Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-04-09
rra,R cHiRIIT-s sAkE.
epsrts sf the Secretary and aaF'seft
committee Of the seattle iAdis.
Resief society.
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In acoorasuce with the daties Imposed
ne .ov nositiou a. Sscsstsfy. 70 1HTulv-.
onor, me 30 submit 70 yoa tbs ''lSito~'nR
Tsr,ort Of the ess1ditiOu Of ID" .'o-i~t
for the fis.,ai year ending ApEli i'm. 49,.
In the pest t,E3 OF three years sn@
r,srse Of Seattle, iFofa iis rO=ltIpn arc
With ia proud sitle % "Q1esi' taity o.
ths round,7 has l1scofse ka1Np ihF07Rb
out the length ard srsadts of he i1Se :
IA has bee3ns a familiar wcrd not opiJ
IN thoaa hinge. hdstiing DasasS 81 ha-
,oanitv which ve cali cities, bpt u Ia
S.nrsst sa.s-d 20 the rsuiofest districts, call
ms uu.ou the merchant. tie useiiAnle'
the farmer, the artisan, With that IRE
sist6ble attraction wbtch nsT, growing
t,rosu,@YoQs community ever po-ssssssa
" hai wonder. then, A. tie Hes OF IN
sn5oratiou same flowing 10, t5At p'oFefsS'
destttu,ion and suffering should fsll"t
closely in its xahe; ssasrips Ssieh hss
heeu Increased and ihteBsinec % Tue
fiuausial turpoF which has p@rVtssd TIE
cozntry the past year
A little more than 70 ye&r Aslo 8 lev
thouohtfai women, Tho had become iED-
dressed by The dsmands Of TIE Situation
mat AZ the house Of cna Of their number
10 consider tbs question, aud - takr
urooeE steps % formulate 3 society
xh5ae systsrnatlzed i4i1ors should isarfy
reIi.f 20 the poor and suffering Of Sc
sttle II vas d,oidr,1 that Ladies.
ReIiaf society should be organized for
tire neoorpIlshnsent Of ihIs purpose.
and a COMMITTEES vas appointed 20 Grait
articles of Incorporation % ne snnmn
ted for CONSIDERATION at sots' q1sns
meeting. ,oo.
On The AFTERNOON u April 81, l.s4,
,usn,v ladies met At the residence u
Mr. John l.eary for The purpose OF or
ganigipo and incorporating the Ladies
RsIlef soo,,sty Of seattle. At this meet
inc the articles Of incorporation and bY
Avs we're formally adopted, and ouT
nreaspt board Of trustees and officeFs
were elected. From this moment tse
r,IIsf aociety became al established fact
ana a. ouca hogan its mission Of ehasiLy.
How effieislat this veFk has beer. will be
apparsnt from the report Of the secre
law az this Advisory CommAttes, 70
vhSrn all cases are first Submitted.
Ibia report shows that tifty. one families
have been aasistsd Ia various ways oy
the Society tbs first year several OF
them not once, bot many times. 10 AZ
,iitiOn large nnoaber OF men belonging
20 the so-callsd floating population nave
been clothed, fed, aud provided With
labor.
In this laat ve have been greatly aided
by the Hon. John LBarv, 20 whom our
sincere thanks are due. Early III rue
establishment of the Society ne sald
"Send all men who may apply fOr ~ors
10 me, and " they are IN earnei't J VIII
find them employment How modify be
has fulAiled .bis promise the iaTGc hum
Der who have reserved empioysaens At
his hands alone can tell. through tbs
assurance OF Mr.. Lsary's We have been
protected from that oiass OF men VINO
ere always soliciting aid, bat to whom
the Divine ipjunction. by tue sweat OF
thy brow shalt thou eat thy bread, u an
unknown Law.
Two families have been given assist
ance which enabled them 10 return 10
former homes 10 the East. and one
Young girl was sent to kind friends aud
a good home in Indiana. Two woInen
have been cared fer ut the hospital until
they we're restored to health, and bones
In the country have been found for -four
children.
Last Thanksgiving Day fifteen fami
lies sere supplied with diunens. AZ
christmas sixteen sAmiiles we're 'lke~ ~.
provided for, and tue hearts Oh 't'o cbli
dan ~ these families Rladdened b. gifts
OF toss and books. Amo5g those min-
istefed 30 have beeil many ~ and suffer
ING ones, and their heartfelt thanks as
well ~ oars are due to Drs. Minor, Ba
ker. smith, Weed. Whitford and DAw
son. vh@ 50 eheeIfnliy ana ianh'uie
have ATTENDED, 70 t'hu reitssed az case
Of Illness whicn nave oohe unaef the
notice OF tht society: We NDaiu also
acknowledge tue ktnaness oI DnL Day
ley, Nhitwefth aha r. - NJ hli4tt, VINO
have likewise gennraaslS ohvrro 'eeli
services.
Oar society ~ It's beginning numbered
~ active aud "a honorary uieH'"eis. aut
inR the year seven honorary AID - 80
tive members have been admitted niN
have Withdrawn tr9m tue S1eiety ana
four have renewed, leaving total taem'
beFship OF 81 honorary and iU5 active
members.
The past year the Society hat held
twelve regular, one adlaarsed ahd two
special meetings, With an average at
tendance Of W. meInbeEs. During tnis
time the total amount OF money reserved
has bean $lItA.S5. and the total amount
diRbuFssd &bsS %.
In the beginning our Society Was or
ganiEed TO Relieve the necessities ~ the
present, bot az tims progressed we we're
ountinu Ally appealed 20 10y the SORROWS
Of little children, children oftsntimes
born Of irresponsible parents AGAIN
thoas herefi Of a mothers care. Il be
came necessary TO provide for and fnd
homes for these litis ones; as the mum
hef increased, II vas apparent 20 our
ofilcers ald committees that q home,
under the direct m Engagement and 50.
psrvisiou Of oar society. was - necessity
snseparabie feom oar woFk. IhfouRL
shs hearty OF operation of our C,Junly
ComrnissaonaIe this piau was rendered
feasit,ie. A special IN segiue was ,laltud
and an appeal IN ale TO the charitable
ladies' of cur slocirty. Ia was FeepS,nds 4
30 moss nobly. A comfortable house,
snifouuded BY lare,s. pleasant Rronnds,
vas offered fos ths parpoae at 40 ex
trsmsly low rental. Ii was 4. cured. and
che work Of fitting and furnishing BE-
aun, and q tnatroE, placed IN charge.
We already anmnes seven little wards:
bat our opportunities aud desires for
pscweeu,ing and establishing tktA good
work are restricted by united ~ sans.
Standing, ~ 'Es do, unbiased oy freed.
nnl2oveFned By scciArian tnhssnce. We