Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-22
UNITED WORKERS ANNUAL MEETING
Reports Show Encouraging Results During 1912Fn Condition ExcelIent-Electon of O6cers-Address by Rev. C. A. Norhrop-Sewing Class Abolished.

The opportunity to learn or tAc cA- tensiye work accomplished by the com ] bined charities of the city during the 1 past year, through the medium of the 1 United Workers, at the annual meeting or the organization held Tuesday aItef- noon at the Osgood Memorial of Park church, was embraced by a large mum : Der, the gathering filling the hall quite to it's capacity. The president, Mrs. George D. Colt, presided at the meet Ing, which opened with reading from the scriptures and prayer by Rev. Samuel H. Howe, D. D.
 The secretary. Mrs. Elizabeth E. Davis, read the minutes of the last annual meeting, and also read her re- port for the year. There have been some changes and many perplexing problems, but the work of the year has been most satisfactory, she said. The sewing school, after IS years, has been discontinued, and hereafter sewing classes will be under the supervision of the club directors. One of the big projects of the year was the raising Of guarantee fund to cover the expenses of 1918, and although the whole amount desired was not raised yet we enter this year in much better financial condition than & year ago
 Miss Aedlaide l.. Butts, treasurer, read her report for the year, which was as follows:
 Treasurer's Report.
 Receipts Balance Jan. l. 1912, s22.2S: income general: Total dona- tions for 1912, $4,39S.36; interest, s2.- 3T2.S4; vacation sewing school fees, $5.50; club members fees. $15.07; total, $66,7sd7a Sheitering .A11 Arms-Interest, s1.98006; total, s3,334.67. Rock Nook Children's home-Interest, s1,773.31; donations, s624.0S: board, $1.145.5o; total, s3,542.s9. City Mission-Interest $23496; donations, $235.89; sales, loans and transportation. s1o7.ss; total, s57S.74 Fresh Air Fund-Interest, s2o.2o; donations, $41.50: total. s61.7o. Employment Bureau-Sales, $749.61. s15.os1.66. Guarantee Fund for Exc penses for 1913: Donations for general fund. s3, ,141.93: donations for Shelter ing Arms, S123.07; donations for Rock Nook Children's home, s235: total, -Letitia Applegate Walker, $500; Sarah Adeline Meech, $s75: Mary Lanman Huntington, in memory of her mother, Sarah A. Huntington, s2,o00; total, SS,46E The The sheldering fsad Iata Arms eg5 556.66.
 Disbursements.
 Interest on mortgage loan. the Unit ed Workers house. s125; general ex- pense, s11710: United Workers house. s1s5.s2; sewing school. s43.4S; district nurse. supplies. s45.17; clubs, s1,o63.s1: salaries, s500-$2,oS4.31; Sheltering Arms, s3.s9s.23; Rock Nook Children's home, s3s5e.06; City Mission, s3,3e6.24; employment bureau, s1,432.93. Total disbursements for current expenses, 4,941.02.
 Guarantee Fund for Expenses for 1918.
 Norwich Savings society, s1,5oo; Dime Savings bank, $1,OO0; Chelsea Savings bank, $1, ,o00-s3, 800.
 Legacies.
 United Workers, Let1tia Applegate Walker $500, Sarah Adeline Meech ss75, Sarah A. Huntington fund s2.- H. Fish fund. $500 Total s22.416.02.
 Balance Jan. I, 1913. s140.64 Grand total. $22.55ss6.
 RecapituIation.
 Income-Balance on Jan. i. 1912. s22:2S; interest, s5'5aa.7s: donations, ssIa ssS5i la Ss board ss,125,5s sales, fund. ss,5oO. Total s22.556s6.
 Disbursements = United Workers, s2,oS4,3o; Sheltering Arms. s3.9ss.23; Rock Nook Children's home. s3.s5s.o6; bureau. sf,4329s: fresh air fund. $50. 20: 1egaeies invested, s3sT5; guar antee fund deposited in savings banks. s3 500. Total. s22.416.o2.
 Balance on hand January 1. 1913, s14o,64
 Contributed $34o.
 In the past three years. said Miss Butts, literary club of ladies has con- s340 for the maintenance oI the Falls club. There have been many other special contributions during the year to be used in various departments.
 The reports of the secretary and treasurer were accepted as read.
 The president said that there were Hhree committees-the advisory, the as sociate committee of the City Mission. and the auditors, all gentlemen-who have spent much effort in behalf of the association, whom she wished to thank for their work of the past year
 The United Workers house was re- l ported on by Mrs. L. N. Bishop, who 1 said: The house Is center of great 1 activity, but is always neat and bright | One room has been taken this year for | odging transients. There have been l shingling and painting will be neces- l sary in 1913.
 City Missionary.
 City Missionary Rev. c. A. Northrop ] said that the City Mission rooms were l 3 scene of a great variety of effort | Gifts of money and other things of | value are received daily and all sorts l met Literature. is distributed, and | much visiting is done by the city mis- ! sionary and his assistant. Mrs. James i Johnson. The amount of good done cannot be measured by the amount of i money spent, for the greatest good is | accomplished in helping others to help l themselves
 About 20 families received prolong- | sd aid during the year. About 12 or | .hese received aid In food every week, 1 the other families for periods of from one to six months. On these 20 fam lies there was expended $500 during 1 the past year. About 50 other fam 1 lies were aided very infrequentIy, III sums ranging from T5 cents to BPS for l he entire year. and on these families her was expended about $350, About 1 SO other families received only cloth ng.
 Special funds for fresh air outings enabled us to give trolley and boat tides to nearly ITO persons in more han so families.
 Thanksgiving dinners were given as lsual to number of families through he gifts of the school children and heir elders. One hundred and fifty ] families were thus served. of which 70 received no other aid from the mis- l sion.
 Contributions of cash and toys and ,uch like things for Christmas cheer brought joy and help to many families ind their children One oh11rph SJap- [