes, nursing, care of the
aged and the crippled, relief of families,
Fairgrounds for children and even edu.
cational and recreational improvement.
More than 10000 persons are reached
daily by these agencies.
"Our selection Of Mr.. Kingsley and
the payment to him of a salary of S15..
OoO have been amply justified by his
achievements. Any one familiar with
what has been done, would indorse tn.
action OF the trustees of the Federation.
.lnstitutions that were harassed with
difficulties in getting enough money
with which to meet expenses are now
receiving money each month and those
in charge are able to devote all of their
energies to actual service to those who
need help. There is hardly a charitobie !
institution in Philadelphia which dur.
ing the past few years, has not been
troubled by a deficit. The work of the
Federation is to end these troubles. to
eliminate waste and unnecessary ex-
pense; 80 that money, given in charity
Judge Martin said that ,he 1SOG !
volunteers who served in the Fedora.
tons October drive not only served /
without compensation, but paid for |
their own !unchecns when they made |
their daily reports at the Bellevue.
Stratford.
ohccrs Of the Federation are:
Judge Martin, president, and John II
Mason. Horatio Gates Lloyd and
Samuel Fels, vice presidents.
The trustees are: Samuel r. Bodine.
Mrs. Edward w. Box. George Burnham'
Jr., Colonel J. Howell Cumminrs
Colonel Franklin D'Olier, Miss Mary
Is. Gibson. Mrs. John c. Groome'
Willing Hare, George l.. Harrison, Jr.'
George McFadden. Mrs. Louis c. Ma.
.eira, Jehn 8. Ncwbold. George w.
Norris, Senator George Wharton Pep
GER. Louis Wolf. DR.. George Wood,
y. Norton. Clarence NJ. Warden. vii.
inm NJ. Elkins, J. NJ. Wilcox, Mrs.
Thomas j. Dolan, Frank II. Griswoid.
Howard Pew, Arthur W. Sewell. w
lincklc Smith, Il. II. Stotesburv'
Charles n. Tryon, Charles j. Rhoades
md Charles T.. Vaughan.
Concert to Aid Orphans I