The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-28
WoMAN's CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
The Annual Reports Show a Pleasant and
Successful ssYe ar. sl,s

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The Woman's Christian Association re
viewed the events of a most pleasant and
prosperous year at the@eannuaE3 meeting
which was held yesterday afternoon in ST.
Marks parish house. Mrs. j. sH. Stuart,
president presided over the program
which included the reports Of the Officers
and the different branches of&Mork
Mrs. e. NJ. La Penotiere. the secretary,
spoke of, the growth of the association
which is the Oldest Incorporated wolnans
society in the city. The demand for ac-
Communications at tl1eNMahala Fisk Pills
bury home is now SO great that if the
building were twice as large all Of the
applicants could not be admitted. The
report of the treasurer showed that, the
Ireceipts had been $1O.T3o S.. and the bal
ance on hand s5.521. 49,
Speaking of the Wonaatss Boarding
Home, the natron, Mrs. E. W., Ensinger,
| stated that 200 women had found home
| Their during the year and that fully ten
applicants were refused a day. About l 900
women have been cared for in the TWEEN
ty-hve years since the home was opened
MIS- Emily Il. Bracken reported the finan-
| cisl condition of the home The receipts
were SlS,0So.57; expenditures, 81, 5os.3o;
balance. $522.27 III
! The treasurer Of the Mahala Fisk Pills
bury Home stated that so.o1o 76 had been
expended and the balance is $545.27 About
| 219 girls have been accommodated and
4so have applied without being able to Sc
cure places. h.,
Mrs. j. b. Cooper. secretary of the
zones Harrison Home. reported that IS
Ola ladies' We're at the home Six Of the
inmates have entered during theSyear. and
two have left. ..' :. ~ -,
MIS-. La Penotiere read the report of the
! relief work of which Mrs p Fl N1cMi,Ian
Is chairman rs Mrs. McNIilantis ILL.,. The
association has cared for l15Efanlilies an(
GTnRn6Hd SQT TLo
clothing distributed amounted to / 500
The Travellers Aid was reported by Mrs
! Upton and 2.ooo women' and girls
were cared for and of these 900 wer KEPT
IN the rooms until they could secure worl
or transportation A relief bureau has
oeen estaollshed with an assistant ma t,
| ron ana a housekeeper. The receipts were
s35.15 s.'s4.'' :. "a ''ic''
Inc election resulted"as follows.
President. Mrs. il n. Stuart. first vice presi
dent, Mrs. He. Relden:t second vicesprcsidcnt
nirs. Ell Torrance; recording secretary Mrs
3. M.;Ia renotere; corresponding secretarv
Mrs. "A. g. Morgan; - treasurer. Mrs : n, 4
! Dougan.
! I'D a dvisery Board -1ndge a g, Belden D. Percy
z HaWiey. aud ]. 3. Gilhllan. = II
Committee on Boarding Home Mines. A. Fl
i!indley' 9. r., Dennis. ". F. Rogers r. W. En-
81; sign and III. NJ. Bracken.i X -
Committee on Jones Harrison Hone-Nncs r.
p. Tones; = e. carpenter-SJ-5 r. Coeper, G.
boss and /. G. Ramsey. Z; as
f. Committee on Mabala Fosk Pillsbury Home
Mines. Irene Hall, ". A. Mil1er,'T. F.sAndrews
Iorter fremaine, J. J. Cassell, RI. Burglehaus
4 and r.. d Nicholson. E.-----e-' .s.s!.5
A. The. board of directorsss:as chosen from tho
/ following CHURCHES ~ f-tTr5s&
Prssby terian---W estmipster,ta; First, st. An
4 drew s tBeth1ehen and Grace. e..
Episcopal-st Marks Gethsemane and st
Paul's.
l. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. esler Hennepin First
II Blooming ton.
Society Of Friends. i. s,t
Baptist--Central, First, Cslxarsyf EQurth First
Free, Oliyet. Chicago Avenue I'M E sseSss
! Church NJ Christ. Ky q ssfESeaA2
Congrega tiona1-vine Parkls Venue 81 o1vr,
Hill, Plymouth Lyndale Avenue, First and PHI
grim..$ss -
s; The address OF the afternoon was b,
); .Rsy: IryingsP Jollnsonaand the Abt. guar
tet Of st. Paul furnished musical numbers