The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-28
Chest Officials Offer
Data On Charities Surrey

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tons covered in a survey of tn.
Associated Charities of Whining
ton and its relationship to othel
agencies of the city and county
which was made by the North Car
DINA State Board of Public Vel
fare, the Board of Directors of the
Community Chest had approved
the establishment of Family Ser.
vice Society, officials of the Chest
yesterday offered the following in.
formation in order to set the mat.
ter OF the Associated Charities be-
ing ommitted from the 1916 Chest
budget straight:
/. The survey of the Associated
Charities of Wilmington was made
under the direction of DR.. Ellen
Winston, Commissioner, at the re-
quest of the Associated Charities,
through a committee representing
that agency consisting OF: p: L.
Vow; the Rev. Alexander Miller
and Rev. Mortimer Glover, and
the community chest. Copies OF the
survey were mailed July 10, 1945
to the following: j.
J. r. Hollis, Superintendent OF
Public Welfare, Mrs. L. O. Ellis,
executive secretary, Associated
Charities; R. B. Roebuck, Board
of Public Welfare; E. L. Vow,
Board of Public Welfare and Asso'
GATED Charities; Mrs. Thomas J.
Cause, Board OF Public Welfare;
Addison Hewlett, chairman, County
Commissioners; j. Haughton
James, Board of Associated Chart
ties; the Rev. Alexander Miller.
Board of Associated Charities; and
to the City Managers office and
officials of the Community Chest.
2. In accordance with the rec
ommendation contained in the SUR
vey that Family Service Society
be established, the Board of Direc-
tors of the Community Chest on
Sept. 6, 1915 appreciated $500 to
the Board of Directors of the Asso-
ciated Charities for this specific
for the fiscal year 1915.
The Board of the Associated Chart
ties was 50 notified at that time,
and by further action by the Com
Chest Board on December
5, 1945, re-affirming this action.
At no time since July, 1945 has the
Community Chest been requested
for funds to continue the present
general relief functions.
3. The survey of the Associated
Charities of Wilmington pointed out
that the agency function is not
clearly defined. Food, shelter, fuel
and clothing are supplied by order,
the best modern practices
money payments to re-
cipients.
4. ALI cases carried are legally
The responsibility of the Depart
ment of Public Welfare. General
relief is not administered in this
manner in any other county Of
North Carolina.
S. The County Department of
Public Welfare is authorized: ITO
have the care and supervision of
INDECENT persons in the county and
administer funds provided by the
County Commissioners for such
purposes" IN. c. General Statutes
8. The Community Chest should
not assume the responsibility of
supplementing tax funds used for
a governm ental function so de-
signated by state legislative action.
7. The city and county appropria-
tons for general relief for 1945-46
should be made to the County Wei
fare Departm ent. For 1946-47 the
county should carry the entire
load.
8. In reference to the establish
ment of Family Service Society,
the survey recommended that the
original board of this agency could
be composed of six persons named
by the Board of the Associated
Charities, six by the American Red
Cross Chapter, six by the Com.
munity Chest, and six by the Com
munity Council.
8. Further, the original staff
should include one very well quail
fled family case worker capable Of
supervisory and teaching respon-
sibility, who would serve as execu-
tive, and provision should be made
for adequate housing separate from
the Department of Public Welfare
and other service agencies.
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