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Show ORGANIZED FOR CHARITY Leading Citizens in the Movement. Object Is to Guard Against Grafting and Protect the Worthy. Dr. Beatty Elected President of New Society, M. H. Walker Treasurer, J. B. Evans Secrotary. t Lending citizens of Salt Lake City, at a nia&s meeting held In the Theater yesterday afternoon, organized a society whose primary objects are "to discourage discour-age the growth of pauperism and grafting" graft-ing" and "to promote the general welfare wel-fare of the poor." It Is not Intended, It was announced, that the new organization organ-ization shall In any way Interfere with the work of other charitable societies of the city, but rather that it shall act a a sort of clearing-house for all charitable char-itable operations, reducing to the minimum mini-mum the chances for Impositions by tho unworthy and the overlooking of those who are really In need of aid. The new organization la to be incorporated incor-porated under the name of the Salt Lake Charity association, with the following fol-lowing officers: President, Dr. T. B. Beatty; secretary, J. B. Evans; treasurer, treas-urer, M. H Walker. Meeting1 Is Enthusiastic. The mass meeting was cnthuslantlc, If not particularly large. The meeting was called to order by. S. B. Tuttle. A motion was made and carried that Simon Bamberger act as chairman. An appropriate pong was rendered sweetly by Mrs. Melvlne, after which the object of the association was outlined out-lined by Capt. Woods of the Salvation Army. The following resolution was read and approved: "Resolved, That this society shall be conducted upon the following fundamental funda-mental principles: "Every department of its "work shall be completely severed from all questions ques-tions of religious belief, politics and nationality. na-tionality. "One of Its objects shall be to become a center of Intercommunication between be-tween the various charity relief agencies agen-cies In this city; to foster harmonious co-operation between them and to check tho overlapping of relief work. Other objects and functions shall be: "To Investigate thoroughly and without with-out charge the cafes of all applicants for relief which are referred to the society so-ciety for inquiry; to render to the persons per-sons having legitimate Interest In such cases full reports of the results of such Investigations; to provide visitors, who shall personally attend, cases needing counsel and advice. "To obtain work for poor persons who are capable of being wholly, or partially partial-ly self-supporting. "To discourage the growth of pauper-Ism pauper-Ism and grafting by the above means and by the prosecution of lmposters. "To promote the general welfare of the poor by social and sanitary reforms and by the inculcation of habits of providence and self-dependence. "To undertake the care of all charity cases that are not cared for by some one else. "To thoroughly investigate all who apply for or are reported an needing assistance." In further explanation of the declaration declara-tion of principles, Capt. Wood said: To Help Other Societies. "It Is not the purjose of this organization organ-ization in the slightest degree to cast aspersions on the motives of the various va-rious charitable societies at present operating in this city, nor in any way to detract from their autonomy or usefulness, use-fulness, but rather to augment the latter. lat-ter. It certainly should not be the meaning or purpose of this organization to in any way Interfere with any personal per-sonal charities, but to be a bureau of information for any desiring to use it." Rev. Mr, Goshon Speaks. Rev. E. I. Goshen was the nxt speaker. He spoke 011 the need of such an organization as the one proposed. "I wish you could attend the ministers min-isters of Salt Lake through one day." he said. "Suppose you and your family, fam-ily, while passing through this city, should be stranded, to whom would you apply? Is there any organization to which you could apply? There are plenty of specialties In charities, but nothing to meet such a demand. "We want this society organized so that there will not be a worthy man in the community without help, and not a grafter In the community who can get help. "This work has been forced upon Capt. Wood because there Is not one single man who knows the needs of the town as well as he- does. "What we want ls a disinterested bureau bu-reau of charity, an organization, with a bureau of Information such as you have not a disinterested organization, and yet an interested one. Business Men Imposed Upon. "Business men are approached' in the interests of churity. They have no lime to look It up to see whether it Is worthy, and so they give to protect themselves from intruders, and this simply amounts to a graft. Now, when anyone approaches ap-proaches them, they can say: 'I contribute con-tribute to the charitable organization. Go there, and If your cause Is just they will! give, to you.' This method would make it Impossible for the beggar on the street to prey upon our sympathies." Rev. Mr. Fish gave some examples where such organizations had proved of great benefit In other cities. Other short speeches were made by J: c. Leary. Rev. Mr. Brown, J. B Evans and Simon Bamberger. Election, of officers followed, and the name of the organization was agreed upon. Committee to Incorporate. The Rev. Mr. Fish made the following follow-ing motion, which was carried, after which the meeting wno adjourned: "It is moved that the president, at his leisure, be Instructed to appoint a committee of five persons to draw up papers of incorporation, and) to ncc'uro flcven loading citizens, ,-who, together with the president, secretary nnd treasurer, treas-urer, shall be the incorporators of tho Koclety and shall constitute tho first board of directors, to hold office until October, 1903, and to be succeeded In office as provided In such bylaws as they shall adopt for the government of the board " |