Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-11
s ANNUAL MEETING.
Ladies Auxiliary of the I. NJ. c. A
 Meet Yesterday.

 l At the annual meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the I. M. c. A, yesterday afternoon the following officers and committees were chosen:
 President, Mrs I. A. Spencer
 Vice Presidents, Mrs A. M Castle, Mrs W. E. Riley, Mrs Samuel Root. Secretary, Mrs Elizabeth R. Web ster.
 Assistant Secretary, Mrs J. P. Nor gan.
 l Treasurer, Mrs J. T. Smith.
 Auditor, Mrs Walter H. Holmes.
 Reception Committee Chairman, Mrs Fred Wilcox; Mrs E. J. Steer, Mrs F. c. Cowles, Mrs Ernest Welton, Mrs Susan Dayton, Mrs ". A. Spen- l cer, Mrs A. F. Taylor Social committee = Chairman, Mrs l Henry Fehl, Mrs William H. Manville, Mrs John c. Ives, Mrs Clarence Ben ham, Mrs A. T. Schwartz, Miss Edith l Sellew.
 Membership committee - Chairman, Mrs R. c. Barber, Miss Eliza Getty, Mrs k. T. Martin, Mrs E. J. Sandland. Sick and flower committee Chair man, Mrs William W. Manville, Mrs Edward Welton, Mrs A. A Benedict, Mrs M. J. Fogg, Mrs J. T. Smith, Mrs l A. F. Taylor.
 Junior entertainment committee -- Chairman, Mrs R. s. Ross, Mrs Hollis D. Segur, Mrs B. w. Tinker, Mrs Ed son Hitchcock, Mrs Sidney Blakeslee Room committee Chairman. Mrs Wallace H. Camp, Mrs E. R. Brooks, Mrs c. F. Goss, Mrs John Boyd, Mrs Sarah Davis.
 Kitchen committee Chairman. Mrs J. F. Morgan, Mrs " E. Crane, Mrs l Walter H. Holmes Miss Hattie Mor- ris, Mrs L. F. Mitchell. l Directors Trinity church-Mrs The ron Minor, Mrs Arthur Noble. Mrs Fred D. Buckley. 1 St Johns church--Mrs John M. Lew is, IT, Mrs Charles Reed, Mrs Edward l O. Goss. First CongregationaI-Mrs Thomas l Donaldson, Mrs W. B. Riley, Mrs 0. G. Camp.
 Second Congregational Mrs A. A. 1 Benedict, Mrs T. R. Hyde. Jr. Mrs Wallace H. Camp.
 Third Congregational - Mrs John Henderson, Jr. First Methodict church Mrs IL. P. Mitchell. Mrs I. A. Spencer, Mrs A. F. l Taylor
 St Paups M. E. church 7 Mrs Al bert Smith
 Chapel Street M. E. church-Mrs O. B. Mabbott.
 First Baptist church -- Mrs R. A. Lowe, Mrs John Lines, Mrs F. J. Par ".
 Sonond pont;c+ ,,,,,,,o, ,r ,r Snagg, Mrs J. J. Buchanan, Mrs c. c. Smith.
 The reports Of the different officers were read and approved. The follow ing from the report of Mrs Elizabeth R. Webster, shows some of the work of the past year:
 The past year has been one of great activity in our auxiliary in it's vari- ous lines of work.
 The year opened with membership of 1O1 and 8 new members have been added during the year.
 An important change in the consti- tuition has been made, appointing the annual meeting on the second Monday of June instead of September, thus giving us short year of only nine months for the past year, which, how ever, includes the active working sea- son.
 The reception committee has had charge of the usual New Years and June receptions, both of which were largely attended and an interesting program of music, recitatlons and gymnastic exhibitions were enjoyed on both occasions. {
 The reception and social committees combined furnished a chicken pie supper to the delegates to the state convention held in Waterbury, March 7-10. The supper was served in the First church parlors to about 75 of the delegates. The board of directors secured entertainment for 150 dele gates in the homes and hotels of the city.
 The social committee has served suppers and dinners on various oc- casions for gymnastic meets and ath- 1etic contests.
 The room committee has added new rugs and other furnishings to the amount of $65.O0. A new rug has been laid in Secretary Ross's private office, and additional furnishings to the parlor are under consideration.
 The new junior committee has done good work. They have entertained 61 boys at three receptions held for boys of different ages.
 
 treasury has been made and the aux Hilary has dispensed in all $107.52.
 The most important step taken by the auxiliary during the year is the pledge made to raise $1,o0O toward the mortgage on the building A committee has been appointed to have charge of the raising or this fund con- sisting of Mrs 1T. R. Hyde Mrs J. F. Morgan, Mrs C. c. Ives, Mrs A. K. l Taylor and Mrs Frank Welton. A wig orous effort is being made at present to raise the money in individual gifts of $1O.0O from each member of the auxiliary and other ladies interested
 A pleasant interchange of visits be- tween auxiliaries has become estab- lished. The Naugatuck auxiliary ac- cepted an invitation. to visit the Water bury auxiliary in March, but was pre- l vented from coming by severe storm. The visit was returned in April, and a most enjoyable time was had in Nau- gatuck. where a delegation from An sonia was also present Our auxiliary is invited to visit the Ansonia auxiliary on June 12 A very pleasant and ad- # vantageous custom is thus inaugurat- ed.