Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-27
HELPING GIRLS rHRoUan COLLEGE.
Annual Meeting Of the vassar oeaasnfar Az
Society.

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Annual Meeting Of the vassar oeaAsntsr Az
Society.
vasssar College 10 an institution Of Learning
Of which the country has cause to be proud
and the representatives of the graduates who
today have occupied one Of the lecture rooms
at Columbia University do full credit to their
alma mater. The vassar Students Aid Society has
only had an existence Of two years, but already
by the energetic work Of its members it has ex-
tended over the country, taken in $50 members,
with $50 associate members, and established
branches in thirteen cities, one Of which to her
credit is Washington, D. c., which, however, is
one of the baby branches.
The society held its annual session ct Co
lumbar University today. which has been well
attended. The mornings session was devoted
TO business and the election Of officers, while
In the afternoon the social element was more
conspicuous, addresses being made BY Judge
Brewer and Robert Porter.
THE socIErr's oBJEcr.
The keystone Of the society is the giving Of
aid to girls who desire to 60 to vassar, or
rather, not the giving Of aid, but what 10 Of
much greater benefit to- the girls, the lending of
aid
The society is two years old. but already nine
girls have been helped to a Vassar education
and 81, 765 expended, which may be considered
as the capital Of the society. as, although
Is loaned out without interest ard
without time. it is expected to return
to the society at some future time and
do still more work in the same direction. IL il
sort OF refutation Of the adage that the mill
will never grind with the water that has passed.
The society has thirteen branches, in the fol-
lowing cities: New York, Brooklyn, Boston,
Minneapolis, San Francisco, Louisville. KY,
Pittsburg. Rochester, Buffalo, Poughkeepsie,
Washington. Cleveland and Orange, N. J.
AT this mornings session the election Of OFF,
were: President, Prof. Abbie Leach; treasurer.
Mrs George II. Mackay of Boston; secretary,
Mrs. r. Il. Jacobs; directors. Mrs. Frank b.
Babbott, Prof. MaryT I. Whitney. Mrs. Geo. W.
Ramsey and Mrs Helen Phillips.
THE NEW OFFICERS.
The new officers elected were; President,
Mrs. Patty Semple, Louisville, KY; secretary,
Miss Daisy Adams, Cleveland. Ohio: auditor,
Mrs. Hezikiah Brayton; directors. Mrs. Arthur
T. Hadley, New Haven, Conn: Miss Ida Winnie,
Albany, n. Y.
Ing session. The report included . SUMMARY
OF the work of the society in the various
branches during the past year and showed
encouraging state of affairs. Every old
oranch was at any rate holding
Its own, while the number of branches had in
creased from seven to thirteen. The member
ship in the past year had increased from 314 to
$50 Besides its aid extended to girls
in going to Vassar, the society had
accomplished good work in bringing graduates
together and awakening among women gen
orally an interest in the college. New
branches were in prospect Of formation at
various points.
The society discussed the advisability Of tax
ing measures to build have built at Vassar
cottage where girls desiring to reduce their
expenses could live. The proposition was re-
ferred to q committee.