, 1879-02-07

The seventeenth annual meeting Of tho Board
Of Managers Of the ErftuR Wou.an'A Refuge
was held Yesterday afternoon in the chapel OF
tl,ut Institution, corner Of Indiana avenue null
Thirty.ilrat street. Mrs. 8. f. Norcross. prrsi-
dent, occupied the chair.
Tie election OF members Of the Hoarl Tor tho
ensuing year resulted ns fellows: Mcstiancs
Cummings, Swan, II. Mcrrick. Nelson Tutt1e,
Howell, Charles Smith, Ufiswold, II. Gregg,
McCabt. l.. Tulmadge, Knight, Marshall, San,p-
son, ". uassh, White, starkc1y. sfctllce, Nor
cross, Reynolds, F. +. Jones, II. Irwin. Hawks,
Phelps, Aitlls, Orcutt, Lombard, 1Iotchkn, B2ars,
Rcdheld, AyrcB, Brnwnel!, Lazcar, Ely, Roler,
Barker, Fem, Whecloek, Colton,. Bo5i,
{s6a usta Ke'tn d,c,t aynn sMa, aud tssam Seshs
Mrs. g. +. Nurerosa: vlcc-prcsIdent, Mrs. j. W.
Mills; Secretary. Mrs. F. +. ionc.; Treasurer,
Mrs. Edward Fly; Trustees, Aiessrs. rnth,l,
ktng. George a. Sfarslt, John II. Avery, j, H..
slatron. Miss L. i. scudlcr:
The Sccrctary's report showed That there nre
In tl'e RelnRc at present twcnty-nine adults and
twelve infants. During tho year mnny had beef,
entertained temporarily. shiFty.,lne hal been
tious, and some of the latter had been in tho
institution for two or tbrcs Jears; five hal been
scnt to hospitals. three expelled, and eight run
away. There had been twclv- births and three
mothers, or bad been given away. or the MINI
bcr received. ali profcsscd desire to reform,
md largo proportiun. nonld probably be re.
claimed; the others, after making good Begin
industry In sucte.stul operation at the Refuge
werc tic laundry. dycssnaklnE, plain sewing,
nnd general housework. The total earnngs Of
The Laundry -. J, and sewtng.room for the yenr had
Tho iinaucial abatement of tho Treasurer, Mrs.
Edward Ely, showed tile receipts to have been
sh.41lNj; expenditures, ti,ENi; cash On hand,
e.!70. Tile unpaid bills due this mOntll amount
70 s:s32. and, when paid, will leave deficit Of
The sources ot income arc interest on The
burr fund aud Northwestern Railway .bonds,
city lines, work done In the Refuge donations
foes from members Of tue Du1td, rent OF King
property, n1!ll bs,attl Ut tumates.
Alr. ]. II. Bwun, tho Secretary and Treasurer
Of tho Board Of Trustees, presented hIa report
for the year ending 1an: Bt. THIS total incoLnu
amounted to sa,l4 81 ami expcnses to ,s9, lcay-
log balance Of $50 In lifs lands.
Encouraging remarks wcrc made ny the Rev.
Arthur a!tcncl, tllu Rey. DR.. Sulivan, i. II.
swan, q. A, Atnrs.,, Dr. Fem, an.l 1'rot. Ellts
Of Ohcrl'n College The inmates Of the Refuge
sang several hY,nns, thr tscv., Pr. Mitchell
offered praycr, nl.! the Rcv. DR.. Sullivan closed
the meeting with the bencd[cson.
STATE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL,
Tho Executive Committee of lllc State Indus
trial School met Yesterday morning at The Trs-
mont House. Mrs. Marsh presided. Reports
from the school showed TINT everything was In
good running order, n11tl nearly all Wanss
supplied. The assistance OF man at tho
School WAS reported to bt necessary. at!l1 tho
Visiting Committee was fntrustcd With power
to attend to the 1nattor. Several wants werc
reported, nl,,! comnittecs wcro appoint cd to
solicit tho articles nccslct. The Hiup1y Com
.nttlce reported tlla l'ust mouths dunatous Us
$100.
Mrs. Marsh spike qultc at length about tho
t'Earnlvai 0f AuthossH which Will he held at the
Exposition building. nnd announced tlat Mr.
IN Chicngo about Feb. IL. It was desirable,
all tho friends Of the School, and al! ualcs and
females In any way iutercatcd. should meet n,ml
consider the mattcr. Therefore meeting haa
been ret for Thursday at = O'Clock at the Tre-
mont House, 10 which meeting all above mrn-
tiUntd arc earnestly invited.
Mrs. Habbitt announced that Mrs, Janc Grny
Bwfsshem would lecture Tomorrow evening 1T
Mira. WIlca'a, corner os Wrst Harrison gtruct
and AtarshIcld avenue. for tho benefit Of tho
School.
Thu Alatron's report for January showed that
there were thrty-thrrs children III tll.s School,
This lst of donations, Including a sewipg-ma~
chine from the Wheeler S Wilson Company, was
made part OF ille report.
Adjourned.
OLD rEorLE's HONE.
Tie monthly mcctIEE Ut tsle I}oard OF Mann.
gers Of tic Old Peoples Honp was held a. Ills
Home "Wednesday. The collections by Mrs,
Putkcs, Solicitor. WcrE rcpOrtna as fojuws:
CASH, SiG1: merchandise, $liN; from other
AbuFccs, 3o3.