St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-05
A YEARS GOOD WORK
Ladies Felicitate Themselves
on the Results for
Ninety.
Reports and Election Of the
Home for the FriendleSS
Society.
The Catholic Benevolent So
ciety Shows Up in Admir-
. able Condition.
Yesterdays Myriad Happen
ings, Comprising a Day in
st. Paul.

Dy prayer ny hIS. dlrcHlIu. IHo dH-
nual report was read by Mrs. Graves,
secretary pro tenn, and was followed by
that of the treasurer. Mrs. M. G. Flagg.
Both reports were accepted. The fol-
lowing ladies were selected as managers
for the coming year: Mrs. Myron
Brown; First NJ. E. church, Mrs. Pascal
Smith, Mrs. II. S. Fairchild, Mrs. S. G..
Biggs; First Baptist church, Miss Nc
Clurg, Mrs. A. S. Talmadge; St. Paul's
church, Mrs. S. D. Flagg, Mrs. E. G.
Becker, Mrs. f. E. Bird; House
of Hope, Mrs. C. E. Furness,
Mrs. Kenneth Clark; Central Presby-
terrain church, Mrs. NJ. e. Braden;
Plymouth Congregational church. Mrs.
G. II. WOrthen, Mrs. G. G. Andrews;
Swedenborgian, Mrs. j. G. Richardson's:
st. Johns Episcopal church, Mrs. Maur-
rice Auerbach, Mrs. E. E. Davidson,
Mrs. G. q. Kolff; Christ church, Mrs.
DR.. Bean: First Presbyterian church,
Mrs. j. c. Cooper; Central Park Metho-
dist church, Mrs. j. A. Sabln. Mrs. j.
ii. HOyt; Peoples church, Mrs. Will
lam F. Graves.
The newly-elected board of managers
was called to order by the president
and the following officers were elected:
President. Mrs. Pascal Smith; vice
president, Mrs. G.. Ii. Worthen treas
urer. Mrs. NJ. G. Flagg; secretary, Mrs.
William f. Graves.
Secretary's Report.
Mrs. William F. Graves, secretary,
submitted the following report: The
history of one year in the work of any
charitable institution is about like that
of another. The hospitals will ever find
their sick, the orphan asylums their Or
phans, the institutions for the needy
their needy ones to care for. Once
month since the 4th of May, 1867, a
small band of Christian women have as
sembled in our midst to seek out ways
and means of helping the unfortunate.
Many have been the changes in their
ranks, but none in their purpose. The
name under which they were first Or
ganized, "Woman's Christian Union"
was changed in 1869 to the "Woman'S
Relief Association" and again in 1877
to the name II now bears, Home For
the Friendless."
The records Of all these years show
patient. faithful work by this small
band. firm belief in the righteousness
OF its cause and in generous public
ready to assist. Since that 4th of May,
1867, several thousand persons have
| been given food, shelter and clothing
| until such time as they could help
themselves, for it has ever been the
policy of the ''home" to make people
self-helpful as far as possible.
A full history of the meetings of our
board would be painful recital of al
most every form of neglect and abuse;
of bodily and mental suffering, and of
bitter struggles with poverty. If men
were more loyal to their trusts there
would be fewer broken-hearted women
and naked and hungry children to be
cared for by charity. A large proper
ton of the cases under our care this
year have been of this nature: Deserted
mothers, with large families of young
children, broken down in health and
penniless, not knowing where to look
for help, and oh! so grateful for the
shelter of our 'home;" and, strange to
say. with but one or two exceptions we
have found these women gentle, appre-
ciative, willing to work and deserving
| OF better things than they have met
with in life.
We have had an unusual number of
children to care for this year. many of
them bright and winning, there being
twenty-Seven with us during one month
ranging in ages from one week to four
teen years. OF these children nine have
have been adopted. and temporary
homes found for several others. A Wis.,
itor to our "hOme" would find there
those of all nationalities, of all creeds
and of all conditions of life, from the
ones who have always had to struggle
for bread to the refined, welI-bOrn
women, to whom the reverse of circum-
stances seems all the more bitter.
1 There have been $50 different persons
cared for during the year, with an aver
age of tifty-two each month. The largest
number for any one month was sixty
lying i'll at one time, from various
causes, this was trying month for our
matron and visiting managers. At
present we have five life members.
But one death occurred in the home
during the year, that of woman in
middle life, to whom but little had
come beside sorrow and pain. Her pa
thence in her suffering and her last tear
full, whispered words of gratitude to all
who had endeavored to tighten her bur
dens, will not soon be forgotten. A
bright little girl of six years, who was
taken to the city hospital, gave up her
young life there. Better for her, per-
haps, yet all who knew her sweet face
would fain have had her stay.
The managers give heartfelt thanks
to Drs Wells, Wheaton, Poole, Ogden
and Goodrich, who have so generously
donated time and skill in our hehalf:
also to all ministers under whose care
| religious services have been conducted
every Sunday afternoon.
We have to record with deep regret
the removal from the city of Mrs S. B.
Beals, whose services as secretary have
been invaluable to us. We shall miss
her in her official capacity, but even
more as the gentle woman, whose intiu-
ence was ever ennoblng.
The only improvement of any note
made during the year was in the change
of furnace. The hot air furnace being
worn out, and utterly inadequate to the
proper heating of the building, was re-
placed by hot water in Septembersea
change that we trust will add material
ly to the health and comfort of our in
mates.
The public has, as usual, responded
generously to our calls. Two success
full entertainments were given during
the year for our benefit. One by the
young ladies of the Nushka club, net
ting us STA, the other by Sig. Ventura,
from which we realized SIS. We also
received the generous gift of 500 from
gentleman who is not even a Mime
|
has faith IN il. A considerable sum
was also received from the ladies who
entertained for our benefit during the
national educational convention.
Two handsome requests were left the
home during the year, those of Mr.
Stees and Henry Hale, both of which
will help us materially in our work
when they become available.
We hpU Our uhIIo IN roman hnr RI q +
our expenses are necessarily heavy.
Several times during the year our treas
urer has been troubled for means with
which to meet indebtedness. 1t will
be seen from our treasurer's report that
with an average family of fifty-two per-
sons to care for our expenditures have
been very light. The generous con-
tributlons sent in have enabled us TO
provide for the wants of the household
| with much less expenditure of money