Shanghai, Oct. 31 Representatives of the Associated Charities of Shanghai met at the Church House, 219 Kiukiang Road, on Friday afternoon with Dean Trivett in the chair and Mr. C. S. Speyer acting as secretary.
Following some slight amendment which arose out of the minutes, it was suggested that the real meaning of the ce-ordination of the various charitable and relief societies should be made clear, as some little confusion existed in certain quarters, It should be noted that there is no ques~ tion of the pooling of the funds of the different societies: each will conto collect for and distribute 10 its own supplicants. The idea of the Present getting together is for ox-change of information in dealing with cases in order to prevent over-lap~ ing of relief, and not for combining of resources.
The precise manner of dealing with relief occupied the attention of the representatives and it was pointed out that the increased ranks of distressed in this city had given rise to the need for special investigation, and for supplying the best means of adequate assistance, All possible means of distinguishing between the exploiter of a distressing situation and the real needy must be taken at this time when necessity is great, and funds of all relief societies strained to the utmost, A let ior to be addressed to all business houses was drafted and the form this should take came under discussion. Its purport is intended to advise residents against indiscriminate charity, and to suggest that such donations og they wish to offer bbe made to one of the local organiza ions recognized so that proper investigation may be made and cases dealt with adequately, It was decided that this letter be into proper form and copies dis~ {ributed as widely as possible.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.