The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-11
HELP FOR THEPOOR
PrOvident Association Reviews
Work of Past Year.
Success Due to Generosity of
Norris l.. Gage.
MORE MEMBERS.
President Carver Says There
Should Be 5000.
An Excellent Musical and Lit
erary Programme Given.

At the third annual meeting of the
Topeka Provident association, held
| Tuesday night in the association
building, at Fourth and Jackson
| streets. the following board of direc-
! tors were elected for the year 1908:
Thomas Page, c. S. Elliott, E. E. Cros-
by T. F. Carver, o. S. Morrow, Ar
thur Capper, Mrs. G. A. Huron, Mrs.
L. E. Thorpe and George P. McEntire.
The meeting was held in the new
| auditorium of the associations building
and there were more than 200 in at
tendance. 1t was more than a formal
business session, for along with the re-
ports OF the committee chairmen were
selections of music, both instrumental
ana vocal and many addresses that
were eloquent and polished Every
number on the lengthy programme was
permeated with that spirit of charity
and enthusiasm that has made the
Prov1dent Association great success
in this city. s -1-o 81.
Deserving of special mention is the
singing OF Miss Maud Mcintosh, of the
faculty of Bethany college. Miss Nc
Intosh sang just after Bishop Mills
paugh had lead the audience in prayer.
Her selections were appropriate and
her rendition pleased the audience i'm
mensely, if one may judge by the
applause that greeted the singer There
were two other musical numbers, in
strumentally rendered by Miss Terry
and then the committeeman plunged
into the real work of the meeting.
Preceding the reports of work done
by members of the association, Judge
L. F. Carver, who presided, spoke
succinctly of the institution and its
gan Judge Carver, .'the gifts of Nor
ris L. Gage to this institution stand
for more to the public than the best
Carnegie library that ever was given
greeted this sally. What this as
ISOLATION most needs now is a mem
bership of fully 5000 members all of
whom should be subscribers of at
least 81 to this cause. Without Mr..
Gage we would so far have accom-
plished little and what the ladies have
done certainly deserves the greatest of
credit Those of you who have not
already contributed will hasten to
do So"
DR.. c. B. Van Horn, general secre-
tary of the association and who, with
Mrs. Van Horn is actively in charge
of the work, submitted his report de-
failing in a general way the work of
the institution for the past year. Dr.
Van Horn declared that the apparent
Indifference Of the majority of the
people of the city to cooperate with
the most serious obstacles that the as
ISOLATION has to contend with. He
lauded the spirit of Norris L. Gage in
giving literally to the association, and
said that the contributions of that
gentleman to the association amounted
to $4,000. Work of the nursery COM
mittee, the U and I club, Mrs. Charles
B. Thomas, the management of Christ
hospital. the Junior Atlantean and
Twentieth Century clubs, Kings
Daughters, Woman's Auxiliary, Hor-
ace Hall, Saturday Afternoon club,
Sunday schools and similar -organiza-
tons were given great credit.
The financial statement showed that
year of s4.494. There were 1,438 visits
to homes for all departments: children
enrolled in day nursery, 81; average
daily attendance, 16; number of meals
and beds given 1,097: employment was
furnished to 1853; members in Mothers
club, 80; girls in all classes, 219; boys
in Boys club. 60. DR.. Van Horn par
ticularly emphasized the point that it
was the intention of the association to
bestow charity only where such is alb
solutely necessary and to work at all
times for the promotion Of self-depend-
ence and the making of a better, higher
class of citizenship.
Mrs. w. A. Sloo told of the work of
the Mothers club. I'VE have On the
rolls of the Mothers club she said, "a
membership of 81 and the average at
tendance is fully fifty She said the
members came ITOIn Hi parts OIL The
city but particularly fom the northern
and eastern parts of the city. She de-
tailed the program followed in the
club.
Dr. Van Horn told of the nursery
club. The figures had been given in
his annual report, but he wished to say
in addition that this club was of ex-
ceptional benefit to busy mothers
those who were compelled to work
Miss Kate Gunther reviewed the
years activity In cooking courses. she
said the work had been more than sat
isfactory. In addition to the courses
arranged for ProYident girls some of
the best families of the city had been
patrons of this department.
Mrs. Charles B. Thomas told of the
work of the department of trained
nurses. A trained nurse is maintained
at the call of the association all the |
time. Some examples were cited to
show the great benefit that this de-
partment has been to the sick poor.
Mrs. c. B. Van Horn spoke on the !
general work of the institution; Miss
Mabel King told of the primary girls
sewing classes; Miss Loretta Fox
spoke of the sewing classes for girls
and women. and all of them were en- |
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