St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-11
The Advance Guard of the Da-
kota Statehood Delega-
ton Arrives Here.
He Says the Delegation Is
Strong for Admission as
a Whole.
Something About the Way in
Which People Enjoy Them
selves Nowadays.
FRIENDS OF THE POOR.

The Relief Society Board Elects
Officers for the Ensuing Year.
OThe annual meeting of the Relief So
ciety board was held yesterday after
noon ut o'clock at the sOciety'S build
ing on East Ninth street. Secretary
Hall reported that there had been 1926
applications for aid during the year
against l.9l0 for 1886. OF this number
1,7S5 were aided; 1S6 received no aid,
So because the society had not Oh hand
the means for the particular form of re-
lief required. and 100 because they were
deemed unworthy. The amount of aid
furnished from the Secretary's Office,
aside from that shown in the treasurer 5
report, was so; l9familieS and in
diYiduals have received 4.65S pieces of
clothing: p families. furniture and bed
ding; u medicine and nursing; Us cases
received fuel; groceries; IL help to
pay rent; $50, 15-cent meals and 267 Is
cent lodgings given: 20 cases cash aid !;
is transportation; 146 10 board of con-
troll; referred TO Hebrew Relief So
ciety; II children sent 70 Protestant
orphan asylum; Is To Home for Friend
less; TO Woman'S Christian home;
to st. luke'S hospital; Is to city hOSpi-
tai and one TO state public school at
OwatOnna. Communicates TO the various
churches. both Protestant and Catholic,
received aid. The work was greatly
aided by the GLOBE and other city
papers, ''but justice requires us to give
the palm TO the GLOBE as our most
efficient cOadjutOr in the winter cam
paigu." \ recommendation was made
by Mr.. Hall for a nursery where the
children of working women may be
cared for during the day while the
mothers are working. On motion of ID.
X. Moves, it was decided to set apart a
room for this purpose to be fitted up by
Rev. Mr.. Mitchell and his lady assist
ants.
General Agent Hutehins' report was a
review of the work done during the
year, and was quite comprehensive
document.
Treasurer d. r. Noyes reported the
receipts as 50, 157.0S, and expenditures
SS4T.22. His recommendation to de-
crease the debt of the building to 8, 900
was unanimously adopted.
Miss Greene, secretary and treasurer
of the ladies' auxiliary, presented able
reports. showing vast amount of work
during the year. The receipts were
SS2.SS. and expenses the same amount.
Mr.. NoyeS' motion to set apart 800 for
the ladies' auxiliary to pay women to
whom.wOrk was given, was carried unan-
imOuSly.
Mrs. Burbank being out of the city,
her report will not be submitted until
the quarterly meeting of the society
Monday next at p. m.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year:
President, Hon. Alexander Ramsey !;
vice presidents, II. r. Bigelow. W. l..
Wilson and Rev. M. MEG. Dana; treas
urer, ID. r. Moves; secretary, X. Hall !;
general agent, NJ. L. HutchinS.
Managers ex-offieie, the presiding Off
GERS and Rev. E. c. Mitchell. Rev. Mr..
Andrews, E. NJ. Hallowell. Julius Aus
trian, A. S. Talmadge, Theodore l..
Schurmeier. J. d. Ludden, Rev. S.
Crothers, A. o. Jefferson, Lucien War
ner, E. W. Peet, c. w. Hackett, H. H.
Hart. Rev. w. S. Vail, and Mesdames
j. ii. Murphy, NJ. l.. Hutchins, Ii. G.
Burbank. c. e. Higbee, F. Hans, r.
Hall. j. III. Pomeroy, T. G. Jones. J. F.
HOyt, J. G. Callahan and Miss s. B.
BealS,