The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-05
ANNUAL
MEETING OF
Y. ". c. I. U.
Election Of Officers and Com.
mlttsss Followed by Enjoya.
bio Harvest Supper.

yesterday afternoon at the rooms of
the Young Women's Christian Temper
snce union on Snow street. that society
held its 2lst annual meeting. At the con-
clusiou II the business meeting harvest
supper wns served.
At 5 O'Clock tlIe President. Miss Nellie
T. fcarce opened the business session
with devotional exercises the officers and
heads OF the various committees sub
mtted their reports. Miss A. A. Hatha-
way. the secretary submitted the annual
report and read the minutes OF the last
meeting.
The treasurers report when submitted
BY Miss Clara Law showed the receipts
OF the year 10 be s20.399 ~: while the
total expenditures amounted 10 sl9s53.32,
leavink a cash balance on hand OF ASo.Ss.
Tha different chairmen of the com
mittecs Submitted reports In the follow
Ing order:
Tea room committee. Miss Grace At
kins: library committee. Mrs. a. ID.
Gladding: Rest cottage Mrs NJ l.. Bray
ton; visiting committee Mrs. c. A.
Jaques. social committee. Miss G. %.
Pike. programme committee, Miss r.. u.
Hale Friendly Aid committee. Miss Ar
mington; membership. Mrs. c. A. Gilbert:
temperance literature committee. Miss h.
G Hodge. messenger boy committee.
M-s. - n. Whittemore penny provident
committee, Mrs, r. II. Whitman: non
alcoholic medication committee, Miss NJ
y Place
The reports OF all called forth the most
favora bic comment from the members
and show that the society Is in a much
stronger situation than ever before.
Mrs ] X Barney and Miss Mary z.
Olney addressed the meeting after which
state Secretary Atkins presented 500 to
the society. the gift OF the tea room COM
nittee.
The nominating committee. OF which
Mrs Porter Is chairman. submitted their
report after which the following officers
were elected:
OFFICERS ELECTED.
President Miss Nellie r. Pearce. hon
orary vice president Mrs Frances =,
Bates: vice presidents. Miss Grace e.
Atkins Miss Eudors r. Josln, Mrs, Jo-
seph " Kendrick, Mrs. A. Dewng Glad
ding Miss Carolina r. Bates core
spending secretary. Mrs. Fannie s. At
kinson: treasurer Miss Clara NJ Law;
superintendent Mrs. Charles a. jacques;
directors Miss r. T. Hall Mrs. Moses
Fiheld. Mrs ~ l. Brayton Mrs. r. NJ.
Blnkhorn. Mrs j W. v. Rich. Mrs. Alice
r Porter Finance committee. ch7rmen
OF the standing committees; auditor Al
Grace T.. Atkins. chairman; Mrs Moses
Fiheld Mrs. c. A Jacques. Miss A. A.
Hathaway. Miss 9. +. Bates. Miss Nj. @
Huntsman. Mrs. Louis t. Angel, library
committee. Mrs. A. u. Gladding. chair
man Miss s. s. Brayton. Miss c. Kate
Clarke. Mrs. r. Fl whitman. Miss M. t.
Shuharth Mrs G. w Bates Mrs A. W.
Ham; rest cottage committee. Mrs. NJ. l..
Brayton chairman. Miss T.. T. Hall Miss
Is r Josln Mrs. II. ". Davis, Mrs. A.
r Porter Miss A. r. Could. Mrs. Kelsey
Dow. Miss Annie NJ sumner Mrs Ken
dell A. Mowry; social committee Miss
T.. d Pike chairman. Miss Zoie NJ. Z.
Morse Miss Sarah Fletcher. Miss Alice f.
Waite Miss NJ r.. Dow; program com
mittee. Miss Ednah p. Hale chairman.
Miss r. c. Hodge Mrs. g. w Rates.
Miss III. NJ G. kendrick. Mrs ]. w. V.
Rich. temperance committee, Miss Il. {.
Hodge chairman. Miss r. B Hale Mrs.
y. II whittemore. Miss Mildred r. Morse,
Miss Lillian r. Gale Miss r, S. Billings.
Mrs. r. c. Dupuoy. Miss Lila Durfee.
Miss Marie Hollen; visiting committee.
Mrs c. A. Jacques chsirman, Miss II. NJ.
Carr. Miss ] +. Work; friendly aid COM
mittee Mrs. A. II. Metcalf chairman.
Mrs. r. r. Gale. Mrs. p. F Parsons. Miss
Mary Salmon Miss A. NJ. Beckford. Mrs.
Gustavus Gray. Mrs. Augusta Ayesworth.
Miss f. A. Salisbury: membership COM
Cora Lippitt Mrs. Richard Saunders.
Mrs otis Graham. Mrs. Ira Wilbur.
penny provident committee Mrs. r. III
Whitman chairman. Mrs. 4. r. Porter,
Mrs. c. r. Arlington; non alcoholic
medication Miss NJ. r. Place chairman.
Mrs n. v. Stanton. Mrs. r. s. Atkinson
messenger boys committee Mrs. u. IA.
Whittemore Mrs r. G. Dupuoy, Miss
Lillian Gale.
Mrs j. * Barney was made an hon
orary member Of the society.
THE HARVEST SUPPER.
At O'Clock the ladies participated in
an old-fashioned harvest supper. The
tables were laid in the tea room. which
wss quite transformed with beautiful
decora tions comprising the autumn's
vegetables flowers and fruits. and souve-
Mrs I'm the form of pen and ink sketches
with quotations OF Frances Willard en-
bossed were distributed.
Miss Pearce spoke and later introduced
Miss Ednah Hale as toastmstress. who
In turn introduced Miss Il. r. Hadley.
Mrs. r. II. Jackson. Miss Mary f. oil
ney. Mrs. G.. r. l.. Slocum. Mrs. j. X,
Barney. all OF whom responded fttingly
and ably 10 the toasts. which were inter-
spersed during the evening with songs
by Miss Ethel Dobson and readings by
Miss Agnes Padien.
MIR John Fitzpatrick Of the welling
ton orchestra presided at the piano.
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