The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-10-21
FOR CHARITY
ORGANIZING
Annual Meeting Of the Society
Held Yesterday Afternoon.
PENNY PR0viDENT BRANCH
SPLENDID Results Shown By The Department
During The Year Officers elsclet
for Ensuing Term.
PENNY pROviOEAT BRANCH

YESTERDAY afternoon at Manning hall,
Brown university, the annual meeting OF
the Society for Organizing Charity was
held. President Faunee called the meet
Ing TO order.
The nominating committee presented
the following list OF officers for auditors
and board of directors. all being unani-
mously elected.
Auditors-Edward p. Metcah. Edward
q. Clark; directors-Crawford A. Night
ingale. Miss Katherine II. Austin.
Charles A. Catlin, Mrs. Edward 3
Cheney, w. l.. Hodgman. Edward M
Dodd Dennis ID. Donovan. stephen o.
Edwards. Rabbi Gustav ~. Hausman. X
B. clifford, Miss Amelia s. knight, Rev
A. NJ Lord. Miss Susan A. Sawyer Rev
George w Kent Rev. n. j. Wheeler
The report OF the treasurer. Preston
II. Gardiner. showed a deficit OF sifl, the
same as that existing at the time OF
the last annual meeting.
Mr. Catlin read the report OF the Penny
Provident branch. For the year ending
Oct /. 1902. the value OF stamps sold
was Sll, ,0Se.40; the total value from Nov
1. 1898. s35.4l3.26.
Following Mr.. Catlins report Mrs
Cleveland spoke on the increase in the
use of purchase stamps and the methods
employed.
The woman's City Missionary laundry
report showed a slight falling OF in the
receipts last year. the amount received
being 50. 500. or this s2.OS was paid 20
women. The society will build laundry
on its lot near the center OF the city so
soon as sufficient money can be procured
The building will cost $4,000 and OF this
about s2.527 In In sight.
For home libraries Miss Irons reported
that there had been a perceptible growth
during the year. eight Libraries and III
clubs being maintained at present.
Rev. Mr.. Selleck presented the general
report OF the directors In part as fol-
lows: The board met Tor ORGANIZATION
Nov 7, 1901. The following officers were
elected President-W. H. p Faunce:
vice e-presidents--Rev. w. G. Selleck and
Rev. Edmund s. Rousmaniere; secretary
George G.. Wilson; treasurer-Preston
H. Gardner Miss NJ. X. Conyngton was
elected general manager.
During the year the following mem
bers were added 10 the board under the
provision contained in Article VI. !. b.
of the bylaws; Rev. s. NJ. Dick, Mrs.
M. +. Dooley. Frank T. Easton. Henry
b. Gardner. Robert II. I. Goddard. j. j.
Hoey. Rev. c. J. Ljunggren. Mrs. J. Nc
Manus. Miss Charlotte L. Ttlinghast,
Mrs. ii. w. whitmarsh.
New cases Investigated, 1sol-02. 1888;
recurrent cases investigated 4s: false ad-
dresses. IA: nonresident cases, o; total
Investigations. 220.
Investigations made at the request OF
private individuals. 63; cooperating So
cieties. "a; churches and pastors. IS; for
eign c. O. s. 30; persons applying for
aid. IS; total, 220.
The total number ~ reports received
from other societies. churches and In
dividuals was 1908. as compared with 1881
in the preceding year. and 7S3 In the year
ending Oct 1. 1900.
During the year the society published
q directory OF the charities and philan
thropic agencies OF Providence. which
was issued last January for free distribu
tion. There has been considerable de
mand for IT, and an appreciable increas
OF consultation and corporations amonI
the various societies as a result.
During the past summer 10 chidre'
and 4 adults were given vacations In tn
country through the efforts OF the Kings
Daughters and Baptist Young People
union one feature OF this being the pos
sibility of sending mothers and childre
together. Trips down the river and troll
ley rides were also given.
Two points of prominence have com
before the society--the need OF bette
PROVISION for aged couples who have bee
reduced to poverty and the need OF WIS.,
tors to work among families In which III
mother is both bread winner and home
maker.
The meeting closed with an interest
ing speech by Edward T. Devine OF Ne
York on Social Responsibiitv."