Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-04

Charity entertainment March H.. 1886
Donations $3.50. ZOO
Membership dues 10000. ~. 50. 1850
$3lO.60|
Paid Mrs. Whitehead
Eight months at s22.50.. $4,000
Two months at SIS. ........ 5000
Two months at s. .....5.... 1000
Balance April 3. 1900. ...3.. 9O.60--$ II. 80
Mrs. r. NJ. Sutton then reported the
Southwest Mission Sunday school az
having a school every Sabbath during
the year. with an average attendance
of thirty five Forty-one meetings have
been conducted by different ministers
of the city and others Interested. Sup
plies have been donated by the Baptist
and Friends churches, also from the
Clemens people. Twelve song books
have been given. The Christian En-
5deayor Society of the Congregational
church gave the school a most enjoya-
BILE cutting at the Soldiers Home grove
Childrell's day and Thanksgiving were
remembered with appropriate services.
Professor Arnold assisted in a fine song
service in September. The first Christ
mas tree was enjoyed immensely by the
children and friends last year. Coal
was donated by Mr.. Gregory. Twenty
four copies of In His Steps and three
testamcnts We're given by friend.
Balance on hand last April s5.9S; dos
mated. s2.2S: expended, s5.775; leaving a
balance in thestreasury of s2.51
Mrs. Whiteheads annual report as
given below shows many hours of
thought and activity In preparing work
and planning for the many patrons:
Annual Report of the Organized
Charities for the Year beginning April
4, 1S99-To the President and Excu-
| tive Committee OF the Organized Chari-
tiles of Marshalltown: Your agent sub
Emits the following report of work done
during the year ending April 4. 1900:
During the year we have given aid to
sixty-three families. numbering 615
people. Nineteen OF these families have
regular accounts oll# our books, and de-
pend upon the society for clothing,
shoes and many other useful and nee
3essary things, always looking over our
stock before going uptown to spend
thef. money, getting what they car.
from US and paying in work, thereby
making their money go farther. The
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sionaI callers from among the deserv-
ing and not very Door, who call upon US
10 tide over some time of trouble or
sickness. and who quickly regain their
independence when the cause Is re-
moved. All have received aid of some
kind, either clothing, food or work. and
failing any of these. or with them. all
have received kindness. sympathy and
advice.
To supply this need We have received
IN donations seventeen and one half
bushels of potatoes. three bushels of
mixed vegetables, four and one-half
bushels of apples, twenty four squashes
and pumpkins, ten quarts of beans
Itwenty-seven heads of cabbage, thirty
seven cans Of fruit, thirty-eight cans Of
vegetables. thirtyone loaves of bread,
twenty glasses of jelly, twenty pounds
Of oatmeal and other breakfast food. one
sack Of corn meal, one sack CT graham
-four, one sack of whole wheat -four, one
half sack Of flour, one chicken, sever
dozen cookies, three bushels of crac kers.
twelve and one-hnlf pounds of coffee.
four pounds Of tea, eight pounds of
sugar, eighteen baskets OF cooked food.
two pounds of dried fruit, seven pack
Lagos of food for the SICK 40 pieces OF
l3clothing. including hats, caps, hoods and
those, 257 pairs of shoes. forty-sx pieces
of household goods, fifteen pieces of bed
ding. sixty rolls or wallpaper, ninety
eight dishes, ninety seven and one half
yards of new goods, one large box Of
lsoap and I've. forty spools Of thread, a
large box of matches and great many
very useful things which can not be
weighed nor measured and would take
too much space to enumerate. such as
boxes Of buttons, combs. brushes, odd
balls OF yarn, dress trimmings, hat trim
innings, pocketbooks hand bags. etc.
There have been given for work, 1 ,047
pieces of clothing. including hats caps
and hose, l16 pairs Of shoes. fifty-six
Ipieces of household goods, twenty-five
pieces Of bedding, l04 dishes. thirty-five
portions OF soap. fifty rolls OF wallpaper,
eighteen boxes o. lye, nine packages of
matches, twenty baskets of potatoes,
three pounds of coffee and three states.
i Twenty yards of carpet. nine COM
forts. twenty-eight pairs OF shoes, 100
garments and one mattress have been
sold for tritiing sums of cash.
I There have been given without price
OF work or money, sixty-two baskets OF
provisions. including delicacies to the
lsick and aged, LOG pieces Of clothing and
4 fifteen pairs of shoes.
Thtrty-six people have been assisted
4 to delicacies, clothing and things needed
In sickness. We have been OF some help
In two funerals.
During Christmas week each member
LOT each family of which we had know
ledge received some present OF toy OF
book or picture. which had been donated
by the benevolent and stored up by your
lagent for that purpose.
In connection with The work NE have
4 an employment bureau. We make M
charge to either party. During the yea
thirty-eight have applied fsr work and
lthirty.one for hell.