ROSLYN DORCAS SOCIETY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13995, 30 August 1907, Page 7

ROSLYN DORCAS SOCIETY.

Tho twMily-socond annual meeting of the Hoslyn Dorcas Society was held in theßosljm Ccnneil Chambers yesterday afternoon. There, v.-ero about a dozen members of the cooicty present, and lira W. Bamicrman (pwsitot) nuunied the chair. Tiie society, which is undenomiMtional, is established ior tho purpose of K-siting families in time of sickness bereavement, or in distress owing to want of employment, and disburses onnuqlly a literal amount in supplying provisions, fuol, and clothing whore these rae necessary. Its mombors and offioe-benrors also do good work in the district in visiting the sick and afflicted Ihe annual if pert was road, as follows •-' lho year's work has b:ra on with tlio usual quiet porseveranoo. Our society iiai enjoyed a period of imich blessing and prosporriy, our subsoribers being as ready to' help as our collectors nre to gather subscriptions; love is the mainspring of them actions and wo aro confident that otheo-s in tho ncialihounhood would havo joy in helping. Twnty adults and 50 children have been t>ssM ttitruig the yow. Some receive help'rjgulwly and are deeply grateful for ft. Occasioinllv poverty presents itself to us, bnt we are tiankful to know how.free (he district is of ilio absolutory poor. The committee's thanks we due to Jfc AfolMoson for kindiy raiaitln» the books, and to Hi tor his courted and attention Wo regret tho loss of Mi 4 Wilson from tho comuiitfco. but v;o hoi-, ncr abeenco may bo only a lemporwy one, and that elio may rctiiin to tho dislrist and mid pleasure m assisting the socie.y a«aiii in its nob'.o work." "

Tho balance sheet showed (bat. a w year commenced with a credit balance of £15 17s (d, and that JEM ra received in subsmptiona Mul lls lOd in interest. TSie expenditure uems were:-Provisions, US 18s; fuel, £3 19s Od; clothing, £3 Is 6.-1; printing, ««., £2 Ss-, —lowing a bunk baior.ee on the year's oncra? lions of JEIO 5s sd.

Xho President congratulated the society on the work dono during tho year, and also on the amount of subscriptions received uitd the talruiw in hind to commence the year's operations with The number .of pereons assisted during the j-oar w C3 slightly in% xcees of «iat of the prevnous year, but the sccietv's funds had been ample to meet a;i ciemajife. Special rofenmco was niado to tiie valuable and solf-denyins work o f Mrs J. T. Balnin J-isitatioa of these in distress, and ako to tho hjboura of Mrs A. C. Stewart (scorctary) and Alss U. Eivingston (treastirer), end the fact ■■sns mentioned that the last-named lady had acted as treasurer for 21 years. Tho report and balance sheet were unanimously adopted, on tho motion of Mrs J Corbet*, ascended by Jfis J. T. Bain Officers-btarers f or tho ensuing year were elected a 3 follow:-President, Mh W. Bannerman (rc-eUelcd); vice-presidents. Jiradamcs B K- J. .■ Sutherland an- , S. Richards- (reelected ; M« A. C. Stewart reolccUd); tnasuwr, Mrs H. Livingston; com-mrttce-Mes<Jinws J. T. Bain, R, A. if'Cnllough, 1. Howard, J. Corbotf, and Miss Anderson.

A voto of thanks to tlio preadkt for nresnJiiig sud for her continusd inWrest in tho work of Oirsociety, and » similar compliment M the officers and committee for their labours, concluded tho business