Chariatable Union

At the annual meeting of the Charitablo unioD which was hold Thursday afternoon ia Sarris hall, Mrs. Oelia Jaycox was elected president, Mrs. Steele and Mrs. Tardón first and second vice presidents, Mrs. M. L. D'Oogc secretary and Mrs. Philip Bach treastirer. The visltíng commlttees of Üie varióos wards are as folloWs: Firat ward, Mi-s. W. K. ('hikls; Secoml ward, Mrs. Philip Bach; Third warfl, Mrs. .T. E. Beal, Mrs. Wetmore and Mrs. Booth; Fourth ward, Mis. l'ar ki t. Mrs. U. A. Beal and Miss IleiiDing; Fiftli ward, Miss Matilda Brown, Mis. Cuslmum, Mrs. .lohn H. MJner, Mrs. Walter L. Taylor; Sixth ward. Mrs. IHitts. Mrs. Steele and íír, ' J. S. Taylor. The tivasurcr's report for the year ending Mareh 7, 1895, wafi as follows: Balance in treasury Mareh í, 1804, ?119.44; Mis. Calklns tt, Mrs. Angelí $5, Thaaksgivlng collectton $4::.7O, St. Andivw's ehurch .$11. udge Cooley $. Di. .!. B. Angelí .".4.20. Mi's. Beal .'..l.-,. mt-mbers $1S, Total $255.47. Disl)ursments: First ward .$11.14, Second .$1t.4!). Third ?GC34, Fouith 48;52, Fifth, :!7.S.",, Sixth $l.".4r., s winfr school $.25, apecial work 9.18, total $211.17, balance on hand Mareh 7. 189B, .$44.,-50. The seereta.rv's report was as follows: The swiftly passing montlis atrain bring us to the time when we must review the work of a year. The record of visita made and received and of families assisted iudicato loss done tlian during the preoedtng twelve months; but this. we Ceel suiv. is not due to diminished activity ön the part of the workers In the union, but rather to the fact that there lia.ve been less necd and suffering, and therefofe fewer appeals tór help. This is. it' coursf, a cause rejoicing. One hundl'ed and ninety-one visiiv have been made by the ward visitors, and 103 received by them. The numbKof visita made last year was aJmoèti the same; nainely 1Ü2, but 106 werc recelyed. Between 80 and 40 families have been assisti d, while last ya! there were at least 50. The average attendajice at. the elght ïnonthly mei tiugs held lias been ten. a gain of hvo upon! recent years. ' We have of late missed the preswe of sopje wlio fonni'i-ly were most faithi'ul in attendance upoD the meetings. JMrs. Steele and Mrs. Butts, our vice presidenta and long most valuable workers. Sturing the greater párt of the year have been preyented b,y physlcal inlirmities from meeting with us, and through thetr actlvlty the work in the various wards is enetgetically oarried on. Seeorid hand clothing, valued at $76, has been distributed. and also a large ainount of new clothing, the value of which has not been estlmatexL These new garments were placed at our disposal by the recently organizod Needlework Guild of the city, which has thus proved of great service to the union, and we take pleasure in aeknowledging our indebtedness tg it. In the Sewinp School, new gaxuents valued at $7.50 hav bee-n distributt-d. Fewer donations than last year have been made to us, but at that timo it was generally feit that there was great need, and there was a strong and universal desire to meet it, though our receipte during the past twelvo months have been less, we yet have boen able to meet the demands mado upon us, and just when the treasury was becomiiig somewhat alarmingly low, a generous gift from President Angelí replenished it and relieved us from anxiety. We are indebted for gifts of money also, to .Tudge Cooley, Mrs. Angelí, Mrs. R. A. Beal and Mrs. Calkins, and as usuai :he Thaöksgiving offering of th churches was given to us for distribu tion. Christmas glfts consi&ting chief y of provisions, were rpeeived from ?ho Congregatioual and Methodist Sunday Schools, and at Thanksgivin time we were enabled to send dinne-r to 51 families. As food and clothes hav been given when neK]ed; medicine anc attendanee have. been providKl for tli sick, rent and taxes have been pai and in some cases money has bee spent for the purchast of articles wbich should enable poor people to earn something for themselves as peddlers. So far as iossible, v,- wish to help the Dpedy to help themselves, and are. glad to use our resources to tide over hard places, rather than to sup ixrt those who must always be maintained by charity. and who often would bc best cared for at the county house. Our work varíes but littl from year to year, and there must thereforo be a sameness ia the yearly review. In closing tJiis report we wish, as in preceding years. to express our thanks to the various newspapers of the city for their eontinued eourtesy in printing all our notioes without charge. We also thank all who in any wa.y by their interest and their gifts, ena"ble us to reitero the wants of the destitute.