The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-21
NENARK'S WOMEN
DOING FINE WORK
IN CHARITY FIELD
Female Charitable Society Re-
ports on Activities of Year
at Meeting.
RELIEF OF POVERTY
IS QUICKLY AFFORDED
Mrs. Martin Dennis, Treasurer,
Says Receipts We're So, 5O5,
Expenses $9,ll9.

That the Newark Female Charitable
Society has not grown weary of we'll
doing was evidenced by the report of
the society for the year., presented at
the annual meeting in the society build
ing at Hill and Halsey streets yester-
day by Mrs. Ornan N. Wright, the cor
responding secretary, chosen to fill the
place Of Miss Enlma Goble Lathrop,
who is still abroad.
Mrs. Wright gave a summary of the
work and recited a number of incidents
concerning the various families the
members had helped. She reported the
designations of Mrs. William L. Hunt,
Mrs. Charles g. Ellsworth and Mrs.
Henry Young, and spoke feelingly of the
deaths of Mrs. Matthias Price and Miss
Annie Wildrick, giving the history Of
their connection with the society.
The house committee report showed
that 1,149 days work had been given
to women. The years receipts were
$1,345.46, and the expenditures for sal
aries, ETC., s1,345.27, leaving a balance
in the treasury of nineteen cents.
work of relief.
Mrs. G.. v. d. Conover presented the
report of the relief committee, which
showed that ninety families had been
referred to the Bureau of Associated
Charities, seventy cases had been dis
missed. and that ct present there are
more than 200 families on the relief
book During the year the relief as
sistant made 410 calls Mrs. Wright
read a list of the donations of money
and various articles from individuals
and firms.
n report of the fresh air committee
showed that 1900 women and children
had been sent to the country for a stay
of two weeks or longer; foul men had
been given the benefit of the outings, an
exception never before made, and 5000
Coney Island tickets had been distri-
buted. The receipts for the fresh air
fund We're &c. Q 6.4s. and the disburse-
ments $6.214.77, leaving $1S3.7 in the
treasury.
There are 127 on the mothers meeting
roll, twenty-four meetings were held
during the year, with an average at
tendance of seventy-hve: 269 garments
were made and given to the women at
an expense of $751; 80; the laundry COM
mittee receipts for the year were
So, 1862 and expenses 50, 629. 03, leaving a
balance of $7.19. The outstanding debts
amounted to $187. 32.
Dinners for Women.
Reports We're also made of the kitchen
garden, the cooking school and the sew
ing school. The reports Of the dinner
showed that during the year
SS1 women had been served at an ex-
pense of $460.47. The receipts were SILT
and the net expenses S343.47. Mrs. New
ton A. Merritt gave a report of the
entertainment.
Mrs. Martin Dennis. treasurer. pre-
sented her report, which showed that
the years receipts had been &c., sos. 10
and the expenditures 49, 19.43. Mrs.
Dennis said the endowment fund had
not increased during the last twelve
months.
An interesting address on 1.-THE Ideal
of the Age. Service" was given by the
Rev. DR.. William H. Morgan. pastor of
the Central M. e. Church. and solos
were rendered by Miss Frederick Sims.