Morning journal and courier., 1892-02-12
ANNUAL MEETING.

Association or organized Charities. The Association of Organized Charities
 held it's annual meeting in it's building or
 Orange street yesterday afternoon. The | reports of Treasurer Sheldon and Agent
 Preston was the principal business trans, | acted. The reports show that the number of families or persons receiving aid during
 the year was 3,433, 2,461 of whom were | nonresident. Lack of work heads the list
 of causes of distress with 1891, intemper.
 ance following with 973; sickness or disa.
 bility, 360; old age, 109. Work was fur
 nished as a means of relief for POST; 37a
 were aided or referred to source of relief; 72 aided to enter almshouse. Lodgings
 provided for men, 2,851; for women and
 thildren, 268; total, 3,119. Meals provided
 for men. 2,6S8; for women and children, 245; total, 2,873. Cost of the same was l $6O7.5O Of this amount there was expend-
 ed from the general fund in charity to sick | or disabled persons or children the sum of $6095. The balance of expenditure, s546 55, was worked out in woodward, | laundry and house (about 90 per cent). Four hundred and thirty-five and one | half cords of wood was cut and sold (20,- l 923 barrels), and an average of forty fam | fly washings done weekly. The pay roll of | this employment account shows that $2, 643 Fl has been paid to the employees, most of whom would otherwise have been recip- ients of charity. The account shows a loss of $147.54 for the year.
 The penny provident fund shows bal ance at bank February 1, of $168.S6. The report of the treasurer, Charles A. Shel- ton, was then read showing 8 balance in both debtor and creditors accounts of $11 ,085.55. The organization is in a very prosperous condition and is doing a great and commendable work.
 At the corporation meeting vote of thanks was rendered to Henry c. Wbite | and Eli Whitney. jr., for their indefatiga- ble work as members of the building com mittee and also to Charles A. Sheldon who yesterday, in consequence of i'll health and the pressure of business, felt himself obliged to decline reelection. It was also voted to hold public meeting at some future time, at which addresses will be made by gentlemen we'll vsrsed in The agent, clerk and matron were re- appointed at the same salary as last year. It was also voted to have on tho board of directors representative from the Ger man societies of the city.
 The following officers were elected: Max Adler, Charles L. Baldwin, Starr H. Bar mum, Mrs. Thomas c. Bennett, Lester Brad ner, William B. Downes, Hiram Camp, Mrs. c. T. Candee, Mrs. s. H. Chapman, Hon. L. P. Deming, Prof. s. L. Penfield, Colonel s. J. Fox, w. L. Kingsley, Rev E. s. Lines, Mrs. E. P. Low, Professor D. R. Miles, Burton Mansfield, General S. E. Mer- win, Rev. Stewart Means, John Ruff, Theo D. Sheldon, Henry B. Sargent, Miss Fran ces Wake, Amos P. Wilder, Professor F. Wayland, Mrs. B. c. Lake, Professor J. 0. Schwab, Rev. B. H. Birdsall, Superintend- ent T. Smith. MT. Timothy Cowles, Frank H. Sperry, Captain J. H. Garrity, Miss L. E. Prudden, Rev. w. L. Phillips.
 Representing the New Haven Aid socie- ty, the United Workers, the New Haven orphan asylum, the Young Women's Christian association, the Leila Day nurse ry, the Home for the Friendless, the Ger man society, the Hebrew Benevolent so- ciety, the New Haven hospital, the dispen- sary, the police department, the city courts, the churches and the community at large.
 At the meeting of the board of directors immediately after the corporation meeting the following officers were elected:
 President-Francis Wayland.
 Vice president-William E. Downes.
 Secretary-Dr. W. G. Daggett.
 Treasurer-Theodor Fl. Sheldon.
 Agent-S. o. Preston.
 Finance committee-Max Adler, A. B. Hill, H. B. Sargent.
 Committee in charge-Henry c. White, Rev. E. 8. Lines, William E. Downes, W. G. Daggett, s. o. Preston.