The morning news., 1899-02-12
INTERESTED IN THE MEETING.
Auxiliary of the Post Society Graft
fed at It's Success,

ht0 at ANs succeAhs
On this date last year the annual meet
ing Of the Port Society was held. The
president Of the society, has been out Of
the city several days and it could not be
learned yesterday just when It is proposed
to hold the meeting this year. II is ex-
pected, however. that it will be early next
month. The vice president of the society
SAID ne had heard nothing az yet of the
meeting. There is no set date for 1t,
though heretofore it has been held in Jan
uary or February.
There are number Of ladies in the city
VINO are particularly interested In the
coming meeting. They feel a curiosity to
know just what sort of a showing will be
made in the reports that VIII be submit
ted by the officers. II Is believed that last
summer was the most successful the So
ciety mas ever known, and IL is thought
money enough was cleared to materially
decrease the indebtedness. This is now
SAID TO amount TO about $S,000 and the
ladies' who form the auxiliary to the So
ciety trust to see this liquidated within
short while
For many years ladies of Savannah have
been interested in the Port Society, and
nave done great deal to aid ii. 1t was
IN the summer of 1876, while the yellow
N~'NA NeAo Ad6AABs lHdI d HuIuDEE OF lnG
young ladies' of the city were banded to-
gether as the Port Sewing Society, and
they rendered valuable assistance for sew
eral years. Through marriages, deaths
ana removals from the city the member
ship in this society fell away, until finally
it was given up
But some ten or twelve years ago some
OF the ladies, who, as girls, had belonged
10 the Sewing Society, decided to or
game once more for the aid of the sailors
and the society that is made up of gentle
men of the city. This organization was
erected. Its president said yesterday that
she believes the present organization will
prove lasting, as pan was adopted that
mas met with favor among all the
churches of the city. and the work has, to
great extent, become that of the
churches. This is to the extent of the
church boards naming ladies from among
their membership who are 10 comprise the
auxiliary, as the ladies are now known
Twelve of the churches of the city are
represented in the auxiliary. The larger
of these churches have three ladies each
representing them, while the smaller ones
nave two. These representatives of each
church, besides engaging in ali the gen.
eral work, the auxiliary undertakes for
the benefit of the Port Society, have as
signed to them month Of year during
Wnlch, on every Saturday night, they are
to entertain the sailors in port al the
Bethel. the handsome new building of the
society. Teas are given on these occa-
sions, and the ladies usually have pro-
grammes of music or other exercises to
add to the pleasures of the evenings.
Just now there are not very many sail
ors cared for at the society's homea This
is the season during which the society has
to rely upon its membership dues of $5
a year for its support During the sum-
mer months, when The sailors are not al
lowed by tie port regulations to sleep
aboard their ships. the home is crowded
with lodgers, who, for much less than they
could secure as good accommodations any
where else, are provided with neat and
clean beds. Last summer during two or
three months there were as many as 230
sailors at the home nightly, and il is from
the receipts ct that time that the good
reports of the officers are expected to fol-
low.
The ladies' of the auxiliary are always
engaged in their good works for the So
ciety They are ready now TO receive any
reading matter that might be found in
strucuve or interesting by the sailors who
visit the home. The president says If
these books, magazines or papers are left
at tire Bethel the wife of the chaplain WI
be glad to take charge of them. They are
always ready too TO receive any old GER
These are kept on hand, when possible
for the use of sailors who may have been
shipwrecked and brought to this port.