Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 295, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 December 1914 — HELPING THE POOR TO CARE FOR SELVES [ARTICLE]

HELPING THE POOR TO CARE FOR SELVES

Charity Board Has Highest Ideal of Its Work—Takes Time to Develop All Plans. all the members of the charity board attended the meeting at the home of Mrs. A. P. Burton Monday evening and the various features of the work were discussed and plans taken to make the work of the board as practical as possible. All realize that persons to whom assistance is given alre often influenced to depend ' upon charity and not make proper effort to care for themsfelJves and the organized charities makes a i Study of every case and gives only in the cases of actual need. To do this in the most practical! way the active workers among the poor people have decided to ask for two rooms in the court house where sewing machines can be installed and where some of the Mildren of the poor families can be taught to sew and make clothing for themselves under the direction of members of the board. The plan looks practical and of great good. Since the 1 charities of the city passed into the hands of the organized board there has been less actual giving by far than when the churches and individuals undertook to caire for the work. The board has come to the public for very little money, although it has 'been aiding in practical ways quite a large number of families. The board should have any appeal it makes answered- with cheerful 1 giving. The board gave endorsement to the “good fellow’s” movement and will aid in the distribution of the presents that are purchased. The “good fellows” are meeting the most happy response in their solicitation for funds and should be able to raise more money than any previous year. C. R. Benjamin, who is assisting the committee from the Van Rensselaer Club, began a canvass of the business section this afternoon. Mr. Benjamin found several who suits or clothes to give away and it is desired that all who have clothing telephone Moses Leopold, No. 246, Emmet Laßue, No. 16, or Healey, No. 18, as soon as possible, for iMr. Benjamin will go out onbis mail run the last of the week, and it is desired to get as much done as possible by Saturday night of this week, so that the buying may he doner the clothing ar; ranged and the chirity board consulted.