The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-08
ITS A WORTHY MISSION
Laudable Effort of the Newly Or
ganized Associated Charities.
THE SECRETARYS REPORT
On Solid Foundation Financially-A
List of Persons Whose Donations
Have Been Received With
Profound Thanks.

The report of the secretary of the As
ISOLATED Charities. which was submit
ted to the general meeting of the as
| ISOLATION. held Thursday afternoon. Is
an interesting document 1t reviews
! the work of the association since its
| organization and shows that. starting
! in the latter part of October. without a
| cent of capital aside from the few dol
| lars realized from the payment OF mem
bership fees. a vast number of poor
| people have been substantially assisted
home for working girls has been es-
tablished and the association now finds
itself on sound financial basis with
nearly $1,000 in the treasury. The re-
port reads:
The Associated Charities was organ
lied Oct. %. 1897 at which meeting the
ofncers were elected and a committee
appointed To graft constitution and
bylaws At the following meeting.
oct. 2S. the form of constitution and
bylaws presented by the committee
was adopted. Ward committees were.
appointed and a plan for order of bust
ness laid out by which the association
might dispatch, with system and
promptness. the work for which they
had banded themselves together; their
OBJECT being to relieve those in want
and help the worthy poor to help them
selves. In all. l. meetings have been
held. and much good has been done
Sa1e homes nave been found for two
young girls. Ten women and eight men
have obtained regular employment.
With the assistance of the commission
efs, three deserving persons have been
sent to their homes. Since the organ
lZation more than 100 needy families
We're assisted. The people of Butte are
a generous people and on THANKSGIVING
contributed larp-ply n, ,,.;tl
by assisting and encouraging the ladies'
OF the association in their good work
OF Thanksgiving donations At Christ
mas time large number of dinners
We're supplied 10 poor families by in
tefested friends That a growing in
terests is being wakened by the noble
work of a handful of kind and sympa-
thetlc women is proved by the dona-
tons that have been received during the
past month and by the increase of mem
bership-there being at this time 120
names on the roll Some of the dona-
tons are by no means small and show
that the generous givers have faith in
the management Of the association"
Appended is the treasurerts report of
tHe nnahclai condition of the asSocia-
ton, showing that on Jan. l. 1898. there
was S'6l4O in the treasury. and that
since mat time the fund has grown
to $780, 30, all through the generosity of
the people of Butte The home. which
is being conducted by the association
is in a. f1ourishing condition. or rather
is expected to be in short time. AT
the meeting Thursday it was decided
10 change the name and call it the
Associated Charities Home" and make
it place where girls who are out Of
employment aud have no place To go
may he given home until work can
be found for them small charge to be
made II they are able to pay anything
ana none y they are not. Men will also
be taken in under the same conditions
II found 10 be actually in need and
worthy. 1t was announced that COM
munlcations had been received. verbal
and otherwise. from the families who
We're provided with Christmas dinners.
requesting that the ladies extend their |
thanks to the donors 4 vote of thanks !
was rendered to all who have in any |
way assisted the association Among |
the number who have made donations |
TO the association direct are the follow !
ing:
Dick p. Sutton and members of tho |
! theatrical profession. Mrs. Q. Hight, |
Mrs. John Noyes. Mrs George Day. |
Mrs. Henry Thomas. Mrs A H. Weth- !
ey. Mrs. l.. A. Sisley. Mrs. r. L. Bur I
dick, Mrs, Henry Jonas, Mrs. Dodge.
Mrs. Emerson. Mrs. John Gillie. Mrs
Atwater Mrs. 4. G. Holmes. Mrs Kir-
BY Mrs. Sampson, Mrs. NJ J. Connen. |
4'ii o. iNtiillidI'' hlS. 1NdlRlED. MIS-. W.
r. KENYON. Miss Brady. Mr.. Ryan.
santy Brownfied. Albiez & Yoder
John Foster. D. j. Hennessy. L. f.
Cook. w. a. Clark. Charles w. Clark,
J. Ross Clark. James a. Murray. r. p
.. Elks. Mrs. Hensley Mr. Snow. Miss
Dolman, Miss Mulholland. A. Friend,
Mrs Neidenhofen. Mrs Tuohy. stand
'rd Publishing company, Guy Y Piatt,
Butte Miner. Mrs. Luke Mrs Christie. /
Nrs. Davidson. Bee Hive company. Mrs
! n. Waller. II. L. Owen, H w Tur-
Ter, F. J. Brophy.
Those who have assisted the assocfa-
ion by contribution to the home and
o whom thanks are equally due are:
Carpet company.
oritchard Harrison Carpet company,
'ase, Gravelle & Erwin company. Chi
ago store. q. X. Lewis Mountain View
'hurch. Mrs. a. Geiger. Butte Coal
ompany ID. ]. Hennessy Mercantile
company. McRae & Soverson. DIR. HUE
'ock, Davis Paint company. A. c.
White, 7. j. Courtenay. Mrs John
<oyes. J. w. GillRan. X q II. grocery.
drs. NJ. j. Cornell. Miss Sullivan. Fred
1olbrook, Miners Cash grocery. Mrs
'larence Newton Mrs. Charles w
lark, Carder Bros. Mrs. j. IL Heslett
lrs Tom LaNelle. Lee Foster. Ross
lark Tho