The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-11-10
ANNUAL MEETING HELD.
OF THE WOMEN,S CHRISTIAN
 ASSOCIATION.

ASSOL1A41OAs
 Continued Satisfactory Progress Made
 Miss Agnes H. Gilbert Elected PresI- dent-Other Officers Chossn-Many Which Was Adopted in 1ss2.
 The twenty-third annual meeting of the Young Women's Christian associa- ton was held yesterday afternoon in Boardman hall, Y. W. c. A. building, and was largely attended, over one hum dred managers and members being present.
 Owing to the death of Mrs. Tracy Peck early last spring the presidents chair has been occupied by Miss Agnes H. Gilbert, one of the vice presidents, who was elected president at yesterday afternoons meeting. The other officers chosen were:
 lCG L+ w. Ls SuL- tis, Mrs. S. S. Fisher, Mrs. F. R. Bliss, Mrs. c. B. Bowers. Mrs. Robert Brown. Mrs. H. D. Hume, Mrs. E. M. Reed, Mrs. W. J. Atwater, Mrs. Joseph Porter, Mrs James H. Foy, Mrs. F. B. Bunnell, Mrs. Irving Fisher, Miss Agnes H. Gilbert, pr. Adelaide Lambert, Mrs. J. H. Townsend.
 Treasurer-Mrs. Henry B. Rowe. :
 Recording secretary-Mrs. s. Fred Strong.
 Corresponding secretary-Miss Gene vieve Wells. .-. 7
 Other officers and the standing com mi.tees were also named at the meet ing. The soeiety's constitution was changed to meet the enlarged scope of the institution, $ The report of Mrs. S. Fred Strong, as recording secretary, gave an accurate account of the work of the association during the past year, touching upon all its various branches and showing that year was one of the most successful in the history of the association. Follow ing are figures of attendance during the year as shown by Mrs. Strong's report: Regular attendance at the home, 5i6; average number of boarders, 67; lodg- ings, LAT. Classes with their member ships: Physical training, 69; cooking, 66; dressmakine, 47; nursing, 31; plain sewing, B; shirtmaking. 16; embroidery, e. 1cir Etset lish, il; bookkeeping, 10; stenography, 8. There are SIS associate and 452 active members of the association. cs.
 Mrs. Strong announced that through the generosity of E. F. Dickie of Gull ford, the association has been able in the past year to maintain a school for good cooking. MT. Dickie gave $1.200 as a trust fund for the maintenance of this school.
 K Mrs. Strong touched upon the work of the different instructors and teach ers, speaking in detail of the sewing. #os Miss Dunham in domestic science. Miss Fairweather in dressnaking, etc, and all of the other teachers in the as sociation. 14>
 The report showed that 100 attended the day classes and 2S6 the evening classes. which are growing every year. There are 1.2S4 books in the library, SS of which are new, having just been put in there. During the year 145 positions have been filled by the women at the association. One hundred and four have given their time to the care of the sick.
 rpLa ox4a,.f, z, Al, tx, dx,,,,,,,. +l, ,,1,., have been largely attended. many of New Haven's most prominent people taking an interest in them. In the de- votional services most of the clergy of the city have given their services, Mrs. Strong's report going into detail in these two Features. Referring to the death Of Mrs. Tracy Peck. she said: "The association lost a leader of rare power of administrative and executive force. By her devotion and unselfish work for the home. covering period of many years. she endeared herself to her fellow workers and to the young women resident in and visiting the honie." In speaking of the growth of the as- sociation. Mrs. Strong said that every day women have to be turned away from the association owing to the lack os room.
 Following Mrs. Strong's report came the report of the treasurer, Mrs. Henry B. Rowe. which showed that the asso- citation is in an encouraging financial condition.
 At the close Of the meeting tea was Fiee r z. Fred Strong presiding at the tables.