The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-08
ANNUAL MEETING.
General Board of Baldwinville Cottages
Elects ohacers and Transacts Business

Elects Officers and Transacts Business.
Mrs. w. S. Clark, the president, pre-
sided at the annual meeting Of the
woman's board of the Baldwinville
Hospital Cottages for Children, which
was held at Trinity Church yesterday.
The session was opened shortly after
II O'Clock with devotional exercises, at
ter which the records of the last meet
ing were read and approved. The res
ignations of Mrs F. s. Taylor and
Mrs. ]. B. Sergeant were accepted and
the following new members were ad-
mitted: Mrs. Andrew F. Howarth OF
Oxford, Mrs. S. Jennie Hallock, Mrs.
Carrie S. Morgan, Mrs. J. F. Brigham,
Mrs. Joseph Perry and Miss Flora d. D.
Clark.
The annual statement Of the treas
urer, Mrs. Edward L. Greene Of Gin
ton, was presented and approved,
among the items being:
School fund, for the last quarter, in
GLIDING balance on hand at the begin
ming Of the quarter: Receipts, S535.9S;
expenses, $3.50, leaving e balance on
hand Of $45S4S.
Yearly statement Of receipts. $4224.S4i
expenses, $4072.05, leaving a balance on
hand of $152.79. This Is for general ex-
penses.
balance on hand at the beginning OF
the year: Receipts, SS9s98; expenses
$445.50, leaving on hand S453.4S.
Cash on hand of the permanent fund
$7SO9.40; building fund, balance Of
$924.S4.
General fund for the last quarter
including balance on hand at the be-
ginning of the quarter, showed the re-
ceipts to be $1059.S0; expenses. s906.51,
showing balance of $l5279.
The following list Of officers was
elected: President, Mrs. Emma 5.
Clark, Worcester; LIST vice president
Mrs. Martha A. Culley, Fitchburg; "a
vice president, Mrs. Moselle 0. DISCO,
Leicester; clerk, Mrs. Emma L. Dicken-
son, Baldwinville; corresponding secre-
tary; Mrs. Annie M. L. Clark, Lancas-
ter; treasurer, Mrs. Edith P. Greene.
Clinton; auditors, Mrs. Maria H. Par
ker, Worcester, and Mrs. Frances P.
Doggett, Clinton; directors, Mrs. M. S.
Culley, FltchbuFg; Mrs. Moselle O. Bis
co, Leicester; Mrs. Elizabeth c. Low
ering, Boston; Mrs. M. Abbie Lewis,
Westminster; Mrs. Helen r. Greenwood,
Gardner; Mrs. Henrietta w. Dexter,
Springfield Mrs. Margaret 0. Wood,
Boston; Mrs. Hattie S. Kendall Wor-
cester; Mrs Hattie Richardson, Leom>
mister; Mrs Helen Fowler, Worcester;
members at large of the advisory
board, Mrs. Laura A. Haywood, Gard
ner; Mrs. Sarah =. Thompson, Prince
ton; Mrs. Henrietta w. Dexter, Spring
field Mrs. w. S. Clark, Worcester.
Mrs. Elizabeth c. Lowering of Boston,
formerly Of Worcester, and q former
president, spoke few words concern
ing the work. During the noon inter
mission a luncheon was served in the
vestry by the ladies Of the auxiliary.
In the afternoon DR. Everett
Flood, superintendent Of the
home, spoke OF the progress and
growth of the institution, first as a
home for deformed children, and later
for epileptics At the present time
there are 1875 patients. Last year about
70 came, and there were is cures and
As improved. OF the present number of
Inmates, 80 were epileptics. There were
hundreds of children in New England
who never had the care they should
because there were no places to receive
them. III we had the room for them, "
ne said in conclusion, I'VE could not
take them, as it costs 5000 per annum
to keep each child. If there is anything
thatiis needed at the hospital it is freS
beds. A bed is worth $500 a year, or
$1,000 for life"
DR.. George w. King, the new pastor,
of Trinity church, emphasized the need
Of more charity on the part of the Pro-
testant churches, and spoke Of the kind
treatment accorded patients at st.
Vfncent's hospital. IF we in a Pro-
tegtant country cannot compete with
the Catholic church we will and ought
to lose the day" said he. The meeting
came to an end with favorable report
from Mrs. w. S. Clark on the financial
condition Of the Hospital Friend, Of
which she is the editor