The record-union., 1896-10-14
IT is BLESSED TO GIVE.
The NeedleYOrk Guild and Its Efforts for
the Poor.
An open Meeting of the Sacramento
Branch to be Held To-
Morrow.

So0ASS oA the sacramento bTdHCu Ol IHe
Needlework Guild of America will meet
at fythian Hall, and they extend a
general invitation to all charitably in
c1ned ladies to meet with them to as
sist In the good work.
In May, 1895, the Sacramento Branch
was organized, and through the efforts
OF Mrs. 0. c. Booth, the promoter, as
sisted by several other ladies noted for
their charity, it proved a success. Near
Iy 1900 garments were made and
turned over to the charitable institu-
lions throughout the city by the Sacra-
mento Guild for distribution to the poor
and needy, irrespective Of present or
former conditions.
Mrs. Booth yesterday said to Rec
ord-Union" reporter, that she was anx-
ious to have the guild and it's good
work continue, but that owing to the
prevailing hard times the ladies had
found it impossible to contribute so ex-
tensively as they had done last year.
The Section Presidents, and there were
nineteen of them in the city, found
much need of further extending the or
der so as to meet the calls sure to be
made. It was, she said, a notable fact
that few demands for garments have
been made the present year by parties
who had received aid from the guild
during the year 1895, and she attrib-
utes the cause to the fact that all gar
ments issued by the guild were new
The officers of the Sacramento Branch
of the Guild, elected at the time of or
ganization, were: Honorary President,
Mrs. Frank Miller; President Mrs. O.
G. Booth: Secretary, Mrs. H. G. Smith,
Treasurer. Mrs. H. Weinstock, and the
same officers We're reelected at the
5Iay meeting.
The guild was organized in Philadel-
phia, April, 1885, and is modelled after
@ society in England, founded by Lady
Wolverton. 1t is non-sectarian.
The Needlework Guild of America is
composed Of many organizations called
branches Branches may be formed
anywhere and control the distribution
Of their own garments.
Cities having a population of 25000
md over must be organized in sections.
Anyone can organize a section.
a section consists Of a President
Eecretary, at least three directors, and
their members, and must return annu-
ally not less than 40 garments When
ten sections are formed they shall be
organized into a City Branch by the
election of an Honorary President,
President, Secretary and Treasurer for
the entire branch. There shall be no
Nice-Presidents, as the Section Presi-
Gents stand in that relation.
The President of the Branch is a
member Of the Central Bureau
The object of the guild is to furnish
new, plain. suitable garments to meet
the great need of our hospitals. homes
nd n%1 oh
and children may become members.
The rules governing the guild are as
follows:
All members must contribute annu-
ally two or more new articles Of useful
clothing.
Any member obtaining contributions
from ten or more persons COR the EQUIV
elent, twenty-five garments) becomes a
director; not less Is required of each
officer
When a section is formed the Score
tary will report to the Secretary Of the
Sacramento Branch, giving names and
addresses Of officers and directors. She
will then receive leaflets and a number
according to the date of enrolment
All the garments of each section are
10 be sent to a central place in Sacra-
mento and distributed according to the
votes Of its officers and Section Presi-
dents at the time Of the annual meet
ing, the second week in November.
The Secretary of the branch shall
keep a record Of the garments collected
md where distributed. and shall re-
port the same to the General Secretary
before January 18th.
The, Section Presidents form the Com
nittee for Management and Distribu-
fion.
Each officer and director is requested
to secure one or more annual donations
in money-no amount specified this
sum to be divided between the branch
and the Central Bureau for general ex-
penses and guild extension. There are
no fees, fines or dues required from
members, directors or officers.
The duties Of a Section President are
to secure a Secretary, at least three di-
rectors and ten members, and to re-
ceive the work from her directors: to
sort the articles, tying those of a kind
together, and forward them in one
package on the day and to the place
sppointed for the distribution. This
package must contain the Secretary s
garment list. 1t is also her duty to
remind each officer and director of the
annual
donations in money-no amount speci-
fed, and to forward to the Treasurer
of the branch the money donation of
her section.
The duties Of a Section Secretary are
10 secure at least ten members; to keen
the names and addresses of officers and
directors Of her, section; to notify di-
rectors when to send garments to the
President of the section, and furnish
each with directors garment list; TO
assist her President in sorting and
counting garments; to credit each di-
rector with the number and kind of
her garments. and to fill out correctly
two Secretary's garment lists, which
will be sent her, one TO be inclosed in
the section package when sent to the
annual meeting. the other to be kept
for reference.
The duties of director are to secure
ct least ten memb bers; TO sort the arti-
cles and forward them in one package
TO her President at the time appointed,
with her garment list inclosed, care
fully filled out; to see that buttons and
strings are on all articles requiring
them, and that Sill pairs of socks, nit
tens, etc, are firmly fastened together,