The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-30
4 PROSPEROUS SOCIETY.
Report OF II Ladies' FUND s~ocisxy
or IL park ReformeJ.

AT the celebration of the Thirty-third
anniversary of the Ladies' Fund Society
Lof the Park Reformed Church last night
| Miss Elizabeth Van Kleek, the president,
in welcoming the audience, announced
| that the annual report Of the society
| would be read at Mondays meeting Of the
| organization. The report is as follows:
Once more the wheel of time has whirled
in rapid succession the twelve months Of
| the year, and finds us at another mile
stone, at which we pause to. glance back
ward over the work accomplished during
the past year.
In April, '97, the Fund Society and Read
ing Circle gave a Supper at Our Old
Homestead" This entertainment finished
the second course of readings and was
a financial and artistic success.
At the October meeting a new plan
of work was mapped out by our Presi-
lent. Five committees were appointed
with eight members in each, n each
committee was expected to provide an en-
tertainment during the month for which
they were appointed. This plan has
proved a success and each committee has
lone excellent work.
In October a box sale was held at
the church, and the November committee
gave an enjoyable .kaffee-klatsche'' at the
home Of one of its members.
In December an extra committee was
appointed, to take charge Of the Fund
Society table at the church fair.
The January committee held an void
Folks Concert" which added materially
to our treasury, and In February the COM
mittee for that month gave a New Eng
land Supper"
The entertainment fer March was post
poned until April on account of extra ser
vices held In the church. consequently the
April committee have put of their en-
tertainmeut until early in the coming fall.
During the year money has been appro-
priated for Easter and Christmas decor
ations for new shades and for mating
on hall and stairs and for new dishes in
the kitchen closet. The society lacks ia
cilities for giving supper, and entertain-
ments in the Sunday school rooms, and it
Is earnestly anticipated that the near fu-
ture will remedy these defects n that
The money can be spared to give a kitchen
committee necessary conveniences.
The Committee on Entertainment for
the past year have raised $685. so.
Collections and dues paid IN by members
amount to s135.7 II. which, with balance Of
$lS3. SO, amounts to S6S8.90
The society has paid directly to the
church and for works and benevolence in
connection with the church s52o.S7. leaving
balance in the treasury at this date $780, 3.
We are now looking forward to raising
a definite sum for needed repairs and re-
newals in the church furnishings. At a
recent meeting it was decided to set aside
500 for a sinking fund, to which will be
added from time to time as opportunity
occurs other sums of money, until we
nave a sufficient amount for the work
contemplated. ITO give n vet to give
has been our motto, blu we have received
the blessings tina ever comes to the door
keepers of the house of the Lord.
The officers of the society are:-Presi-
dent and Treasurer, Miss Elizabeth Van
Kleek; Vice President, Mrs. Thomas
Ward; Secretary, Mrs. Henry s.. Kane