Morning journal and courier., 1884-06-20
Associated Board of Charities.

The Annual MeetIDg Last Evening
 Address By MT. Kellogg, of New York
 The Annual RepOrts-EIeetfOn of Om-
 cers.
 The annual meeting of the Associated Board of Charities was held at the Center church chapel last evening, Hon. Francis Wayland, the chairman, presiding. The h- nancial report for the year was presented by Charles A. Sheldon, the treasurer; the state ment of work for the year by Mir. B: N. Seeley, the investigating agent. These will be found in our columns. Then came the report Of the corresponding secretary by Rev. w. D. Mossman, showing corre- spondencs with over twenty other similar societies and organizations in other cities. The chairman of the board then introduced the speaker of the evening and called atten- tion to the benefits of providing employ ment instead of other means of relief for able bodied people as being more and more apparent. He said it was the duty of every citizen to either provide employment for able-bodied applicants for relief or else help this Board of Charities continue to do as it has for the past six years. He also spoke of the increase of employment and less calls for relief ss shown by the last report. The speaker of the evening was MT. Chas. l D. Kellogg, the organizing secretary of the New York society. He referred to his ser vices not only there but in Philadelphia pre- viously in developing the charity organiza- ton system which is now in successful opera l tion in both cities Mir. Kellogg's address was forty minutes in length and listened to | with very close attention. hearty vote o1 | thanks was passed to MT. Kellogg and he va requested to furnish his address for publica- | ton in the forthcoming annual report of the | society here. At the close of the meeting the I annual election of officers was held. The following persons were elected | Chairmau-William Francis Wayland. Vice Chairnan-william L. Kingsley | Corresponding secretsry-W D. Mossnan. Recording secrstary-ChsElesP F. Wurtz ~,- | tionsl bank.
 The committee in charge was continued as l during the previous year, also the executive \ committee with the addition of one from the two societies that have lately been added, l viz, the Protestant Industrial association, ! Mrs. Wells, and Admiral Foote post, Grand Army Republic, Col s. J. Fox, making in | all thirteen different charitable organizations now connected with the Board of Charities. ! MT. Max Alder was appointed chairman of l the finance committee to form his committee | by adding six members of the board beside ! himself. A committee of three on publica- l ton of the report was made. Adjourned. The reports are as follows:
 REPORTS FOR THE YEAR.
 Financial report for the year ending June 1st 1884. I General account.
 Receipts.
 l Cash on hand, June 1st 1883. 254 7S ! Subscriptions and collections during the Sales of kindling wood. eod................ 2,66S S5 For laundry work, Oct. 1st to June Jst.. 65 9e ! Lodgings paid for in money or from Relief
 For rent of rooms and yard at 25 Church St s 5 oSce reoeiUts f;r servants furnished sdyer 1 tising in annual reports, and inoidentals 76 5s s6,144 4: Payments
 \ Rent of house and wood yard 5GO o. Houas expenses and repairs, uuel. furnishing, o, 7,
 Payment of balance due on moving, expenses Paid for wood during the year........... 1922 g; 1 wages of yardman and lodging-bouse | keeper, and cost of tools and repairs),... 453 T l payment on horseS.' S.''........ 345 l. Wages of driver .......................... 390 O
 Provisions for meals, for work on wood, sc. 2s8
 Rent and expenses of lodging house. 193 0 Fitting up laundry, and services 124 9 Pai6 cash fer relief. ef.................... :. 342 9
 Printing annual reports, subscription blanks,
 oface expenses, stationery. postage &c....-. 69 5 1 Agents salary one wear S99 a Bookkeeper's salary, one year. E 246 2
 Matron's salary, ore year. 260 1 Balance cash on hand nd.................... 376 l;
 S6,144 A
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 longs to the relief account and 8eOS to other ac
 counts. See statements by Departments of Workl.
 Cash statement by departments of work. Office ant 1 house account.
 l RECEIPTS.
 Cash on hand, June l, 1885,. 21 '.
 Subscriptions aRd donations. 2,O9O g. Thapksaiyi wing collections from chIirches.. BPS 6 1 Third Congregational church annual colec- ] Lodgings paid for in money from relief
 account. ........................... 8 5( Fees from employers for help furnished. IT e( For advertisements in annual report. 42 0t 1ncidentals. ..................... r 5; $2596 O1 1 PAYMENTS
 Rent of house.. 5OO Oz l cieani' g. etc ................. 21o es Payment of balance due moving, expen- 1 ses and repairs of previous year 15O 65 Printing annual report, subscription blanks 90 % OHce expenses, stationery, postage, etc... 69 51 Agents salary, one year s99 9s Bookkeeper's salary, one eysar............ PAS 20 Matron's salary, one year. 26O % Balance, cash on hand. nd................... 169 33 s2,5s6 o7 Entire cost of the years work S2, ,26s G9.l EMPLOYMENT AC COUNT.