Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-26

Iii the Sunday. school room or the 1 Second Congrega ational church on Tuesday afternoon at o'clock, the annual meeting of the United Work CTS was held with Mrs. Frank A. Mitchell who has been president for the last five years, presiding. Because or the snow storm the attendance was not quite as large as usual, but there was good number present to hear the reports of the important work car r1ed on in varied beneficial and phil anthropic lines in the past year. After the meeting had been called to order by Mrs Mitchell, a hymn was sung with Mrs. H. F. Palmer presiding at the piano, and the scripture was read and prayer offered by Rev. c. A. Northrop, the city missionary. The minutes of the preceding meeting Frank A. Roath, and approved and ac- cepted
 Mrs. Roath read her annual report as secretary, in which she mentioned that it had been necessary in the past year to use some of the unrestricted funds to carry on the work, and the problem of the future would be along financial lines to forestall continu- ance of this practice She spoke in a general way of the work in the differ ent departments which was more fully covered when the department reports were given. She expressed apprecia- ton of the services of the advisory committee and auditors thanked the retiring officers for their labOrS and NClCO1lSo IIl0 1uCOIl1I1S DOdIO
 The following annual report, which had been audited by Isaac s. Jones and John F. Huntin gton, was presented by the treasurer Miss Adelaide L. Butts:
 Receipts.
 Balance Jan. | 1909, $59.25; The United Workers-Donation 3.31; donation through district visitations S7,233.82; donations for club work $3044: donation for sewing work $15; interest $2,402-2S; unrestricted funds for current expenses $2,9S0-S9; legacy, Mrs. Johanna D. G. Mitchell, $1,o00; total S9,625.74.
 The Sheltering Arms - Donation s135.65; donations through district SCOTT: interest s1.0e63S; unrestricted funds for current expenses $2,579-76; total $5.564.99.
 The Rock Nook Children's Home district visitation $20.95; board $769; sales S4615; interest $1,70L0S; unre- stricted funds for current expenses S1O8S.s9: total s4,222.s0.
 donations through district visitation S1; donations through F. E. Dove, collector, S403.60; donations fresh air fund $125.70; donation almshouse fund S20.20; sales $122.1S; total s110739.
 The Employment Bureau - Sales $s5462; total sS54.62.
 IOCa1 rece1ptS $Zl, 4S4fS-
 Disbursements.
 The United Workers-Genera1 ex- pense s295.35; United Workers house United Workers house, $125; summer sewing school $51.42; sewing school S11.52; district nurse $124.79; clubs S39415: salaries $500; total $2,273.57.
 The Sheltering Arms-Salaries $4S0; nursing $924.90;. labor $85423; gen. era1 expense $52S.27; repairs $503.4S; light $113.70; fuel $354.S6; medicine $11464; food $1,449.S4; total $5,32S.42. Salaries $1.057; labor $922-7S; general expenses S329.67; clothing $179.23: re- pairs $69.38; light $75.20; fuel $3S1.2O; medicine s74.94; food s1,225.5S; total
 The City Mission-Salaries $1,7s154; office expense $141.03; general expense $266.14; clothing $444.54; medicines S43.61; fuel $675.52; food $4,O09.27; fresh air fund $93.7O: total $7,541.30.
 The Employment Bureau - Work s932; materials s93143; total Total disbursements .$21 ,316.65 Balance Jan. 1, 1910 118.14
 Reorganization - Investments: The United Workers, book and par value s55,0OO market value $59,186; the s299S6.1S; market value $31,056.18; the Rock Nook home, book and par value S42,S27-71; market value $5O,- 76O71: the City mission, book and S5,93S.sS; totals, book and par value S133. .252.77; market value s146,941:77.
 Miss Butts mentioned that two leg acies had been received during the year, each of $1,OOo, from Mrs. Joanna D. G. Mitchell, for the Sheltering Arms and the United Workers
 The report for the United Workers house was given by Mrs. B. P. Bishop. T hat a I1S1Ia1 XyiGifafiOnS for inspection had been made by the com mittee Twice during the year the house had been entered by some one having duplicate keys, so that now Yale locks have been put on all the doors Necessary repairs had been made to keep the house in good con dition. There was now room m m the the building for good tenment TOT the right kind of a family.
 City Mission.
 For the City Mission Miss Alice w. Cogswel1 made the report, in which she stated that without crippling the work they had spent in the last six months of the year only a. little more than haIt of what was spent in the corresponding period last year. She commended the work of L. A. Niclxle during a part of last year and the efficiency or Rev. Mr. Northrop, the city missionary, who was assisted by Miss Christina Nor throp. She also acknowledged a debt of gratitude to Dr. H. M. Pollock Of the state hospital for furnishing nurses In concluding Miss CogswelI read the report of City Missionary Northrop. It stated that since the year opened more than seventy families have assumed self support and the number of those on the list for assistance has been de- creased from POP to A. At the pres ent rate, the City Mission is spending s2,500 per year in this way. There is much helpful cooperation from the se1ectmen. Friends gave $125 for the fresh air work there were a great number of articles received through the day of Thanksgiving in connection with the evangelistic campaign, the Thanksgiving contributions were $144.52, and at Christmas gifts were made to 300 children. At the present rate the City Mission could be contin- ued at a cost of about $4,000 to $5,000 a year. The city missionary has also served as probation officer and has had Al persons under his charge for various offenses. Miss Cogswell said that it rested with the public whether the City Mission work should be contin- ued. .