Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-11-15

JOINT ANIMAL MEETING OF THE YOUNG MEMS
AND Young woEEN's ASSOCIATIONS.
Sunday, the 10th inst. being the day set
apart for especial prayer in behalf of the
Christian Associations of our land, the day
was observed by a joint meeting Of the
loung Mems and Young Women's Associa-
tons in the hall of the Y. Meas at 81
o'clock p. IN. The hall was filed with mem
hers of the Associations and with our citi-
zeas Of both sexes.
Mial Davis. ESQ president of the Young
Mems Association, presided and in some
brief and excellent preliminary remarks,
spoke Of the good results Of the work and
the worthineSs Of the cause
An abstract of the annual report Of the
Young Women'S Association was read by
Rev. G. b. Stafford. It expressed the belief
that in some respects the work of the society
had been more successful during the past
year than before, and in no respect less 50.
The Industrial School, for teaching sewing
TO poor girls was maintained last winter in
two divisions. The girls numbered Al in
the small school and A in the one for older
girls. The good results of the schools were
mentioned, and we are confident were in no
wise exaggererated. The hope was express
ed that housekeepers having plain sewing to
give out would bring it to the school to be
done, thus giving employment to the best
sewers among the girls, and encouraging
them TO further Improvement. From the
little library attached to the school, 400
books had been drawn by 40 girls. The ex-
pense Of the school 10 the association was
S92 The work among the poor was con-
tinued last winter Forty one poor fami-
ies-a less number than before-were sup
piled from the soup house during the three
hardest months of winter, and 240 gar
ments were made up and distributed The
Young ladies believe that. under increased
safeguards. there was less imposition on
their charity than heretofore. The cost OF
the soup house was S299. The visitors to
the jail report bat few women confined in it,
during the year, and those mostly old
offenders. They received the visits and the
the books and papers brought to them
thankfully The report adds sadly that
not much can be done, for this class OF
prisoners, by the best of jailors and the
best Of visitors, under the existing jail sys-
TEN.
The Association has on It's roll % mem
hers, an increase Of .. It's fund, including
cash on hand dc, receipts for the year,
was S953.55, its expenditures $6l3.99,
leaving in the treasury to commence the
work of the next year, S339.59 The report
expressed the thanks of the young women
To the Young Mems Association, for asSis-
lance and sympathy, to the giyer Of the
cabinet organ, heretofore mentioned in our
columns. and TO the friends of the As-ocia-
ton, including especially the business men
who had aided them so generously with gifts
Of money, food and clothing.
Capt Geo. E. Davis, Of the State Com
mittee of the Y NJ c. \, gave a verbal re
port Of the recent State Convention at
Springfield. Vt. already reported in our
columns
W. f. Ilazen reported briefly for the
Young Mems Association of this city, which
has now an active membership Of %. He
spoke effectively of the need If additional
workers, and appealed for increased sympa-
thy and support The reports were
interspersed with devotional exercises and
with appropriate singing, and the meeting
was 50 interesting that ii is to be regret
ted that it had not been held as heretofore
in one Of the churches, where a larger au-
dience could have been accommodated.