The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-03
THE FRESH AIR MISSION
ANNUAL MEETING CT THE BOARD
OF DIRECTORS HELD.
A Memorial to Gen. Harrison to BE
Prepared-New officers Elected
-~Secretary's Report.

The annual meeting of the board Of direc-
tors of the Indianapolis Fresh Air Mis-
sion for Sick Children was held in the Of
flee of the secretary of the Charity Organi-
cation in Plymouth Church yesterday after
noon at 4 o'clock The recent death of Cen
eral Harrison was discussed and a COM
mittee, consisting of Augustus L. Mason
and Rabbi Mayer Messing. chosen TO draft
suitable resolutions pertaining to the VAL
liable service rendered local charity work
by the late ex-President, particularly dur
ing his incumbency of the office of president
OF the Fresh Air Mission. General Harri-
son was more especially Interested in this
branch of our work" said Secretary Grout,
than any other, although he assisted all
forms of charity work. He never missed a
meeting of the board of directors
of the mission whenever he was
in the city" One OF the directors
remarked that General Harrison took as
careful an interest in this work as he did
in any he ever engaged in, not even ex-
cepting the presidential office. The resolu-
lions relating to the deceased ex-President
will be reported at the meeting of the ex-
ecutive committee of the mission, which
VIII be held in Plymouth Church Saturday
at 4:3O d. m.
The board at yesterdays meeting also
received and considered the financial state
ment or Secretary Grout. The statement,
which was approved, showed that during
the past year the receipts have been 81, 290.S 50
and disbursements $1,2S7.S3, leaving a ball
ance IN bank of $3.06. Secretary GrOut also
submitted his report of attendance of moth
efS and sick children at the mission during
the year. as follows: Total attendance for
the year, 3,5lS; increase over previous year,
o4z; average weekly attendance for the sea-
son, 3lo; highest weekly attendance, 45S;
average daily attendance, excepting Sun
days, SO.
Offlcers for the year 1901 were elected as
follows: President, Thomas G. Day; treas
urer, Stoughton j. Fletcher; secretary,
Charles s. Grout.
Executive ccmmittee-Thomas c. Day,
Or. James II. Taylor, Augustus Lynch Ma
son, DR.. John IL. Oliver, Mrs. Alice r.. Sni-
der, Mrs. Julius II. Goodhart, Mrs. Hugh
II. Hanna, Samuel K. Rauh and Albert A.
Barnes.
Vice presidents-Mrs. C. b. Cakes, Mrs.
Anna {. Reaume, Mrs. Belle Ingersoll, Mrs.
Joseph Eckhouse, Mrs. Il. G.. Barry, Mrs.
Charles III. Wood and Mrs. Fannie Tilly
Medical board-Drs. James III. Taylor, f.
g. Heath, Albert E.. Sterne, Rebecca Rogers
George, Collins L. Bedford. w. f. Curryer,
and Soils Runnels.
Finance committee-D Z. Erwin, Charles
". Moores, Samuel n. Gold, G. A. Schnull,
Fred Il. Ayres.
Directors-Dr. Louis Burckhardt, DIR Mar
tina j. Smith. Rev. Clifford Mcbride, Miss
Matte Stewart, Rev. Mayer Messing, Mrs.
Ihomas Taggart, Edgar A. Perkins, Miss
Julia II. Moore, Rev. Francis II. Gavisk.
Rev. M l. Haines, Miss Anna Lonergan,
Mrs. w. H. Elvin, DR.. David Ross, w. c..
Van Arsdel, Charles A. Bookwalter, Rev.
II. G. Meserve, III. p. WATSON. Ernest
Niles, Eddy M. Campbell, Rev. Charles c..
Rowlison and Arthur c. Newly.