Morning journal and courier., 1883-03-07
New Haven Charities.

The Annual Meeting of the Protestant
 Industrial AssocfatiOn-The Work of
 the Year Past-The SOciety's ThIrty-
 First Annual RepOrf-Omcers and Man
 agers Chosen.
 The annual meeting of the Protestant h. dustxial association was held yesterday after noon at the residence of Mrs. Thomas H. Pease on Orange street. There was full attendance and much interest was evinced in this very worthy benevolent institution. Following is the thirty-first annual report of the association
 The record of the past twelve months IS full of encouragement and should stimulate the members of the association to renewed efforts in it's behalf. Formed as it was for the purpose of supplying all kinds of work to Protestant families who are willing to maintain themselves and families by their in- | dustry, 1t has in the past year most credita- ply answered the purpose of it's formation. While the work itself has made progress, some of it's abIest supporters have fallen by | the way. Especially is it fitting that word of kind memorial should be l spoken of one who, more than any other, has been prominent in the organization ! and maintenance of the association, and who ! has so recently been removed from work to rsst-M1ss Ann Gerry. Recognizing 1n | marked degree the good that could be accom- l PAASA~S~~ 4AA 1 females, especially such as were unftted by | education, or personal pride, or unfortunate l circumstances, to battle alone with the world, | shewas made the first president of the assocla- tion, then called first directress. This office | she continued to hold for twenty years, and I up to the time of her death was always lib eral giver, willing worker and hearty friend l of the society. To her foresight, wisdom and judgment we may attribute large share 1 of it's present success.
 Mrs. Charles Robinson, for many years president of the association, resigned at its last annual meeting. The managers grate. ! fully recognize her valuable and efficient ser. l vices, and her co-workers will long remember the conspicuous earnestness constancy and l ability with which she honored the position.
 With regard to the work in hand for the future it is felt that active individual exer. ton cannot be too strongly urged, both or managers and members.
 It should be remembered also that season of business prosperity has for some time past given employment to those who were willing l to work, and few have consequently been idle who cared to earn their daily bread. Al present some of our factories are closed, and but few are running on full time, condition of things which quickly brings hardship tc those who in comparatively good times can barely keep the wolf from the door.
 By far the larger class, however, which we attempt to aid consists not of those who labor in workshop or factory, but of those l who cannot work there, and whose slender income compels to work of some sort l Both classes have claim to the hand oi Christian helpfulness, and through no better channel can charity be bestowed than that which is offered to our patrons through this association. The benefits are reciprocal those who give us work receive an immedi ate return, and casting their bread thus or the waters need not wait the many days , Nor should we forget that beyond the pres ent good which kind patronage may be stow is the incentive to habits of industry which may bring forth fruit on those who are aided, some. forty, some sixty, some
 hundred fold.
 MRS. CHAs s. MERs1oK, Secretary.