The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-04
Ladies' Relief Society Holds Its
Annual Nesting.
SECRETARY MAKES A REPORT.
Public More Generous Than Hercto-
fore-Bau Postponed on Account
of Aid Given Nolunteers-Happy
Holidays for Inmates of Home
That Institution Well Managed
and In FIourishing Condition.


ducts the Orphans home. Fourth avenue
north and Harrison street. has had a
prosperous year. The sixteenth annual
meeting was held yesterday, when reports
were made on the condition of the insti-
tuition and officers were elected for the
ensuing year. The new officers are tile
following: President, Mrs. John Collins;
vice president, Mrs. Wickware; secretary,
Mrs S. Aronson; financial secretary, Mrs.
Fred Stimson; treasurer. Mrs Harbaugh;
new members of the advisory board, Mrs.
Burnside, Mrs. Gregory and Mrs. Denny.
Following is the full text Of the report
OF Mrs Aronson, the secretary:
Upon our membership list we have en-
rolled the names of eighty nine members.
During the year just ended seven names
have been added to our roll and two nave
been Withdrawn from IT. Ten regular
meetings have been held during the year,
with an average attendance Of fifteen, the
meetings of July and August having been
omitted by general wish. voiced by the
president, as many of the members were
out of town during those months.
THE maintenance of the home has been
the object and aim for which we all have
striven. and the result of our efforts has
certainly been most gratifying. As a
home In the truest sense of the word the
poor orphans, often taken from scenes OF
degradation and surroundings of squalor.
do certainly regard II. 1t is not alone so
looked upon by the inmates, but by all
those who visit the home, who view with
pride and pleasure the cleanly appearance
and happy faces of the little children and
the spotless floors, walls and cupboards,
the large, airy playrooms, the comfortable,
well-aired dormtories and the general air
OF cleanliness and wholesomeness that
pervades the entire place. Even the out
side of the home has not been neglected,
as the pleasant yard, new fences and what
is of greater value, the improved sewer
system, testify.
Attend Public Schools.
uNaarIv all tho cbfIdreu attaDd the pttb-
lie schools, the exceptions being the few
who are too young to do so. The general
health of the children has been very good
during the past year, with the exception of
d few Insignificant childish ailments. In
this connection the society desires TO ten
der its sincere thanks to the physicians
who so kindly donated their services to the
home during the year, to DR.. Sharpless,
who left some months ago for the East
and to DR.. Mccullough, who succeeded
him.
The society has become quite interested
in the Crittenden home, and TO show its
appreciation of the good work done by
this home has furnished a room therein,
to be known as the Ladies' Relief Society
room The management has been most
pleased by the interest of our society
which interest is but tie that binds more
strongly those women interested in the
work of the elevation of those unfortunate
ones. be they women or children, who are
physically or morally unable to help them
selves
Contrary to what has been custom with
us for several years, no charity ball was
given this year. In view OF the fact that
the ball was to have been given near
Thanksgiving, when the public was asked
to respond to our appeal for donations to
the home, and more particularly that our
citizens. as well as our ladies', had been
taxed considerably for the assistance
given to the volunteers, 1t was considered
wise TO abandon the idea OF the ball for
the present year.
"A most generous and substantial re-
Spouse was given by the kind-hearted pub
lie 20 our annual Thanksgiving appeal
Whether the public felt itself better able
to give than formerly. or whatever the
cause might have been. the result showed
that all had gone more deeply into their
pockets than usual, and our Thanksgiving
offerings were most gratifying, and pro-
Nided a splendid dinner for that day ana
materials for many more atterward.
The orphans were not forgotten at
Christmas time. ana the tide OF good
things that flowed into the home, and the
many pretty and useful Sits that helped
TO decorate the Christmas tree. gave the
children feast for both palate and eye.
Now Has Thirty Inmates.
THE matron Mrs. Bowers, is to be con-
graduated upon her management and dis
eipline Of the home. and our society is
certainly to be congratulated in having Sc
cured her services. she has for the chill
dren the discipline Of a teacher. tempered
with the affection OF mother.
There are now thirty children at the
home, and there have been as many as
thirty-three there at one time quite re-
Gently This condition Is most satisfac-
tory TO our ladies' as it means the refor-
nation ana improving OF the physical and
moral condition Of just that many chill
dreu.
1T would be a source Of great pleasure
to have more " our ladies visit the home
not only those connected with the society,
but any and every one interested Ina such
work as this The principle that is the
foundation of our work Is certainly a
noble one and one that is bound to Ae
crowned with success. but at The same
time encouragement is % great hcnent to-
MS all. and We are al pleased 90 know that
cur good works are apprs Dlattd and per
soDsiiy encouraged by others.
Besides this. personal visit TO the
homo would undoubtedly mean q nrw
member ta our society. This should 30
one more reason Ter inducing our friends
GO visit the home and thereby become It's
friend as wen as ours.
We take this means Of acknowledging
pubhCly the many kindnesscs. courtesies
aud gifts Given 70 our society Ia behalf OF
the home curing The pasl year. and hank
most sincerely all those who have con-
trihutgd Io .ts support and hope for a con-
tuued and increased interest moral as
WeN as financial. 90 the wears 60 come"