Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-10-03


yidsd for as follows:
bee. 2. Candidates for admission shall
10 proposed by n member al a regular
nesiing, which proposal shall lie over
until tie next or some subse quent rsRa-
lar meeting, when "A vote shall boz taken,
and. II elected, the candidate shall be
notified thereof by the assist mt score
tsry. Voting sh Ill be by ballot.
Honorary members are also provided
for. and any person may become sach
who ia willing TO contrib0s annually
ths small sam Of ten dollars to the So
ulety's treasury.
Ihs practic Il benevolent work of the
Society il carried ON through q visiting
com III ittee in each ward and AN advisory
committee. The duties Of these com
nittees are stated In tho bylaws as
follows:
so. ~. II shall be the duty Of the
members Of the visiting Committee. from
each ward of the city of Seattls, Ia
search Gu leases Of destitution or want
ia their respective wards, aud make
themselves acquainted with ths neoessi-
ties Of ths needy and destitute; and all
applications for aid or relief must come
through the visiting committees of the
BsNtA8t Natd1s WuaFrg dukI " Suhll W
recommend 10 the advisory COMMITTEES
suck appropriations m they may deem
requisite. Ia shall further be the daty
Of the visiting commlttee to solicit
membs rship and contributions OF mo
uey, elothiug, provisions, or other neces~
s4Fy articles, ia their respective wards.
and also they may collect subscriptions
aud monthly dues, rendering an account
TO tho assistant secretary at each stated
meeting.
sec. IS. The advisory committee shall
supervise all Applications that may be
presented through the visiting commit
tsss, and shall bs the judges of the
amount 81 and u Ia prudent 10 bestow
All orders for money, clothing, provi.
siooa or relief shalt issue from this
COMMITTEES, and IL shall be their duty 10
appoTtion the donations, With due con
alteration 10 the amount OF funds IN
the tire sury aud the urgency of the re
lief demanded. They shall attend to
suoh other business hs is not specially
PROVE I'd for. An account II all orders
given shall be kept by the CON mittee.
subject 10 ibe inspection Of the society
when called for.
VI
ing the six months In whicn IL has been
Ia operation has sufficiently demon
strated its efficiency. A slight rsvis y
OF tue work Accomplished may not be
uninterssting.
Of three distressed families were brought
before the advisory Committee. All were
| cases Of misfortune where deatitution
| 4. Il ks..s. f.K.n..At t..s 81. "A
ihs RseeesAry aid was extended to each
family.
Daring May mother and her two
| children were sent TO thsir friends In
Victoria; assistance WAS extended TO q
deserted family consisting of wife ard
| five children; 4 sick woman WAS sup
ported =, the hospital and her boy pro-
vided with home in the country; aud
the expenses paid for the faBeial Of a
chilli, whose father was sick aud unable
| - work In the latter case, however
the family refused to consider the mo
ney advanced as anything more than a
loan.
Dariag June man who was III and
destitute was helped Go his friends Ia
cared for.
10 July three GASES Of sickness and
destltution were considered and the
| proper assistance rendered.
In Augast aid WAS exteaded In sir
cases where the subjects were found 90
be needy aud deserving.
In September material aid WAS ex
tended to Elk families.
The foregoing. II must be remembered,
90 npsise only the cases which we're act
ed spSu by the advisory committee. In
addition n large amount of assisfance
has been rtndered in various ways,
many persons being provided with food,
ciotbieg. &c. In other cases, also. pri.
vsts charity Was directed into the
proper channels through the aid Of the
society.
The object IL not 81 extend aid 10
trampa or professional bs19ars. but 10
help woTthy families which have been
overtaksn NV mie'ortune, the prefer
enss always being given ta residents Il
ne~stir. .h- Association has met With
nothing bat encouragement at the hands
OF ous citix-n~. aud i's members wish
10 express q cir ranks 10 all Who have
Sssisted them Ia their work.
In rssnelu=ion. IL NAV be said tina, the
Society affords the best possible medium
for the proper distribution of alns.
Any donations of money. cast of cloth
ina. &c. viii be thankfully received bs
the ladies. Such donations should be
sent 90 Mrs. John Leary. Mrs. W. r.
Boone, OF 10 any nemb~r Of the Visiting
sassKxs xstataa