, 1875-02-05

Animal Reports or ths Secretnry nnaf
T'rr~fres-'Ghc Question of a New
building COnsidercd-El0cfiU OF

{AUUVkAl 1tEVWENA Oh kh6 FBEEGNAfv ana
| Trusfccs-Ghc Question of a New
lsnildinE CoHi*tdercd-Eloctio oi
| Officers.
| Tho anuuAl meeting Of tho lady managers Of the
Erring %onan's Refuge held yesterday morning,
Ut the building corner II 1nia,a avenue aud Thiry.
hEst street. Thirteen lados wsra present. Tho meet
| lug was opened with proyer by Mrs. Sorcross.
skcRErAnY's REPORT.
The Secretary Mrs. n. F. Mitchell, then read her
auuua1 report.
Tbs laay gaVe brief history OF tho carly days Of
the lnatiuon, md alluded with much feeling to tbs
herosn of the laleR who twelve years ngo succeeded
In founding It. From tho limo when their beucvo-
| lent zeal and persistent work had resulted
IN tho present Institution, nearly 700
women had found home within lts walls. The rec
lanaton Ut thresn!ls of these hAl proved tho sus-
| ccptibity Vi this Glars to reform.
IL roviawinx the work Ut the Institution, the report
embraced The following fAra During the yvsr there
had been sheltered 1o5 women. FIfty-two had been
received within the year. or thtse. thlroen hll lee
aud seYcu had been transferred to other iustuo,ls
TWoinnatea had been married. nnlarr1ago ceremony
was performed at thu Home. The management had
were honoraby discharged ,lis ycas They we're uir,s
whose int4ne bud died. Some time ago tic n1anags1s
Essential element III the reform girl who lecano
other to rst* and care tor hcr child Of least year
IAs rule ~lE adopted III tile institution, anu Rpi-
canta were Obliged Iu consent to Its observance before
they could gain admission.
Tho routna Of tho institution had been about tho
sane as That detailed III Tho rrrork Of Inst year. The
nlanagera had hoped to add otesa to ths one indy-
trial department-tha Of sowns,-but lie ack Of ac-
comniodations bad mado It impossible From, sexiig
SID had been carnel increase Of nlure thun sl1
over the earnings OF last ,sar The earnings iu tho
department were limited by Tie restricted sracc whir
suLle sysell,attc divis.oii Of lAbor tn.possIbls
Applicants, tho ontLor Of the report VIM 1slucd to
state bud heen turned awuy because of no rdo to ae-
eoHnoIato them. Every ay43IRbla Inch OF rJo lla15
been economically used -cEen Ia tho tncoauro Of tho
1iazz-yst It was fur from sufficient to accommodate
port WIS adopted.
TIE TRUSTEES REPORT
WIS noxt submitted. It stated that there ad been no
CORPORATION, though tho trustees had loar,,c that
through tho dsceasa Of Mss Wtl,iam bnraes, it WA
Of one or rnore beneac.r.s, find. iia share Of
w1!1rls wna Indefinitely stated y ahout q ,doo.
De ass tse1 ssne nss s ct @
central # 4 e.st with WHICH 10 buy snothor
been aes1oIs difference Of opinion, Aowoycr. On this
subject . osners had Thought they Ind bot
property bad been ulvcrt1scd And othera had been
oprosed to abandoning tito present iocation At s1,e
ss dssssE ss sons1 Ssa la nFs s s ss
p,,sou~ss Efoaa and proceed q 1H'!a nav struet
i,;sSo y s9d 4. ,s e,ti,x ~ II Ss!ts
ilry a anything like the ut which they wore col.
,ees6d uauer e pfeceding ADMINISTRATION they would
had had under consideration for purchase about ify
ciualon. Aaopted. ''S soA'
of I'll ,ooo.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
The following officers wore then elected.
!rtsil,at--Nrs, Il, X. Norcross.
kterttaFy-Mrs. +. N. Mitchell.
yrea*ursr.htrs. q. y. nentou.
1fugttrs-alrss1a. TuthIll, King, George Herbert
William D. osdeI!, naulel Shepard, 0sorge A. Marsh,
ooit. swa,l, snd the H. lev Ar. ch.u!bsrlsia.
BoArd q Hanaaers-Mrs. T. f. NUrrross. Mrs. A. q,
Uow'!a, Mrs. q. 9: Bcnton, Mrs. +. 4. Ballard, MrH
Seofga lierbert, Mrs. q. D. havage. Mrs. 4. u. leyn-
ta o,at' Mss =; nsays. Mr. a. usec, Mr.. Single
+ NJ. Mitchell. Mrs. j. y. Mills, Mrs ", T. Orcntt
Mra Q. nrownel, Mrs. J. Jones, ar.. f. Ellis, Mrs
y: =. hazsas. MIs J. n Avery Mr.. y. Tlukham,
Molls., Mrs. D. Tiugiut. ars. Kelly. ' Ill., Robests.
Alta. Mary Evarts, hlss. J. b. Harvey. '">'-'
After this buRiness haI been disposed Of. Mrs
Mitchell 1oved thst tho resolutions uGesnd y .ho
last hrisenbeF. providing for tho purchase uf nav
NO and tie erection. Of building thers1 be re-
sc1hdcd The motion CARRIED aud thers,lIan 1t
was decided to empower the 1oar u Managers either
70 sreGt new building OH tho present se or to e-
lafge The ono upon 1t now occupied.
. ~ lie Httarne1n several IT tho Trustees met with
Ing. " ''' '.S'A
DIR. BALLARD,
the paya!etan Of tAe lefg ihA tin reported that
ha had Irale. during The year, lG4 vlsa xiid had H.
saea ~ pfeauspoha Ths heslth ef thu Institution had
nsen eo2a. Fhu lissaa4s wrEe euAlhs principally 10
'hke WHEN were thu results nf will Ad ,!rtous Iife
seFera! Ut ts tnlnAte4 performed aelaetlua upoA this
anofNrto, e+hibittnga marked proficiency upon that