| Show PROPOSES GENERAl CHARITY SOCIETY National Association Secretary Discloses s Plans for Centralization Centralization Cen Cen- STOP Si-op WASTE IN GIVING Report on Local C Conditions to toBe toBe toBe Be Given at Commercial Commer Commer- cial Club If JC the waste WI that is occasioned by duplication of ot relief relict work worl h by harlous various arlous organizations and Individuals could be saved there would he no trouble In maintaining a charitable bod body that could adequately pro l provide o for all nIl the tho needy of or the tho city cIU This was the statement t made yesterday yester da day afternoon b by Francis II 11 McLean i field secretary of the tho National AR Association Asso Asso- O- O I elation of ot Societies for tor Organ Organizing Charities former formerly the charity or organization organ organ- an- an department of at the Russell Hussell Sage e foundation His Ills statement gives In substance the purpose of or his visit to Salt Lake Ho Is Investigating charItable charitable char char- Institutions here with a view of or bringing about a operation co-operation between them theta In order that efforts may In consequence consequence consequence con con- sequence be bo made more moro effective It Is not the purpose to centralize I the various arlous organizations Into one bod body sid he but to establish a central central central cen cen- board which shall keep In touch with all societies and Individuals that dispense or are arc Interested In charities that the work might be specialized and spread In a more uniform manner among amons- the destitute It Is also the tho Intention in intention In- In to place the work on a broader scale than charities are generally con con- We Yc propose going Into the root of ot the whole matter and b by our method endeavor to place pace the families In such position that It will not be necessary for tor them to ask for further assistance Eliminate I The plan we are are- undertaking has several sc phases First there Is the co cooperation cooperation cooperation co- co operation between the societies and an Index card system which will eliminate duplications There would be a department de tIe- for Investigation and re regis regis- lg- lg ter All cases Cles would rould be submitted to those who are specifically quail qualified fled for this work worle Then Ihen there would be ad advisory advisory ad- ad 1501 committees which would go goback goback o back of or the effects of ot the conditions o of the families and locate tho the cause The families am Illes will be relieved of ot undue burden and placed in a position to help themselves At At present one ono family that Is providing pro pro- viding riding a 3 good homo home for the children may ma- mabe be bo getting 1 1 a week from an outside outside outside out out- side source but It Is not enough and another family tamn may be getting as much muchas as 5 a week from various outside sources and still not be giving the tho children the the- proper home environment en Sometimes It might be necessary to take all the children and place them thorn in some Institution and provide some somo way for tor the mother to earn carn a living with the prospect of eventually e being In a position to take tako the children Another phase which I 1 have been asked to take up b by tho the associated charities and some of ot the business men here hero Is the charity endorsements This would be a bod body composed of merchants and others who are called upon to make contributions to charity but who wish to do so systematically and that the assistance ma may go o to tho the projects that are the tho most deserving eser Such a bo board rd would Investigate In the merits of ot the tho various various va fa va- va rious appeals and the amounts asked b by each I 1 am now In estl Investigating local conditions conditions conditions con con- and X I expect to submit my r re report port to those Interested next Friday at the Commercial club There will probably be a a. meeting Frida Friday night of representative business men when ItIs Itis it itIs Is proposed to form a a. concrete bod body for or charitable charItable- endorsements I expect to return to Chicago Sunday morning |
