New Britain herald., 1917-04-19

s =" and filling real need in the city.
 Our largest month was January when 3,09O meals were served. while the smallest was August, with 1.174 means.
 During the year we have unfortun- ately been obliged to change lunch room directors aften and six different ones have been attached to one de- partment.
 Our charge is only $4.0o week and even with the present exagger- ated cost of living we are glad to state that, our deficit this year is prac- tically $100 less than last years. The finances are as follows:
 Expenditures .....s........ $5,655.66 Receipts 5506.5S
 Deficit ..... ! 149.07
 During the winter we have an average of about 55 at noon. while during the vacation season 1t drops to about 30. Many different girls find a home with us during the year, and the lunch room offers cordial well come to them and to many more. If you have not been to see usi come and have luncheon with us some day and try our good things at most reason able prices.
 Boarding House Report. Following is the report of Miss Sarah H. Porter, the chairman of the boarding house committee:
 The boarding home accommodates IS girls and there Is one. room for transient guests Thirty girls were ~S~kI. l~ SSnS~ the year and 60 transients.
 The rooms have been constantly occupied, making our income $1171.s2.
 Our expenses were greatly in creased by the high price of coal. advanced rates in rent and higher wages. making our expenses 31,32S.45. Even using the strictest economy and our output. we 'fndN dencit of $156.43.
 General Report.
 General Secretary Miss Emma l.. zanxinger gave her report with the aid of colored slides of Silver Bay and Lake George The complete re- port follows:
 Time flies 50 rapidly at the Young Women's Christian association that 365 days do notssseem like . year to us. and as of16 looks back and tries to put into few words what we have accomplished in that year, one wonders how 1t can be done, and how words can possibly portray the more vital things that count, for the pace at which we live, work and play.
 First of all, we, the girls, want to acknowledge our greatfulness for thes splendid support in every way that our board of directors gives the asso- citation. It was with regret that we had to accept Mrs. wetmore's resig nation from the presidency of our board on account of her leaving town, but we have been fortunate in hav- ing Mrs. Philip Stanley for our act ing president. Our board for the past year has been as follows: Mrs. Philip Stanley, Mrs. F. tG. Platt, Mrs. F. S. Chamberlain. Mrs. E.. M. Wfghtrnan, Miss F. B. Andrews. Mrs F. w Brooks. Mrs. H. P. Carter, Miss R. Churchill. Miss F. R. Eastman. Mrs. H. B. Humason. Miss Flora Humph-, rey, Mrs W. c. Hungerford, Miss Louise Noble, Mrs. c. B. Parsons. Mrs. F. J. Porter. Miss Bertha Sheldon, Mrs. c. E. Wetmore, Miss Mary Whit tiesey. Yas Department Changes.
 Secretarial changes in the lunch room and physical education depart nnent have been made since last April, and our present staff of workers is: Miss E. l.. Zanzinger, general secre- tary. Miss E. E. Johonsony assistant and business secretary. Miss Lucy Judd, lunch room and house secre- tary, Miss Marjorie Breckinridge, swimming and physical director, Miss Elizabeth Roger, part times girls secretary.
 The cbairmen of the various com mittees will report facts and statistics for their own department, but would like to add that the deficits in the boarding home department of $156.43, and in the lunch room department of $149.07 do not discourage us when wo stop to consider past and present conditions as to the cost of living, ~ but we do hope that with the earnest cooperation of our members, we win find these two departments self-sup, porting at the end of another year. The boarding home has been ful! throughout the year,-and often we have had to turn away girls whom we should have liked to have make their homes with us. We look for ward eagerly to the time when the new boarding home shall be com pleted and our family grown to sixty instead of eighteen.
 Physical Department Popular.
 The physical department has had another profitable year,--a year with some of the newness of the first six months worn off. which left a winter no less strenuous than the previous winter. "I see that gymnasium of yours lighted up every night,-and