, 1879-05-09
THE WOMEN.


The regular quarterly meeting OF the Womanss
Christian Association was held at tho First
Methodist Church yesterday morning, Mrs.
Clark, President, In the chair.
Tile frst business was the presentation Of the
Trcasuscr'a report. 1t showed that the receipts
for the quarter bad been sl,244, and S1a0s left
over from the last report. The expenditures
had been 81, 1G0.19, leaving albalauco on hand Of
so17a
The resignation Of Miss Miller, superintend.
ont of tie Employment Bureau, was rcad, to
takc effect May i, aud laid over.
sIrs. Brouie aubmlttol the report OF tho En-.
ploymcnt Buranu, which showed that 482 per.
Sons had been cared for or assisted. The sup
port had come largely from private sources, mud
suf1clcncy Of clothing had been donated, In
Sewing Society Of tho Third Presbyterian
CHURCH had given an afternoons work, aud se5
had Eecn donated to DO used In insisting deett-
tutc women. OF which $l4 bad been expended:
The mast ot the gtrls provided with work Ind
proved deserving. The report closed with somo
personal "reminiscences.
Dr. $. F. Baker Fubsnittcd the Dspcnsary re-
port for the quarter ending Ansil TO- 1t showed
bcr of visits nladc was 5t4: Tho donations wero
nurlbut & Co., drugs, s25; Mrs: =. z. Merrt-
man, s25: G. 7; White,, drugs, sai ]. e por-
son IL Co, drugs, $3.50. Attached to the re-
| port WIS tho monthly report for April. which
showed tl.at owing to the removal to Farwclt
Hull Bui!dns very little had been done, but they
| werr now sufficiently settled to receive patleuta
| md renew work. I'lo patients treated lad becn
| G1, mud The vlstB made 1S4.
The Boa.dlng-ltouse report showed that thir-
| ty-s!x pcrsans had bcen admitted, but enough
hi.t left to reduce the number to twenty.
The dresstnakGrs md scamstresscn were nil en,-
| pIoycd, and tho only unemployed were ono
French teacher, olle kindergarten teachvr, QUO
several art md musical students, journalists,
ntul type-setters. Religious services had becn
held every evening" and great enod wns bc!ng
| done.
for tlleir services ut tic Carnval, aud said slo
lsu,l lust received a check for $1,000, which Has
but part Of the receipts coming to tho Associa-
tlun. She announced the following lndes as Q
tho Employ,lont burenu. ind asked them to
meet Ut the Home Monday afternoon at .
O'Clock: Mrs. Lang, Mrs. Baker, Mrs. Brolie,
Mr. Wkis MFa Leonnfl M. Mrs. Mr,gtSs, S,;sns Mr.
Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. Campbell, Mrs. Pearson,
Mrs. Newcomb, md Miss Gray.
The question of holding an annual reception
hen scuesed a1d IT. " as aGreet T. nold Il
In June, mud to servo tea, coilcc, cold meats,
etc., .lu,vn-statrs. nl.d teecrcam, cakcs. and
strawberries upstairs: Tic price Of lunch TO
be served on tho 1rst floor wns liked at 70 centas
| thu deIc1ctcs 10 b. charged cxtra for.
| The following Committees Wcro then appoint-
cd to tnke Charge Of thu reception:
ncfresAments-Mrs. Wright Mra. Leonard, Mira.
| Tyler, Mrs. Newton. h1rs. Scott, MFs. Peasaon.
Mts. nrodie. Nns. o.cuts, Mrs.. smith. Mrs. Stead.
iF''; Flo;s"fsMis. s,a Whscock Mis-. Gray, rs Mur-
rny, Mrs; W!ltoI. AIR. P4go. and MEs: Cos;
| Mira. Dnnxlass Mira. Haven, Mrr. horberr, Mrs.
llurlbut, Mrs. .Wtke. and Mrs. Temple.
The officers and Hourd Of Managers Mill act as
| the Reception Committee.
After soa'o othsr routine ~ business, !. a,d the
yent!or, vote Of thanks was rendered tho
President for her services at tho Carnival, Rnd
her unttring energy asld devotion to tho cause.
Tile resignation of, Miss Miller Us Ruperin-
tentlcnt was then taken up an,l accepted, nnd
sllu WIS rendered a vote Of thanks. Her res!gna-
tlon was rendered because she felt called upon
TO do missionary work, which ste could not do
III her {,eespnt position. Tic Executive Coul-
| m!tteo subsequently elected Miss Bella Stable
10 I'LL the racaucy.
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL,
The Executive Committee OF tic Illinois In
ly sesslon ut thu TrGrnont Houso Yesterday
morning, Airs @. u. Marsh presillng. Nsporta
| Wera received from thu school OF q continued
good atsclpilNu md successful management.
Tho Soldiers ffomc, where tho school is now
located, has bccn leased for ono year at AZ nm
nlIaa rentai Ut $100 The Secretary, Miss Nmp-
sun, prsunted her report OF thu m0ath'B work.
Miss Miller, tho Matson, ropoEted q donation
Of $40 from hor former pupils IL tho Graham
School ut tho stoek-Yards. I'he Treasurer to-
ported raccipts during the month OF Aplil Of
$r3 In addition to check received on account
from thu Authors Carnival. Tle total recelpts
frotl this source, Mr. Marsh stated, would ba
| nbont 4l.800. thu total receipts having been
*lu,0K, Mr.. Peuso receiving $4.a5s. Tho meet
ing adjourned for one month after discussing
| aeVnrAl nhfn limit F0t1finH DlnttEfd.