Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-02

 also having donated chairs, tables stoves, organ, telephone, towels, games numerous periodicals and practically al most everything necessary to complet, | equipment.
 A considerable item which shows il neither cash or equipment, is the jan; to- service.
 This expense is met by the Ladies Aid society of this church.
 The spirit of freedom and unconven tionality is noticeable in the rooms al all times
 The young man may be seen writing letter to his "sister' back at tho old hOme-someone is reading-somt are playing checkers, crokinole or dom inoes, and at times the school children are studying their lessons.
 Room No. 3 is the Ladies Rest Room and is fitted with cloak and hat rack comb, brush and improvised lounge, and large wall mirror
 Room No. ?, principally for the boys contains comb, brush, mirror, towels colthes brush, liberal supply of water and plenty of soap.
 In this room is also found the china cabinet and gas stove.
 A great many friends have been send. ing magazines, etc, to the reading room alter reading them in the home.
 We appreciate this very much.
 Whenever any of you have finished your magazine or book, recollect that It will always be gratefully received at the rooms.
 Duplicates and old magazines are placed upon the fern table and anyone IS privileged to take them away
 In the past protion of the surplus magazines have been distributed among the prisoners.
 The third department, that of Mercy and Help, will gratefully receive any artic, le in wearing apparel, and when left at the reading room, will see that they are distributed to those in need.
 A few words as to the Epworth League as an organization.
 The Epworth League is q society chartered under the discipline of the Methodist Episcopal church.
 Its object is to promote intelligent and loyal piety in young members and friends of the church, to aid them in the attainment of purity of heart and in constant growth in grace, and tO train them in works of mercy and help
 The work of the society is vested in four departments:
 l. Department of Spiritual Work.
 ?. Department of World Evangelism
 8. Department of Mercy and Help.
 4. Department of Literary and Soc, ial Work.
 Time will not here permit of full re- ports of each department for the past ten months, but in short, will state some of the accomplishments of each.
 The first department has held forty three devotional meetings upon varied topics.
 The second has had charge of nine missionary topics and has succeeded in raising $50 for foreign missions.
 The third department has visited and sent flowers to the sick, has provided groceries to the amount of $37.5O to needy families, and has distributed a number of garments.
 The fourth department has had direct charge of the reading room work and during a space of nine months has ar ranged ten public socials and entertain. ments. There was no social given in January.
 During the month our charter was draped in respect to the memory of one of our beloved members.
 The reading matter, as listed for the week of February 1926, consists of l62 volumes in the library, 76 magazines, pamphlets &c., and ,66 daily and week ly newspapers. The Silver Belt ex. changes are included in this number.
 In the last ten months there has been a gain of 17 active and 27 associate members, now making total of 10S.
 Cash receipts from all sources from May l, 1909 to March l, 1910-1C months-were $349.66, of which $37 5C has been expended by Mercy and HelI department in their work among the sick and needy; $50 towards the sup port of missionary in the Philippines; $44.5O for fuel; $55.40 for electric lights; $66.4l for signs. placards, sta tionery, cards and advertising; $4S.SC for socials and entertainments; S23.0t for fixtures, games, periodicals and dec orations; $20.00 for church benevo fences and Sunday school work; $30s for box rent and odds and ends.
 Balance on hand to credit of Mercy and Help department, $O.4o.
 Balance on hand to credit of genera fund, $0.55.
 This tabulyation does not include the many small sums which were giver for specified purposes.
 In conclusion I desire in the name of the league to express our deep feel ing of gratitude to you for your hearty cooperation during the past ter months.
 Your preesnce tonight eXerts an add ed encouragement to us in our work.
 To God for guidance, we will con tinue to "Look Up" in our endeavol to Gift Up" in the joy of Christian