The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-21
ITS 36TH
ANNUAL
MEETING
Held by Young Womsn's Chris
tIan Association. Reports Made
and Board Of Officers EIacted

The 36th annual meeting OF the Young
Women's Christian association OF this
city was held at the rooms Of the asso-
ciation on Fountain street yesterday
afternoon with full attendance OF the
officers and friends OF this splendid or
ganization, which is doing much for
the young women OF our city and whose
! great object Is frat and foremost the erec-
tion OF a building to carry on and extend
their noble work on their lot at the
corner OF Washington and Jackson
streets. opposite the public library. To
this great undertaking this society. head
ed by its president. Mrs. John III. X.
! Nightingale, stands pledged and the sum
! OF $4,000, which ought soon To be
pledged by a generous public stands be-
tween the society as the only obstacle
which retards the erection OF the coveted
building and the extension OF the work.
The meeting was presided over by Mrs.
| Nightingale and was called 10 order at
o'clock. Devotional exercises followed
| after which the reports OF the several
| departments OF the work were presented.
chief among which was that of the re-
| cording secretary, Miss Mabel $. Levalley.
| The report gave an excellent account
of the past and present condition OF
| the association.
The report OF the treasurer. Mrs. Eliz-
| abeth b. Brown, followed that of the sec
| retary and showed the following financial
! condition OF the year: Receipts, s14.ll3.-
| 95; expenses. l3.6909e: balance s422 90.
| The report of the general secretary.
| Miss Margaret r. Todd. gave a com
! prehensive survey OF the work at the
! home on Mathewson street, the class
! work. Industrial work. etc
In this connection she told Of the need
| OF new books for the association, Of the
/ enthusiasm shown in the class work. etc
/ She told also OF the many ways In which
/ the work of the association is helpful to
| those I'm need and the countless oppor-
! tunities afforded to work I'm His name"
! Reports of the branch committees fol-
lowed. the first OF which was that Of the
! agent OF the Travellers Aid society.
| Miss Emily s. Billings.
The report Of the seaside cottage at Co
/ nanicut island. an adjunct OF the
/ work OF the association. showed
! the total receipts for the year 10 be
s34tS2s; expenses ssS27O6; balance.
/ s11S.22.
! Mrs. Phebe G. Gamwell. secretary of
| the building committee, reported that
with the present funds in hand value Of
/ the real estate OF the association. dona
/ tions. etc, about 800, 600 can now be real
| lied by the association towards the new
! building to be erected at the corner OF
w
added however, the pertinent and all
important fact that $4,000 more must be
| raised before the erection OF the new
building, so urgently needed, can be be-
| gun.
| At the close OF these reports Mrs John
! II. Cady, chairman OF the nominating
| committee presented the following board
| OF officers for the coming year and they
were unanimously elected:
| President, Mrs. John X. II. Nightfn-
| gale: vice presidents. Miss Grace r. Law
/ ton, Mrs. Andrew Comstock, Mrs. Jacob
| II. Martin, Mrs. Phebe G.. Gamwel Mrs.
! William II. Bowen, Mrs. William l.. Phil
! lips recording secretary. Miss Mabel 8.
/ LeValley; corresponding secretary, Miss
| Louise c. Hoppln; general secretary. Miss
Todd; treasurer. Mrs. Elizabeth B. s.
| Brown; assistant treasurer Miss Mary G..
| Smith: auditors, Mr. John II. Cady. Mr..
/ Albert G. Day, Mr.. John X. II. Nightin-
! gale: advisers. MIR. Lewis w. Anthony.
| Mr. Walter +. Barney. Mr.. Cyrus Carle-
1 ton. Mr. Charles G.. Gardiner, Mr.. John
! Henshaw, Mr.. Benjamin r. Arnold, Mr..
/ VIM. NJ Batchelder. Mr. Chas. A. Gam
we'll Hon. Rathbone Gardner, Mr.. Aaron
l.. Ordway. Mr.. George NJ. Snow.
Religious work-Mrs. William III. Bow
| en-, Mrs Andrew Comstock. Mrs. ID. w.
Hoyt, Mrs. w. b. Carter, Mrs. c. a..
Giles, Mrs. L. j. Tetlow, Mrs. c. A.
| Wheelock.
Finance-Mrs. ]. w. Seymour. Mrs. j.
H. Cady. Mrs. c. II. Guild. Mrs. T. w.
Waterman, Mrs. J. o. Ames. Mrs. p. q.
Gamwell. Miss G.. r. Lawton. Mrs. c. a.
! Wheelock.
Educational and Library-Miss II. A.
| Tourtellot, Mrs. r. y. Bourne. Miss l.. ID.
Sharpe, Mrs. ~. Il. Davis, Mrs. A. p.
I Weeden
| Entertainment-Miss 7 q. Bowen. Mrs.
A. s. Burrows. Miss D. G.. Calder, Miss
Marie Copeland Miss Virginia Gammell.
Miss A. A. Gardiner, Miss NJ. j. Hazel
| wood. Mrs Alfred Morse Miss Harriet
Pierce. Miss Annie NJ. Sumner, Mrs. J. o.
! Ames, Mrs. j. II. Cady, Mrs q. l.. Collins.
| Miss Mary Cram, Miss c.. r. Granger,
Miss G.. II. Lawton, Miss Mabel Moulton,
Miss Edith T. Stokes.
Hospitality-Mrs. T.. G.. Gamwell, Miss
u. O. Calder, Miss Isabel Russell Brown.
Mrs q. l.. Collins. Mrs. J. r. Stafford.
Membership-Mis Carrie l.. Smith. Miss
Marion III. Belden. Miss Allena Dexter,
Miss Il. Laura Lyons. Mrs. William L.
Peck, Miss Mary +. Appleton. Miss Mary
c. Day. Miss Hattie s. Magoon. Mrs c.
| A. Wheelock
House-Mrs. T. w. Ladd. Mrs. Andrew
Comstock. Mrs. Gustavus T. Gray, Miss
Emily Manton, Mrs. Candace T. Perry.
Mrs A. S. Burrows, Mrs. Lizzie Gale,
Mrs Phiness r. Parsons, Mrs. j. X. Staf-
ford. Miss Mary r. Wood.
Publishing and Printing-Mrs. Robert
w. Taft, Mrs. william NJ. Cooke. Mrs. A.
NJ. Coats, Miss NJ Il. Davis. Miss l.. c.
Hoppin.
Travellers Aid--Mrs. Alfred Metcalf
Mrs. J. ". Chace. Mrs r. w. Taft Mrs.
J. O. Ames, Mrs. r. ". Hartwell, Mrs. W.
A. Walton.
Seaside Cottage-Mrs. J. II. Cady. Mrs.
r r. s. Brown. Mrs. Emory Lyon, Mrs
w. u. Bowen. Mrs. u. w. Hoyt. Miss l.
r. Kimball. Mrs. Alfred Mctcalf.
North End Club-Mrs Andrew Com
stock. Miss IT. G. Dyer. Mrs. Alfred Met
calf Miss Il. &. Burgess, Miss virginia
Gammell. Miss n. W. Sayles
Nominating-Mrs. J. " Cedy, Mrs. G.
". Guild. Miss ID. q. calder
Aside from these officers a board OF
managers representing the various
churches of the city >were appointed tho
same being practically the same list at
last year
At tho close OF the election OF officers
the meeting adjourned after which tea
was served IN the reception room 20 those
r,reecut Mre Alfred MetCalf presiding az