The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-05-24
MOTHERS AID SOCIETY
ANNUAL MEETING HELD YESTER-
DAY AFTERNOON.
Officers Elected for .0O0-Interesting
Reports ny Secretary and TreasUrer--
Balance I'm Treasury of over $4,000.

| reports ny secretary ana Ireasuror-
Balance in Treasury of Over $4,000.
The annual meeting of the Mothers
| Aid society was held yesterday after
| noon at the home of Mrs. j. b. Sar'
gent, No. 81 Elm street. 1t was de
voted almost wholly to the transaction
of business and the election of officers
for the ensuing year. Those elected are
the following:
| Presdent-Mrs. j. B. Sargent.
| Vice presidents-Mrs. George p. NORTH
and Mrs. Morris f. Tyler.
Board of managers-Mi Winches-
ter, Mrs George P. Lines, Mrs. Henry
f. English, Miss e. F. Wilcoxson, Miss
l.. e, Towner, Mrs. Lynde Harrison
Miss Hesse Mitchell, Mrs. S. D. Bowers
Mrs H. A. Warner, Mrs. John M. Hall
Mrs Walter Nichols, Mrs. Henry Par
melee, Mrs. w. c. Wurtenberg, Miss j
R. Terry, Mrs. Frank l.. Bigelow, Mrs
John Wurts, Mrs. Frederick j. Kings
bury, ir, Miss Susette Robertson, Miss
Frances Hall, Miss Mary M. Whitney,
Miss Theodora Van Name Miss Ger
trude Harrison, Mrs. Edward M Clark,
Mrs. Herr and Miss Mabel Louise Brad
ley
Treasurer-Miss l.. A. Reed.
Secretary-Mrs. William Phelps.
Corresponding secretary-Mrs. George
l.. Dckerman.
Physician-Dr. ]. H. Townsend.
Auditor--L. H. Hall.
Finance committee-E. Hayes Trow-
bridge, Ezekiel G. Stoddard, Charles S.
DeForest and j. Brewster Fitch.
Matron, Leila Nursery-Miss Bush.
Matron, Hope Nursery-NIiss j. Bel
ton.
The report Of the treasurer, Miss l..
C. Reed, showed a balance of $2,337.3S,
in hand The total receipts of the year
were s2,21337, Of which S1,096.50 is the
amount of the annual subscriptions.
The expenditures of the year were Vs.
01529
The report of the retiring president,
Mrs George p. North, was very inter-
esting. 1t follows: a.
In reviewing the work Of the Mothers
Aid society 70 rthe past year, it seems
most fitting that brief sketch of Hope
Nursery should be given, as this is the
first year our committee has carried the
burden of this extra nursery without
the assistance of a large contribution
Hope Nursery, the generous gift of Mrs
o. f. winchester, was for several years
maintained to a great extent by a large
contribution given by her annually for
this special purpose. During the past
year no large contributions have been
forthcoming, and we have with the
greatest difficulty maintained both
nurseries, being constantly faced with
the necessity of closing the Hope. Our
managers have made during the past
eight months a great effort through
private solicitations to raise enough
money to continue this work. The ie-
sponsesare by no means adequate to our
needs. Yearly expenses are met by an
nual subscriptions, cash donations, and
the proceeds of occasional entertain
ments We cannot maintain two nur-
series without more substantial foun-
daton in annual income. Depending so
largely on the constant effort of person.
al solicitation is an anxious means to
support The increase in the attendance
at Hope nursery bears testimony to the
success of the undertaking, and ought
to be an earnest appeal for support. The
National Federation of Day Nurseries
met this year in New York, we We're
by Mrs. Nichols, who on her
return gave an interesting account of
the meetings, We learn that many of
the nurseries do not receive children
until they are eighteen months old,
while we receive them at the age of
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