Morning journal and courier., 1885-11-04

ANOTHER YEARS WORK.
 The Annual Meeting Of the United
 Workers Held at Center Church
 Chapel Yesterday Afternoon - Re-
 ports Read.
 The annual meeting of the United Workers
 was held at Center church chapel yesterday afternoon, Mrs. Eli Whitney ,jr., the president of the society, presiding. After Mrs. Whit ney had made short address to the ladies concerning the coming Kirmess at the Union
 armory next week and e1plrining it's nature and object, Mrs. B. c. Lake, chairman of the relief committee, read an extended report
 concerning the work done during the past year by the society and she said: "A year ago this month the ladies of our relief com mittee carae together to organize for the win
 ter of 1884-5, meeting at their room in the
 State House. Many poor women came to us for work and as the winter came on the ap-
 plications for work became more numerous
 Our bed at the hospital has scarcely been left unoccupied during the past year. We only wait for one poor sufferer to leave before another goes right in, and when we can say that no one has died you can judge what a help and comfort the use of it has been to us who but for this many times would have been helpless. Of course some have gone from it relieved, not cured, while others have recovered entirely.
 And this is not the only bed we use at the hospital Through the town agent and our own $2 weekly we place many another in
 the institution that would otherwise live and die, living by the desultory care and money that the neighbors could give them. We still continue monthly allowances for some whom it seems we can help in no other or
 better way. These people are those who
 sometimes have large families that can partly
 care for them, and some are miserable, help
 less and alone, needing constant nursing and
 watching, We have had seven hospital pa
 tients We have lost through death thirteen,
 and the population has increased by fourteen
 births. We have persuaded five persons to
 go to the almshouse, thus prolonging lives,
 but even since writing this two have died.
 We have given out for the winter
 of 1S84-'95 SIS permits, representing
 in money $439; the number of persons
 helped averaging s5 weekly. We have inter in summer we average about 30 8 week. Over l, ,296 garments have been distributed and $689 50 expended"
 Miss May D. F. Skinner, chairman of the Employment bureau. then read report, in which she said: ''The work is steadily in- creasing in this department, although in 2 somewhat slow manner. The meetings of this committee began December 6, and in the first week fifteen women were given work, and when the meeting of the committee closed April 15 work had been given to forty-fve women weekly. In mon- ey $439 was paid out to them, and ,2O7 garments furnished these women. The re- to $450, and from donations was received SAT, making total of $497, and balance of $15O remained after all expenses had been paid to the treasurer. A class in but tonhole making was started during the win ter, and from fourteen to twenty came regu- lariy every Monday afternoon to attend this class and learn to make buttonholes." Mrs. Luman Cowles then read the aims house report she saying: ''The almshouse is sc we'll managed by the town that it is not much of field for this committee to work in but frequent visits are made to the aims house and the inmates are made happy by small presents of cake, oranges, candy and such articles" She also said: "1n February there were 3s4 inmates in the almshouse while at present there are only 207 inmates 99 females and 96 males, among them being twelve children"
 Miss S. M. Day, chairman of the Boys club committee, said: "The school opened superintendent, and the average attendance during the winter was I'll boys. The school has made much progress during the winter, and the boys attending the school seem te think that this is a sort of home for them to come to winter nights where they can enjoy themselves. Glasses were formed in the Capitol room December 8, and Mrs. Judd acted as instructor. During the winter the boys were given several entertainments which they greatly enjoyed, and in January the average attendance was one hundred ano
 thirty, it being nearly the same when tht ] school closed in April"
 Mrs. A. E. Rowland, the treasurer, then | read the following report:
 Nov. 1. 1884, to Nov. 1, 's5.
 To amount of subscriptions and donations. S798O Employment bureau u...................... 480. q |