The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-11-11
UNITED WORKERS.
HAVE EXPERIENCED A MOST
SUCCESSFUL YEARS. WORK.

Annual Session Held Yesterday-MrG. F. I
the MestinE-RepoTGs Submitted and
Officers Elected.
The annual meeting of the United
Workers was held at 1890 yesterday
morning in the rooms of the society, 200
Orange street
The meeting was presided over by
Mrs. F. B. Dexter, president of the as
ISOLATION. The opening of the meeting
was followed by reading of the scrip
lures and prayer by Rev. Stuart L.
Means, of st. Johns Episcopal church.
Mrs. Dexter's address was of special
interest. She said particularly:
Il want to make a special appeal to
the public this year for money to our
employment bureau. We are asked for
greater amount of work than ever,
and as we have not enough to supply
all wants we are obliged to turn many
away. l hope we may get larger sum
in addition to the regular subscriptions
to the society from people who are in
terested in this work of helping women
to be self-supporting.
Mrs. Dexter also extended thanks to
| all who have helped the society, besides
those mentioned in the reports and
newspapers, which have printed notices
| of meetings, etc.
The report of the treasurer, Mrs. B.
| Perrin, was then called for. This re
| c,1,n Co hn
amounting to 2,40704 and expenditures
of s2,31S.24, leaving a balance of $3.50
on hand.
The next report called for was that
of the employment bureau. which was
read by the chairman, Mrs. Amory e.
Rowland. This bureau has given en-
ployment to fifty-six women, and as
result the bureau has been able to make
the following donations:
To New Haven hospital, 50 pairs Of
pillow cases, 90 garments, 1873 infants
| garments.
To Grace hospital, 81 pairs of pillow
cases, IS garments.
To County home, pairs of sheets, 81
garments.
To Home for the Friendless, 20 gar
ments.
| TO Southern school, IS garments.
To Hope Day Nursery 3 dozens of
aprons.
To relief committee. 1872 garments.
Sales paid to treasurer. .s135.6S
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. l4h2o
Appropriations from treasurer, HO.o0
To permits Observation-Disclosures. .$S94,25
To incidentals Observation-Disclosures. 1879
To balance ...................... .0S
$4,000
An interesting. report of the Boys
club was read BY Mrs. Frank Beach,
the report showing an average attend
ance of forty-five and a total attend
, ance of II, 213 A gymnasium has been
successfully conducted. The education
al classes have been we'll attended and
the non-sectarianism of the club has
, proved highly beneficial.
The last report, that of the relief
committee, was read by the chairman,
Mrs Edwin Countryman. Many cases
of distress, poverty and sickness have
been attend and relieved, and the COM
mittee has done all in it's power to make
lives brighter and happier.
The president then called for action
on these reports and 1t was moved by
Mrs. r. G. Bennett that the reports be
accepted and ordered printed. This
motion was seconded. and 1t was so
voted.
Mrs. Dexter then called for the re-
port of the nominating committee and
the following officers were nominated
and unanimously elected:
President-Mrs. F. B. Dexter
Vice presidents-Miss Scranton, Mrs.
B. C. Lake, Mrs. T. G. Bennett, Mrs.
A. E. Rowland and Mrs. H. w. Far
nam.
Treasurer-Mrs B. Perrin.
Recording secretary Mrs. James
Kingsley Blake.
Corresponding secretaries--Mrs. G. IT.
Ladd, Mrs. Thomas Hooker and Mrs.
William Beebe.
Advisory committee Eli Whitney,
Max Adler, Thomas Hooker, T. G.. Ben
nett and B. r. English.
Relief committee--Mrs. Edwin Coun-
trynan, chairman.>
Employment bureau committee-Mrs
Amory e. Rowland, chairman.
Boys club committee Mrs. F. G.
Beach. chairman.
Nominating committee Mrs. Ell
Whitney, jr., chairman: Mrs. Henry
Ring and Miss Elsie Farnam
No further business being before the
meeting, motion for adjournment was