Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-02-03

average number Of children cared for
there was thirty. The ofphauaSe was
In prosperous condition. although
the building now In use was not
adequate to meet the increasing DE-
mands OF the orphansge.
The superintendent OF the REFORM
school was not able 10 attend, anu Mrs.
Paddock read some extracts from MS
last annual report.
"rne charities Of the W. c. t. u"
wa. the Bul ject OF very interesting
paper read by Mrs. Caroline II. Rad.
Poverty, the LADY thought was the
chief cause OF crime, aud was the
cause, Indirectly, Of much insanity.
The great effort OF the w. q. +. U. was
TO relieve poverty snd ms ire inde'
pendence. The work OF the organiza.
tion had been confinsi to this city,
Ogden and Provo, where restaurants
had been established. Besides this,
much had been uone among the
criminals In the iails and prisons. The
women wearing the whits ribDon had
put themselves In touch with these
Outcasts aud hal accom- lished much.
Mrs. Mary Grant Majors said the
Rescue mission was established only
about a month agl. Already about
200 men had received aid Of some sort
from the mission. a FREQ reeding room
had been provided,and gospel meetings
were held every evening. This charity
would embrace home for fallen aud
destitute women, lodgings and res
taurant for men. IL would distribute
clothing and relieve all cases OF dis.
tress brought 10 Its notice which were
worthy u aid. g..
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with an address on the educatitp.nnd
car. OF the blind and feeble.minded.
The speaker thought that school for
the education Of tue blind should be
established In connection with this
deaf mute institute. A bill providing
for this was Introduces at the last scs-
zion OF the legislature, but was de.
feated. ThD number OF these slght-
lees children was increasing In Utah,
aud he hoped that something would
soon he done for them. Ono way 10
deal with both questions would be TO
consolidate schools for the benefit OF
the unfortunate young.
Bishop Leonard told OF tho charita.
BILE WORK done by this Episcopal church
since its establishment here Ia 1867.
Many thousands OF dollars had been
extended IN assisting the worthy poor.
81. Mary's hospital was established Ia
1872, aud that Institution grow gradu-
ally until II had assume Its present
proportions. Within about eight
weeks the new hospital building near
the Warm Springs would os occupied,
and then he hoped tbs usefulness OF
the institution would be- Increased.
MISS Baker, OF the Congregational
church, briefly outlined the work OF
the charitable society OF that church.
TERRITORIAL ORGANIZATION.
This ended tho reports, and Prot.
Metcalf spoke OF tho necessity Of
territorial ORGANIZATION to systematic
charitable work ami TO secure needed
legislation.
Bishop Leonard heartily endorsed
the suggestion aud moved that con-
mittee cobsistiug Of one representative
from each OF the fifteen societies rep.
resented In the con ereh ce, be appoint.
Ell to consider the matter aud report
later on. The motion was carried anu
the president named Prof. Metcalf, ID.
w. stafford, DR.. Pike, Bishop Leonard,
Rev. Adams, Mrs. Mary Grant Major,
Mrs. q. III. Read, MIS-. l.. Hyams, H.,
NJ. Allison, Mrs. j. III. Ferry, Mrs. T..
Il. Wells, Mrs. DIR. Pratt, Miss Emma
Mccormick, Miss Anna Baker, Mrs.
Arthur Brown, Mrs. q. Paddock.
The conference adjourned to meet IN
81. Marks school house next Thur.
day evening al 1870 O'Clock, 10 hear the
report Of the committee.