The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-11-03

academical students of Yale college, and
between twenty and thirty members of
Yale Divinity school are assisting in
the mission work in various ways. One
hundred and ninety-one children depos-
tied $S17.2S in the savings bank during
the year, the smallest account being
! two cents and the largest $14,37. The
average amount deposited was S15,Il
| per week.
There have been two companies of
| the Boys brigade and one company of
the Girls brigade connected with the
mission work during the year, and dur
| ing the winter monthly entertainments
We're successfully given, with free ad-
mission and lunch to those whose drill
cards for the month so entitled them.
Mention was made of the efficient
work of David p Candee, the janitor
of the City Mission hall, during the past
year and previously, and a vote of
thanks was passed for his faithful ser
vice.
The closing business of the meeting
was to hear the reports of the special
committees appointed at the prelimi-
nary meeting of the association held
last Week. Inc nu1llldtuS committee,
through A. f. Rowland, chairman, re-
ported for officers for the new mission
airy year. as president, Rev. William
w. Leete, D. D.. pastor of Dwight Place
church, and for vice president Rev.
George H. Ferris, pastor Of Calvary
Baptist church, 1t being the custom of
the association to elect each year a new
president and vice president from
among the pastors of the city. For sec
rotary w. j. Weld and for treasurer
Pierce N. Welch We're nominated, both
of whom are now filing these offices,
AS directors for three years the retir-
ing directors We're nominated to con-
tinue on the board, viz, Messrs. WEIGH,
Sanford, Hartshorn Peck and Downs.
By unanimous vote of the association
those nominated We're elected to fill the
offices mentioned
Through Rev. Mr.. Mossman, chair
man, the committee on public meeting
reported that Rev. Mr.. Ferris had in
vited the association to hold its public
meeting this year with the Calvary
Baptist church, on Friday evening No
vember 16, and on recommendation of
the committee it was voted to do 50.
Since the last annual meeting there
has occurred the death of Mrs. Sarah
S. Woolsey, widow of eX-President
Woolsey, and at their next meeting af-
terward the board Of directors voted |
THAT suitable memorial of Mrs. |
Woolsey's services and gifts in behalf
Of the City mission work of New Haven |
be prepared and entered upon the per-
manent records of the association and |
that copy of the same be transmitted |
to her daughter, Miss Edith Woolsey"
The secretary, w. j. Weld, and the gem
aral superintendent, Rev. w. d. Moss
man, We're appointed to prepare such a
The memorial notice, which follows,
was presented at the meeting yesterday
and it was by vote directed that 1t now
De published:
Having heard with great regret of
he decease of Mrs. Sarah S. Woolsey,
he directors of the New Haven City
Missionary association desire to place
lpon record their apprecia ton of her
great interest in the work of the asso-
,iation as manifested both in word and
n deed. AS former member of the
department she has helped to
ring strength out of weakness, while
he has also year by year, until the close
f life, aided by generous gifts both
rom herself and from others whom she |
as influenced to do likewise. We shall I
yer gladly remember that the life of !
his Missionary association includes a c
art Of her life.' II