The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-19

usual service when the sacrament of
Holy Communion was administered.
Rev Rogers Israel being absent at the
triennial convention in Washington,
the senior curate, Rev. y. ]. Haugh-
ton, was the celebrant.
At the parish rooms a large display
of garments made by the Ncedlework-
er's guild, was made Each member
contributes two garments during the
year and TIE contributions were all
supposed to he ready by this date.
Last night the reports of guilds were
heard ut st. Lukes church, Rev. L. j.
Haughton presiding. After the hriet
service Mr. :. II. stevens read num-
Der of reports
The Guild of st. Hilda reported hav-
ing clothed a child. enabling her to at
tend school and that during Lent 1t
made a quantity of clothing ana dis
tributed ii to the poor. it also dis
tributes a large amount of literature
among the charitable and corrective in
stitutions.
Miss Kcck was elected secretary:
Miss Sanction, treasurer; Miss Myrtice
Foote, librarian. The reports further
showed collections amounting to $54.i3
ard an expenditure of Sl91S. The
guild has fourteen members. The
Girls Friendly society reported: Col
lections, S1741; expenditures, $l2.39.
Miss Hester a. Wortbngton was chos-
en- branch secretary.
The Sunday school receipts were 1852;
expenditures, $495.49.
SECRETARY'S REPORT.
Mrs. T.. $. Moffat, secretary of the
Womans' guild. made an interesting
and pleasing report. The guild has
| 105 members. During the year ten
nave left the city, three died. Two
hundred and thirty-sevcn garments
We're distributed together with $147 in
cash one hundred and seven visits
were made upon sick and poor; forty
six dinners given at THANKSGIVING;
sixty dinners at Christmas, besides
many turkeys, chickens ana toys: one
| hundred and seN eNenty-siX visits to
| strangers were made; boxes were sent
| to the LaCkaWanna hospital and to a
! poor family in the West: much sewing
| has been done fer the Lackawanna
hospital and many bandages have been
| sent to the Moses Taylor.
! Mrs. Moffats dc scriptiOn of the kim
! dergarten was charming and a beauti-
| full memorial of the late William Il.
| Smith was perpetuated in connection
| with the Mt. Pleasant kindergarten. a
| tribute was also paiG to Mrs. B. II.
| Throop the late president of tn" guild:
! Mrs. |. +. EverhGrt and Mrs. John
Swift, the latter having died the night
! previous. The receipts We're $4,65S.3T
! for the year.
ST. Margarets guild was reported by
Miss Susan Dickinson. A scholarship
| had been undertaken for 4 girl in the
| South. Two boxes of clothing We're
sent to Sioux Falls ard assistance had
! been given TO the kindergartens and
/ other charities of the church. The
/ girls have visited the hospitals and the
sick and a choir has sung at the Lack
| awanna hospital. The membership is
twenty-nine. Receipts during the year
were S27426.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Samuel Hines save the treasurer's S
report of the Mems guild and spoke in
! earnest terms of the Summer home
and its beautiful charity. The receipts
were S62J.90; the expenditures, $607.
Goods to the amount of Sl59J5 had been
received from merchants. Fifty-two
people of the city had contributed
funds to the home. The cost of living
at the home was S42O.34, an average of
| $2.14 for each inmate. of whom there
| We're 1S9 during the summer The rat :
of expenses per day for each had been
| thirty-eight and sX-tenths cents.
Rev. n. B. Nash. the curate recently
, Secured,gave reports of the work at the
! East End and at Nicholson, both of
| which We're encouraging.
Rev. e. j. Haughton gave interest
ing reports of st. Marks mission at
Dpnmore, which has just celebrated its
tenth anniversary. From a Sunday
school of eight members it has grown
to one hundred and sixty three, and
from one or two families, TO the num-
ber of 1856. There We're $50 baptisms
and PIP combinations.
The industrial school had an attend
ance of siXty-eight. The value of the
church property is $4,000. The Wo-
mans guild reported %: disburse-
ments, S190.53.
The Mems guild receipts were S142. .O6:
disbursements, Sl1G23. \ report of the
South Side and Of the Brotherhood OF
st. Andrew was given.
At the conclusion of the service the
Women's guild met and organized foI
the year. Mrs. G. l.. Dickson was
made president; Mrs. c. 3 Rennan
vice president; Mrs. L. s. Moffat, sec.
retary; Mrs. James MCtt treasurer
The secretary was instructed to send
letters of coincidence to the family OF
Mrs Swift who had long been a mem
I nf tho rr,1ilG