Richmond daily palladium., 1900-04-06
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES.
Annual Report Showing Work, Con-
dition and Prospects Of the
ORGANIZATION.

A n
ties has continued another year with
the usual encouragements and dis
couragements, and it is well To bear
in mind the words, BE not weary in
well doing, for in due season we shall
reap, if we faint not. To those who
are interested in this work, and SO
generously aid US, we wish to extend
our sincere thanks and hope the re
port of the year work may be OF in
terest to them.
November 21, 1899, marked the
tenth anniversary of our existence.
During the past year the regular
business meetings have been held at
headquarters each month, a number
of meetings of the executive board
as well as headquarters meetings
every Monday afternoon The
work at headquarters was established
in November 1925, during which
month six washings and four iron
ings were taken in and nine women
employed In January, 1897, the
work had increased to forty eight
washings and twenty-one ironings.
giving employment to twenty-four
women; January, 1899, washings IS,
ironings 81; January, 1900, washings
l44, ironings 80, almost doubling the
number of washings During the
month 2O3 meals were given to women
and children.
The Industrial School, so often
planned for, and so much needed,
does not vet exist, and it has been
decided to tske the young girls, III
the homes where help is employed,
and train them in different lines OF
domestic work, and we hope our eff
forts in this direction may prove sue
cessful, as we feel this training viii
prove of benefit for life, and enable
these girls to help themselves.
The missionary work during the
past year has been quite heavy. The |
work at the mission schools is grow
ing and the missionary has given /
much of her time to this work, hold |
ing special services at both missions |
She reports having placed four per
sons in the Home for Friendless,
one girl placed in the Orphans Home, |
one girl and boy in Home for the
Feeble Minded at Ft. Wayne and one
woman sent to the poor house
The plan adopted last year by the
finance committee of placing before
the citizens circular letter asking
for their assistance in carrying on
the work of this society, has again
been followed Five hundred circu-
lar letters were sent out, and we are
pleased to report that generous re
sponses have been received, although
all letters have not been answered as
yet. At Thanksgiving the public
schools responded to our cali with
generous donations of provisions and
money. The sewing committee have
made a number of garments during
the year.
ANIMAL REPORT OF THE TREASURER.
Total receipts for the year ending
March l, 1900, $2,572 q; disburse
ments, 81, ,953. 81. Balance on hand,
S61S76.
OF the above receipts 1892. 35 was
for work done at headquarters, and
from contributions 81, $50. .92. The
receipts of the past year exceeded |
those of the previous year, 81 223 26: |
the disbursements were S101. %
more.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
Following are the officers elected |
for the ensuing year:
Mrs. Charles G. Carpenter, presi /
dent.
Mrs. L. H Bunyan, first vice presi-
dent.
Mrs. Samuel Doughty, second vice
president.
Miss NJ. E. Hinshaw, secretary.
Mrs. George H. knollen berg, treas
urer.
The finance committee is pleased
that such an excellent report of the
Charities can be present
ed to the public at the close OF the
year. 1t is fact well known TO the
people of Richmond that the self
work of the women in
charge has brought much relief to
the needy and been helpful in many
ways Begging in our community
has ceased; intelligent, judicious aid
to the poor largely through the
agency of the Associated Charities /
has taken its place.
The means entrusted to the aSSO- I
we believe to have been used
with discretion, and we trust that in
the future as in the past the gen
rosity of our citizens will be extend /
=, for the furtherance of this work /
anong US.
Benjamin Johnson per John H. +
Johnson,
John B. Dougan per George H. /
Gggemeyer,
George H. Knollenberg,
Finance Committee.