The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-02
LADIES, RELIEF SOCIETY.
Many Worthy Poor Aided and Funds
Nearly Exhausted.

Many Worthy Poor Aided and Funds
Nearly Exhausted.
The Ladies' Relief Society metyesterday after
noon at the Chsmber of Commerce building.
Mrs. w. Boone presiding. After few pre-
liminary arrangements, Mrs. c. X. Jenner read
her monthly report, which will fully explain
the work done by the society during the past
month, and give the present status Of the Or
phans' Home. The report reads:
another month has rolled by, and again We
present foyou our report OF work since last So
ciety day.
Sitting here jn these elegant end spacious
rooms, il is difficult 70 realize that only few
blocks away dwell unfortunate ones. who are
actually suffering from lack of the necesssries
OF life-men. women and children. almost hope
lcssly stranded upon the rocks of dire misior-
tune.
ut were useless to try 20 search for the reason
why one soul is placed in an environment that
tends to keep it in safe aud happy paths, while
another ~ set adrist upoa sea OF trouble
sLife's problems rcrpex Us. we are not able 70
solve them, bnt happily IL Il within our power
to relieve and asssta few who are struggling
and falterng under the weight o. heavy bur-
dens. Is there one present who does not think
her own life msy be better and richer from hav-
ing engaged in this work. This generation.
moro than any o.hcr. Is coming to realize the
reflex infiuentc of doing good 10 others.
last meeting who have remained on our list
during the whoie or some rart of the month. we
have responded 70 nine applicants, representing
four men, eleven women and twenty children,
making in all assisted during the month,
twelve men, twenty-tb women ard forty nine
children this numb.r of children docs not In
ciude any who were in the home at the Begin
ming of June.
eve have four cases in the hospital OF
these, one young me n had his foot amputated
about the 9th or 9Th instant: he is now around
on cruiches. The Germans raised fund OF
abont SO and tent German woman and her
family 10 San Francisco, where her husband
has secured employment. Another family has
removed from the city. Three sick men have
recovered .heir health and sgain at work;
one womsn is now supporting herself by keep
ing boarders. and one has gone TO the county
farm. We have employ d nurse Tor three
weeks for a family suffering with typhoid fever.
They are ell improving aud will soon be able to
care for themselves.
"a man whose head was terribly injured BIZ an
axe falling upon IL, is improv ng and begins to
be anxious to so to work. Poor mar, he was
paraiyzed for two months and it will be impos'
iible for him 10 do more than very light work.
and that In a cool place. for a long time to come.
He Is very worthy OF our sympathy and help
aud wish we might find some easy place for
him as soon es he Is able to fill ii.
Some applications for aid have been con-
sidered a1d dismissed as unworthy, while
several applications for work have been received
from worthy women. to which we have been I'M
able TO respond. We wish some of our business
men wonld plan to inaugurate here some indus
try giving employment to women. II is so hard
TO turn good women away without hopeful
word.
"Our SOD is nearly expended and, unless the
relief committee make another deposit, we can
hA~ dI hr a. s1.s II
work. IL Is painful 20 witless suffering and
want, and II we bad not the means by which to
relieve it. none OF Us could bear the sight and
be at peace.
I'VE hope the ladies will see the necessity for
prompt action in reference to the new home.
Al present Mrs. Smith has thirty-six or thirty
seven children under her care, the largest num-
Der we have eve. had, and applications for ad-
mission are coming in frequently. An ordinary
natron would have closed the doors before this.
She will &c obliged to do SO soon, we fear,
necessity which we will all regret. So let us
make haste as fast as may be, to begin the pro-
posed home. Respectfully submitted
'CoRNELE E. JENNER,
'LCCy X. LYON.
''HARRIET BAXTER"
"July /, 1890"
After the reading of the report q discussion
followed as to the advisability of filming mem
bers who absented themselves necessarily or
unnecessarily. from the regular monthly meet.
ings A diversity of opinion ended in the ques-
tion being settled by a vote to the effect that
absentets from the general monthly meeting
viii not be fined. However II is to be enJoined
and urged upon each member to be present at
the meetings whenever possible, and to feel q
personal and individual responsibility outside
the financial consideration of yesrly dues.
The visiting committee for July is as follows:
First W. rd-Mrs J. III. Stratton, LOIS Main
street; Mrs. Engle, Ala Tenth street; Mrs. L. De
Clock, 81 Seventh street; Mrs. j. B. Metcalf,
corner Eleventh aud Main.
Second ward-Mrs. II. f. Shield, 706 Fourth
street; Mrs Chsrles Kittinger, 419 Tenth street;
Mrs. Georg. Kittinger, Tenth and Terrace
streets: Mrs Frr,h. ~. Fifth street.
Third ward-Mrs !. Newman, ISIS Third
street; Mrs. sarah Kahn; Mrs. d. X Howard,
1912 Eighth street; Mrs. Clarence White, Fourth
and Seneca streets.
Fourth ward-Mrs G. kellogg, 2,ll4 West
street; Mrs. Struve, IL Pine street; Mrs John
kinnear, Queen Anne town; Mrs c. NJ Curtiss,
225 Lenora street.
Advisory committee-Mrs. c. X. Jenner Eley-
enth and Main streets: Mrs ]. G. Haines, Sew.
cnth and Union streets; Mrs. G. G. Lyon, corner
Alice aud Light, Queen Anne town; Mrs S. Bax.
ter, SIS Banner street; Mrs, l. Ranke AIS Pike
street.