The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-10
THEIR NOBLE WORKS.
The Fruit and Flower Mis-
sion Ladies.
ANNUAL REHABILITATION.
The Sunshine and Flowers Dispensed
in a Year.
GREAT PROSPERITY OF THE SOCIETY.
officers Chosen for Another Campaign
in Banishing Gloom From the
Homes Of the Needy.
GREAT PROSPERITY OF THE SOCIETY.

That earnest little society of earnest
workers knows as the Fruit and Flower
Mission held It's ann ual meeting at 400 Post
street yesterday afternoon. and INDUCED
in a pleasant recapitulation of the good
work accomplished during the past year.
Before the actual session began, the
young ladies, all of whom are indefatiga BILE
and cheerful workers, were entertaining
each other by recalling incidents and
scenes that had passed by in the twelve
months that have gone.
Many could point with pride to their
work, and tell pretty little stories of the
light and happiness they had been able to
take into households of the poor and
needy; how their bright and sweet
smelling flowers have impaired cheer
in the room of the sick and suffering by
their inspiring odors and brilliant hues,
and how the hungry had been relieved of
their pangs and those who were almost
naked furnished with warm raiment
There were but a few present who began
with the inception of the mission, which
was fourteen years ago. Yet those few
were rife in experience, as their tender
offices had brought them in contact with
all kinds and conditions of people who
encouraging look.
Many of the beginners in the work of
this noble society have passed into new
fields OF usefulness. Many have married
and are engrossed with attention to fam
lily affairs, while others have gone to their
final reward.
Miss Nj. W. Shainwald assumed the
chair of the president and called the
meeting to order. She took occasion to
congratulate her cowOrkers on what HAD
been accomplished that was 10 the range
and scope of the design of the society.
Although the sef-assumed duties of the
members were at times arduous and occa
siOnally distasteful the unfail ngly good re-
suit attained was sufficient moral and
material reimbursement
Miss Jacobson, the secretary, ran trip
piugly over the history of the society and
In chronological order iterated the events
which had given It success and increased
its field of usefulness since fourteen
years ago. She said that although the
year just past had been me of hard times,
strikes and panics 1t had been the banner
year Of the society, being unprecedented.
The fields had been entered and
grand results attained. To the
needework guild she acknowledged In be.
half of her COMPANIONS the gift of 101
garments. which had been distributed with
marked impartiality among the deserving
poor of the city.
/ Thanks were accorded to Mr.. Fried
lander. manager of the California Theater.
for his kindness and generosity in tender
ing them benefit which yielded a sum OF
money that enabled them to do much
more good than they could have done
otherwise.
On Thanksgiving day the secretary's
report showed that nearly two hundred
dinners were served, and on Christmas
many needy ones were remembered, and
he little ones OF the poor did not wake 10
the morning to find an empty stocking.
The florists OF the city had been very
kind in sending in beautiful baskets of
flowers, which were distributed through
the kindness Of Wells, Fargo & Co., free
of charge
The society has not only dealt in fruits
and flowers. but papers and magazines.
Nearly $4,000 tracts and books were dis
tributed last year among the different