, 1877-10-12
WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSO.
CIATION.

First Annual Meeting Yesterday.
Tho Girst nnnual meeting of the Wonlens Chris.
tiau Association was held yesterday morning In
ono OF tho nntc-ruoms OF tho Firat Methodist
Church, corner Of Washington anl Clark
streets, tho President, Mrs. E. @. Clark, Ia
tho chair, There wero about 150 In attendance.
After the singing Of hymn, Mrs. IInvcn led Ia
tho devotional exercises.
The Secretary, Mrs. Fake, presented lcr report
reviewing The work OF tha year, which was
aloptod.
Tho report OF tho Treasurer, Alrs. Warner,
wa received and adopted. Tho total reee!pls
Of the Association since its organization Wers
&3,2oo.73; disbursements, $o,7700o; cash on
lland, $4o4.G4.
Mira Haven read report OF tho Woman's
Christian work, which was adopted.
Airs. Groves read report on tha Womsn'a
Employment Bureau, showing what had beeu
done in that department, which was satisfactory
Ia the highest degree.
Tho report Of The doIngs OF tho D|sponsary,
by Mrs. Bnkcr, n. D., was received and adopted
This report showed good work.
Mrs. Tyler reported On donations md assllt.
Ancc.
Tho next report was from tho Boarding Home.
by tho Superintendent, Mrs. Frlsbtc. The r.
port stated that the Homo opened On tho lst Of
May with one boartlcr. Now there were thirty.
I've There wills still room f0r many uore, md
1t Wns for tue Interest Of both the Applicant
and thc lady managers that tho largo building
be filled up. Tue report was adopted.
The President announced that tho election og
officer! for the ensuing. year was nett in order,
and Mrs. Dcrhtaou uroycs, Chairman OF tia
Nominating comn!ttec, read llst q name.
wsa wss sa " e cons nna f;ss Ws
elected:
NJ: aeofEe lle!beit, Mn l. NOME. Mn; Chars.
as's!: M'% I'd n:ae e1ss: sss.uses, Saf ill.,
Co.; Go.;,e;pondina SECRETARY: s,fs Charles b lis1iI
Tho delegates tfom the various churches were
next elected rs follows:
Trinity .Kp,seopsl, sln. Cooley and Mrs, IT,
Smith and Nj, Lawtaasu; II. Mark. Nfs; 70.
Atonenont, Mrs. Rogcrs IND lin. tsalton;
Church q Our Savior, hrs, Thompson; Fisai tiap:
sson4 s III ap st. sesDaeF; ': shSan 4 A. Assas
i!.pt!ss W. ilesao.a snd ass. Tyiss; Rres:%ill
IL Street Congregational. st,s j. l.. Merriam aua
Mrs. Il: y. rsat; Tabernacle. Ms. !elton sua su,
@ 5ss. s,t:1: c;n!a Ssss csute ss,& ~. Mr. dsn %; %
man; ssconi I'te.bi.srian. Nts, asllssd md Ar..
seventh Street, Miss Bliss; Centenary biethoilst'
Blrs. u. u4kst aud Mrs, jackson: Park Ass.
nue. Mrs. stillalan and Mrs. Mofse; Lake
Forest, Mrs. !. Y. Forwcll and Mtss
william II. smith; Centenntal Hapttsk Mrs.
Parker and MI. Uake1; Filth presbyter!aa, ~ ~.
| Thompson aud Mrs, Statt; First MGllodlst, MI4.
Parkhutst aud Mns. r. j. Wheeler: Ada Street
Methodist. MIS-. l.. A. Best sud Mira. .Jeen'ny,5;
Trinity Methodist, Mrs. Hayward aud hrs. ~
| Wilson; Grant Place, Mrs. Squless and Mrs. u;
Fuller; Western Avenue. Hr.. 4. ]. shept,ard nd
Mn. Whlte; Michigan Avunuo Mcthndfst. MIS-
tIona', Mr.. +. 4. Underwood and Mr.. Charles
tIarttest; unlou Park Congregational, Irs. AaHa
amt MIA fsnlesEsru; Wabash Avenue Mcthoa'.t
Mrs. Charles u. smith nni Mrs. r. ". l!aE,st'
First Congregational. Mrs. Groves aud Mr. TEN,
pic; Fourth Presbyterian. Mrs chaslcs King snd
and Mrs. chaf!ra Henderson; New England, Nta'
A. Coe aud Mrs.. t'tccn; Christ Church; Mts' IL
Aidrch; ST. Faul'e ketolmed Epscogal. ,:a;,. ~.
| J6mes Halgoue and Mra. SMith; Eighth PEssbIts'
1ian, Mrs. cast1e and Miss Mead.
Other business Of routine nature was sfAns
acted, alter which the meeting aljoutueL