Morning journal and courier., 1880-06-18
Board of Associated Charities.

Annual Meeting-Reportsof of the Various
 Oficers-Electiono of Officers for the Year
 Ensuing.
 The second annual meeting of the Board of Associated Charities was held in the Gen. ter church chapel last evening.
 The meeting was called to order by Hon. Francis Wayland, chairman of the Board.
 Rev. Dr. Bacon invoked the divine bless ing.
 The opening address was by Chairman Wayland The speaker in his opening re- marks said that the remedy for alms- giving was in systematic charity, and that was what the Board of Associated Charities sought to accomplish. Before this society was formed there was great deal of begging from door to door, until the evil had become almost intolerable. This society had reyoIu- tionized matters in this regard, as they had satisfied the public that there was a place where the wants of the worthy poor would be carefully and faithfully attended to. The speaker then gave brief history of the for nation of the society and the additions that had been made to it's field of usefulness, and gave credit to Rev. MT. Mossman for his efficient aid to the society. He said the ex- penses had been reduced to the very smallest limit, and what was now needed was one hundred and thirty persons who would agree to give $1 per month to the society, which would cover all expenses of the society for the year to come.
 On the conclusion of the chairman's ad- dress, MT. Scott, the bookkeeper, gave a re- port of the receipts and expenditures.
 Rev. Mir. Mosman the corresponding sec retary, was the next speaker. He called at tention to the outlines of the work. He said it was a Christian work, and here the honest poor could obtain relief without fear of it's being published to the world. He thought the work should be supplemented with volun- teer visitors, who were men and women of kind hearts. He thought the work to be effectua1 must be by great many persons aiding in it, and none should engage in it whose hearts were not really in the work The work was being done in the name of the good people of this city, and he believed that it would by it's systematic plan accomplish great good in the future, as it had already done in the past.
 Mir. Seelye, the investigating agent, was the next speaker, and he gave detailed port of cases that he had investigated, which showed the efficiency of the society and it's officers.
 Rev. Dr. Bacon was called upon, and in his remarks confined himself to the benefits that this society can bestow upon those who de- sire to do good to others without being i'm posed upon in the dispensing of charity. He urged personal interest which would have it's results in the work.
 From the statement of work we find among other matters that the total number of calls made and received was 9,395; different cases (famiies and individuals) receiving attention, 1,3O4; aid given through the office by en- ployment, advice or otherwise, 2,56s; appli- cations for employment, 3S9; applications from employers, 574 number of quarter cords of wood cut by townsmen different times), 796; number of lodgings provided for men and boys, 8O9; number of meals pro- vided for men and boys, 1,641 number of lodgings provided for women and girls, 372; number of meals provided for women and girls, 533; barrels of hndling wood sold, 12,- 1O7; estimated number of persons in depend ent families in New Haven receiving assist ance Tn Varlous ways ana at d1Herent times during the year, 5000; families or individ- uals under permanent care during the year, POO.
 A full report will be published later, and in the meantime the complete figures may be obtained on application at the Central office.
 After the general meeting was concluded, meeting of the directors was held when the following officers were elected for the year ensuing;
 CAairman-Hon. Francis Wayland. z Vice Chairman-Wm. L. Kingsley, Esq.
 Corresponding Secretary-Rev: W. D. Mossman.
 Secretary and Treasurer-Prof F. R. Honey.
 Executive Committee-New Haven Aid So- ciety, Mir R. E. Rice City Missionary Socie- ty, Rev. John E. Todd, DD.; Society of United Workers, Miss Frances Walker; Home for the Friendless, Mrs. Dr. Gibbons Trini- ity chapel mission, Rev. R. T. Thorne; Town Agents office, Mir. James Reynolds CTown Agent) New Haven Dispensary, Dr. s. Hen ry Bronson New Haven Orphan Asylum, Mrs. Susan Candee; Society for the Proven tion of Crime, MT. George filling; Temper ance Union of Christian Women, Mrs H. M. Barnes