The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-04
PROGRESS IN
 THE CITY MISSION.
GRATIFYING REPORTS MADE 1T
 QUARTERLY MEETING.

Enlarged Accommodations of the New
 Building are Already Being Over
 taxed in some DIreetions-SuppeF
 Served by the Ladies' Executive com-
 mitfce.
 At the quarterly meeting the directors of the City Missionary association. held recently at the Orange street mission house. made a very satisfactory report of this increasingly successful work. Notwithstanding the stormy weather ten of the fifteen directors were present, including Messrs.. III. c. Newton. A. E. Rowland. F. E. Hartshorn, c. E. P Sanford. Pierce N, weich, W. R. Downs, J. NJ. Peck. Levi T. Snow. W. J. Weld and Oliver S. White. Rev. Dr. MeLane- president of the association. presided.
 After the reading of the minutes by Secretary W. J. Weld. the treasurer's report was given by Pierce N. Welch, followed by the report of the financial secretary. J. F. Douglass. F. E. Harts- horn. chairman of the executive com mittee, reported regular monthly meet ings for the inspection of all parts of the work of the association, and Mrs. H. G. Newton, as chairman, reported upon the monthly meetings of the executive con- mittee of the woman's department, now numbering between twenty and thirty members. Reports were also received from special committees of the directors upon, different sections of the mission work, including the Sunday services, week evening meetings children's sew ing school and drawing classes and the Girls club
 Under reports by departments inter- esting statements were made by Judge L. w. Cleaveland, superintendent of the Sunday school; Rev. MT. Mossman, the missionary pastor; Mrs. l.. $. Graves, the lady missionary; by MT. Beal, Yale 1906. and by Mr. Harold. Yale divinity school, 1906 from the students depart ment. Others who made statements of successful work under their care were Mrs H. B. Sturgess and Mrs. Virgil MeNeil, of the woman's department, and Joseph Rawles. Mrs. Edward My Trick and Mrs. James Fenwick, of the missionary pastors department. The |children's savings bank was represented by Mrs. M. A. Rice. assistant to the general superintendent, who has it in |charge in the necessary absence of Miss May Douglass, the treasurer.
 As general superintendent. Rev Mir. Mossman made mention of the very complete use now being made of the City Mission house, all six departments, with between twenty and thirty sec- |tions of mission work, being in an effi- Ieient condition. In some directions even the enlarged accommodations of |the new building are already overtaxed, especially in the children's work, which he considered of especial importance for both the present and future. He called attention to the recent issue by the association in pamphlet form of an article by one of the city papers, l" A Day at the City Mission, and also to the vote of approval of the work Of the association by twenty of the principal pastors of the city, representing all the evangelical denominations, and q simi- lar vote recently passed by the execu- tive committee of the New Haven Christian Endeavor Union.
 An excellent supper was provided by the executive committee of the woman's Thirty plates were provi- ded, and seated at the tables, besides those already mentioned, were Mrs. L. C. Dayton, Mrs. Professor Williams, Mrs. J. l.. Goodwin, Mrs. A. B. Miller Mrs. o. A. Dorman, Mrs. w. D. Moss man. Mrs. Levi T. Snow, Mrs. Frank Williams, Mrs. Leopold, Mrs. J. Fl. Douglass, Mrs. W. J. Weld, Mrs. ]. M Peck. Miss Mabel Norton and Arnold Won c. P. Huizing, Lale Divinity school, 1904, of Gromingen, Holland. At the conclusion of the supper a hearty vote of thanks was given by the directors and all present to the ladies' executive committee for their part in the very pleasant evening hour of social enjoy ment.