The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-02-06
TIE W. U. b, s.
The Annual Report of the Secretary and
Treasurer,

The Annual Report of the Secretary and
Treasurer.
MIS-. PRESIDENT AND LADIEs!-As Sec
rotary OF the Woman's Union Benevolent
Society, l respectfully submit the follow.
ing report for the year 1887:
The First ward has disbursed groceries
to the amount OF slO8, "a pairs Of now
shoea and secondhand clothing as follows:
10 psir5 shoes, 8 large dresses, 10 pairs
stockings, dozen articles Of clothing for
infants and children, 8 comforts, l blanket,
2 pairs sheets, ! pair pillow cases, ! bed.
stead.
This ward has been very efficient in
caring for the sick. In one instance O
young girl, who was the only support Of
an aged and slllicted father, was stricken
down with typhoid fever. The ladies Of
this ward, hearing OF the case, took entire
charge Of it, not only providing them
with necessary food, bat also hired q nurse,
who was also woman In destitute cir
cumstanCes, thereby relieving two families
OF the samst time, a very kind gentleman
in the ward furnished the family with
fresh meat every day. This is only one
case in many in the several wards where
the sick have been attended to every day,
who might otherwise have suffered from
neglect. Have assisted ~ families.
Tho Second waId has distributed the
following groceries aud dry goods: 637
pounds -four, % pounds sugar, 90 pounds
coffee, pound tea, As pounds bacon, l
pound crackers, pound rice, 4 quarts
hominy, 7 quarts syrup, 10 quarts milk,
can peaches for sickness, quarts beans,
2 bars soap, 4 vests, 2 pairs stockings, 81
yards muslin, 4 yards flannel, 8 pairs Bhoea.
The Third and Fourth wards have dis.
buraed the following: 76l pounds OF flour,
1888 pounds Of sugar, est pounds Of coffee,
II pounds OF tea, 63 pounds Of bacon, 81
pounds Of corn meal, pound Of fruit for
sickness, "a quarts Of teaUs, IS quarts Of
salt, 6 quarts Of hominy, 13i quarts Of sy.
rup, 3Sl pecks Of potatoes, 2 pounds Of
butter, 2 pounds oil cheese, yards OF
cheviot, 10 yards Of grOy flannel, yards
ticking, 20 yards OF dress goods, "a yards
Of calico, 543 yards Of muslin, II yards Of
Jeans, 15s yards Of gingham, 461 yards Of
canton flannel, 8 yards Of carpet, blank
ct, 10 pair OF stockings, corset, s shirts,
2 pairs Of drawers, and new skirt.
ceries these wards have given out " worn
garments, including dresses, l shawl,
l bonnet, wrapper and great many
pRira Of stockings. Also several large
packages Of religious newspapers. These
Wari1 care for several old and inhrm per.
sons, who are utterly incapable Of taking
care OF themselves. They also have had
several sick ones on their llst, who have
received aid nearly every month in the
year.
The Fifth ward hos distributed the fol.
lowing: 40! sacks Of -four; Ill pounds Of |
sugar, u pounds Of tea, 81 pounds OF col |
fee, 5 pounds OF corn meal, 80 pounds OF |
rice, 20 pounds Of bacon, dozen eggs,
90 peCka OF potatoes, 0 quarts Of hominy, |
Al bars Of soap, % yards Of muslin, 3 yards !
OF flannel, yards OF canton flannel, IL |
yards Of calico, 5pairs Of shoee, yards Of
ginghsm.
The Sixth ward has given out 9 large
clothes baskets Of hRlf-worn clothing.
Also dry goods, groceries and shoes.
Fifty visits have been made during the
year.
The Seventh ward has distributed dry
goods, groceries and ghoes, including the |
following articles: 100 pounds Of -four,
"a pounds Of sugar, sacks Of -four, 90
pounds Of bacon, sack Of salt, 0 pounds
Of corn meal, 10 quarts Of beans, II pounds
Of tes, quart Of syrup, 2 quarts Of homi.
ny, Ct packages Of potatoes, 2 blankets, II
paira Of shoes. No account has been kept
in this ward Of any worn clothing given
out.
The Eighth ward has been kept very
busy distributing dry goods, groceries,
shoes and worn clothing. They have 20
bene6clREies, two Of whom are RidoRB,
who have been assisted regularly during
the entire year; otherg have been helped
a great many times and some but once.
The following Ia, the total amounts Of all
The wards; 1878 pounds Of -four, 644 sacks
81 -four, l49t pounds Of coffee, Sc pounds
,frice, ISL pounds ofcorn meal, 296 pounds
II sugar, 1901 pounds Of bacon, 2Si pounds I