Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-04-03
PAST YEARS CHARITY
Annual Meeting of the Organ
lied Society Held and Off
GERS Elected.
Reports Received From Various
Organizations With Charts
able Objects.
Mrs. Holmes Reelected Presi-
dent--Essential Features Of
the Reports.

After the reading of scripture and
player the president. Mrs Holmes,
called Mrs. 4. l.. c'ady. vice president. 10
the chair and gave ser annual report,
outlining in detail the object aud need
of the work
The secretary. Roy Waterbury, did
rot make 9 formal report, but paid a
worthy tribute to the principle Of the
christ-like work Of the Charity .Associa-
ton.
The report of the treasurer, Mrs. Ger
trude W. Denfneaa. was as follows
amount On hand April i, 1900 IS s6lc
Membership fees .....,s............ loss,
Donations Observation-Disclosures. 22.55
Bread contest $3.50. observation-disclosures. 30.7C
Lecture fund ..... ...8............ 3 80
s2al.ii
Faid Mrs. whitehsad's SAL
airy $3.50. \. $4,000
Printing coupons 300
State Con. OF Charities 90 S224 90
Balance on hand .,............. sg7 "A
Miss Belle WEIGH. collector reported
the number OF members at fi5; number
Ipaid since April. 1906. ninety flour, num-
Der not paid. twelve; moved away, siD-
deceased three
Mrs. F NJ. Sutton reported for the
Southwest Mission sunday school there
rad been a session every Sunday dur
ing the year With an average attend
lance Of thirty. Easter Sunday wssob-
served Several socials With programs
by young people have been enjoyed, fol-
lowed by refreshments. mothers
meeting and the funeral service ef d
child of one of the families of the school
We're held in the chapel. The annual
lpicnic was enjoyed. as also a bountif,i
christmas dinner Money donated
sS5.15; expended, s4.225
Mrs. Alice G Reed. president Of ti,s
lsWoman's Relief Corps, reported HIS Wis
Its made to the needy and sick and
iinany more made not reported to tilf
lcfficers. Twenty FIVE families wefs
helped TO Thanksgiving dinners. o.
I Christmas eighteen baskets of proyis.
ions worth 81 each. We're sent to al
siGany families. Mare than 200 pieces q
clothing were distributed. sllSs3 wer.
spent In relief. York had been foune
Tor people who werr asking for IT,
Mrs. p. Lee, president of the indus
trial school. gave d verbal report of IL
work. There had been an Increased m
tersst the past Year. rhe namber b.
girls attending was eiglty.-two;
average. fifty. Eighteen garments had
been finished and taken home b. those
making them. a fine Christmas di,ines
was served by some of the good peopls
OF the city.
Mrs. Whitehead gave the following
summary Of yearly work aud of libta.
Iries for the year beginning April. 1890
which shows her untiring and constant
efforts to help people to help them
selves:
: During the year we have given aid
TO eighty-one families numbering io-
people. Forty two Of these families have
regular account on our books ara dc
pend upon the society for clothing.
SHOES and many ether useful things AL
ways looking oyer our stock before go
ing uptown to SPEND their money. get
ting what they can from us and payins
in work thereby thus making their
money go farther. The other tliirtv-nins
families are only occasional callers from
among the deserving and nor Very noni5
who call upon Us to tide them oyer son,e
time of trouble or sickness and who
quickly regain their independence when
the cause is removed. All have received
aid OF some kind either food clothing
or work. and in every case Kindness
sympathy and advice
10 supply this need NE have receivef,
1884 pieces of clothing. sos pairs a
shoes, 1S4 hats caps and hoods. es7
pairs of hose. 1913 dishes - piefas ~
bedding. 81 Pieces of household goods.
40 yards of carpet, l0shars Of SIAN. a3,s
yards of new goods. 1876 rolls OF wall pa
per. l21 toys, ~ loaves OF breaa 20
glasses of jelly. 4 pounds NJ sugar. II
bushels of potatoes. 10 heads OF cab
bage, "a sqnashes and pumpkins. I
bushels of aprles. 9 bushels Of mixed
vegetables. 10 pounds Of coffee, 80 cans
of vegetables, 30 cans of fruit pounds
of oatmeal. sacks of corn meal ! sack
of flour, II quarts of beans i.-pound Of
tea, gallons Of cookies and crackers. 6
baskets of cooked food. 10 pounds OF
meat and a great number of Useful
things which can not be weighed nor
measured and would take too much
space to enunerate, such as boxes and
sacks of buttons. combs and brushes,
balls of yarn dress trimmings. hat
trimmings. Innings, pocket books. hand
bags. etc.
There have been given for work
1883 pieces Of clothing. Including hats
and hose, lsl pairs of shoes. 40 dishes.
IS pieces OF household goods 2s pieces
of bedding. 40 rolls Of wall paper, "A
bars of soap and 80 patterns.
There have been given without price
81 baskets OF provisions. including deli
cacies for the sick and aged.
During Christmas week the members
of each family of which we have any
knowledge .received some present of toy,
book or picture
In connection with the work we have
an employment bureau. During the
year SO have applied for work and 30 for
help: 20 sick people have been assisted;
we have been of some assistance a / two
funerals and have found good home
for one motherless child
Amount of money on hand April J.,
1900, ssh; teken lnpsince for goods and
in donations. s29,26; expended. Ss2:S7;
balance on hand April l. 1891, $3.50.
.In literature 101 books 14l6 papers
and SGT magazines have been donated.
while 4s books, 1915 papers and 3l5
magazines have been distributed. Nine
pupils have been supplied with all or
part of the books needed in school.
i.,, Acc