The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-28
THE ABERCR0MBIE GUILD
Mrs. Alex, Mclean, Score
tary Of Christ Hospital
Ladies Society
Reports.
ACTIVE AND ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
Board of Home Missions Re
ports to the Presbyterian
Assembly 3 Among
~,
ACTIVE AND ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
the Churches.

The Ladies' Guild of Christ Hospital
was organized in 1876. 1t was legally in
corporated in 1855 under the name Of the
Abercrombie Guild. Its active member
ship for 1896 includes these ladies:-Mes-
danes J. Anderson, A. 4. Appleton. e.
H.. Barse, r. Bonlton, G. f. Bound, e..
L. Bradley, Carrie cauter. James Dali,
e. H. Dougherty, Robert Elliott, John FL
lice, Peter Fulton. NJ. A. Cause, Y, A.
Grote. James Hooker, James G. Masking,
II. ingram, A. c. Johnson, NJ S. Kings
land, r. j. Letcher, G. II. Mattison, g.
W. McCaslin, c. Ii Peacoeke, f. Peete,
NJ. j. Robertson. c.. J.. Roe, A Fl. Piddick.
S. Stanford, r. B. Stumble, T. H. Smith.
S. K. Stone, A. E. Tllorne, M. Fl. Throop,
S. r. Tilden, ii. E. Trip. w. r. White
more, Misses C. Barry. Carrie Cauter, E..
drummer, J. McMichael and Addie
Thomas.
The associate members are:-Mesdames
A. Alexander, Barkalew, G. S. Bennitt,
Fl. l.. Booraem, A. c. Brooks, w. r
Brush. G. w. Cauter, F. Chamberlin, NJ.
e. Chamberin, A.. Creveling, w. H. DAILY,
j. NJ. Erskine, A. @. Garretson, ]. Gar
rick, A. A. Hardenbergh, Benjamin II
lingworth, Fl. c. Jones, II. II. Kinball,
H. E. Niese, D.. f. Norris. G. aPttison,
j. D. Probst, Roberts. A. H.. Simons, NJ.
3. Stevens, J. NJ. Vidal, ]. ]. Voorhees,.
d. F. Warren, E.. c. Webb, G. Wilson,
Miss c. ". w. Battin and Miss Brice.
The honorary members are:-Mrs. NJ
Abercrombie Miller, Miss Berret and Miss
Elinor Bretten.
The officers are:-Mrs. j. Hull Brown
ing, President; Mrs. w. r. Jenvey. First
Vice President; Mrs. o. j. Weidner, Sec
ond Vice President; Mrs. Alexander Nc
Lean. Secretary; Miss NJ. c. Barry,
Treasurer, II Miss Anna A. Trip, As
sistant Treasurer.
The secretary's report of 1897 follows:-
The guild hold monthly meetings at
the hospital, on the first Thursday of tine
month, from October to Jun inclusive.
The guild is auxiliary to Christ Hospital
Council Its objects are the securing of
money and supplies for the current ex-
penses of the hospital, and the safe IN
vestment of funds donated and bequeath-
ed for the endowment of beds.
The gull has two Standing Committees.
The Chapel Committee takes charge of
st. Mary's Chapel, provides for the regu-
lar SERVICES, difu dfSO 1of tAS SpcClai sNi-
vices at Christmas and Easter.
The Burial Committee has in its care
the guild burial lots in Hoboken Cemetery
and the fund subscribed for the Christian
burial OF friendless patients who die in
the hospital.
At the annual meeting in November the
entire board of officers was reelected
The guild lost one member by death
during the year. Mrs. Rebecca Welsh.
Of Grace Church, Jersey City; a faithful
and interested worker. died June II, 1897.
We gladly report the continued interest
Of the public shown IN the response to our
hungry bag appeal at Thanksgiving tim
and gifts from the Needlework Guilds.
The increasing demands of Christ SHospi-
ta1 are constantly under consideration
by this Guild. Therefore, we are doably
grateful when the high tide of goodwill
to men at Thanksgiving and Christmas
time lifts us over the bar into sailing
depth.
1t has been said, "If every man did his
duty in giving according to ability, there
would be abundant provision for all
Christian and philanthropic work. But
not one man in a hundred is doing his
duty; hence those who appreciate the
necessities of Christian work must fill the
breach" 4
There are many who do not lift a finger
to tighten our burden, yet who call to
us cheerily, s.You are doing weli-you will
pull Throughout always dor Good
| friends, does it ever occur to you that we
are doing your shares too2 Let no man
take thy crown.
TO all who have aided us by word or
deed or prayer, the thanks of the Aber-
crombie Guild are heartily accorded.