The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-11-02
WOMEN CHARITY WORKERS CHEER
 LITTLE SHUTINS
Annual Meeting Held of the Bridgeport Ladies Char itable Society, Which Started By Helping In dians.

Mrs Frank T. Staples, president of the Bridgeport Ladies Charitable so- ciety, was the hostess at the annuai me eting of the society. held Tuesday organized 109 years ago for the pur- pose Of sewing garments for the tribe of Indians who then camped on Golden Hill. When they passed on the women sewed for the poor child ren of the city.
 During the past year most of the sewing has been done for the child dren's ward of Bridgeport hospital. The vast amount of charitable work accomplished included many of those which came to the attention of the Charity Organization society and special cases found by the manager of the Ladies Charita ble society. The officers of the latter society found that the work could be much more efficiently done and more good ac- complished if the instances were in Vestigated by trained workers and so when a case came to their attention which they were not reasonably sure of, 1t was turned over to the C. O. S. which later reported back to the La dies society, which furnished the money or clothing which was needed.
 Ihe C. O. $. is also indebted to the LsHles' society for having taken some not feel financially able to handle Other eases it. which the CharftapTe society Was interested were those of people who would not apply to some welfare society for aid. but whose plight Was discovered by some man agsr of the Ladies Charita ble society.
 Many Are Helped
 Twelve regular meetings have been held during the year. In November, Ss garments were received from the Needlework Guild and during the year many from individuals. There have been distributed by the man agers 4s9 money orders, 236 grocery orders, 2S coal orders. shoe orders ma Tqa nksStvfn kse articles gif+ of caothing At given to 26 families and at Christmas the interest of the Fairchild Widows fund was distributed to IT widows. been completed for the Children's Ward of the Bridgeport hospital.
 The annual tea iof the society was 4eld April 26, at the home of Mrs. w. ceived generous contributions which amounted to over eight hundred dol lars.
 The officers of the Bridgeport La dles Charitable society are: President, Mrs. Frank T. Staples; vice president Mrs. Walter B. Lashar; recording secretary, Mrs. c. Nathaniel Worthen; corresponding secretatry, Mrs. William Morrison; treasurer, Mrs. Frederck A. Stong; Charity organization represen- tative, Mrs. John R. Woodhu1l; direc- tors of work, Mrs. Hamilton S. Shel- ton, Mrs. Jerome Orcutt, Mrs. J. Nun son Tomlinson; advisory board Judge Morris B. Beardsley, General Henry A. Bishop, MT. Frank T. Staples; board of managers, Mrs. Charles H. Armstrong. Mrs. Morris B. Beardsley, Mrs B. William F'airchi1d, Miss Mary L. Fitch, Mrs. Za1mon Goodseu Mrs Henry P. Henshaw, Mrs. Frank Kins- ley, Mrs. Walter B. Lashar, Mrs Au- gustus S. May, Mrs. William Morri- son. Mrs. William J. Nichols, Mrs. Jer- ome Orcutt; Mrs. Hamilton S. Shel- ton, Mrs. George E. Somers, Mrs. Frank T. Staples, Mrs. Frederick A. Strong, Mrs. J. Munson Tomlinson, Mrs. Hobart R. Wheeler, Mrs. John R. Woodruff and Mrs. c. Nathaniel Wor- then.
 The 1osth annual financial report follows:
 Receipts for year ending Oct. 30, cash on hand at last report, $2,9O9.04; dues, fines and donations from man agers, S12725; collections and dona- tions,. S998.15; interest, s2,457.O9; Fairchild fund, sS4.35; Bishop fund, $500; rent, $262.25; estate of Mary legacy, $10,000. Total, $17,148.13.
 Expenditures: Cash distributed by managers, $5,OO2; groceries, s4O1; shoes, $44.92; dry goods and clothing, S59.44; coal, $t61.50; sundries, S59.14; cash on hand, $11, ,420.13. Total, $17,- 14S.13.