Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-10-08
RETAIL GRAINS
HOWARD RELIEF WORE
summary of the Years Charity
scented Mt Annual Meeting.

:" annual
me annual meeting OF the dired
or the Howard Relief society was
Fes''raay afternoon The election
"Il'o''S resulted as follows: Presid
MIS- harriet *. willard. weep
ueh'' MFS. MatlIoa Iohey; secrc7
MrS- Mary MAXWELL, treasurer,
Lime {. Phelps auditor. Mrs. 81
'o'te beeman' Sup"rlntend"nt
mary X. Hurrltt. advisory board. II
Is. Iart' heman w, Allen and vi
hu'ter' other usual business
trhhSacted' ana m" report OF the Il
work was as follows
during the past y"7- we have 4
with TO greater or less degreei
families The work has been cat
on along the same lines as form
ana the material relief or other
given much diversified. Material
lief in tho majority Of families
been footwear and clothing for
children. Groceries have beer 4
in 10 families during times #
ness, or until their need could II
vestigated. and a regular month";
lowance given one aged cd
Laundry has been paid for in FAM
for periods of from three week
three months. and in two for
months. In one of the last two
toned families the woman is aged.
has withered and useless arm
tho OF her tho hac H..
Gus operation and it will be
time before she regains her sire
MIX and eggs have been furn
as physicians have advised. In
cases IN" patients are tubercular
hopeless one taken, We hope, full
time. the third a follow up case
the Vermont sanatorium at Pitt
phe two-Near-old child who coul
walk, and was otherwise in bad n
cal condition, was boarded
| months at the nursery on Shell
ROAD Wher" the child improved
! ueFiuIIN under the excellent
| hE"-IaSS's nave been given
lowing examinations at clinics
! tai work as FAR as funds would
'hre" NoUne @'rls have had entire
oI teeth taken. two more whose
was o-"ll tailed to go after tirs
polntment' one woman had all
extracted ana hrst payment ma
ne" ones. The important du
tndlnS employment has been er
aging only with capable womeI
girls ana In some of these casd
need and result has been SUCH
recompense for many failures
the men coming to us. their
ability and the lack of euplo
in the winter months. make tha
which is most necessary Vow. AZ
aging TRANSFORMATION HIS .ao,,
to points where work bos h..r
| ed, advertisement. and r,cis,r
have been maid and eri,ol,. oil
furnished
The SEWING scboo, ..-i......
pills and avera,ad "a .,.i.,
of si> ,ooot.
of te.ota.a 49,, ''''' "
prescnt ana ,I,a ,...,..
cou1d ~ .n"''S ''op I'll
| scbooI -
T., :. 49,, '"' anu 'I' E4rlS
"'"'I ""I hSE iF'nI
'e"' from the onlId
''o" WIN the 'hlldren
: amman ana foineroY schools
''',"eS' anu snort family h
" !'eeuH idH'4''S given classes
"'s" SCHOOL, ana indlNidNals
AS ueIore reported the work in
Tue 'an''''eS is most dlscouraEin
! proves mat mu'h more drastir actid
! I,"V' so'Ie'E or friendly ViSit
| apply must ne used to better con
very niue luea can he given of the
/ ana sorro" that come 10 us. s.
.n' sduuest cases coming TO us tn
nave oeeh persons addicted to tn
""ol' people whose ability would
mem lar ah"N' need of help,
"""''' "hder the circumstances
Stems To oe lttle chance. This hab
"'Vo"oHS'n' lack OF employment
| ''i' thents, ETC. leaves much moro
| IMAM an our work, and that Of
ORGANIZATIONS working on the sam