National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-02-14
woMIs,s CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.

The Sixth Anniyersary Of that Organization.
The women's Christian Association held It's
sixth annual anniversary N setting In the Congre-
gatfopal church, corner Of Tenth and q streets
norsbyest, yesterday morning at IL O'Clock.
There was q large attendance, and, after devo-
ton Al exercises, Rev. ]. Z. Rankin delivered
very able discourse on tbs text, sand whether
one member suffer oil the members suffer with 1t;
or one memt er tie nonored, all the members re-
joice with II"
At the conclusion of the s,rmcn Rev. Dr.. Chick
ering read
THE ANNUAL REPORT
of the association, OF which the following Is
synopsis. The secretary's report says:
six years Of the existence Of TINS oS Ha9R
give satisfaction to those who have literally con-
employ this channel for the distribution Of their
charities for which, while they are able 70 supply
the means we caa so efficiently disourse.
last time In the barracks which had been occapled
by the aged inmates of the Home, The buildings
were SOLD, moved away, ana upon 1t sns TbieS
we call the Home 1t is completed, and We are
making the final arrangements necessary to go
"In furnishing the new Home. and in sustain
ing 1t, we receiving contributions, highly ap-
preciated by us, from individuals and churches,
share with us in this appreciation. Our finances
were much increased BY three parlor entertain
ments, Fete ChGmpetTe, and children's testi.
our members, and literally patronized by the
friends Of this cause.
I'm response 10 the Invitation OF the ineerna-
Citations, held in Pittspurg, October l2-l5, three
Of the ladies of the association attended. In the
snd sR many new and Useful IDEAS
were received, and encouraged TO press on the
delegates felt repaid for their attendance, and
wished all could be sharers In the dement's they
received.
"iThe improvement OF the moral, social and
spiritual condition OF women being the great 3D.
have so generally aided US with their presence
and means, we urgently ask the personal efforts
Of many new friends that they Will join us and ell
fectnally carry out this grand aim.
ave appeal TO every Christian woman to be-
come member of this association, ami possess
blessed 10 Five than to receive Number Of an.
nual members, Jos; number Of life members, 81;
number Of sustaining members, I'll number OF
honorary members, g."
THE EMPLOYMENT COMMITTEE
report that owing to scarcity OF funds they have
not been BILE to work on as large scale as here
tofore, though their rooms have been kept open
most OF the year, and quite number OF poor
women given constan. employment, they have
not been able to give out work by the plece, and
have been compelled to turn away hundreds OF
applicants.wh who came asking-pot for charity, ous
found for those who could not go out TO sew 10
private families or as house servants, but many
sad case had to be turned away without relief.
During the wear the receipts and expenditures
were as fellows: Receipts-From labor, mate
rial and sales, s93e53. Expeuditures-Rent,
in excess Of receipts, s570.43. During the past
year twenty-five women have found shelter in the
Home.
lent One old lady, Miss Chariot, is 3 confirmed
invalid; another one, Aunt Nancy, was quite sick
during the past summer, but with the KIND atten.
OF fh ,l,r md m unn
matrop, Miss Bent, she has fully recovered her
usual health, and, Notwithstanding her eighty
street Baptist church without Inconvenience or
complaining OF fatigue.
THE FOSTER HOME.
They have had during the past year food enough,
but Zone to spare-ciOthing enough, but none to
In the past winter, when the measles and It's
follower, tie whooping cough, visited the Home,
and nearly all the children were Frustrated at
in such state of repair that It could be used TOR
a hospital for ALL but were devoutly grateful that
under such adverse conditions only two children
From first to last, during the past year, they
have taken care OF fifty different children, and
have now nineteen living with them. They have
had from time to time numerous applications for
homes for little ones, which, in many instances,
appealed powerfully to the good feelings, but
have been obliged, Tor want OF room, to give re-
fusal In their new Home we doubt not that they
will have quite as many motherless or fatherless
children offered to their care as they can house
and feed.
The report of Miss Julia u. Denham, treas
urer, shows the following receipts and disburse-
ments curing the past year: Receipts-Amount
In hands Of treasurer January !, $50; received
from membership ard fines, SIi5.S5; church and
monthly collections, s49j69; donations and SUBJ
scriptions, S97s 81; employment committee, $780,
IS; entertainments, sLO60.ii; board, Si2s.90; mis-
cellaneous Sources S2l3 IS; total, SI.6G8.57. Dis
Observation-Disclosures paid Home and Foster
Home, expenses, S2,075.95; employ ment rooms,
Sl,5i6O6; rent and interest Sl63.13; printing and
advertising, sl3li9; salaries of matrons, S677 so;
special charities, Sl6: furniture for new Home,
SS5: In treasury December 81, 1875, 1914; total,