Morning journal and courier., 1891-05-15
$258 [Signedl MARY B. BRISTOL,
Here is very interesting report

Treasurer. Here is very interesting report FROM THE INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT.
 'sThe intelligence department is one of the most important branches of our work. Many families, particularly in the south ern portion of the town, send to the housekeeping, washing and ironing In this way we give work to many needy women, several of whom would be almost destitute if it were not for the employ ment thus obtained.
 When working for the first time at place, the women are obliged to deliver printed cards These cards are expected to be filled in by the employer, who writes whether the worker has been satisfactory l or not, and sends back to our matron. Since moving into our new house we have largely increased the number of days l work given the women. In 1888 we gave 1 1,279 days work, in 1891, 1,9744, maxim g an increase of 695 days work. l [Signed] GERALDINE w. RUSSELL" POINTS FROM THE sEcRETARYs REPORT. The secretary's report gives the statistics lows: "Whole number of children re- | ceived, 4,647; daily average, 15; individual children, 100; families represented, 55; largest number ofschildren in one day, 37; youngest child received, weeks. A pie nic on the seashore was given in July by MT. and Mrs Gauge of Wilmington. Del There was the usual Thanksgiving dinner, and at Christmas Mrs. E. H. Trowbridge and Mrs. H. L. Hotchkiss assisted the managers in providing good things to 30 or more children.
 l During the year the mortgage of $700 has been reduced to $500, but notwith- standing this the funds have been reduced lower than ever before. For this reason a fair was held just before Christmas, through the kindness of MT. Moseley, in the parlors of the New Haven house, from which was realized little over $4OO, and little later between three and four hun l dred mite-boxes, the gift of Mrs. Ingersoll and Mrs. Cause were sent out to friends, from which we hope to glean something ! more
 "To those connected with the work it seems more and more important that it should be extended to other parts of the city, where distance makes it impossible fo1 mothers to use the nursery on Greene street, and anyone who visits such streets as Oak and Congress avenue cannot but be impressed with the necessities of the case:"
 THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
 The officers for the past year were all re- elected by unanimous vote and are as follows
 President-Mrs. s. HartweI Chapman | Vice president-Miss Winchester.
 Mrs aeerge B ses Mrs. Talcott Russell, Mrs JBrewster Fitch, Mrs. l Sanue! D. Gilbert, Miss Josephine Grifang, Mrs. Henry L. Hotchkss Mrs. Robert P Huntington, 1 Miss Lucy P Trowbridge, Mrs. Frank H. White 1 more, Mrs. Charles s. DeForest Mrs. Henry F. English, Mrs; Beach Mrs. Arthur Wheeler, Mrs. l Whitcomb, Mrs. Mary B. Bristol.
 Secretary---Mrs. George B. Adams. l Auditor-Mr. Charles S. DeForest. Finance committee-Mr. E. Hayes Trowbrdge MT Ezekiel G. Stoddard, Mir. Charles s. DeFor- | est MT. J. Brewster Fitch.
 Matron-Mrs. E. J. Baker.
 The Leila Day nursery is for the purpose of caring for the children and babies of poor mothers while they are out working during the day. The mothers take them back at night again. There the children are well cared for and enjoy themselves in the yard and with the toys to the fullest extent. They have "cute" little dining room with low tables and stools. Upstairs is the dormitory, filled with little cribs and "sleep like young Towards" Most of them take maps in this dreamland paradise each day after dinner. The matrons care for them well, and at the comparatively little cost per head which it takes it is a pity, as the secretary says, there are not more of these charities in our City of Films that tho little children may be kept out of the untold dangers of the streets and of their homes, during the time their mothers are unable to care for them, and may grow to be worthy citizens Yesterday there were thirty children at the nursery, the youngest of which was but seven weeks