BENEVOLENT TRUSTEES.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 184, 29 April 1908, Page 4

BENEVOLENT TRUSTEES.

Tho Rev. W. A. Evans presided at yesterday's meeting of the Benevolent. Trustees. '• There were'-also Present: Mrs: Darvall, and . Messrs. It., Smith, H. Cook, J-'. G. Bolton, 1). Robertson, and A. C. Pear'."'.-. •' The secretary reported'tho'number'of- inmates, at tho Ohiro" Home, to-he 97 (66 mala and 31 female), tin samo aa last>\vec'.:. ' Mr. Smith then moved, in accordr.nce. witl; noticc,to the effect that* seoins the large, and continually increasing number' of womeii who wcro"ili receipt' of aid, tho Secretary he .' instructed to .preseht a report' r.t the next meeting of the Trusteed showing'whether these women were eiJjrrlc iWomeh.'■widows, or married women whose husbands had deserted them, in order that ari 6lTort ; nii2kt be made to procure the friends; Of. aiiy' whose ,duty it should be to Suptiort themi ;. Mr. - Smith, in speaking t8 the" motion, said that he had. that day: seen thd : report which the CharitSblc Aid'Boartl'had received from Miss- Kirk {tho ' Benevolent * Trustees' visitor), aii'cl what ho had-in 'bis iriirid when ho gave notice of motioii was" a sihiilar' re-; - turns ' Ho' thought -that tho. people , in: tlio country who had, to pay 'for. thtS; support should have a fchanco of; seeing: )vhether,tho recipients . had ■ any . relations' tvhb' ; Could. help theiri. ' lie, certainly thought that d£s;6rvihg 'cases should receive aid.;',.'. 1 ' ; . Mr.'Robertson—You pioplti'.up'the fcOuntry'; are all behind the . tiilies. •-■': W§ ! have * had, Miss Kirk for'liianv'years,"and been . doiiig for;us just wliat 'she did for'tlie able.Aid.l'oard. ..V,''" Mr; Bolton seconded the' motion. ■ He explained that he did riot really see any reason for tho return being-procured,'but' he would support tho motion in order to'satisfy-Mr. Smith. .There was, however, one thing which ; he thotiib.t-.n.6eded••.attention." '•<'He noticed. .' that in cases'where a womtm was receiving', aid for a family, : the aid waS' alWays'.giveu iii lieriiame, ijqtr.i'eaUj , 'apjily.' ing ; for'herself alone;' v .'' "Mr. Siiiith'/in rep]yiiig,' , feaid.thilt''h'o N ;ni6fo-. ly wished to satisfy . people' up country- that ' eyerything , the Trustees did' was lair;. ". Many had an idea that thoy. were paying away a great amoiint of money which .was heiiig used for, tlio supbort' of'people ;in : 'WelUn|tbh:''-.' He thought that if a proper return' were furnished this ivoukl bo'cleared up."'':• Since He was •a" countryVliiembefy he' thoufilit/lift %iiV the proper man to move in that'direction: :' •'.' , Here it was explained "that, Mr. Smith was., not the'only-, country member; : we're ; tiVo others then present. ; "'• "W".""; ;. Mr. 'Robertsbn—You- must riot think you : iire silch a great mail. ' Mr. Smith resented the city man's reinark.. Tho . people' up - country, had confidence, in liirii, arid had elected, him to represent them in all things. />" : • There , appeared to be ,a storm.■pending, when Mr. Robertson withdrew bis wordS, ana peace reighed onco more. : \v' , Tho secrotary. then gave ' some explaria- ' tions with-regard to the motion.. .'.Tlie number' of ;tho inniatbsi was not " continually i'ncreasiug." In August. 1&07. the number w-as.Bs, and.it bad gradually decreased till, it was now.GO. •. • . The custom of 'eritenng as 'the recipient of iiid .was also misleading.'. .In cases where-the.head of; tho family|was : not disabled,' /but'' merely' out' of workj no aid Was 1 graiited to him,.'but' orily'.to thS; wife ; arid Siildrdii. the aid .'had been granted', in tho. wife's name, but-tbat^sys-' tein was now to bo altered, and the husband would, be. made ,thorecipient.' The particular, information' askod. for,' continued Mr. Truebride, wis now in course of -, preparation for tho. Department, but would l hotbe ready for a week or twd; sihte the/details were sd voluriiinoiis. •■ - . / "■ ' .'Mr. Evans then stated that for the present there was a book, wliich c6iitailied all, dotails required,. Wiiieli could bB examined by aiiy irieniber of ,the .Board. , -; .. ,' ;.'At this Mr. Smith stated, that this,waS. all the information' .lie desired to'- Obtain, -arid lie Would','now ask leave to withdraw his . motion. . ■•'"■ ' . ■ ■. . Leave ;was granted, and alter considennf applications for aid tli& hieeting . closed.