The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-23
THE UNITED WORKERS,
annual Meeting Held Monday Morning
 and Reports on the Work.

 of Scripture by the president, followed by repeating the Lords prayer The minutes of the last annual meeting were then read, The president read short address, referring to the fact that the society had entered upon it's second quarter century of work, and men, tioning the great need of money and workers to carry it on, The society still owes two thousand dollars for it's share of the mortgage on the building, and the president appeals for gifts to extinguish this debt.
 Acknowledgements were made to the city papers for their kindness in print ing notices free of charge. to MT. Pres- ton and other officials of the Organized Charities, to MT. Bright for his repeat ed loans of china to the NeedleWork Guild, and to all who have aided the society in any way.
 The resignations of Mrs. Lines, chair man of the relief committee, and ot Mrs. Beach, chairman of the Boys club, were greatly regretted, as both ladies have been untiring in their eff forts and their services will be sadly missed.
 Mrs Lines, chairman of the relief committee, reported over one hundred applicants for aid ten nationalities be- ing represented. Among these assisted are found the infirm, the aged and widows with little children. It was gratifying to find that number of per- sons, who the previous year had needed assistance, were during the past year able to care for their families. Valua- be assistance was given to poor women by enabling them to purchase half ton of coal at time, paying for 1t in weekly instalments, where they had formerly bought by the bushel at far greater cost.
 The free bed at the hospital has been occupied most of the year, and is of in- estimable value. Mrs. Lines men, toned a number of interesting cases where families had been relieved. The cost in money of the work of this com- mittee was very small, help being given in other ways. Three hundred gar ments were received from the Needle work Guild and donations of garments from friends.
 Mrs. F. B. Tillou, chairman of the
 
 lows:
 The bureau opened the first Monday in December. Work was given during the winter to forty-nine different wo- men. The number of articles made was 706 garments, 35 pair of sheets 67 pair pilliw-sips. Value of garments sold during the year was $227 5S. A number of useful garments were also given to esrecially needy cases
 After reading the reports the follow ing officers were elected for the year:
 President, Mrs. r. B. Dexter; vice. presidents, Miss Scranton, Miss Grif- fing, Mrs. B. c. Lake, Mrs. A. E. Rowland, Mrs. Thomas Hooker; treas urer, Mrs. E. Perrin; recording secre- tary, Mrs. James Kingsley Blake; cor responding secretaries, Miss NJ. J. Daggett, Mrs. w. w. Rodman; chair man relief committee Mrs. Edwin Countrynan; chairman employment bureau, Mrs. F. B. Tillou; chairman Boys club, vacant
 The report of the Boys club commit tee read by Mrs. Beach, was Gs t,l- lows:
 The club has had an unusually pres porous year, large numbers haze at tended and there is marked improve ment in the cleanliness, general ap- pearance and conduct of the boys.
 A new system was started similar to that in use in other boys clubs in largec cities. Every boy must pay five cents per month for the use of the club and gymnasium. This entities them to ticket which has to be shown before entering the room; tickets are num- bered and registered by the superinten- 1,1 h iro tn of every boy.
 This money is used to buy new games and books for the club. Every month a committee is chosen by vote to buy, the superintendent or his assistant always accompanying them. This arouses interest, and we find the boys are far more careful of the things when they feel they pay for them. Instead of throwing things about, all join in taking care and pride in the vel being of the club, and all belong to it.
 We feared at first that paying would keep many out, but it has proved other wise; those that really want the hene- fit come just the same; the attendance varies from month to month from one hundred to three hundred; sometimes in the middle of the winter evenings even little higher.
 The carpenter class, meeting three times week. has been the most suc- cessful of all; it's total enrolment was eighty; total attendance, 1,277; average attendance per night, seventeen.
 During the year two hundred and four pieces of work were finished, sev- en steamer tables, four chairs, two bu- reaus and two tool chests being the larger and more elaborate pieces. An exhibition was held at the end of the season. It was bad night, the attend- ance being very small, for which we were sorry as the work was well worth seeing; the boys were much disappoint- ed that more people did not appear Eighteen pieces were sold, amounting to S15 80; of this half was paid to the workers. Three prizes were awarded, two for walnut work to Willie Ackerly and John Slattery; one for best attend ance to Samuel Ackerly. The winner of the first prize was present every night during the year.
 A great deal of court work has been done, especially during the summer, when an epidemic of lead-pipe stealing from closed houses landed number of