The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-01
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A vsry Successful Years work-Interest-
 ing Report Presented by Miss Bishop. the
 secretsry-The Same Managers and Ofn-
 cors Reelected.
 The fourteenth annual meeting of the Young women's Christian association was held at Dwight place church lecture room yesterday afternoon. The meet ing opened with reading of the Scrip lures and prayer by Rev. E. M. Poteat. After the reading of the minutes of the last meeting by Miss Zelle Bishop, tho recording secretary, the report of the secretary was read by her.
 Extracts from the report follow:
 "The fourteenth annual report of the New Haven Young women's Christian association, notwithstanding the fnan- clal depression of the past year, re cords period of prosperity which has far exceeded the largest hopes Of those who have had the welfare of the home at heart. One hundred and thirty six young women have been in the home from October 1, 1898, to October 1, 1894, for time varying from one week to one year. The average number per month has been thirty-two as against twenty-eight the preceding year. Three thousand seven hundred and seventy-one meals have been served to transients. Four hundred and thirty-eight were supplied with lodg- ings. Of the 138 regular boarders, 124 were Protestants and twelve Catholics.
 "The industrial classes for the year were as follows: Dressmaking, 8; class in practical nursing, 15; conversational class for the study of current events, 22; embroidery, 23; physical culture, 76. The work accomplished in the various classes has been of a high order. The instruction given in the class for tendants upon the sick and aged, though they do not claim to be train ed nurses Their winters work closed with an examination conducted by one of our leading physicians, Dr. DeFor- est, who was much pleased with the result and was ready to endorse their work.
 "The class in charge of Miss Crom- well, in which Current Events were considered and discussed, was one of the most interesting. Glasses for the coming year are now being formed in dress-fitting, plain sewing, embroidery, practical nursing, physical culture, el- ocution and singing. There are at present one hundred associate mem- bers, beside those resident in the home, who are sharing the privileges of classes, reading room and library. We wish to extend our sincere thanks and contradictions to those who have so kindly served as instructors, and to whose faithful cooperation the prog ress and finished work are due. We wish especially to mention. here the kindness of Mrs. Dr. Peckham, who devoted much valued time to the iec- lures on practical nursing, which have been of great worth to the women at- tending them. Miss Lindsley has reg ularly taken charge of large class of young women in embroidery. While the lessons were in progress an inter- esting and instructive book was read, thus adding to the profit and pleasure of the evening.
 lover 100 volumes have been added to the library, most of them coming from the estate of Miss Davenport. The em- ployment bureau, though receiving numberless calls, has not itself been able to secure as many situations for those seeking work since the establish ment of the household auxiliary. Some inauirers have been referred to the Associated Charities and others to the auxiliary. .....
 "The meetings In charge of the de- yotional committee have been well at- tended. Among those who addressed these meetings were Rev. and Mrs. Hubbard, formerly of China; also Rev. Drs. Brown and McLane, Rev. Edward Hume, Miss Remington, Mrs. Candee and Messrs Owens, Macrea, Pope, Kasanjian, Grant and Davies. During 8 part of the year special topics for each meeting were given to the young women. The Bible class was very sat- fsfactorfly conducted by Messrs. Grant and Thayer. We are gratifled to learn that MT. Grant has consented to take charge of the class for the coming year. The committee wish to express their appreciation of the untiring ef- forts of Mrs. Talcott to secure leaders for the meetings, and also to thank Miss Wilcox and the young women of the home for their aid in music. We can but wish that the number might be greatly increased, both of managers and visitors, who should enjoy with us these helpful home gatherings.
 'The monthly entertainments fur nished as usual through the commit tee by various friends were exception < arly good, the proceeds of one of them enabling us to give several without charge. The season closed early in May with q class reception. We feel that we cannot fully express our thanks to the friends whose efforts have made these occasions among the most delightful in the social life of the home.
 'we have just cause to be proud of the exchange for women's work, and so- hcit the attention of all to the state- ment of the year as prepared by the chairman of the exchange committee, Miss Lima M. Phipps, as follows:
 ''The record of the past years work is more than satisfactory to those inter- ested. It was naturally feared that in