New-York tribune., 1908-05-25

CHELSEA BRANCH REPORT.
The president read the following report at tfie
annual meeting:
II has been crucial year with US. Many pe9pite
in all walks of life been constantly IN s u - %
helm our funds have been low, and seVeralFoI oui
memheTs haze been i'll These facts. together with
the death of Mrs Ferris who was generosity itself
have made it impossible 10 respond aoequaleiS u
the many demands made upon US. r,ora1, +be
In order to condense fully let us note merey @ ane
general result OF our enoTIs. fsmiIIes we're re-
moved and started in clean homes. one rom rom
Tsn to WeTe eeTen se so Food was supplied
forty-seven families Diet was supPHeIu 80 10 sts
months of the year and more or less all the time
one of these girls. after two years Of suffering
Thanksgiving and Christmas were the occasions ,sns
not only in nearby cases, but far as Kansas
and Dakota Since We have men members ers IN
greetings were sent to seventy, several Of which
barrel of potatoes where large family MADE 'ha'
ten months Of mutual Satisfaction, she is likely to
been helped to lives Of responsibility. one poor
fellow, Wholly down and out. has, so far re.
touched liquor and is doing his work in such a
manner that the Arm speak highly ol MN bov "a!
Of nineteen IS mang us really proud ace OF m s sPea
handicap We believe he will succeed
DR. s5Tse q tewaf fhre of
volved weeks of constant care and nursing In nos
pitaIs, quite aside from the operation Twenty
physician, one during two months illness. he
oes arc R IDEAS m EdS Of dSns nsS good "
We provided outings for twenty-two people Of
I'VE fare only for fourteen and part supplies for
is giving these sick girls free board in her own
pretty farm home. where they treated as
sne sri SAID Nobody @ could long be SICK whom
Mrs D was looking king. after, and her chicken po'pes
Days outings and 3 basket pisnies !Y were provided
coney Island. A mother and her lame boy were
the camp OF a friend, where for three
age s'fS for the the Struggle of lie
Hospital visits paid. fruit and flowers. read
ing and materials for light employment during
convalescence are constantly made also supplies
of reading matter patchwork and other mail go
pretty regularly TO sevenyone people. covering an
forts. Miss Brink herself working girl. has sent
ever eighty yards OF the incest materials for
for infants: one shut in does each week the
mendnC for a working girl frequently replacing
worn-out garment by new one also sent 81 %
for some gentle soul TO have the pleasure OF to-
doing lovely ely things for many people she too sent
me 81 90 for luncheon ticket; one member gave
send lame child to daily treatment and for
from the main office; for a deserving woman about
TO be dispossessed; five have done a great amount
and for the families whose children we keep fully
The Singer company gave us a machine in fair
working order which is OF, the greatest possible
o9ns fund put to use at ne by
a girl the farm OF friend and her dreadful
cough made less painful in the first week of
her stay One friend s. special payment
for groceries in emergency and another -
for outing fund
We lent SO, to save a sick mother from leaving
her home and s15 to keep from pawn sale the val
liable ring of woman quite desperate from the ef-
fort for existence. also 800 TO a man for picture
besides several smaller loans to other eeople
We try do the whole work Of the branCN with
out appeal TO the general office. but this season
we were compelled q ash and eived sS fov
Christmas dinners. 81 for special deI list bill 81
for coal. also for the outing fund.
The members OF the Chelsea branch most
happv to have the "anneX'' to the Rest Home.
since IL allows space for properly fitting up
room in memory of much beloved member.
Mary E. Ferris. who worked SO many wears with
us and who very much interested in all that
pertained this home
Total moneys branch work from all
TotaI expenditures branch work Gil
Deficit
MRS ]. PIERREPONT A. GREENE.
President.