The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-24
PRISONERS AID.
Annual Meeting Held at the New
Sophia Little Home.
Reports Of Treasurer and Secretary Board
Of Officers Elected

ITcNlouS 10 the uedicdtOry exercise
at the new Sophia Little Home yester
day afternoon the annual meeting o
the Prisoners Md Association -wai
held. the president. Miss Susan G. Saw
yer. I'm the chair. After the regulal
routine business the report of th'
treasurer. Miss Mary r. Arnold. was
presented, and showed that the tota
expenditures were s2.ss2.09: receipts
s2.59r20; balance on hand. s209.ll. She
also reported that the home would cost
about $4,000 when furnished. and
would be completed free from debt
The report was approved and ordered
printed.
The report OF the secretary. Miss Su-
san Peckham, contained much that
waa interesting. and among other
things said: Our matron. Miss Hunt,
has won the love and confidence OF
those intrusted 10 her care. The aver
age number per month has been about
L. but i2 different ones have come dur
ing the year. In many OF these we
have seen the good effects OF our care
full training Their letters 60 us speak
for themselves. Some so from us 20
return again, having stumbled against
the obstacles placed In their way,
others 60 out and do remarkably well.
The city. has appointed Miss Denehy of
the rescue home probation officer. 10
look after women brought into court
for trial. and TO save them, II possible.
from prison. and communicating or ad-
verse influences. Through her agency
seven women have been brought TO the
home thus far. The report was Or
dered received.
officers were then elected as follows:
President. Miss Susan G.. Sawyer: vice
presidents Mrs. J. X. Barney. Mrs. +.
h. Rowland, Miss a. def. Lockwood.
Miss Mary F.. Arnolss Mrs. James c..
Vose, Mrs. Henry Howard secretary,
Miss Susan Peckham: corresponding
secretary, Miss Alice f.. Vaughn;
treasurer Miss Elizabeth II. Dyer; as
sistant treasurer, Miss Mary l.. Ar
mold; visiting physicians. Drs. Peck.
Sanger. LiISitt. Eddy, Crocker, Bud
long, Goff Kingman, Walker, KIM
ball. Woodruff and Machan: advisory
board. Mr.. John W. Danieton. Mr.. w.
A. III. Grant: finance committee. Mr..
John W. Danielson. president OF asso-
citation. Mrs. Elizabeth II. Dyer: visit
ing committee, Mrs. r.. Frank Aldrlch,
Mrs. George J. Arnold. Miss Esther ID.
R. Bancroft. Miss olivia c. Barker.
Mrs. Fayette +. Brown. Miss Elizabeth
II. Dyer. Mrs. F.. J. Colhns.eMrs. VIII
liam Il. CharSu, Mrs, L. ~ Robbins.
Mrs. 8. NJ. Nicholson. Mrs ID. =. Mark
ham, Mrs. Edward s. Cheney. Mrs.
Charlotte T. Cornett. Mrs4 William w.
Douglas. Mrs. Charles II. Earle. Mrs
J. III. Eastman. Mrs Lester s. Hill.
Miss Louise G. Schmid. Miss Esenath
~. Mics
Harriet VI. Tyler Mrs James O. Yat-
man: admitting committee. Mrs. Les
ter s. Hill. Mrs. j. III. Eastman. Mrs.
J. x. Ibrney: purchasing and repair
committee, Mrs. Fayette =. Brown.
Mrs. Charles r. Earle. Mrs. George ].
Arnold. Mrs r. Frank Aldrich. Miss =.
". Dyer: laundry committees, Mrs. +.
:. Robbins. Mrs. George j. Arnold.
Mrs. Edward s. Cheney: state appro-
priation committee. governors of state,
secretary of state. chairman of finance
committee In senate, -chairman. .of fl
nance committee in house: auditor. Mr..
Edward u. Rassett: collectors for So
phia Little Home. Mrs. William II.
Grant. Mss Carrie Smith. Miss Re
bekah c. FAnshaw. Miss Mary Eddy,
Miss Edith Vincent. Mrs. Nathan G.
Baker Miss Mary y. Arnold, assist
ant treasurer; Mrs. William y. Che pin.
Mrs. Frederick T. Collins. Mrs. Fred
Gowing Mrs. ", G. Hogg, Mrs, John
r Huntsman. Miss L. y. Lothrop.
After the chair had appointed Misses
TYLER and Arnold as a committee 10
represent the Providence society ~ the
reception 10 ne rendered 20 Mrs NJ r.
Charoiot Superintendent of the Mas
sachusetts home, the meeting was nd-
iourned. and the dedicatory e~ercises,
as published yesterday. followed.