Word: socials
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...leaders in the country it is natural, said Dr. Abbott, that we look to collegebred men who should be endowed with one, at least, of many advantages--a little learning, some wealth, a social position more or less assured, and a fair amount of persistence. Four more important qualifications, however, are indispensable to true leadership. In order that he may draw his followers on to something greater and better, the leader must have a definite vision firmly fixed in his thought: he should look forward, not back, and, like Moses, Paul, Napoleon, Bismarck and Lincoln, must be not a traditionalist...
...annual fall clothing collection by the Social Service Committee has resulted very successfully, and a large quantity of clothing and magazines will be sent to the following charities and institutions: clothing--three cases to Tuskegee Institute: one case to the Seaman's Friends Society; one case to the Cambridge Associated Charities: one case to the St. Vincent de Paul Society; one case to the Morgan Memorial; one case to Mr. Hicks, city missionary; one case to the Jewish Charities Organization; magazines--two cases to the Newspaper Hospital; one case to the Holy Ghost Hospital; one case to the Cambridge Hospital...
...annual meeting of the Associated Charities of Cambridge will be hold in the chapel of Epworth Church, oppostive Waterhouse street, Monday evening at 8 o'clock. Dr. Jeffrey R. Brackeit, director of the School for Social Workers, conducted by Harvard and Simmons Colleges, will speak on "Money and Service...
...annual fall clothing collection will be made during the week by the Social Service Committee. The dormitories and also private houses will be canvassed. In addition to all sorts of clothing, the Committee desires to secure books and periodicals for distribution in hospitals. The clothing will be given partly to the poor of Boston and vicinity and partly to Tuskegee Institute. Men wishing to contribute may, if they desire, leave articles at Phillips Brook: House any time during the week. Any men willing to assist the Committee in the work of collection are requested to leave their names at Phillips...
...conference held under the auspices of the Social Service Committee last night in Phillips Brooks House, Mr. B. C. Marsh spoke on "The Tramp, a Luxury." Mr. Marsh said that in discussing the tramp question he was taking up one of the most important problems to be dealt with by the philanthropic worker. The presence of so many vagrants is for two reasons our own fault,--either we enjoy them, or, if not, we are too lazy to dispose of them...