The herald., 1893-05-07
LADIES AID SOCIETY.
The Report OF the president and Ele'
tion of Officers,

The Report of the President and Elec-
tion of officers.
At the annual meeting of the Catholic
Ladies' Aid society, President Mrs. Vic
tor Ponet made her report as follows:
According to the report of the treas
urer the total amount received from
May 1, 1892, to April 80, 1898, has been
$2,097 .95; the balance in the treasury
from last year was $22l.85; the disburse-
ments were 80, ,256.S5, leaving a balance
in the treas ury of s62.95. The number
of families relieved was 612; articles of
clothing given to poor families were
1850. The amount in the treasury 10
very small, but our appeals in the paat
have always been answered. We will
trust to Divine Providence for the future
and to the charity and generosity of our
friends and the public aid in our work
for the poor.
Our labors for the past year have been
a success. The demands on the
society were more numerous than
heretofore. am glad to say
our funds meet every emergency,
though often nearly exhausted. Our
greatest sorrow ia when we meet cases
OF extreme want where, the home is
empty of everything but the poor occu-
pants, no furniture, straw for bed, O
sick mother and ragged, hungry children,
and with but little funds in our hands
to help them. If those to whom heaven
has given so much would follow the ex-
ample of her who has ever been most
generous friend to our society, Mrs. o.
| w. Childs, who, when our treasury was
empty, sent us q generous check, which
enabled us to helm casAs af @raat and
Another bright example of charity
was Miss Anne Fitzpatrick, who, when
diving. left a noble gift for the poor.
NAV we not hope that others will follow
this good example and give us generous
help. =.
We earnestly ask the ladies OF the diff
ferent parishes who have not Joined our
society to do so this year. Our favored
climate attracts the poor from other
localities in the hope of regaining
health. Should we not do all we can to
help them. 4,
We have placed many abandoned and
orphan children in homes where their
faith and morals will be cared for. Some
aged and destitute old ladies have been
placed in comfortable homes; for others
we have found situations. Others we
have returned to their friends. Gould
we only impress upon our ladies what a
charity it is to visit and encourage our
sick poor at the county hospital. True,
thew are well cared for by DR.. Hagan,
his aids and nurses, but still visits from
outside friends are grateful and consol-
ing to the weary and forlorn placed as
they are among strangers. In the name
of our society hereby tender most CRATE
full thanks, first to our good bishop, not
only for his ever active Kindness, but
also for liberal donations, to the rever-
end clergy for their frequent and elo-
ouent appeals in our behalf to help toe
poor, to the board of supervisors we re-
turn grateful thanks, not only Tor their
kind and polite reception OF US, but also
for prompt and charitable response to
our frequent applications for aid.
To the gentlemen OF the press for KIND
public encouragement, to the phvalclsns
who aid the poor and sick by gratuitoue
calls and prescriptions, to the ofilcers OF
the Santa Fe railroad, the steamship
company, and to all our trlends, pene
factors and helpers for their sympathy
and friendly assistance, our grateful
thanks; to the ladies OF the visiting
committee who have done so much, &C
MANY acts OF silent charity in their Wis
itatious to the poor. Holy angels have
numbered every step, every act, yes
even every breath spent in the gooe
: cause, and all have been registered bl
them: and He who refused not the wild
. ow's mite will not fail to reward Yot
abundantly. -,
An election OF officers resulted as fol
a lows. President. Mre. John keneaIy
+ first vice-president, Mrs. d. F. Donegan
second vice-president, Mrs. DR.. Reed
! third vice.president, Mrs. Joseph Mes
mer treasurer, Mrs. George Kerckhotf
4 secretary, Mrs. MI. O. Holmes.