St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-17

Relieved by cash in small sums.....
The estimated amount of material aid af-
forded in clothing, railroad permits, medical
attendance procured, gifts of food, etc., ETC.,
which do not appear ON the treasurer's book,
is $S10.15.
Twenty-three applications have been re-
fused, because deemed unworthy, or else not
sufficiently needy.
One hundred and ninety-fve of the appli-
cations have been from single, unmarried
men, having in most cases no one but
themselves to provide for, a large majority
of them being also young men. The causes
of application generally given in these eases
have heen want of employment, sickness,
and not unfrequently loss of money by acct
dent or fraud. That the true causes have
always been given, and that no unworthy
cases have been aided, is not to be supposed.
But with such vigilance as we have been able
to exercise, it is believed that the instances
where unworthy applicants have obtained aid
have been comparatively very few. 1t is a
satisfaction to be able to believe that in most
cases the need has been genuine, and the
applicant worthy; that the relief afforded
has been of real value, gratefully appreciated,
and has not therefore tended to any debase-
ment of life and character in the recipient.
The Ladies Auxiliary has met regularly
every Monday forenoon in the Relief society
parlor during the winter, and generally with
full attendance, to prosecute its work of cut
ting and making garments for the poor and
planning for the wise distribution of their
gifts. The secretary would thankfully ac-
knowledge valuable aid received from them
in visiting cases at his request, which the
pressure of office work often forbade him to
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the superintendent Mrs G. L. Farwell, that
the work of visiting and becoming acquaint-
ed with the poor in their homes, has been
more extensively done the past quarter than
ever before, and with the increasing salts
faction on the part of the ladies in its benef-
cent results in ministering sympathy and en-
enlargement to the worthy poor, as well as
in detecting cases of simulated need.
/ The industrial school, Mrs. J. w. White
superintendent, has continued to meet regu-
larly every Saturday forenoon since September
in the hall above, with an average of 20 to
IS girls under the care of 13 lady teachers,
who take great interest in this truly benevo-
lent work of training the children in the
skillful use of the needle, and who succeed
in inspiring a like deep interest in the pu-
pills. The material for the children to work
upon has all been kindly donated by friends
of the enterprise, and the garments when
made are sold to the children at merely
nominal price, and the proceeds devoted to
the interests of the school. The school will
close for the season at the end of April.
During the whole of every Saturday after
noon, also till nearly dark, the hall is kept
in lively state of oecupancyby the Kitchen
Garden company with its two classes, the
nav class and the. free class of wOrlinr
dancing, singing pupils, who manifestly
have good time, and who it is believed are
thus receiving discipline that is to tell be-
nefciently on their future womanhood.
Every Tuesday evening during the quar-
ter our pleasant hall has been occupied by
the Good Templars as the place for their
weekly rally, and they have engaged it for
the same purpose during the summer.
On two Thursday evenings lately the
knights of Honor also have gathered in the
same place.
And last but not least the Young Women's
Christian Temperance Union have occupied
the hall two nights in entertaining the news
boys and boot-blacks, with promise of con-
tinuance Il the boys continue to carry them
selves as orderly as they did on the first
night.
The Woman's Industrial society has also
constant occupancy for the present of por-
ton of the building for its benefcent work.
Thus the wisdom of the board of managers
in erecting this building is being most hap
PLY vindicated in the fact of it's having al
ready become center for such q variety of
benefcent work.
Respectfully submitted,
r. HALL, Sec. Rel. Soc
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