The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-02
THEIR ANNUAL MEETING.
LADIES' HEBREW REyEyOIExr
SOCIETY ELECTS OFFICERS.
A Brief Resume Of the work Done
During the Past Year-The Plan
II To Help Those who Are WILL
Ing to Help Themselves.

Over score OF the members O. the
L-@Gses' Hebrew Benevolent Society me,
n q. A K haI yesterday afternoon for
TIE purpose ~ holding the annual election
OK officers and receiving ire rspo-, of the
e1ic-snl secretary OF the society, Mrs.
Cooper. Incidentally The ladies' furnished
themselves Win = lunch which they pro-
cesded 10 pay the society for That Is one
OF the socie,ys own ways OF raising funds
Ars- A. Levy. president Of the society.
assisted % Mrs. NJ NJ Friedrich, vice PRS
Gent, presided over the meeting. The ar,
order OF business was the reading OF me
annual report Of the secretary and Mrs
cooper pEesenIed the following resume OF
the years work.
To the officers and members OF the
ladies' Hebrew Benevolent Society:
for The seventh the have the honor
10 present TO you the annual report OF the
secretary and ! am glad 10 record an
other year OF excellent work In the ever
productive field OF charity Our society.
winch vas organized IN .sse. had q MEM
bersalp OF the starr OF tnl-ty-evea- The
woTA brought recruits and AZ the end Of
the first year We Numbered eighty three
b. removals OF members from tire city
and .oss by death our membership had
close OF our year. showed but htty-one
Hem oers. During the past year We gain
ed fifteen menbers and lest four, ieav-
ing oiE membership today ssx.y-;wo
ed from n1emoarshp dues s-,s. and have
expended 3@ess3 leaving a balance Of iess
than SIC and when We pay the hospital
bills now due. we vii he N debt.
But outside Of the mere matter OF dues
this society has ottcally pad since it's
orsan-za lion ever $3.50 IN cash 70 aid the
poor and this has been exclusive Of the
money. food clothing and other help
rendered by Individual members Of the So
ciely and for which the society as an
Organized body does not feel Ike taking
credit. The poog have been led TO apply
10 members OF this society and have been
helped. The funds raised by exh.o. toms.
etc. given by the society at various times
have been expended as applied 10 certain
hospital for the care OF the sick and
crippled. who had no money Of their own.
The widows and orphans have been
cared for as have been the sick, and the
teries. But the help extended by this
society has had one am IN view. that II
encouraging those aided by US 10 help
themselves, and In this regard we have
the right time and only for little time.
has taken many from the charitable lists.
they earning their own living. Realizing
that IT. Is woman's privilege. as Vel as her
duty to minister 70 the sick and help the
needy, | feel that | voice the sentiment
OF this society when | say we start la the
new year with greater faith. greater hopes
and greater courage than ever"
The reading CT the report Was received
with applause and the next order OF bus
ness was the annual election OF officers
which resulted as follows: President, Mrs.
A Levy ere-elected,; vice president, AIRS.
" NJ friedrich (re-electec), treasurer.
Mrs Ida Davis (re-..eciedl; secretary,
Mrs /. Cooper (re-elscted): trustees. Mrs.
3 selg Mrs l. ]. Lewis, Mrs. J. J.
Cole faIi re-electedl Mrs ". bernstein.
Mrs \. Philips: advisory hoard. Mrs. T..
Goodman. Mrs. 5 Davis. Mrs. c. Frieni.
Mrs NJ GoiIsteIn al re-eiec1cGf. Mrs. A.
Fortlouis. Mrs z. BorieS.
Then followed the lunch All the ladies
haa sent donations OF cake, sandwiches.
cofYee. etc. and the lunch MAS served a,
40 /, should be called "conee IN o'ue
trot ,erms I'M: whatever called the light
repast was much enjoyed. and the society
adjourned for the month.