The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-20
The LADIES OF
CHARITY HERE
society Holds it. Annual Meeting
and elected Officers for En-
suing Year and Receives
Reports.
IT DOES IMMENSE GOOD
ministers to Poor Of Every Creed and
Race and Helps Hundreds Of
Needy Families Every
Year in keokuk.

The Ladies of Charity held their
.,xtb annual meeting yesterday at
e. vincent's hall, for the reviewing
~ reports and election OF officers.
In the six years Of its existence.
Tho society has grown to a member
shin of $50, and ministers to hum
dreds Of sick and needy people every
vaar. In their work of mercy they
know neither creed nor color, having
anxious care only for the need of
hose to whom they minister.
The officers elected for 1919 were:
President-Mrs. Joseph M. Furlong.
First vice president-Mrs. Joseph
sreaves.
Breheney.
secretary-Mis Marie Hayes.
corresponding secretary--Mrs. Al
bert Mullarky.
Financial secretary-Miss Anna
Daum
Treasurer-Miss Agnes Leach.
Mrs. Furlong who was reelected
for the third term, declined renomi-
nation, but was nevertheless re-
elected.
The officers who served with her
. during the past year presented her
with a handsome bouquet of roses,
and a note expressing their appre-
citation of her work as president.
is Patriotic as Well as Charitable.
The presidents report enumerated
the principal activities of the year,
including the war work. The society
bought Liberty bonds. worked IN the
Red Cross, appeared in a body IN
the Red Cross parade and In the
peace parade, anu made the all-Cath-
olic service lae.
Forty. new members have Joined
the society during the year, making
q total membership of $50. -Four OF
Its members have died during the
year Mrs. Mary Noelkemper. Mrs.
Helen Stahl. Mrs. Elizabeth Welsh,
and Miss Mary Winkler.
The charity work Of the society
has covered wide field and has
aided the needy in all parts Of the
city.
The visits to the hospitals, poor
and the sick numbered 2,121. Thirty
families were helped financially.
Three thousand articles of clothing
were received at headquarters in ST.
vincent's academy, and 2,272 articles
were given out. The number of gar
ments made by the sewing committee
was 425. The number of families sup.
piled with groceries was ITO. Num-
Der of shoes given out. '140 pairs. and
twenty-four orders for coal were
given.
Contributions were made by the So
ciety to the orphanage at Davenport,
and TO ST. Joseph's hospital.
Some Items Of Philanthropy.
Permanent homes were found for
two worthy cases, and school books
were given to many children.
Mrs. Furlong in closing, expressed
the gratitude the organization has to
the Rev. James Gillispie and to the
Sisters of ST. Vincent's and particu-
larly to Sister Loretta, whom we
may call the mother OF the poor, a
true type of daughter of ST. Vim
cent"
She thanked the members for their
cooperation and expressed the graft
tude of the society to the merchants,
and the citizens in general for their
cordial support of the work.
Miss Marie Hayes, the recording
secretary, reported that nine regular
meetings and FIVE board meetings
mad been held. In February shower
Tor the benefit of the sewing depart
ment was held, and In November a
1000 shower was held for the benefit
Or the Christmas work.
A retreat was held in April, the
services of which were largely at.
tended by the Ladies of Charity. The
Christmas work was most generous