The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-13
UNITED. WORKERS SOCIETY
TWENTY-N NINTH ANNUAL MEETING
 HEED YESTERDAY.

Interesting Reports Submitted Oi Various Branches of the Wogk-Re ports ofthe President, Mrs.F. B. Dexter
 and Other Officers.
 The twenty ninth annual meeting o the United Workers society was helt at their headquarters on Orange stree yesterday morning. Officers were elect ed as follows: President, Mrs, F. B Dexter; vice presidents, Miss Scran ton, Mrs. B. c. Loke, Mrs. T. G. Ben nett, Mrs. A. E. Rowland, Mrs. H. w Farnam, Mrs. Williston Walker; treas urer, Mrs. B. Perrin recording secre' tary, Mrs. James Kingsley Blake; cor responding secretaries, Mrs. G. T Ladd, Mrs. Thomas Hooker, Mrs. Will liam Beebe; advisory committee, Ell Whitney, Max Adler, Thomas Hooker T. G. Bennett, B. R. English.
 Relief committee-Mrs. Edwin Coun' tryman, chairman; Miss Louise Bar net, secretary; Mrs. E. A. Morrell, Miss Ufford, Mrs. G. P. Lines, Mrs. H. D Franklin, Mrs. Prudden, Miss M Bar nett Mrs John Barnett, Mrs. John Ely
 Employment bureau committee Mrs. Amory E, Rowland. 8s Trumbul street, chairman, Mrs. F. B. Tillou assistant chairman; Miss M. Der Skinner, secretary,
 Boys club committee-Mrs. F. C. Beach, chairman; Professor H. w. Far nam, A. McC. Mathewson, Mrs. G. T Sellew, Professor W. I. Lowe, Miss M T. Dana, Miss Elsie Farnam, James E. Wheeler Mrs. w. w. Rodman, Mrs. w C. Marshall, Miss Anna s. Hart, Mrs Palmer
 Nominating committee-Mrs. Ell Whitney, .Jr., Mrs Henry W. Ring, Miss Elsie W. Farnam.
 The report of the employment bureau showed that 6O6 garments, 142 pillow cases and 20 pairs of shoes had been made. There were issued 565 permits for work and $2S25O was expended for this object
 Donations of garments were made as folows For the county home, 16S; Home for the. Friendless, 1O0 and for a school in the south, 25.
 The Boys club showed membership of $50 from September 16 to June 15 and total attendance of 14,446.
 The report of the treasurer, Mrs. Ber- nadotte Perrin, showed a balance on hand November 1, 1900, $330 23; receipts s1.945.29; total, $2,27552. Expenses. $2, 101 S1, and balance on hand of $17371. The Boys club cost $1,1S5.67; the em- ployment bureau $50364, and for relief committee expended $92.5O During the year $1, ,000 was paid for balance due on mortgage on the society's portion of the Orange street building.
 The report of the presiednt, Mrs. F. B. Dexter, Is as follows:
 In reviewing the work of the past for gratitude, inasmuch as for the first time in many years we are able to re- port the society as free from the burden of debt. Last winter great effort was made to pay the last 1,o00 due to the savings bank and thanks to the kind response of friends, who often helped us before, 1t was crowned with success. While congratulating ourselves upon this consumma ton of our hopes, we must not feel that the question of rais- ing money is laid at rest, Every year the chairman of the employment bureau reports that far more good might be &C., complished in that branch of our work, were it not for the limitations of a poorly-flled treasury. In giving out work, the committee are obliged to turn away many applicants for lack of money wherewith to pay them, and to select only the most needy for em- ployment. The difficulty, also, of hav- ing a sufficient amount of work cut and always hampers this depart ment. So our appeal this year Is for more assistance from ladies able and willing to cut and prepare articles to be sewed by ignorant and unskilful wo- men, as well as large donations of to meet the expenses. Our re- lief work calls for far less outlay than any other part of our work, the com mittee being exceedingly careful not to any persons who come under their care. The special benefit of the relief committees work is the express sion Of kindly interest. and the sense which the poor people come to have
  help the needy ones to help themselves, and to see that they are cared for in case of sickness.
 The Boys club is an object of great and I may say, of pride, the report os the chairman will give you some idea of the great value of the work being done for the little fellows who flock to the club rooms The United Workers Boys club was the pioneer of such organizations in this region, and who can tell how many boys during these many years have owed to the in- 1uence of this club the foundation of their well doing in their after life. But all this good work calls for money and helpers, as well as sympathy, and our appeal Is none the less urgent but 'ather more so, now that we no longer need to sink any of our funds in great hole of debt.
 The report of the employment bu- eau was read by the chairman of the Mrs. Armory E. Rowland. The report was in part as follows: