The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-02
GARMENTS FOR THE POOR.
GOOD WORK OF THE SAVANNAH
NEEDLEWORK GUILD.

The Ladies Collected L ,432 New Gar
ments For Distribution Through
the Different Charitable Societies.
officers Elected For the Ensuing
Yenr-What the Guild Is and the
work 1t DOes-The Ladies' Expect
TO Accomplish Much in the Coming
Year.
The Savannah Branch of the Needlework
Guild of America held its annual meeting
yesterday morning in St.Johu's Parish hall.
There was. an excellent attendance of the
members and presidents of the nineteen
sections which Savannah has mustered,
and all brought with them the garments
collected for this years distribution among
the poor.
There was total of 1,432 garments col
l,cted this year, or just 200 less than We're
turned in last year Ten or twelve of
the sections turned in their full required
quota of garments, which is 10 for each
section. These /, 432 garments were divid-
"a among about twenty-one charitable So
cictles of the city, just as was done last
year for distribution among those of the
poor whom each society looks after. The
distribution will be made the latter part
Of this week and the first of next The
garments come in very handy for the re-
cfpients at this time of the year when win
ter q approaching, and many of them are
looking about for something with which to
keep warm.
With one exception the same officers
were elected for the ensuing year. The
officers elected are as follows Honorary
president, Mrs. Max Wolff; president, Mrs
David Wells; secretary, Mrs. G. L Tag
CART, and treasurer, Miss F. Prendergast.
Miss M. Reid, who has been secretary for
two years, resigned that position, and ner
resignation was accepted with much re-
nctance and much regret The position
is one that requires considerable attention
and Miss Reid did not feel that she would
be able to do 1T justice another year
There are nineteen sections of the guild In
savannah. Each section is comprised of
a president and secretary and nine other
members, each of whom is required to Sc
cure hVe persons, at least who are will
ing to give two new garments each year
This makes a total of ITO garments which
each section must collect. If each section
III Savannah fulfilled all the requirements
there would be collected here each year
209O garments for distribution
The Needlework Guild of America was
organized in Philadelphia in 1885, since
which time branches have sprung up
all over the country and the work is con-
tinually spreading. Each branch contrib
utes a small amount annually to the pa
rent organization, which looks after and
furnishes all the literature and Slips with
regard to the work. Regular reports
of the work from all parts of the United
States are published. In 1896 there were
a fl1a hT.ara -,
try 2SS,63O garments which was an in
crease of SO, us over the number collected
the year previous. The larger percentage
OF the garments was for women and girls
The meeting of the Savannah ladies was
an enthusiastic one, and they are all
agreed that they will put forth their best
energies during the coming year and
make still larger showing. The charity
is an interesting one and one to which
there is almost always ready response