Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 84, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 April 1913 — Board of Associated Charities Consider Various Matters. [ARTICLE]

Board of Associated Charities Consider Various Matters.

Members of the Board of Associated Charities met last night at the clerk’s office in the court house in regular session. The matter of chief interest before the board at this meeting was. the report of the relief committee. The chairman of this committee told of certain eases where there was sickness and need of immediate relief. Ways and means of taking care of these cases were discussed and a definite program of action decided upoa. Some further steps were taken toward the .unification of the various charity organizations and interests of the city. The members of this board feel that a good work has been accomplished through the formation of this organization. They contemplate enlarging the scope of their activities so as to include matters of sanitation, housing, gardening and like agencies for the betterment of the home life of the less fortunate classes of Rensselaer citizens. They stand ready to co-operate with other agencies interested in these matters, but feel that they must take the initiative if no other body does. Much has been'done in other cities through the cultivation of vacant lots, the equipping of playgrounds, the establishment of parks, the sanitation of tenement districts, etc. The people of Rensselaer have contributed to some of these enterprises in other cities, notably Chicago. The Board of Associated Charities feels thrat some of these good things can be and ought to be had here at home.