The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-10
ANNUAL
Meeting
WAS HELD
St. Vincent do Paul Society
Received Report Of Agent
Wallace. Other Matters.

The 2sth annual meeting OF the ST.
Vincent do Paul Society was held In the
chapel Of the Cathedral last evening. and
Representatives OF the various conferences
throughout the diocese were In attend
ance and the various reports presented
were encouraging
The meeting was called 90 order at s
O'clock with President ID. d. Donovan in
the chair In the absence OF the secre-
tary, James j. Nolan was appointed Sec
retary pro tenn, and the usual formal
business transacted.
Ascent Wallace presented his report, and
IL war particularly interesting.
The report said Ia substance; The
success attendant upon the establishment
OF an agency for special work connected
with our society Is the most potent argu-
ment Tor a continuance OF the present
efforts and an enlargement OF its scope
in other directions.
The development and growth of the
st. Vincent de Paul Infant Asylum,
the only Institution of its kind I'm the
state where children from infancy 10 6
years OF age are received and cared
for, has been so rapid that IL is now taxed
10 IFS fullest capacity. Naturally this
branch OF the societys work comes under
the domain OF the agency.
Another phase Of the work in connec-
ton with our agency is the great amount
of time and energy expended upon the
investigation OF cases which are likely
10 prove worthless, but which IL not prop
erly disposed OF would certainly become
public or private charges.
"rhe next point we wish 20 emphasize
is The Importance OF providing for that
larre class OF children who do not come
under the immediate supervision OF the
Institutions.
This could be easily brought about
by the establishment OF a home and en-
ployment bureau, and we would earnestly
recommend that these valuable adiuncts
be included within the scope OF our
agency.
''ln reviewing our lahors at the Rhode
Island Home for Working Boys for the
past year, while no new featuren have
been introduced. the work has progressed
steadily.
Your agent I'm the capacity of super
intendent, must needs devote consider
able time and thought to the various
details connected with a harmonious
maintenance OF a well conducted family"
The report was ordered received.
Mr.. j. w. Kelly spoke OF work through
out the various conferences as he had
found II. He suggested that there was n
large church membership among the
Italians. that they had churches OF their
own and that IL seemed TO him that IL
would be n good idea to form a confer
ence among them and so forward the
work OF the society In that quarter even
az other churches are trying TO do
No action was taken on this suggestion.
but II Is possible that something may be
done in this line later on.
J. W. McGuiran told OF the teaching
OF the boys at the Sockanosset school
after which President Donovan emnha-
sized tho need for more volunteers for
this work, stating that the percent num-
Der is wholly unable TO do the work.
Rev. Father Mosher OF Belgium then
told of the good work that the society Is
doing and spoke OF its advantages for
doing good as viewed from religious
standpoint, after which the meeting was
adjourned.