The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-17
CITY MISSION.
Annual Report of Work From May, 1890. to
May, 1891.

Annual Report of Work From May, 1890, to
May, 1891.
The managers of the City Mission feel it is
due the friends who so kindly aid them in
their work to show each year how their con-
tributions have been applied.
Seyenty-fve ladies have most faithfully
worked in the mission during the past year;
and the distribution through their several
dirtricts has been as follows Groceries.
5000 pounds of sugar. 5000 pounds OF
rice. 1000 pounds of tea. $50 pounds OF
coffee, 1000 pounds of crackers; Inns
amount has been supplemented by 40
nations from various grocers OF barrels
of fish, -four. canned goods, etc. and barrels
of bread sent each month by Mr.. BrOmm.
Clothing distributed-300 900 old garments 20
new ones. $50 pairs old shoes and boots, 6
pairs now ones, 8 nice oyercoats 500 yards req
flannel. 200 yards canton flannel. 300 yards cot
ton cloth, bed quilts and blankets. these
distributions were supplemented by q large
lot of cloth cloaks and coats from Messrs.
Thalhimer, also goods from Levy Davis,
Millhiser. Miller d Rhodes.
Two thousand visits have been made TO
families-a large number of them widows and
orphans: twenty-five intirm people have been
regularly cared for twelve children, through
the efforts of visitors, have been rescued from
homes of deprayity and placed in orphan
asylums or in comfortable country homes
$4,000 ratious have been issued TO the sick
from the NIission-house by the matrOn, who
faithfully discharges her duty TO the poor as
we'll as to the board The prayer-meeting at
the Mission-house every Friday morning Is
we'll attended. and the ladies have reason TO
hope has been blessed to the lame, halt and
blind who find their way TO the meeting
which has been the special care Of one OF the
visitors.
The sewing school. under the management
of most efficient superintendent, has proved
q great success, and productive OF great Sood
as it brings sixty-four girls between the ages
of nine and fourteen under the influence OF
seven efficient and faithful teachers; 1873 gar
ments have been completed during the year
and all given to the children. The Ice Mis-
sion, late adjunct of the City Mission, ~
now an established charity. and the work OF
the kind. benevolent lady with whom 1t
originated cannot be too highly commended,
three years ago while suffering on u SICK pea
and enjoying the comfort from free use OF Ice
she formed the plan for an Ice Mission to
benefit the poor, and it has been blessing to
many poor sufferers. Eighteen thousand
pounds of ice were distributed through the
visitors of the City Mission by tickets from
the Ice Mission. Amount OF money dlSbursed
from the treasury. sl4
In addition TO this amount sums of money
have occasionally been donated the managers
for special cases; 5l,150 tickets for coke do
mated by the Council have been distributed,
signed by the chairman of the Coal Commit
tee and Superintendent of Public Charities.
The treasury of the mission is nearly empty,
and the poor suffer so much from sickness
that they require as much help in summer as
in winter. With this in view the ladies beg
their friends to remember the mission and
send them some help: no matter how small
the amount it will help to relieve the poor
during the hot months.
Contributions can be sent to any member
Of the City Mission.