Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-10
SISTER SUES BUDGET.
Resume of the Charitable and Religious
Itema of the Week.

Resume of the Charitable and Religious
Items of the Week.
SUNDAY the vested choir Of Emmanuel
Church will make its first appearance at the
Emmanuel Church. Allegheny. An address
will be made by Bishop Whitehead.
FRIDAY evening there was musical and
literary entertainment for the beneht OF the
boys at the Newsboys' Home. At its conclusion
feast of ice cream and cake was served.
THE managers of the Day Nursery are very
happy over the 81, 200 received at their last en-
tertainment. The President of the Associa-
ton, Mrs. Campbell, is now from home, but in
her absence Mrs n. Wylie Stevenson will reply
to all questions and accept the Contributions
for the Nursery.
THE friends of the Fruit and Flower Mission
will not neglect them in this their extremity.
There is great need for contributions in the
line of flowers. fruits, iellies and everything
that contributes to the tender care of the sick.
The committee for this month includes Miss
Wood, Miss Paulson, Miss Watson, Miss Reed,
Miss Van Kirk, Miss Pennock, Miss Tug. Con-
tributions will be taken up anywhere In the
city if the committee be informed of the place.
The rooms are on Fourth avenue.
THE first reception of the lady managers Of
the Sick Diet. Kitchen, Allegheny, was held
Monday afternoon, March 4, at Allegheny ave-
nue., from to 6 P. M. The receipts from the
donations were encouraging, and the attend
ance upon the reception, in spite OF the in
clement weather, evinced the great interest all
felt in this new charity. The Reception Com
mlttee included Mrs NJ. Byllesby, Mrs. John
McClurg Mrs E. L. Miller. Mrs. Henry Ford,
Mrs, Henry Tanner, Miss Lou Guthrie.
THE annual meeting of the Pittsburg News
boys Home Association was held Thursday af-
Jernoon, Rev. George r. Purves in the chair.
The report of the Secretary A. G. Kerr, was
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tion for about 40 boys furnishes bed. board and
washing for 81 so per week. There is but one
empty bed. The receipts from January l. 1888,
until March l. 1889, were s., BIZ 43. and the ex-
penditures 81. .267 q. OF this s., 500 was spent
in permanent Improvements. The result of
the election for the incoming year was as fol-
lows: President Rev. George I. Purves; Vice
Presidents, ]. N. Hazelett Thomas j. Keenan,;
Treasurer, Charles 3. Speer; Secretary, A. G.
Kerr; Superintendent T. P. Druitt; directors.
Rev. George T. Purves, Charles Paine, ]. T.
Colvin, Benjamin Thaw, A. j. Logan, Thomas
P. Day, Charles A. Porter; managers. J. w.
cur, Mrs. l. II. Patterson, Mrs. R. H. Leoky,
Mrs G. L. Magee, Mrs. w. A. Magee, Mrs.
Ormsby Philips, Mrs. ID. b. Byram, Mrs. G. A.
Nicola, Mrs. !. DeHaven, Mrs. ]. D. Carson,
Stewart, Miss W. N. Craig. Miss Kate G. Nc
Knight, Miss Annie Bowman, Miss Katharine
Shaw. Miss Lide McCreery.
The Lenten season is again upon us, and its
quieter joys, its side lights into the real needs
of the day, its blessed relief from the whirl,
and strain attendant upon upon much of our
social life. is more than acceptable. To the
thoughtful soul seeking the higher needs of
mind and heart rather than the material ones
of the body. this season comes with new mean.
ing, bringing with it repose and spiritual re-
freshment and opportunity for quiet medita-
ton that is conducive to Christian growth, if
attended by prayer and self-denial: 1t
is not characteristic of ,aS9, the thosghtfG
sacred time. Yet how often is heard the care
less and fippant jest that betrays lack Of any
Christian sentiment or to put 1t more kindly
a thoughtlessness that is hardly excusable in
this land, where every privilege that we enjoy
centers about the gospel light. Formerly the
Roman Catholic and Episcopalian Churches
alone availed themselves of the privilege of
public worship. To-day many others, not of
these, avail themselves of an opportunity for
religious worship. With the Lenten season
comes renewed effort in all charitable and re-
ligious interests. The week just gone has
chronicled a long list of deeds done in the name
of charity,
The meeting of the lady managers of the
Helping Hand Society, Allegheny, was held
this week at the residence of Mrs. Park Painter,
Ridge avenue, Allegheny. A May Day dance
and party1s being planned for May 2 and g.
The entertainment is to take place in Old City
Hall, and promises to be a social event-which
it will certainly be in the hearts of the children
who are to dance about the May pole that is to
be erected in the center of the hall. The
Nay pole dance hs Is to ne the the
hearts of some of the older chill
dren. Following will be the "Buttercup
and daisy" dance, by 30 little maidens who will
daisies. The girls cannot have all the honor.
1t will be distributed after the next dance,
which will be the Fishers Hornpipe," by Is
small boys in sailor costumes The last dance
Mrs. W. R. Sewell. 1t will be danced by II
children, the children to wear gowns of the
pattern worn by the grand French ladies in
the dances and the success of the entertain
ment at heart are Mrs. Park Painter. Mrs.
James A. Chambers, Mrs. Henry Darlington.
Mrs. c. I. Mckee, Mrs. John Harper. Jr., Miss
Suydam, Miss Guthrie, Mrs. Lewis Dalzell, Mrs.
Walter McCord, Mrs. Alex. Laughlin. The
Executive Committee includes Miss Guthrie,
Miss Mel Stewart, Miss Chalfant. Miss Suydam,
Mrs. G. l. Mckee, Miss Robinson, Mrs. Fred
erick Kay.
THE Young woman's Christian Associa-
tion, East End, held lis annual meeting for the
election of officers in the Y. M. c. A. rooms,
Penn avenue. The attendance was quite large
and the meeting an enthusiastic one. The
meeting was presided over by Miss Mary E.
DAWSON 1t was decided to defer the reading
of the reports until their anniversary evening,
which will be March 81. The election of Off
GERS resulted as follows: Miss Mary E. Davi-
son, President; Mrs. Anna M. Kingan and Mrs.
Cynthia Negley as Vice Presidents, Mrs. Kin
caid as Secretary, and Mrs. Anna V. Moore as
Treasurer. The three departments, Devo-
tiJnal, Industrial and Relief: The officers of
the association were appointed a committee to
have in charge the Devotional exercises; the
Relief Department will be presided
over by Miss Dawson, Mrs. Woods Wilson,
Secretary; Mrs. o. ]. Parker, Treasurer; Miss
Forsythe. Missionary; Industrial School, Mrs.
A w. Murdoch was made Superintendent;
Mrs Quincy Scott, Secretary; Mrs. E. M. Bge-
low, Treasurer The special matter of interest
before the association is the purchasing of
site and the erection of building large
enough to include the industrial schools now
under the immediate charge of the ladies.
The school meets every Saturday afternoon in
the lecture room of the Emory M. E. Church.
At the anniversary meeting to be held March
81 Rev. King Pendleton, of Hazelwood, will
deliver an address. In the afternoon of the
same day the work of the school will be put on
inspection, and an interesting programme will
be carried out. The children will 60 through
the routine of their work for the benefit of
those interested. Tables will be set, beds
made, floors swept, dishes washed, and food
prepared. At conclusion of it all. the annual
feast will be spread for the little ones.