Morning journal and courier., 1882-01-21
Annual Meeting.

Young Women's Christian Associations The Business DOne-ProSress of ths Work-A Good Record.
 Yesterday afternoon, opening at half fpas 8, the annual meeting of the Young Women's Christian association was held at the chape of the College street church, Mrs. Governor Bigelow, the president in the chair. Mrs Heman B. Allen made an interesting sugges tive report on the needs and aims of the or. ganization. One need was additions to tn. library, which is small, the kindly loaned library of the United Workers having beer the main dependence during the past year An eloquent plea was made for young lad, volunteer workers to assist Mrs. Wright, wht has charge of the association rooms in Ma sonic building on Chapel street. It was sug gested that thirty young ladies volunteer te take turns in spending day month in as sisting Mrs. Wright at the rooms, thus giv ing that lady chance to do outside visiting, and making sure that there would be lady at the rooms at all times to receive callers One of the thirty could be selected to notify each of the others of her day of service in the month. Every Thursday evening prayer meetings had been held at the rooms and on Sundays at 3:3o, which latter had resulted in the formation of Bible class of 33O
 Mrs. Allen closed by suggesting the i'm perative need of home. The constant ap- plications at the rooms of the association for aid and board and lodging had convinced the executive committee of this need to ac- commodate permanent library and reading . IL. receive instruction. One or two houses had been suggested, and one especially seemed just the thing to rent for the purpose, unless indeed it was deemed judicious to build one. There would then be needed good Haatron to supplement the efforts of Mrs. Wright It was thought 1t was only neces- sary to make known these wants of the asso- citation to secure help. It was also thought that annual pledges of say $25 from one hun dred friends would suffice to meet the grow ing expenses and broaden the work.
 Miss l.. R. Bliss reported that the present membership of the association was over 500. Fifty cents year was the membership fee for all young women of good character, which entitled them to all the privileges of the rooms, including joining the several classes.
 The report, which was very interesting, recounted the progress of the work thus far. Vocal music, plain sewing, drawing, instru- uu0Athl LuuolCS Lf1hCJ WO1h3 reading and writing were taught in classes. During November oyer 1000 girls and young women visited the rooms. At first very few could be induced to come.
 Mrs. E. M. Reed, the treasurer, reported the total receipts from December 15, 1880, to December 19, 1881, at $1 ,468.23, and the total expenditures at $i,O6987 leaving a balance of $40435. Of the receipts there were collections made in the churches as fol- lows: College chapel, $134; Center, $123.- 25; Calvary, $85.35; College street, 1880 :; First Methodist, $69 Davenport, $40. 50 St. Pauls, $39; Third Congregational, $31; St. Thomas, $23.50; Trinity, $22 ; North, $22. 50; First Baptist, $21 How srd avenue, S10.25; Second Methodist, $1.50; Baptist of Fair Haven, SS1 Dwight Place, $1; Grand street Baptist, 50 cents. In addition $14350 were received, most of which came from the churches through indi- viduals. There were received at the rooms of the association $31.50 from various