The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-23
MOTHERS AID SOCIETY,
ANNUAL MEETING, REPORTS
 ELECTION OF OFFICERS

Review of the Years Work Carried on by the observation-disclosures Services of Donation Day Committee Reeog- nized-Names of Officers and Those of the Various Committees.
 It is with renewed thankfulness that we review another year of the work of the Mothers Aid society. At the be- ginning of last year it's financial pros- poets were far from encouraging. Lack of sufficient income to carry on our work for a longer period than through the summer confronted us in the early spring.
 A committee was appointed to decide upon some form of entertainment to be given in the autumn. Many sugges- tions were talked over and submitted by the committee and it was finally decided to engage the Reed Fair com pany to come and install their Nav sim" in the armory on the second week in October.
 The letters of recommendation re- ceived from several places where this fair had been held were very satisfac- tory and we were led to believe that  we would present to the public very brilliant and unique entertainment
 The following is the report of the secretary of the executive committed: From october Sth to the 18th the Mothers Aid society held fair or "Mawsim," asxit was called, for the filling of our empty treasury, most of the managers and many people in- terested in the work of the nurseries taking part.
 Preparations for this, which were be- gun in the spring and carried on to the date of opening, were under the direc- tion of an executive committee of six, with the president of the society as chairman.
 
 cured free of charge in return for the part taken by the society at the mili- tary fair held in the spring, except for the services of the almoner and that of the care-takers of the small rooms, which were kindly loaned for the oc- oasion by the captains of the compa- nies occupying them.
 "A P+o,. 11y1,;oIa vNro,, ised very much in regard to similar work done for other organizations be- fore this, the Reed Fair Company of Salem, Mass, was engaged to decorate the armory, which was to include a brilliant electrical display and a series of booths, all of which was to be in complete readiness on the Sth of Octo- Der, and of a most pleasing description as to spectacular effects.
 Committees of ladies were asked to take charge of the various booths and of the suppers to be given by the sev- eral churches.
 Side entertainments were prepared to supplement that of the booths and suppers, and floor and military com IullI66S WSl6 .cohSlA u SSlN6 at lllS time the fair was to be held. Every effort was made to make it success not only financially, but also as to the entertainment for those attending.
 On the day of opening, when the ar rlory was handed over to the commit tee as in readiness for them, it was found that not only the decorations, but the electrical furnishings, were en- tirely inadequate for the space and occasion, and they were obliged to call in the New Haven Decorating Compa- ny to furnish that part of the work and the lack in the electrical display was most generously met by a mem Der of the committee, who gave hun dred dollars to have extensive strings of Japanese lanterns put up, which at ence changed the look of the place making of it real fairy-land. Hard and efficient work was done by all concerned, but notwithstanding this we are sorry to report that the re- ceipts are only about a third of what was anticipated