Woman's Charitable Union

The annual meeting of the Woman's Charitable Union was held at Hurris hall on Thursday, March 5, and the foliowing officers fortheensuing year were elected: President, Mrs. C. A. Jaycox; vice-president, Mrs. Phoebft Steele; secretary, Mrs. W. J Booth; treasurer, Mrs. Philip Bacb; executive board- Mrs. J. M. Wheeler, Mrs. M. B. Gilbert, Mrs. B. Day, Mrs. Jerome Knowlton, Mr.=. Dr. Prescott, Mrs. J. T. Sunderland. The secretary in her report says of the union: " During the past year our ward committees, who personally visit and aid the destitute, made and received 821 visits, gave assistance to families 123 times, distributed second hand clothing valued at $177.40, and new clothing to the amount of $44.40. There has been mueh sickness and a number of deaths among Ihp beneficiarles of our society, ainl rails for aid have been frequent. Suitalile food Mr the Mik, bedding and clothing for the destitute and dyin, have been furnished to the unfortunate and sorrowful ones wliere charity was most needed. The donatio s of money and provisions for TlianksKvii)(: tiui Christmaa dinnerswere very liberal and more than fifty homes were made glad on those annual holidays. The sewing school, under Miss Brown's careful supervisión, is the kind of charity that does much good, assisting the children to help themselves, and we trust this branch ofcharitabie work will receive a generous support. We would thank the following persons for gifts of money: Mrs. Royer, Mrs. Beal, Mrs. Angelí, Mrs. Prescott, Mrs. Elisha Jones Mrs. Bfti:b. Mr. J. L. Babcock, J. T. Jacobs & Co., Blitz & Langsdorf; also the Presbyterian and Congregational Sunday Schools, the Union Thanksiving collection, and St. Andrew's church offering. We thank the following societies for contributing in aid of a free bed at the homeopathie hospital: Golden Rule Lodge, Fraternity Lodge, Wahtenaw Chapter, Ann Arbor Commandery, Knights of Maccabees, Kings Barghters' of Presbyterian Sunday School, and Mrs. Prescott. We also extend thanks to the city press, through whose kindness our work has been kept before the public. We would close our report wlth the request that persons having clothing to spare, would send it to any of the ward committees, or place it in the box under the f'ontstairway of Harris Hall, and in this way aid the good work that needs so much assistance. No money can be more wisely spent than tha't wnifih Ir sent to the treasurer of the The treasurer reported that $320.00 had been collected during the past year. There is now a balance of $77.47 in the treasury.