The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-07
A YEARS GOOD WORK.
Annual Meeting Of the Ladies'
Relief Society.
NEW OFFICERS Anoy COMMITTEES
kepsrss ~ tie Secretary saA Physieias
81 the Hooe-Use 81 Gensrsl
Relief Funds-

lourned annual meeting yesterday After
noon In the Chamber OF Commerce build
ing There WAS . large attendance and
those present expressed great interest in
the work.
At the April meeting of the society part
OF the officers for the ensuing year were
elected. Yesterday the list was completed
and Is ~ follows:
onicers- President. Mrs. Mary B. Leary;
viee-president. Mrs. w. T. Boone; treas
urer, Mn. Jacob Furth: secretary. Miss Z.
n shumway: assistant secretary, Mrs n
b. Stuart
Trustses-Mrs. ". E. Boone. Mrs. S. p.
Ferry, Mrs. w. w. Fulton, Mrs. L. A.
Furth, Mrs. B. Gatxert, Mrs. A. ]. Ham
ford. Mrs. b. b. Hsipes. Mrs. J. NJ. Halier.
Ms. c. T. Jennings. Mrs. NJ. b. Leary.
Mrs. Z. u. Minor. Mrs. j. Mcknight, Mrs.
g. NJ. 6anderson. Mrs. J. 6. scurry. Mrs.
E. w Wood, Mrs. NJ. f. Stewart, Mrs. l..
:. J. Hunt and Miss Il. H. shumway.
Advisory COMMITTEES Mrs. c. X, Jenner.
chairman, Mrs J. G. Haines, Mrs. ]. q.
Lyon, Mrs. l. Ranke and Mrs Baxter.
Miss shumway, the secretary. submitted
the following annual report to the society:
SEATTLE, May 8. 1880
sixth annual report to the members Of the
Ladies' Relief society.
present The following report OF our society
from April 2. 1859, 70 April l. 1850. inclusive.
The membership OF the society is - follows:
Active members. Ia: honorary, 20: life honor
airy, g. Twenfy-six names have been added 70
the roll Of active member ia this time, and Ave
have Withdrawn.
There have been twelve regular meetings OF
the society. with an average attendance Of
seventeen members. Tho meetings were held
= naP3 apa ~ hA hofo HnG
IRE OF June 8. when our president, Mrs. Leary.
offered the use Of her house, which was &C.
cepsed until April l Of this year when the
Chamber Of Commerce placed its rooms 1t our
service. In looking over the records OF the
society for the past year. ind no report which
and relieved. Many Of the contributions are in
small sums. In some cases . loan for few
months TO buy tent or TO erect . small house.
Two cases have been sent To the hospital st the
expense Of the society. In one case trained
nurse was provided &C home The FIRE which
Destroyed 80 large . part of our fair city threw
much additional work on our society. The
chairman Of the general relief committee placed
fund at the disposal Of the ladies. and referred
many cases TO our committees for investigation
Al the July meeting one member OF the advis-
CRY committee reported visiting nine families.
The unusually severe winter seems to have
caused good deal of sickness among the poor.
and there have been many applications for aid.
These cases have all been investigated and tenn
porary relief given.
The home has been filed to its utmost capac-
ify nearly 81 the time through the year. Forty
eight children have been admitted since last
April. with IN average number Of twenty five or
twenty -six. Many more applications are re-
ceived for admission 70 the home than can be
considered with the present building. The
question of larger groands for the home has
boon brought up and discussed at several meet
ings, and at the April meeting Q committee was
appointed 70 visit, and, II possible, select ate
suitable for the purpose 1t seems desirable TO
have q considerable tract Of land to meet the
contemplated changes and improvements
Mrs.. smith. the present matron, has been
most successful In the management OF the home
for the past year. The institution is IN excel
lent order and the children show evidence OF the
best Of care.
DIR. C. A. smith hiss gratuitously attended the
cases Of sickness II the home for the past year
and the ladies are much indebted to him for his
faithful care Of the little ones through all these
months.
The society has been generously remembered
by its many friends through the year. Thanks
giving donations were received amounting to
SIS in cash. The frm Of Eshelman Leweliyn
contributed two tons of flour; Mr.. Kittenger's
$50 worth of groceries; swabacher Bros., large
load Of groceries; ex-shcriH Cochrane, twenty
were received from other friends 81 this time.
At Christmas the society received sos so from
the Seattle typographical Union and the Press
mems Union OF Seattle; also $50 from Mrs. G.
Morris Hailer. her husbands customary Christ
mas remembrance for the children at The
Home, together with so honorary membership
fees for herself and husband, also $40 for q case
requiring immediate attention. II also received
in June. check for $50 from the ladies of
Ellensbnrg to be used for the benefit OF the SUI
fefeu from the IRE.
At the January meeting resolutions o. SYM
patty were sent to Mrs. Minor and Mrs. Haller,in
their great bereavement Al the January meet
ing also. the treasurer. Mrs. Gaiserf sent in her
resignation in consequence OF proposed alb
sence from the city for year. Respectfully
submitted X II. SUBWAY, Secretary.
The annual report Of the physician of
the home, DR.. c. A. Smith, was read as
follows:
SEATTLE, Wash, May I, 1900.
To nc ladies Ress,J Sociefy, SEATTLE. Wash. A
physician TO the home. on Box and Harrison
streets. I have made occasional calls during the
pest year ~ the necessity required. The gen
erAl health OF the institution has been ami
fovrniy good. cases of mild children's diseases
being akillfuily and successfully treated by the
nAiron.
No Illness Of . serious nature has occurred.
child Of weak intellect has been the greatest
care. being aHecfeJ Win series OF ailments.
Her condition at present Is improved. boy
wss troubled for few weeks with iniamms.
sion OF the ear. Another boy Was sick for few
Wecks with q mild form Of fever. A third had
an affection Of the eyes. accompanied by con-
vulsions Of sn epiieptic character. His unad-
yiscd departure from the home removed at the
same time his ailmenfA Several Of the children
have shown symptoms of general debility and
former poor care aud nonrishmeni g Is 20 be
expected AMONG those coming from poor fam.
lilies. where little attention IL paid to the laws
OF hygiene. As . rule. however, the general
health has been good. RsspecsfaI yours.
c. A. SMITH, ". d.
The society viii hereafter. according 20
an agreement just made with the general
relief commiste, dispense money and pro-
visions TO the poor OF the city. Every case
that is heard of will be investigated By q,
least two of the ladies. and aid will be fur
nished only on = favorable report from
both. The cases in the several wards viii
be referred To the following committees:
First wsrd-Mrs ]. A.Stratson. !, ois Main
street. Mrs. L. II. Clark. SIS Seventh,
street. and Mrs. c, III. kittenger and Mrs.