The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-19
ANNUAL MEETING
OF FLORENCE MISSION
Officers for the Year Elected and In.
terestirs Reports Read.
WORK DONE DURING Tue YEAR
1t Proves That Their is n Field of
Usefulness for the Mission Which it
Is Occupying With Benefit. Mrs.
W. F. Eatchett of the Membership
Committee Makes n Plea for More
Earnest Effort.

At the annual meeting of the Florence
Crittenden mission Saturday afternoon
the following officers for the year were
chosen: Mrs. Frances b. Swan. presi-
dent; Mrs. r. N. Willard. first vice.
president; Mrs. w. s. Diehl second
vice-president; Mrs. c. s. Won Storch,
secretary; Mrs. A. III. Christy. assist
ant secretary; Mrs. w. Fl. Taylor,
treasurer; Miss Jennie Reynolds, as
sistant treasurer: new managers, Mrs.
A. ID. Stelle. Mrs.|J. l.. Crawford, Mrs
B. G. Beddoe, Mrs. ]. j. Williams. The
other members of the board of manaG-
ers are: Mrs. Thomas Dickson, Mrs W.
Il. Hackett. Mrs. w. II. Sadler, Mrs. G.
r.. Dean, Mrs. II. G. Brooks, Mrs T.. G..
Coursen. Miss Blanche Dolph, Miss An
ma X. Sanderson.
Advisory board-Mr. T.. G. Coursen,
Hon. r. N. Willard, Mr.. T.. b. Sturges,
Colonel H. Nj. Boies. DR.. G. Il. Dean.
Home committee-Mrs. w. S. Diehl.
Mrs. A. N. Christy. Mrs. f. G. COursen,
Mrs. |. II. Crawford.
Chairman membership, Mrs. Aria
Williams.
I.iterature-Mrs. A. d. Stelle
Jail work-Blanche Dolph.
Visiting and rescue-G. G. Sanborn,
J. q. McAsliie. VIM. Lord. Mrs. Rich
ard Horns, Mrs G.. G. Sanborn.
PRESIDENT SWANS ADDRESS.
Mrs. Frances B. Swan presided over
the meeting which opened with re-
ligious exercises conducted by Mrs. AL
ice Beaumont Sadler. Miss Dolph Of
fered prayer. Mrs. Swan gave an ad-
dress in which she briefly referred to
the noble work the mission Is and said
it's future appears very encouraging.
Mrs. Charles Won Storch read the min
utes of the last meeting and the treas
urer, Miss Jennie Reynolds, presented
her report showing that the finances
of the mission are in healthy state.
Among the gifts received was legacy
of 500 from the Fl. A. Hess estate. The
total receipts during the year were ST.
O549S; the expenditures We're S662.1O.
The sum of 81 ,4Ol25 is reserved as a
nucleus of the building fund; $76.OS are
held for running expenses. Miss
Blanche Dolph gave an exceedingly in
teresting report of the Jail work.
The report of the membership COM
mittee was made by Mrs. w. Y. Hack
1t Is as follOws:
about 10 tot al membership at present. 2oo;
distributed as follows: Associate mem
bers, about 40; sustaining members, ABOUT
80; life members.
NOUWlIhStdItulfe TIE dDONt SUI"
a gain Of thirty members. the membership
committee are far from satisfied and see
very little ground for congratulation.
PLEA FOR GREATER EFFORT.
Can it be that in our city of over 100000
people there are only 200 women whose
hearts so out In love and sympathy for
those their unfortunate wayward and
forsaken sisters for whom our blessed
Lord and Savior shed His precious blood
and for whose restoration from the ways
of sin to paths of virtue the Florence Mis-
sion is so earnestly working. We cannot
believe it. Before we pronounce 1uuS-
ment, let us ask ourselves whether we
have done all that we could and should
have done. We believe that if the hearts
of the 300 now enrolled as members OF the
Omission become thoroughly on fire in this
great and noble work, at least 1000 new
members can be secured during the COM
ing year.
Let us not be satisfied this coming year
with less than that. Let us work with
that number in view. but let us above all
pray for Gods blessing upon the work of
the mission, and to that end may He so
fill every member of the mission with His