St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-13
SWEET CHARITY.
Increased Work of the Relief SO-
cieIY Inst Year.

There was but comparatively light at
tendance at the annual meeting of the Re-
lief society held at the rooms on Ninth
street yesterday afternoon. President AL
eXander Ramsey presided and the usual
business of the annual meetings was trans
acted. The report of Secretary Hall
showed that $40 families and individuals
have received as aid 5000 pieces of cloth
ing, sxty-siX applicants have received fuel
and good numbers have been aided with
groceries and medical attendance. Ninety
cases, after investigation. have been sent to
the city board of control; 432 nights lodg-
ing have been furnished. The secretary
stated that the fact the funds were so low
was due to the fact that friends of the So
ciety had not found time to solicit con-
tributions. while the secretary has found it
impossible to get away from the office to
accomplish much in this direction. The
whole number of applicants for charity dur
ing the year was 1.SS3 against 1,310 for the
preceding year. OF these Gas received aid.
The report of Mrs. Il. e. Jones, for the
Relief society, made most favorable show
ing. Since Oct. l, when the annual organ
iZatiOn was made, Mrs. Beals has been
acting as president. Mrs. L. c. Jones, vice
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Marcus NJ Dorr, treasurer. Since the
above date S19 has been collected and 81. 25
received from private work, making, with
the balance on hand, $50. 80. The expenses
have been S54. IA, leaving on hand SIS. 10.
There have been donated 225 yards of can
ton flannel, 40 yards cambria. 20 yards
linsey-wOlsey, 40 yards gray and 40 yards
checked flannel. with quantity of thread,
needles and buttons. Three hundred yards
have been made ND. besides work done for
the asylum. Eighty yards of flannel have
been made up by the ladies into infants
garments. Nine women have been en-
plOyed, who have made for the Relief
society 90 garments and III for the
Protestant Orphan asylum, making 264 gar
ments. There has been subscribed for the
fuel fund about S125, and S27 worth has
been distributed. Seventeen dollars have
been collected for a shoe fund and 50 spent
FINANCIAL SHOWING.
The annual statement of the treasurer
showed receipts during the year of ST.
$500, making with the balance on hand
So, 1904 as the funds handled. Expenses
have been S2,040.9S. leaving S71.06 on
hand. The report of the industrial school,
which opened on Oct. l. showed that at the
start there were SO children and teachers,
an average attendance of 100, and,l7 teach
ers. Two cutters and the superintendent
make the working force 20. The school
has drawn lightly on the treasury and is do
ing more satisfactory work than ever be-
fore. Officers were elected as follows:
President, Hon. Alexander Ramsey; vice
presidents, Gen. II. II. Sibley, II. X. Bigelow,
Rev DR.. Dana; treasurer, Daniel r. Moves;
secretary, Richard Hall: directors, W. L.
Wilcox, E. NJ. Hallowell, Rev. f. c. Mitchell,
George c. Squires, Julius Austrian, Rev.
Clay MacCauley, C. w. Hackett, ]. d.
Ludden, l.. Warner, j. A. Sabin,
Rufus Jefferson, E. W. Peet, Rev. NJ.
L. Gilbert, H. H. Hart, Mrs. J. n. Murphy,
Mrs. c. g Higbee, Mrs. Fl. G. Burbank. Mrs.
X. Hall, Mrs. f. Hans, Mrs. S. B. Beals, Mrs.
II. G. Jones, Mrs. ]. w. White, NJ. H. Pom
eroy, Mrs, George Jacob, Mrs. J. F. Hoyt-
just before adjournment Mr.. ID. r.
Moves made few remarks in which he
said that the work of the society had been
greater than ever before, and he called
especial attention TO the growing influence
and scope of the Relief sOciety's work, as
shown by the report submitted