St. Paul daily globe., 1889-01-09
RELIEVING The NEEDY POOR
One Years Operations of Practical
Organization.
CAPABLE, TRIED OFFICIALS
A Society Whose Efforts Should Be En-
couraged by ALI Who Have Charity
in Their Hearts.

The annual meeting of the st. Paul
Society for the Relief of the Poor was
held yesterday afternoon at its hall. al
East Ninth street. The attendanc, las
in keeping with the average numDer
present at meetings in the interests Of
public charity. The members present
were those most prominently connected
with the charitable institutions of the
city, and who are usually found at all
gatherings of the kind. D. Il. Noyes,
treasurer, submitted the following state
ment of the finances of the society for
the year ending Jau. l, 1889:
Funds on hand Jan. 10, 1885,. S346 %
Since received. ......-. - ........ 3,4S3 Oh
Total. 49,. ....:.................. SS,S29 rs
Funds expended .............. :. 1874 80
Balance on hand .............. $44 81
In his report of the work accom-
plished during the past year, Secretary
cations for and during the past year,
against 1926 for the year ending Jan.
10, 1888. OF these 1913 received no aid,
most of them having been refused as
unworthy; but 2,257 were aided in one
way or another. The estimated amount
of material aid furnished from the sec
retary's office, aside from that shown in
the treasurer'S report, is S2,333.2S. Of
the applicants for aid large number
were relieved as follows: One thousand
and ninety-siX applicants received 5,203
pieces of clothing; &C, groceries; 64,
fuel; 8, help to pay rent; 20, trans
portation; 43, cash in small sums;
6O3, meals, and 221, lodgings.
Since the opening of the Catholic Cen
tral bureau on ST.. Peter street in
May last, to which the society was in
vited to send all its Catholic appli-
cants, the number of Catholic people
receiving aid from the society has been
families and individuals who applied
for aid since the last annual meeting,
1876 since last May were referred to l..
j. Markoe, secretary of the Catholic
Central bureau. and large proportion
of those so referred were aided by him,
and report of the disposal of such
cases courteouely made by him. The
secretary also reported that largely
through the persevering efforts OF Presi-
dent Alexander Ramsey the society'S
debt of 81 200 has been paid, and that it
now owned the building free OF in
cumbanee.
NJ. l.. Hutchins, general agent, gave
a brief account of his work during the
year, of which no description or array
of figures could give an idea. A great
many cases reported to the secretary re-
quired investigation, and the general
agent Of the society has been kept busy
during the entire year looking after
such cases. The meeting closed with
the election of officers for the ensuing
year. which resulted as follows:
Hon. Alexander Ramsey, president: W. L.
Wilson. first vice president; II. r. Bigelow,
second vice president; E. E. Mitchell, third
vice president; D. r. Moves, treasurer; r:
Hall. secretary; M. L. Hutchins, general
agent.
Directors-E. M. Hallowell. julius Aus
train c. W. Hackett Lucian Warner, R. c.
jefferson. L. W. Peet, Mrs. Fl. c. Burbank,
Rev. H. H. Hart Rev. C. D. Andrews. Mrs.
R. Hall, Mrs. j. G. Callahan, Rev. W. S.
Vail Mrs j. II. Murphy, Rev. S. NJ. Crothers,
Mrs T. c. Jones. Mrs. f. Hans. Mrs. J. II.
Pomroy, Mrs. j. F. Hoyt. Mrs. M. l.. Hutch
ins, Miss S. B. Beals, G. E. Marvin, Rev. S.
. G. Smith, W. T. Hand, f. W. NJ. Cutcheon
and Mrs +. S. TOmpkin.