Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-11-09
GEORG TOWN AFFAIRs.
CorvsspondeSes Of TKs Star.

GEORGETOWN, Nov. Q, 1887.
The eighteenth annual meeting Of the Female
Union Benevolent Society, was held in Bridge
street Presbyterian Church. Yesterday afternoon.
The annual report of the Society was read by the
Kew IL. Suter The report Is one of considerable
interest not only to the Society, but the commu-
nifty at large. The author, Miss HELEN L. Stew
art, seems to be perfectly familiar with all the
past operations of the Society, and to be fully
alive to the many difficulties to be encountered
In their labors of love, in the future. She dis
cusses In mastery style, and in our opinion
completely refutes all the objections which have
heretofore been put forth against the operations
OF the Society, by those individuals who are al
ways ready TO croak, and urge all sorts of limsy
and ridiculous objections whenever an appeal, no
matter how touching, is made to them in behalf
of the poor.
The report states that the Society daily realizes
the necessity Of House Of Refuge, especially for
boys, and home of employment for friendIess
young females, when out Of employment, and
particularly for the aged helpless, and totally
destitute, and widows and orphans. The state
OF their treasury has, however, never permitted
them even TO think of procuring such desirable
asylums, having never been sufficient to enable
them to do more than meet the many and press
ing wants OF those who are mainly dependent
upon them for sustenance during the more in
element seasons of the year. II also states that
the Trustees Of the Poor could aid the Society
greatly by removing the disspated and intern
perate to the work or aims house This portion
The Society, though meeting with difficulties
at every step, and experimenting from the pres
sure OF the times an increase of their benefciares
the coming winter. have resolutely determined
not to relnquish their united action remember
ing that 'in union there is strength and prompted
by the animating motto 'never give up the ship, ,
they have again launched their little bark, newly
freighted with kind feelings, once more upon
the waters of life, christened anew by the tears
of sympathy, the 'SpeedwelI,' and with the
heart cheering motto God bless YOU inscribed
upon their banner, and her sails filled by the
bTeezes OF cheerful cooperation, they fear not the
ebbing or flowing of the tide of popular opin on
But with faith as her pilot, and hope and duty
her oarsmen, she will still glide onward with
the current.
We shall gladly welcome every little rll of
love that may flow into and swell our treasury
thus enabling us TO enlarge the operations of our
bensVolence. reviying and enriching, move
onward in the course of duty, many desolate and
cherries scenes in nature by dropping here and
there, wherever the soil of the human heart NAV
be found prepared for their reception, the seeds
of divine truth. and thus save many of Gods
poor, abJect and tempest-tossed little ones from
sinking beneath the bitter waves of adversely
and dispair.
In consequence of there being no regular report
OF the operations of the society made last wear
its receipts and expenditures for the two wears
are embraced in this report, and are as follows
Amount OF receipts from November, 1855, to No
Vember 1850, $40 "A expended during the same
period, S6>9 92-leaving balance in the treasury,
TO meet the demands for November and Decem-
ber before the collections for the next year came
IN, $50 -. Receipts from November, 1856, to
November, lo57, S12i 10; expended, 1891 is
leaving at the close OF theyear ending November
/, 1857, Sl:S3il.
The foregoing does not include the Corcoran
fund for wood-it being 500 annually since Feb
ruary. lo5l-and which is not placed at the dis
posal OF the Society until December of each wear
The report also contains the following liberal do
nations, which the Society have heretofore re-
ceived: le55, Ben Perley Poores lecture, 1922 25;
from Corporation, $50. 1856, Mrs. Pairo S25;
Mr.. BENTLEY, s.; Masonic Lodge, $40; Christ
Church, Sl.O; st. Johns, $50 So, Presbyterian
SA2l. 1857, Mrs Pairo. S2I; Mrs Bentley IS: a
Friend, SIS; John ). Berry, SO 81, Mr. Strib-
ling, $40; Mrs. Cox, $40; Mrs. Col Carter SIS:
Schad, 81; Mrs. ii. English, 50; Mrs Barnard
So Mrs Paro's Concert, S22O; Mr.. Brown S.
Making sum total of receipts for the two years.
including the Corcoran fund, of 81 ,63l DO
After the reading Of the report the Society and
large congregation were eloquently addressed by
the Rev. DR.. Bocock.
convention composed of the superintendents
the ministers actively engaged in the sabbath
schools, and two delegates from each Methodist
school in the Potomac district of the Baltimore
Conference. will be held in the DuInbarton street
Methodist Church on Wednesday morning next,
at 10 O'Clock.
During the last few DAYS the weather has been
uncomfortably warm so much so that those pes
tferOus little biters, musq uitOes, which we had
hoped were used up by the late biting frosts have
returned in considerable numbers.
Arrivals-Schr. Increase, Phillips, PhiIadel-
phia, coal to w III Cooley & CO.; do. Emily
Murray, Southland, Havre de Grace coal to Bar.
ron Slower; do. Advocate, Hacker, Salisbury
lumber to Libbey Son; do. Tropic, Hooper,
Salisbury, lumber to same and F. Wheatley
No change has occurred in the -four and grain
market since our last report SPECTATOR