The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-11-11
Thirty-FOurth Annual Meeting Held
in Grace Church Parish House.
Short Address by Bishop Co.
adjutOr McViCkar.

band and feeble-minded son is one OF
our most faithful employees.
The scarcity and high prices of coal
has resulted In sending to us many wom-
en- who have been doing laundry work at
| home. II has also been the means OF
sending TO us more work than usual from
| private families. so that at the present
time we are especially pressed for room
| and suitable convcniences.
| our present superintendent has been
| with ms from the beginning. She has been
most faithful and devoted in her service
| and has / believe exerted an influence
| for good over some OF the women which
Will endure not only through this life.
| but will extend into the great hereafter.
| regret exceedingly 10 say that she is
| about To leave us 10 engage in other phil
] anthropfc work, and II will not be easy
! To fill her place. As the secretary OF the
4 Brooklyn Bureau OF Charities has said,
| 1T Is very difficult 10 find a good super
intendent for laundry conducted for the
| purpose OF training poor women for self
| support One needs not only TO have
| knowledge OF the method OF laundry
work. but also TO know how to deal with
women OF the class for whom the laundry
is maintained
OFFICERS ELECTED.
Following the above reports. which
approved, Mrs. Phebe w. Gamwell, chair
sented the list OF officers chosen for the
ensuing year. and they were elected. The
list follows viz:
President, Miss Susan c. Sawyer SO
Keene street; vice presidents-Mrs M. b.
i. Goddard. Mrs A. G. Dewing. Mrs. An
drew Comstock: secretary, Miss Bertha
ii. Smith. so Providence street: assistant
SECRETARY Miss Elizabeth Money, 3s6
Pine street: treasurer, Miss Lucy ID. Car
penter: assistant treasurer Miss 8. J.
Goodwin; directors - Miss Mary E.
Knowles. Mrs. +. s. Hoppin, Mrs. w. @.
Weeden. Miss c. A. Robinson, Mrs. A Il.
McCrllis. Mrs. Howard o. Sturges: chair
men OF visiting committee-First ward.
South district. Mrs. William Potter, 1876
Sheldon street; First ward. North dis
trict. Mrs. Clarence II. Guild, 20 Pitman
street. Second ward. South district. Mrs.
Nathan III. Baker. As Barnes street: Sec
ond ward North district. Mrs. William A.
Austin, q Halsey street; Third ward Mrs.
j. M. Fenner 81 Gladstone avenue;
Fourth ward. Mrs. II. w. Franklin. 36
Carpenter street; Fifth ward. Mrs. T.. s.
Cheney. 20l Pond street; Sixth ward. Mrs.
j. J. Butler. 3I2 Public street; sixth ward.
assistant. Mrs. Elizabeth Briggs, POS Swan
street: Seventh and Eighth wards. Mrs
William A. Johnson, All Cranston street:
Ninth ward. Mrs. Abner A. Angell 2ss
Carpenter street; Tenth ward Miss Laura
NJ. Steere, $40 Atwelrs avenue; advisory
committee: Hon. William w. Douglas.
Mr. Frank J. Comstock: auditor, Mr.
stephen II. Arnold; committee on nomi-
nations-from the society, Mrs. Phebe u.
Gamwell. Miss Nellie II. Pearce. Mrs.
Susan S. Carriaue: from the board Mrv
4. w. Franklin, Mrs. 4.ndrew Comstock.
Mrs. Clarence II. Guild; committee on
flanance from the board-Mrs c. II.
Guild. Miss Lucy ID. Carpenter. and the
president, ex-offcio.
are practically the same that have so ef-
fciently served the society for number
OF years.
At the close OF the above reports the
solo. The King of Love. My Shepherd
lis" was rendered by Miss Pratt.
BISHOP M'vICKAR SPEAKS.
Bishop Mcvickar then gave a brief, yet
inspiring address.
In his most helpful talk the bishop en-
phasized two points which, he said. ap-
pealed to him In any kind OF benefcent
work. Help TO self help and personal
administration.
Il only wish l might bring to you
something new" he said but a study OF
the subject makes IL difficult To hnd any
new light to put IL I'm. l only have n few
facts TO bring to YOU In the history of
work such as yours, but in looking over
one of your reports there are two charac-
teristics which appealed TO me- help TO
self-help and the personal administra-
tion Of its charitable work"
The bishop enlarged somewhat on these
two points and then called the attention
of his hearers 10 the danger OF demoraliz-
ing tho recipient OF help.
IF we want really to help we must
help and at the same time not demoralize
the one helped" he said, I'VE must en-
deavor. while we help, to save the self
respect for the one who has been driven
to this extremity, make the receiver
realize that IL Is only Provdential condi-
tions that made the difference between
the giver and the receiver
Turning to his second point. Personal
administration, the bishop emphasized
ganixation, economical. scientific organi-
zation. lie Commended the society for
organized charity and was glad that the
woman's City Missionary society was
working in accord with the society for
organized charity. yet he believed that
there were dangers In organized charity
which should be carefully guarded
against.
I'VE need" he said. Ito have great
care I'm this matter OF benencent organi- |
zations There should be a strong innl-
tration OF the personal. for when the |
emergency comes TO you and 10 me. as II |
has come TO your benehciaries. IL will not |
be food or clothes that we shall need but |
rather we shall feel the deep need of hu-
man sympathy. the need Of the personal |
touch and the voice that goes 10 the /
heart. the balm for a broken spirit
In closing the bishop advised the socie-
" 10 go ahead" with the contemplated
new laundry even n funds were not just
now available. Leave II TO the people.
he said. II believe In the people. God
bless such n work as yours. Its Christ
like"
Az the close OF the bishops address the
president added her words Of apprecia-
ton. after which she called upon Rev.
Arthur NJ Aucock. rector OF All Saints
church who spoke briefly on his personal
knowledge of the good work being done
by the Woman's City Missionary society.
The meeting came TO close with the
Denediction by Bishop McVickar.