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Show TO PLACE CHARITY Oil LOGICAL BASIS Prominent Men of Chy Will Form Corporation for j Scientific Good Work. j j PLANS WELL STUDIED j Comprehensive Outline of Work Proposed Is Given in Articles. Articles of incorporation will be filed today of tho Charity Organization society so-ciety of Snlt Lake City. It. was de-ciJcd de-ciJcd to lake this action at a meeting held hif t nighl in Ihe University dub, tho meeting being the Inst of a scries of meetiugH that have boon held prc-lintiniiry prc-lintiniiry to the incorporation, which is for the purpose of conducting charities of this city on a sciontil'c bass. W. Mont Ferry, v,-ho acted as chairman at the mooting hist night, was given au-tUorit au-tUorit to tile the articles of incorporation incorpora-tion todjjy. Officers and a board of directors di-rectors were chosen, as follows: President, Dr. T. B. Beatty: vice president . the Rev. Elinor L Goshen, and treasurer, M. II. Walker. The matter mat-ter of a general secretary, which is to be a paid office, was not disposed of. Tho bomd of directors elected last night are W. W. Armstrong, George ii. Aucrbach. Dr. T. B. Heatty, V,. (J. Castor Cas-tor and F. A. Druehl, for ono yoar; S. D. Eva us. .1. B. Evans, W. .Mont Ferry, the Rev. lOImnr J, Goshen and George. Pvnor. for two vcars: W. B, Rice. .Mrs. Adolph Simon, Mrs, Charles W. Whitney, M. A. Wiilker and Richard Rich-ard W. Young, for three years. Plan Comprehensive. The plan of the society is not to give relief from its general fund except for emergency relief, but may hold and apply any property or money received bv il for relief or special purposes, lopibers of committees and any volunteer volun-teer friendly visitors may be members of the society so long as thcy are engaged en-gaged in actual work. Thoro may be animal, associate, subscription and" ex-officio ex-officio members, the duties and requirements re-quirements of each being outlined in the. articles of incorporation. The object, of tho society, as set forth in the articles of tho' incorporation, incorpora-tion, aro: (a) To be a. center of Intercommunication Intercom-munication among the various charitable char-itable agencies in Salt Lake. To foster liarmonious co-operation among them and to check the evils of overlapping over-lapping relief. For this purpose it shall maintain a confidential registration registra-tion bureau. Intend Investigation. fb) To Investigate thoroughly tho cases of all applicants for relief which are referred to the society for Inquiry, In-quiry, ami to send the persons having a legitimate interest In such cases full reports of tho results of Investigation. Inves-tigation. (n) To provide visitors who shall personally Httend cases needing counsel coun-sel and advice. (d) To obtain from the proper charities char-ities and charitable individuals adc-quute adc-quute relief. (e) To procure work for persons who are capable of being wholly or partially self-supporting. (f) To repress mendicancy by the above means and by the prosecution of Impostors. (g) To carefully work out such plans for helping families to hell) themselves, thereby becoming self-dependent, self-dependent, an may seem most practicable. prac-ticable. (h) To promote the general welfare of the poor by socla.1 and sanitary reform, re-form, by industrial Instruction, and by the Inculcation of habits of providence provi-dence and self-dependence and by the establishment and maintenance of ?.ny activities to these ends. |