Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-06-30
FOR CHARITY's SAKE.
Work of the Catholic Ladies' Relief S
ciety-Iast NIGHTS Reunion

Work of the Catholic Ladies' Relief So
ciety-Last Nights Reunion.
The quarterly reunion and business meet
ing of the Ladies' Catholic Aid Society of
the Sacramento Diocese was held last
evening at the Young Mems Institute Hall
on Seventh street, between K and l.. This
is an organization of recent inception, and
its branches extend to all parts of the State.
with a central jurisdiction. It's objects are
to aid and care for the poor, to aid and sup
port charitable Institutions and 70 found
new ones whenever and wherever necessity
demands also, to elevate the moral, social
and intellectual standing of its members.
The local society is composed of ITO
active and 80 honorary members, although
having been but one year in existence
The following officers have Just been
elected for the ensuing term Past Presi-
dent, Miss Emma Hughes; President, Mrs
S. w. Leake; Senior Vice. President, Miss
L. Wittenbrock; Junior Vice-President,
Mrs. K. Moore; Recording Secretary, Miss
May Talbot; Corresponding Secretary
Miss Nellie Ogden; Financial Secretary,
Miss Addie L. Hughes; Treasurer, Miss ~
Hopley Grand Marshal, Miss OBrien ;
Marshal, Miss NJ. Fitzgerald; Assistant
! Marshal, Miss Susie Devine; Guard, Miss
E. Laufkotter; Assistant Guard, Miss a.
! Cadogan; Directors-Mrs. +. d. Ryan, Mrs.
| Fox, Mrs. Graham, Miss X Fitzgerald,
Miss E. Ryan, Miss Smiddy, Miss NJ.
| Fogarty Miss E. German and Miss C. Cado-
gan.
From the reports of the officers, read last
I night, it appears that the Society has as
sisted sixteen families during the year.
| The value of clothing, ETC., distributed to
the needy amounts to Sl03 so, and the
sums paid out in cash for the relief of the
| distressed amounts to S2lS 81.
A number of new honorary members
were initiated last evening among them,
Judge J. w. Armstrong, Richard Nj
Clarken, Mrs. Thomas Dwyer and Mr.. and
Mrs. J. w. Kavanaugh, of this city, and
Miss Mary Burns, of Vernon, Suffer
county.
J There were present as invited guests
fifteen members of the society in Mays
| vile, among them, Rev. Father Coleman,
Rev. Father McCabe, Miss NJ. Lowery, Miss
Lizzie b. Kertchen, Mrs. Tyrrell, Miss NJ
| Tyrrell, Miss NJ. McGraw and Miss Web
Der; also the officers OF the Young Ladies'
and Young Mems Institutes.
After the initiation of new members the
reading of reports aud other business had
been transacted, a series of literary and
| musical exercises were gwen, the pro
gramme being as follows Piano solo, Miss
\. Hopley; vocal duet, Pearl jackson and
Edna Smith; violin solo, Mrs J. G. Cado.
gan; recitation, Miss NJ. Tyrrell of Marys-
vile; vocal solo, Miss Mssterson; vocal
duet, Mrs. w. S. Leake and Miss Ida Will
son. At the conclusion of these exercises
ana remarks by some of the honorary
members, the Society and its guests par.
took Of refreshments.
The mission of the Society is one of the
most commendable in which either mer
or women can engage, and the field of its
usefulness is practically unlimited. Char.
ity, properly dispensed, brings blessing:
alike to those who receive and to those
who give. 1t is to be hoped that the hands
of these young ladies-as well as of al
others engaged in similar noble work
may be strengthened by those who are
able to help their suffering fellow creature
through the ennobling work of charity.