The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-05
HOME FOR THE FRIENDLESS
ANNUAL MEETING HELD YESTER-
 D4Y AFTERNOON.
Address by Rev. Anson Phelps Stokes, and the Secretary, Mrs.
 Thomas E. Osborne-RepOrts of the Secretary and Recommendations and

1 Secretary and Treasurer-OMcer and 1 Committees Elected. Yesterday afternoon in the parish house of St. PauPs church the annual
 meeting of the Home for the Friendless
 was held, and it was attended by about
 seventy-five ladies interested in the
 work of the home. The meeting was
 called to order about o'clock by the president, Mrs. Charles E. Graves, and after a few words of introduction she
 called upon Rev. Anson Phelps Stokes for prayer, after which he addressed the meeting briefly. He spoke on the work of the home and he chose for his text the story of the Good Samaritan, refer ring to it as continual essence of Christian truth and comparing the idea of the work of the ladies in the home with that of the story. He spoke or the home as a remarkable institution, one whose work is for charity alone, ana this, he said, was good reason TOT US support. He commended the ladies Tor the interest they showed in carrying on the work of the home, and his short ad- dress, which concluded with the an- nouncement that conditional bequest of $3,000 had been made for the beneht of the Home for the FriendlesS, was thoroughly appreciated by the women present. This handsome sum of money will be given to the directors of the in- stitution, providing that the sum of S2,- 900 additional is raised before the new ,,ao,. Tho oppn,1noamapt was greeted with great applause.
 The reports of the secretary and treasurer were then read and they were encouraging to all present. The secre- tarys report was read by Mrs. Thomas B. Osborne and there were many items of interest in it. It showed growth III the number of persons working for the institution, and that many improve ments have been made during the past year. Five deaths have been recorded since last December, all of them being from the result of infirmities caused by old age One of the old ladies who IS now at the home has been blind Tor many years The health of those at the Home for the Friendless, Mrs. Osborne said was very good and aside from the diphtheria scare there last spring the work for the house physician, Dr. B. 5, Adams, has been lighter than usual Nine of the inmates at the home are over eighty years of age. Since last summer a new matron and housekeeper have been looking out for the inmates. They are the Misses Bray. The former matron was Miss Slater and the former bousekeeper was Miss McFeeters, both of whom retired last June. Mrs. Os- borne referred to the donations that have been made during the last year and also to the quiet celebration or Christmas and Thanksgiving at the home.
 The treasurer, Mrs. Timothy Cowles, reported that the debt of the home was still about s2,O0o, and that she hoped this would be all cleared up by the first of January.
 After these reports came the election of officers and the appointment of the various committees, etc. The following Is a complete list of the new officers and 
 President-Mrs. Charles F. Graves.
 Vice presidents-MissJ J. R. Terry and Mrs. George r. North
 Treasurer--Mrs. Timothy Cowles.
 Secretary-Appointme deferred.
 Advisory commttee-John c. Hollis .er Justus S. Hotchkiss, T. Attwater Barnes and Charles F. Graves.
 Executive committee-M T. H. | Bishop, Mrs. c. F. Graves, Mrs. R. c. | Stiles, Mrs. Timothy CowleswMrs. Will | fam H. Thompson, Mrs. sherman F. | 7oote, Mrs. F. H. Brown, Mrs. Thomas 3 Sloane. Miss Grace Brown Salisbury, | Mrs. George P. North, Mrs. Henry G. | Newton. Miss J. R. Terry. Mrs. J. M. ! 5oppin, ir., Miss F. P Hall, Mrs. J. H. olatt Mrs. w. J. Root, Mrs. c. F. F. sanford, Mrs. Frederick l.. Miner, Mrs. ;. Dwight Bowers. Mrs. Ernest F. Hill, | Irs. T. A. Bostwick and Mrs. Leslie 
 Honorary memberships John Bsl Iotchkiss, Mrs. George w. Staples, frs Eli Whitney, Mrs. w. H. Bough- on Mrs. Justus S. Hotchkiss, Mrs William Hillhouse and Mrs. Charles Tabrique.
 Bible class teacher-Mrs. David M. Harris.
 Attending physician-Dr BurdStte s. Adams
 Managers.
 Center church--Miss Fanny 10. Chap ain and Mrs. Henry w. Farnam.
 United church-Mrs r. w. Benedict nd Miss c. F. Richardson.
 Church of the Redeemer-Mrs. Frank n H. Hart, Mrs. E. Henry Barnes and lrs. Watson L. Phillips.
 Plymouth church--Mrs. Linus Mead nd Mrs, William F. Lockwood.
 Dwight Place church-Mrs. Caroline Mrs. P. M. Schoonmaker nd Mrs. s. N. Rand.
 College chapel--Miss Kingsbury, col ,ctor.
 Howard avenue Congregational Arthur B. Treat and Mrs Iartin l.. Roberts.
 Humphrey street church-Mrs. Gi1- ert Johnson and Mrs. c. M. Scranton. Davenport church-Mrs. A. G. Shell nd Mrs. s. D. Smith
 Grand avenue Congregational church Mrs. $. Lloyd Salisbury and Mrs. B. Bacon
 Second Congregational church-Mrs. 1lia A. B. Hemingway and Mrs. Nell ,n Linsley. Whitneyville Congregational church. ITS. Elias Dickerman.
 Westville Congregational church.