Personal Influence Urged to Guide Charity Helps, Not Handouts
C F Welter of the Associated Charities told the Secular League that charity must be tailored to individuals. He warned that door gifts often harm, advocating sustained personal influence and monitoring to lift families. He cited a case of a skilled artisan turned drunkard whose family was saved by five years of dedicated care. He noted 780 distress cases last year with sickness 21 percent, desertion 1, temperance 11, old age 9, ignorance 21, lack of employment 9, surroundings 6, other 2 percent. Mrs Metcalf urged better ventilation to improve public health and suggested funding janitor positions at colleges.
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C. F. Welter
Associated Charities
Secular League
Weller
College Banquet At Willard Hosts Notables From Washington
Trustees and alumni of George Washington University will hold a Wednesday evening banquet at the New Willard Hotel. Speakers include Ambassador Jusgerand, Dr. Andrew D. Winte, Prof. Ely, and Wayne MacVeagh with Henry F. Macfarland as toastmaster. Invitations extend to women supporters and many distinguished guests. The program aims to promote the university’s educational work in the capital and plans for growth to attract post graduate study in Washington.
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George Washington
George Washington University
New Willard Hotel
Speechra
Carnon
Ambassador Jusgerand
Andrew D. Winte
Ely
University of Wiscanisin
Wayne MacVeagh
Henry F. Macfarland
Wasangton
Europe
Feast of Purim and George Washington debate noted
The article discusses the Feast of Purim honoring Esther’s saving of the Israelites from Haman, with customs like public reading, gift exchanges, and charity. It also covers a George Washington University debate on tariff policy, plus emergency donation day and various light items from a local paper.
Public Printer Rhodes Defends Office Reforms Criticism
Falhtor Post cites Rhodes defending the Government Printing Office reforms under the new Public Printer. He condemns hostile criticism as biased against disciplined changes and tardiness cliques, urging open, signed critique of policy over anonymous attacks. He notes reorganizing the force to a practical business basis and discipline to curb long-standing abuses.
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Falhtor
Government Printing Office
Uric
Gvernment Printing Office
Ofice
Peral
Life and future of man keynote address by McCreary
Representative Georga D. McCreary of Philadelphia spoke at a men’s meeting in the Y.M.C.A. building on life’s meaning, science, religion, and the scriptures. He argued life’s mystery is solved by scripture, urging individuals to shape their future certainties through personal virtue and resistance to temptations.
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Georga D. McCreary
Philadelphia
C. A
McCreary
Dorewin
Huxley
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Great Bear
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Center Market
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