The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-11-05

with a large membership rather than
to stand in the attitude Of beggars all
the while before the community.
A membership of 500 women at $1-00
work, together with the contributions
so kindly given by members and
friends.
By changing our plan we a find
work for a large number Of our mem
bers who, 1 feel sure, will give a little
OF their spare time to help this worthy
enterprise along. AS matters stand
now, we a members from the Syn
agogue, the First Presbyterian, Grace
Methodist n Lutheran churches
these being the work OF the commit
tees. There are a few from St Johns,
a very few from st. Andrews and st.
James, not more than two from the
Catholic n about three from the
Bautist and ST. Paul's churches.
These facts show the need of another
method. My idea now Is to have a
meeting of the whole society nce a
quarter or n c a month. There Is no
need of monthly meetings of the board
Of managers II there should occur
anything of moment between times, a
meeting could easily be called. In the
meantime, an executive committee
composed of the officers will be suffi-
cient for general purposes. Let a GER
tain district, however, small, be given
to ach member, and let her be respon-
sible for collecting both the fees and
contributions that are promised, and
the work thus systemiZed will certainly
succeed. There is no charitable gan
ization in the city that owns such val
liable property as ours. 1t is worth at
the lowest calculation $1,000.
Shall we not show our pride in this
institution by giving a little Of our
TIM to help support it? That is all
that is required-a little time-rfor peO-
pie will, and do, respond to the appeal.
I do not find it disagreeable work, that
of securing mem oers. I have been re-
fused but once this summer, and that
in the kindest manner I find people,
as a rule, are glad to know something
of the way in which we manage to sup
port Ire Home, becides the little they
see in the daily papers,, and many times
I have been told by persons they had
never been called upon before, and
a known nothing Ct the work until
1 told them, and so without hesita-
ton I received names that might have
been lost to US but for the personal
solicitation.
We are under great obligations to
The Messenger, Star and Dispatch for
SO kindly giving US h space each
month for our notices, and to The
Messenger and Dispatch fer the gift
of the paper. The daily reading Of the
pdpcIS IS oil tIlldlllIS SOuICc Ol pIcdS-
ure to the ladies in the Home
I cannot close my report without
mentioning specially the young men
who helped SO considerably with our
expenses this m l refer to the
two games of base ball played at Hill
ton for our benefit. 1t was a touch
ing tribute from youth to age and one
that was thoroughly appreciated, and
will not soon be forgotten.
With the earnest hope that the mem
bership will feel in the future that per-
sonal service and interest is as much
needed as the payment of dues, and
that they will be willing to aid in the
support of the Home, and will visit il
oftener. I close this, my annual re-
port.
MRS. ROGER MOORE,
President.
TREASURER'S REPORT.
Mrs. Roger Moore, PRESIDENT:
Dear Madam: The following is my