Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-14
WORK OF RELIEF.
Annual Meeting Of the Ladies
Industrial Society.
OFFICERS FOB THE YEAR SELECTED

Winter season-The Canvass for Funds,
and Other Information Relating to a
Noble and Successful Undertaking.
The Rock Island Ladies' Industrial
Relief society held its annual meeting
Saturday afternoon at o'clock at the
rooms of the society in No. school
building. The adoption of the re-
port of the nominating committee
resulted in the election of the follow
ing officers:
Omcers Elected.
President-Mrs. Charles X. Mixter.
Vice Presidents-Mrs. w. b. Fer
guson, Mrs. W. H. Whistler, Mrs. NJ.
l.. Morris. .-
Secretary-Miss Nellie Stevens.
Assistant Secretary-Mrs. j. P.
Hubbell.
Trcasurer-Mrs. Morris Rosenfield.
Ward Managers.
First Ward-Miss Emma kahlke;
assistants. Mrs. W. H. Marshall, Mrs.
Charles Rochow.
Second Ward-Mrs. j. S. Gilmore;
assistant, Mrs. c. r. Chamberlin.
Third Ward-Mrs. Mary Wads-
worth; assistants, Miss Haas, Miss
Connolly.
Fourth Ward-Mrs. David Motifs
ker; assistant, Mrs. w. Il. Mcintyre.
Fifth Ward-Miss Carrie Gregg;
assistant, Mrs. S. j. Keator.
Sixth Ward-M Miss Clara Lyman;
assistant, Miss Carrie MiXter.
Seventh Ward-Mrs. G. w. Foss;
assistants, Mrs. l.. S. McCabe. Miss
Stevens, Mrs. Murphy.
Wardrobe and Relief Committee
Mrs. c. j. Dart and Mrs. James
George.
Sewing school.
The officers for the sewing school
elected are:
Directress-Mrs. II. G. Cleaveland.
Assistant-Mrs. w. L. Magill.
Cutter-Mrs. McFarlane.A
Assistants-Mrs. James Carl, Mrs.
o. A. Barnhart.
The nominating committee, COM
posed of Mesdames j. +. Robinson,
c. A. Rose and w. ii. Marshall, was
reappointed.
Coming Seasons Work.
The society discussed and out
lined the coming seasons work, it
being decided to open the sewing
school in the No. / school building
next Saturday afternoon at 9 O'Clock.
One hundred pupils can thus be ac-
commodated, and it was determined
to receive girls between the ages of
9 and II years. This branch of tho
society's noble work has proven one
of the most successful and practical,
and it is trusted will. continue so.
1t is the method of perfecting girls
for after usefulness in homes of
poor or moderate circumstances
| which in the number who have been
benefited is the institutions highest
reward.
Funds aud Clothing Necessary.
The society this morning began it's
canvass for funds necessary to carry
on it's winters work. Last year
$l,400 was expended among the
needy and destitute Of the city, and
the demand was SO great with so
many places to expend money where
it was needed to do good that this
year the society finds itself with an
entirely depleted treasury. Cloth
ing. too. is greatly needed, and those
having apparel for women and chill
dren will place it where it will find
it's way to where it is most needed by
sending it to the society's rooms in the
southeast corner of the No. build
ing. The societv's committees in
the different wards are as follows:
| First Ward-Mrs. Charles Rochow.
| Second Ward-Mrs. II. ID. Folsom,
Miss Belle Folsom.
Third Ward-Mrs. j. NJ. Montgom-
cry, Mrs. f. ID. Terry.
Fourth Ward-Mrs. l.. Simon, Mrs.
Eli Mosenfelder, Mrs. A. Moscnfel-
der.
Fifth Ward-Mrs. G. f.. Babcock,
Miss Mary Dart.
Sixth Ward-Mrs. J. p. Hubbell,
Miss Bessie George.
Seventh Ward-Mrs. L. S. McCabe,