The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-04
SUNSHINE REPORTS
Complete Records of Officers and Auditors Made at the
 Annual Meeting.
TRIBUNE SOCIETY GROWING
Mrs. Walker, the President, Gives Re- view of Work During Last Year
 The Officers.

branch of the Tribune Sunshine society which was held Saturday afternoon at the home of Mrs, l.. A. Betcher on or chard street, was positively overhowing with Sunshine incidents. There was an unusually large attendance and the meeting was called to order by Mrs, Walker the president, at S:50. Before the regular business was attended 10, l however, Mrs w. A. Granville in be- half of the Elm City branch, presented Mrs. Walker with a handsome rose wood gayel, mounted with silver | band on which was the inscription, and tied with bow of yellow ribbon, the sunshine color.
 The meeting opened with the read ! ing of reports of the last monthly meeting, and the completion of uniln- lshed business, Then followed tho bus mess of the annual meeting and elec- ton of officers for the coming year.
 The report of the recording sccre- tary spoke of the round of social af- fairs during the year past for the ben eft of the society. and the large num- Der of members present at all the monthly meetings, The increase in in terest in the society's work and the amount of work done Among the bis affairs of the year were the whists and luncheons. for which the following members opened their houses Mrs. Woodbury, in Cheshire; Mrs R. s. Woodruff, in Gulford; Mrs. Watson Woodruff, in orange; Mrs. Kendall, in Fair Haven.
 1 On Thanksgiving numerous baskets of food were sent out, also coal with which to prepare the contents Fruit was sent to many of the shut-ins also books and papers The Christmas store was a splendid success, too. The santa Claus work provided for the an swering of 200 letters received at the local postoffice, which arc usually sent to the dead letter office ani by such answ erings more than two hundred little people were made happy Refer ence was made 10 the splendid work ot the Elk7 at this time their club hay ing taken more than eG0 letters.
 For the Easter offerings, whists lunches, cake, candy and apron sales were held which received hearty sup port from the member.
 Mrs, sidney Dawson. the recording secretary. being out of town on ac- count of illness in the family. her re- port was read by Mrs. George k. Coan which was as follows:
 In looking over my books and let ,ors fnr I gp fr,p- May first up to the present time some two hundred or more letters have beer sent out, many of them being letters o' thanks for clothing etc, sent in by oui friends
 We appreciate our friends thinking of us in our work anl think q little notS of thanks show them we appre ciate their kindness 10 us
 Several letters of confidence hav' been sent out in hopes thnt they nigh give little sunshine cheer to those 1T darkness and sorrow Many business letters have also been sent out
 Some twelve hundred or more pos tals have been sent out during th' year, this including tho postals for thu ItkuldI llliUlUl9 IllfEllliENs II lN Hilf V say some two hundred anl fifty letter have been received and read durn! the year. Many of them being ac Acknowledgement for the sunshine cheer passed on to them, some of then being very pitiful to read. for readln' = between the lines you could often req, their thoughts which they were unahl ,1 (. was their gratitude.
 think I noticed 1t more with in dear old couple whom we take SO mucl pride in caring for.
 The santa Claus letters were vor, pathetic, although some of them wer very funny l could not begin to tcl you how many telephone calls hay had and made during the year, bu know they would go well into tn hundreds
 In closing l would like to say tha
 t has given me great pleasure f serve you all in this work the pas year, and I thank you for your kin attention and patience when readin reports from month to month
 sincerely hope that the good, helpful i, and earnest work this society ha done in the past, may be continue without interruption or curtailmen i during many years to come, :"
 The report of Mrs, F H. Bentor Il the treasurer, showed an encouragin surplus with which to begin the wor " for the coming year.
 Mrs r. B. Walker then read her re y port ns president
 e Presidents Report.
 Again an annual meeting Is a hand Does it seem possible that
 year has passed since our last, an v over five since we formed the Elr City branch of the Tribune $, $, sc y ciety? You are to be congratulate II upon the success you have attained Our failures have been few consider 7" ing the character of the work, bu n. those that we have had have taugf us that If we would follow the pro = ccpts of Sunshine and be unwilling { accept the decree of hard work W W are probably doomed to early falur
 In our tired moods if may grate upo our nerves to have this fact repeated but nerves or no nerves, WhoeVt would win must remember 1t.
 The reports from our recordin secretary, corresponding secretar , and treasurer give evidence of our at .' tivity and proves to you that we hay had little to do with that tired fee ing d As president l am very proud ( s. you. It's surely no small honor c. represent the Elm City branch cs have often been asked What do yo l. do with the money you earn?" GiN
 Mrs Kelly your name and go with 1T visiting committee for a month. l b' sS believe you will agree with three
 omr members that NOu will not On