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Woman's Charitable Union

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Parent Issue
Day
14
Month
March
Year
1889
Copyright
Public Domain
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Last Thureday the Woman's Üharitable Union, of Ann Arbor, held its annual meeting, and Mrs. J. N. Martin, the secretary, read the following report: We reach our legal majirity this year, being twemy-une years of ge, lor our society was organzed in 18C8 I eau ünd no hst of names of the charter members, but among our ae;ive workina members are at least two who b.egn work with the beginning of the society: Mrs. Giibeit and and M'S. Steele. The results of the yesrs pKt mul prove thal hard work and active ex-Tciseare productiva n develjpmmt. Dunng the past yenr 308 vigits were made nd received, 51 tamilies assisled, $155 48 worlh of second hand eluthing di8iributed. The report proves the need of our existence and the validity of our cliuis upon the public, but there is an unwriten hniGry bthind that report which none but the district visitors can teveal: 'Shoes for bare loot children," "Medicine íor the sick," " Burial cloihps for the dead," - tht-se are soioe of the pathetic entries found in the rnonthly reports. We would bespeak a friendly word and aht-ling hand lor the Sewing pchol. The Charitable Ur.ion must take families s8 they find them : it cannol do more than insÍ8t upon hbits of cleanlmevg and indutry ; but the Se wing school rea;hes the chiliiren, and they are not likely to forget the practical lessons there taught tbem. We would cali attention to the value to the Society of 8epnd-hand clothing. Do not givn to tho36 begüing frotn door to door. You have no meaos of knowing their needs or their right to ask cLarity : 8end them to the committee of' your ward and give the Union the clothine you can spare. It may not be eenerally known that under the front stairway of Hobart Hall, the society keep a box for the re ception of second-hand clothing ; it is now a empty as whcn the carpentera left it. We would like to eee it full to bursting. We invite the women of Ann Arbor to join us. The time and place of meeting are nxed. The first Ttursday of every tnootn, at 3 p. m., in Hubart hall, may be found a baud ot 16 worhen which we wish to incra-e to x'v. Oo:r,e and heln us. "NothinR truly can be tt-rmpd our own But what we rnake our own by usu.g wtll. Thiwe dieds of charily we nave duie tíhall stay forever ivith us; and thai wealth W'hlch we have so be u,w'd, we only keep; The oiher Ís uot oure." We woud ttiank the f'lbwing for gifta of froodn and money: Wne & Worden, $20 00 worth of poode; D F Schaiier, J. T. Jacubs, and Mrg. Ella Kingsley for clothing; Mra. Beal, Mri. Ryer, Mrs. Evans, Mr-. Jones, 11 r. J. L. Bahcock, Amphion Club, Sunday School picnic fund, for gifts of mnney, and churches tr Tnanks(iving offering. We would siso notice the unfailing courtesy of the city papers in publishing our report. treascrkb's report. Mre. Philip Bach, the treasurer of the union, made the followine report for the year ending March 1, 1889: EECEIPT8. March 1. Balance in Treasury „ 514. ns Membereblp dues b 00 Sunduy School Uulon ExcurBlon _ „_. 33 40 8pecial Donatiuus „...._„ 70 9) ThankujiviiiK Oüerlnff 77 ÜS Amphion Club y6.53 1302.96 EXPENDITDBE8. Ut Ward Committee 334 fnd " " 19tiü fd . " 65.13 J'n , - 6K.9P !J „ " 27.70 th w 24.46 ?aid Sewing School for garmenis made 20 )0 Special Charlües 46.00 2fi6 53 Balance in Treasury 8Í.4S _, . „ . 1302.96 The tollowing ofScers were elected : President. Mrs O. A. Jaycox. VicePresident. Mrs. PhebeSteele. Sei:retary, Mr J Honth. Treaturer, Mrs. Philip Bach. The president appointed the following ward committees : lst ward, Mre. Jaycox, Mre. Gllbert. Mre. Mlner. 2nd ward, Mre. Bach. Mrs. Clurk-on 8rd ward. Mre. Riihbone. Mre Rhoades 4th ward, Miss Henni'ig. Mm. Bt-al.Mre. Parker "aNd Martin'0"111 "" J' ' Knowlton' Mrs6th ward, Mre. Butts. Mra Steele.

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Ann Arbor Register