The Portland daily press., 1900-10-11

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Council which is, as the constitution
states, to advance greater unity OF
thought, sympathy and purpose among
the women OF the city. This was exsm-
plined at our last regular meeting when
a report from the Temporary Home was
asked for. We listened to the story Of
a poor, ignorant girl, whose environment
had been bad from her earliest years.
more sinned against than SHINING. How
after receiving her into the Home the
chances for good seemed so slight that
the manager Wsll-nigh lost courage, but
we heard how wise and patient care,
continued day after day, at length met
with full reward and she left the home
that had sheltered her a changed being.
Subsequent years OF right and honorable
living have proved the reality OF the
reformation.
Et was no new study to those interested
iIh.he management OF the Temporary
Home, but the widespread influence for
good exerted by this institution came
home with new force to the others pres
ent The practical result gained on
the spot new subscriptions to the
annual list.
We represent here many and divers In
terests and at first thought there seems
a wide divergence between the aim Of the
BosWorth Relief Corps and the Equal
Suffrage club, the Young Women Chris
tian Association and the Diet Mission,
but they all have this in common-they
are organizations Of women. and have
for their parpose the relief of some exist
ing need.
The meetings Of the Council bring
together each month representatives Of
the sixteen societies which have become
auxiliaries. Here is an opportunity
for conference on any matter of common
interest, and herein lies the usefulness
Of our organization.
This report was accepted.
The audited report of Mrs. S. B. Kel-
sey, treasurer, was read and accepted.
Mrs. Henry L. Taylor explained the
work of tho Diet Mission which is
furnishing delicacies to the sick and aged
who need them. Organized 1879; incor-
porated 1894. The work is done by four
visitors in each ward. assisted by room
committees in connection with the
churches. Expressions of gratitude an d
appreciation from those assisted give
renewed courage and strength to enlarge
the work. Twelve hundred and forty
one personal visits were made last year.
and interest in the work increases, /
Mrs, M. A. Robinson made interest
ing remarks for the work of the Martha
Washington Benevolent society, which is
among the oldest and most helpful.
Mrs. Moore, secretary of the Asso-
ciated Charities, spoke OF the careful in
vestigation Of every needy case and their
cooperation with other societies-regis-
tering information for future use-and
told Of interesting cases which had been
assisted till they could maintain them
selves. Many questions were asked of
these ladies after their report was given.
A verbal report was heard from the
Auxiliary Y. M, c. A. The Building is
all paid for and s16O in treasury at the
annual meeting.
The four days fair at City hall brought
in $1,000.
Then came a song, Israel . charm
ingly sung By Miss Fletcher.
Mrs E. G. Jordan followed In her
inimitable style, comparing the Council
to a mother Of a large family bringing
them together to ask what we are doing;
conferring together Tor help and COM
fort. She explained the work o. Frater-
nityssHouse.
Ella D. Orr reported for Salvation
Army Aid, an increase in interest and
attendance. During winter the bar
racks were made to serve as a shelter.
From January 7th to February 7th, 75O
were sheltered, and 600 fed, making the
need of a workingmen home strongly
felt. 1t is proposed to start salvage
work, which consists in gathering
through the city useless articles, old boots,
rubbers, furniture, paper, bottles, etc,
to be sorted and sold to raise funds for
the home. If means could be provided
to buy team, it could be begun imme.
diately.
Mrs. c. H. Mitchell reported for Bos-
worth Relief Corps its we'll known prin-
ciples and objects. This is its 92d year of
good work alleviating sorrow and dis
tress in the needy families of our old SOL
diers.
Mrs. Gertrude Stevens Leavitt des-
cribed graphically the work at the Tenn
porary Home, the daily labor of the wo-
men there and their evening amuse-
ments and services Of prayer.
Mrs. A. B. Cole talked most entertain
ingly of the work OF the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union, in its 13 de-
partments. She spoke Of their work in
connection with social purity department,
police records, and JAIL their protest
against the play "Sappho.'' The year
has been most successful. There are over
241 members
Miss Jordan played ''The Little Land
man" charmingly.
An Interesting report from Chestnut
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