Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-12-09
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Applications for assistance were made
at the office of the Associated Charities,
and after investigation by the district
yisitors the following were referred to
the care of the Provident Society Num-
her of women helped by employment,
372; number of women helped from
emergency 50; number of articlea made
by women employed, ,O34 number of
orders issued in payment to employed,
9S6. By this system double purpose is
accomplished first, the giving of en-
ployment to those in need and second
the selling Of well made garments at
moderate prices. The following i;emized
| statement from the treasurel's book gives
the amount ia gfoceriee, dry gouis, DC. +,
| received in payment by those employed:
| this includes O small sum disttis lttd IT,
| women unable to work, as we'll - few
\ coal orders: Employ yInsnl UGina iitee-
Groceries, S3lS 80; shoes, $sS 3! meat,
| $4S 80; dry goods, $72T.50; g-inrGi e1
| pens'a, $3.50 As; coal, $l1; total,S 375 49
Sick Committee Groceries, S5I n;
| medicines, $57.41, dry goods, Si4 66;
shoes, 1922. SO; coal, S32, ,35; meat, $1O.77;
total, $191.T2.
The second year of our cooperation
with the Associated Charities has shown
that the work is progressing. Under this
| cooperation the visiting in districtR has
proved decided advantage, as cases re-
ceive more thorough investigation, and
| with the central Office as bureau of in
| formation, the needs of the deserving are
| sooner learned and the impostors more
readily detected The managers desire to
call attention to the boarding homo, where
young women can have comfortable home
under the care and influence of the
society, Rt a moderate rate of board.
During the past year there have been
numerous evidences of appreciation
shown, one instance of which was the re-
turn of two former boarders to the home
| TO spend their vacation. The demand
for larger building becomes more ur-
gent as the population of our city in
cresses, and young women coming here
4 for employment need such home as
our society offers them. Since our last
annual meeting we have met with the loss
of two managers, Miss Anna II. Polk and
Mrs. E. G. Crippen, whose value we did
not fully realize until we felt the void
that they had left. They were always
energetic and faithful in the performance
of their duties in the society, and the
uiRuebb tTluule Wo CeAu ptJ thch hcnaOiy
is the acknowledging the encouraging and
elevating influence of such earnest
workers. Margaret s. Hilles, president;
Mary D. Sisson, vice-prssident; Helen s.
| Garrett, treasurer; Florence A. Pusey,
| secretary.
The executive committee of the
Bazaarette reported that the net profits
were 81, ,0S3,87.
The active managers of the society are:
Mrs. George S. Baker, Mrs. Joseph Bel
lah, Mrs. William G. Gibbons, Mrs. H.H.
Herbst, Mrs. William Fl. Hill, Mrs, Bank
son Holoomb, Mrs. Robert P. johnson,
Mrs. John Lawson, Mrs. s. D. Paschall,
MIS-. A. j. Rumford, Mrs. s. Redmond
Smith, Mrs. Daniel W. Taylor, Mrs. j..
p. Wales, Mrs. A. D. Warner, aud Misses
NJ. A. Barr, K. E. Belville, Marion CLARK,
Sarah Dubois, NJ. s. Hilles, j. Il. Hates,
Alice Lobdell, M. =. Harris, s. S. Pusey,
+. A. Pusey, NJ. D. Sisson, #. A Stevens.