The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-04-06
Eighth Annual Meeting of La
dies Relief Society.
THE NEW BOARD OF OFFICERS.
Reports OF the Secretary and Advisory
Committee-Finances of the
Society-The Home.

- f. McNaugnt, Mrs. Z. NJ. BAN
derson, Mrs. A. B. Stewart, Mrs. l..
5. J. Hunt, Mrs. Otto Ranke, Mrs.
q. 6. Lyon, Mrs. A. NJ. Brookes and Mrs.
5. d. King. The society also elected an
advisory committee, consisting of Mrs. J.
Z. Haines. Mrs. D. J. Sackman, Mrs. J. 3.
Metcalfe. Mrs. NJ. F. Backus and Mrs.
Slglsmund Aronson, and the following
district visiting committees: First, Mrs.
Kohlman, Mrs. W. H. H. Green, Mrs. H.
Il. Holmes. Mrs. Kierski; second, Mrs.
Thomas Prosch, Mrs. John G. Scurry, Mrs.
Shepherd, Mrs. w. r. Forrest: third, Mrs.
II. G. Strive. Mrs. Jerome Catlin, Mrs.
Christopher E. Brown, Mrs. P. Morris !;
fourth, Miss Bean, Mrs. Edward G. Neu-
fielder, Mrs. Henry Thurman, Mrs. Gard
ner Kellogg; fifth, Mrs. C. NJ. Sheafe, Mrs.
John R. Kinnear, Mrs. James Leddy.
The trustees themselves chose the follow
ing officers: President, Mrs. c. M. Sand
erson; vice president, Mrs. A. NJ. Brookes /;
treasurer, Mrs. Jacob Furth; secretary,
Mrs. A. B. Stewart; assistant secretary
Mrs. s. D. King
Owing to the absence of the treasurer,
Mrs. Jacob Furth, from the city, no treas
urer's report was presented. That of the
secretary, Miss E. H. Shumway, was as
follows:
1 have the pleasure of submitting the eighth
annual report of the Ladies' Relief Society tor
the fiscal year ending April S, 1892
The society now has a membership of 1856
Twelve names have been enrolled the past year.
Twenty-three have been dropped, two by death,
the others by removal and other causes.
We miss from our number today Mrs. Jenner,
who one year ago on this anniversary day read
her last report as chairman of the advisory
committee The last year of her lie was filed
with work for the poor; it seemed as If she had
heard the call of the Master and would not
leave her work unfinished; her own words,
"We think it should be our duty to find ex-
cuses for the poor whenever it Is possible"
furnish the key mote to her work with US; her
life is her best memorial.
The society has held twelve regular meetings
and three special meetings, with an average at
tendance of nineteen members. The advisory
committee have reported over 800 cases assisted
during the year, not including the inmates of
the home The number of cases Investigated Is
OF course much greater. There have been from
twenty-eight to forty children at the home
the average being about thirty-six. Only one
death has occurred there during the
year. In April last one poor little child
died. 1t was feeble both mentally and
physically. Mrs. Smith, the matron, gave 1t the
tenderest care DR.. c. A. Smith and DR.. Leon
hardt have given their services grstuitousy
again this year as in preceding years. though
the health of the children has been remarkably
good.
II January Ainuefear'en was estaoushed at
tr.insd tindarg.rtanar nj. q 60 ~ -
-. s;1a.s ~ As " ''ep -, nv
who are too young for the public school now
find employment in childish occupations and
seem as interested and happy as possible in
their pretty games. 1t must also relieve the
=, 49, 49,. y. 80 =. '.'.ns u"'
~ 1ue noe, ono VI, 'u"' uay 'iai'ots are inaue
very welcome. Ihere are many kindnesses
from many people recorded on our books to-
wards our little charges at the home, but 1t is
not an easy task to gather nm and renort all
tba.e favors and as most of ther, .rer. .orno,i-
10 ~, - H1 =. 49, 49, ~ AoAno"i
euseu a' the 'ne VIII no' recau 'nem now.
The treasurer submits the following report Of
| the finances of the society;
s,.-n a. nes.eu 'ne sooiuV s<oV,
was gwen III hanke nan december L, MI. and
MIS-. kanKe donating the use OF the hall. The
gifts to to the society at Thanksgiving were as
usual very numerous from merchants and
| school cbiidran esncjalIv
when the oraatIv i,c-s..aa rorr,.,ior ~ AZ,
heh INC e,ea'y increAseu population Oh our
city Is considered ana the many 10 whom the
WORK OF our society ID comparatively unknown,
it may not be amiss in this place to call the at
tention of the public to the purpose for which
the society was organi zed and IT'S metbods az
work. I quote from the bylaws section ~.
.sThe standing committee shall be a visiting
committee of five members for each ward of the
| city, and an advisory committee of five for the
city, Also sections II and Ii:
g. 10
| The Visiting cnmmittea from ;e.ch ,ysrd 81 a.
CITY of Seattle to search ont cases of desttntion
or want in their respective wards, and make
themselves acquainted with the necessities of
the neeuy anu uestitute' anu al applications
cn,n,ittaas of tba snSaaI .ds 't.ts,ns
| duty il shall he 10 recommend To the sovisorv
| committee such Appropriations as they NAV
deem requisite. 1t shall further be the duty
| OF the visiting committee TO solicit MEM
pershlp, anu conttlootions OF money, clothing,
sn,;a o.ih'. a9 SsS 10 'neir
scrintions and monthly dnas renderin , az, 90
| count Of their receipts, paving over Inc money
| to the assistant secretary at each stated meet
ing.
sec. - Ihe ADVISORY committee shall super
Use III unaa may pe presenteo
to ;,'I,ss Nf the atnonnt ~ oid II IL nrnSan. 20
bestow. All orders for money. clothing. proyi
sions or relief shall issue from this committee
and it shall be their duty to apportion the dona-
tons, with que consideration TO the amount OF
lief demanded. They shall attend to such
other business as Is not specially provided for.
an 1a an nbisc ~ ,S ne nept Sy
society when called for
This is the work which the relief society IA
trying to DO. Our advisory committee meets
each week to consider the cases which have
come up since their last meeting. Whenever a
case of restitution has been reported it has re.
ceived immediate attention. The society. in adj
diton to general relief work. main aips a home
for destitute children. We have had an average
of thirty-six children there the past year-ss
many as may be comfortably provided for Tho
-,ouf, " eypapsa of rhis q Il 60