The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-21
Ladies of Charity Heard Reports OF
Years Work at Session
Held Yesterday
Afternoon.
REFLECT MRS. FURLONG
She viii be President of the Orsani-
zation Which is the Fourth
Largest in the United
States.

The Ladies of Charity held their an
nual business meeting yesterday after
noon at ST. Vincent's hall, elected OF
ticers and heard annual reports The
reports showed the year to have been
one OF the most successful in the his.
tory OF the society Mrs. ]. Nj. Fur.
long was reelected president with the
following officers:
4 First vice president-Mrs. Joseph
lGreaves.
! Second vice president-Mrs Sarah
NJ. Rand.
Recording secretary-Miss Marie
Hayes.
Corresponding secretary-Mrs. ]. NJ.
Code.
Treasurer-Miss Agnes Leach.
Financial secretary-Mrs. Charles
Schenk
/ The following reports were read:
The Presidents Report.
t. Rev. Father, Sisters, Ladies of
/ Charity: Today closes the fifth year
of our organization, and in Its retro
spective view, our hearts are filed
with gratitude towards God for the
many favors and blessings He has
bestowed on our society since Its
origin. This is evidenced by the
splendid reports you have just heard.
We can certainly feel just pride
! in claiming st. Vincent, the patron
of universal charity. rs our model
and founder, since our members have
portrayed so faithfully his deep love
for the poor.
! It Is needless for me to say that
the past year has been crowned with
complete success, therefore, it gives
me great pleasure to give an account
! of the years work accomplished by
| the different committees in the vari-
GUS districts.
First, the hospital committee,
visits SoU
| Visits to the poor and sick. 4S7
Number of families helped fnan-
/ ciallv IL
Families supplied with groceries $50
Articles of clothing received. 900
| Garments made during the year 268
| Garments given to the poor. 1913
Shoes given to the poor. pairs. 81
Orders for coal. ................ 20
/ Converts Z1
| Home secured for one child in sis
ters' school, Nevada, Mo. Helped
| financially to secure home for an
aged lady in Quincy. One hundred
members have investigated and re-
ported cases-four not found neces-
sary to help.
Great thanks must be given to the
music committee in charge of Mrs.
! Joseph Moeller, whose delightful
programs have helped to make our
meetings most interesting.
| In closing the above report, / want
to extend my most sincere thanks
|, and kindly appreciation TO the rev.
ereud fathers who have SO frequently
honored us by their presence.
especially to our spiritual director,
Father Gillespie, who has always
assisted at our meetings, no matter
what his duties were. His cheering
words during my term of Office have
made the work a pleasure.
To the sisters of Saint Vincents
we owe grateful remembrance. Its
lstchkey Is always open, no matter
what the weather-hail, rain or sun
shine. the Ladies of Charity are ever
welcome; In fact, they consider 1t
their home.
To INV officers. my heartfelt thanks
ara due. ever faithful and kind and
above all filed with the real spirit
~ chirstian charity. This Christ-like
snirit seems to be the motive power
of each member Of our society.
NV parting words are to st. Vim
CENTS and the great sisters who
have been at our beck and call the
entire year. With ST. Vincent's as
the background and Gods light
thrown on the canvas, our good
works will continue to shine with
renewed splendor that they may
merit to hear these consoling words,
"As long as you did it to the least
of Mine, you did 1T unto Me-"
Surely the last day of the years
work has given beautiful spiritual
setting to all our deeds of mercy Of
the year 1917
To all I am most grateful-clos-
ing my years work as president. let
ma express in advance my congratu-
Iations to the incoming officers and
| tn assure them of my hearty CO.
oneration. Success to the sofficers Of
1918.
JEANETTE NJ. FURLONG.
President.
Annual Report Corresponding Score
tary.
To the onicers and the Ladies Of
Charity:
n,,r,ne the past year we were the
grateful recipients of many bundles
of clothing containing about 100
o..,ciea / also received eight bust
a o. letters and ave letters of appre
citation. ,.-ar. h,,