The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-05-08
TIE LADIES' MUTUAL AID ASS0a4-
TON.
Sixth Anniversary-Annu Report
Address by Rev. mr. BoM.man-Elec-
ton OF Officers.

The sixth anniversary OF the Ladies' Mutua
Aid Association was celebrated yesterday at
ternoon, at the depository, in Chalmers street
The meeting was opened by prayer, attel
which The following annual report for thu
year ending May l, 1872, was read:
Although we may not have so successful
report TO make of the records Of the assocla
ton ior the past year as we usually have, We
still feel that our foundation Is nrm, anu lrus
that as long as there Is need tor Its existence
The association may continue to increase ll
strength and usefulness.
Having had an unusually trying year, we
cannot report prosperity. In its broadest sense,
to have attended our endeavors: but we ceI
talnly have not failed OF The object Tor t. nlcn
the association was formed, and will nope foI
greater success In the future.
The views with which 1t originated were
necessarily on large scale. Ihat these were
sorneG hat disappointed was nothing more
than might have been anticipated; out we
claim to have carried out to the full extent OF
our limited means The Intentions OF those who
have been sufficiently interested In the cause
for which we labor to give us the pecuniary
aid and influence we required. We ask, and
trust we may reasonably expect, that each
reader of our reports would take the ABOVE
into consideration, and continue their support
of our reduced citizens we found aid and
comfort IN the midst of their distress.
During the past year we have received
In Subscriptions. ................sZol oO
10 donations. ................... 100 oe
Balance from the previous year,. "a IL
1oal receipts. s...... .......:..,.. .s46s 80
o. this small amount we have worked
through The year, receiving rom the saLes,
nf "
to payj s64s Sc, and we stlll have well as
sorted stock on hand of about 5000, as we'll as
large quantity OF preserves, pickles, &C., 10
which we would invite special attention.
One thousand two hundred and sixty-one
pieces OF work have been completed during
the year, of which one thousand and thirty
four pieces have been ordered work, amount
Ing in value to s726 %. On this we gain moth.
Ing, the association acting merely as willing
instrument for distributing to those who are
in necessitous circumstances, aud could not,
probably, be reached in any other way. We
have had 80 unusually small an amount OF
money coming into the treasury this year that
these orders have been our chief support,
and our encouragement for the conlinua-
ton of the association. One drawback to
this kind of work being given out eTc:us-
lively ls, that we are obliged to dstrl-
butte 1t TO the best workers, and, therefore,
mauy applicants are excluded, Whom we
would otherwise be rejniced to ASSIST ana it
has occasoned little dissatisfaction on the
plea of partially in the distribution, causing
some of the members TO strike on tnelr
names. This ia much to be regretted, and we
would respectfully ask those who have done
80, to reconsider their act as the association,
being responsible for the nealness Of the
work done at the depository, is compelled 10
maintain certain standard, aud II ils means
were only more ample, palmer Work could oe
supplied, as al first, and none should apply In
vain.
The average number of those who have re.
ceived aid has been from eighteen to twenty
every week, except during the prevalence OF
the epidemic last summer, when las In every
other department of bnsiuess) the operations
of the association almost ceased.
At tpresent We are free from debt, having
heen able to meet all our necessary expenses,
such as salaries, repairs on the depository, In
surance, &C., and trusting we will have
much more favorable report for the next year,
we close this, with u short account Of LIB re-
ceipts and expenses.
The amount of money received into the
treasury from May, 1871, to May, 1872, is as
follows, viz: