Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-12-08
Eos Suoelrs Aemla,
L.di.. Benevolent Society.

The annual meeting of the La
dies Benevolent Society was held
At Good Template Hall Tuesday
afternoon. This society has sc-
eomplIshed vast amount of good
In our community. and has been
carefully and wisely managed. The
following named officers were
elected to take care Of and manage
tts Affairs for the ensuing year:
Mrs. G. Ducommun, President;
Mrs. NJ. Kremer, Vice-PresIdent;
Mrs. w. D. Gould, Secretary; Mrs.
]. w. Hellmap, Treasurer. rrus-
tees--Mrs. J. G.. Downey, Mrs. ].
Bixby; Mrs. Mcclellan, Mrs. p.
Hirschfeld, Mrs. B. Chandler.
Board of Managers--Mrs. G. Du-
commun, Mrs. J. g. Downey, Mrs.
]. Bixby, Mrs. Mcclellan, Mrs. B.
Chandler, Mrs. w. d. Gould, Mrs.
NJ. Kremer, Mrs p. Hirschfeld,
Mrs. I. w. Hellman.
TO the Officers OF the Ladies' Be-
nevolent Society of Eos Angeles:
AZ IL is my duty to submit to you
ladies . report of the transactions
of our Society during the past year.
I will give you presently in figures
what has been the amount of our
income, of our expenses, and the
number of cases relieved. From
the 9Th Of December of last year
we have received from the MEM
bership the sum Of $l74.00; from
donations, $40. so; from the calico
ball OF the 4th of July, $4,000; In
all $713.60. During the same time
we have relieved 1873 families to
the amount of 1915 In cash, ex-
pended for the necessaries of life,
besides distributing very large
amount Of clothing, furnished by
friends of the Society. This is In
figures the visible work, and it
would be utterly impossible for me
to give you an exact and complete
description of all the good the So
ciety has daily accomplished
through your untiring efforts
and your kindness OF heart;
and it Is with pleasure that l have
accepted the mission to transmit
to you to-day the numerous ex-
pressions of gratitude received from
all sources from those who appre-
ciate our services and needed help.
But we, too, as directors of the SO.
ciety, find Ourselves under great
obligations to those whose benevo-
lencs has given US the means to
perform successfully this charita-
BILE work; consequently we take
this opportunity TO express our
heartfelt thanks to the members of
the society for the interest they
have shown in its welfare; to the
generous public who cheerfully re.
spond whenever called upon to fill
our treasury, and to the Good Tenn
plars for the free use Of their hall.
We have received favors from all
parties, and not the least among
them, from the Los Angeles Press,
for which we feel very grateful.
The calls upon the society have
been pressing and heavy of late.
many families having been affllct-
ed by sickness; the demand for
clothing increases too, as the win.
ter sets IN. hope that the past
work of the society Is a sufficient
guarantee to the public of the
faithfulness of our work and
that our appeal through the
churches will be promptly an.
swered.
The books OF our worthy Secre-
tary, Mrs. Gould, have been ex.
amined and found to be correct.
In the name of the society I tender
her our special thanks for her in.
valuable services and her devotion
to the interests OF the society.
! wish to return thanks to the
Board Of Managers, who with me
have horne these great response
biIities aud whose hearty co.opera-
> ton and kindly feeling have helped
to make q success OF every under.
taking. And as we now return the
trust reposed In US, we do so with
the approval OF good conscience
and the best wishes for the welfare
of the a0ciety.
Respectfully submitted,
MRS. q. DUCoMMUN,
President.