PRESBYTERIAN SOCIAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION.

Otago Witness, Issue 2779, 19 June 1907, Page 18

PRESBYTERIAN SOCIAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION.

Tho monthly meet big of the P.S.S.A. was hold in Fir«t Church Hall on tho 11th inst., Dr NUbet in the chair. Dr Agatha Adams wrote offering her services as honorary medical adviser to the orphanage. The offer was most heartily accepted, and Drs Riley and Church were appointed honorary consulting medical officers. • . The Treasurer presented the financial statement, showing that some £60 had been contributed since last meeting. Dr Niabet and the Rev. J. Chisholm placed before the committee a draft of a. constitution for the Orphanage and Children's Home, which, with a few minor amendments, was accepted by the meeting. The Agent repc-Tted that a large number of cases had been dealt wrth during tno month, and everything possible had been clone to relieve genuine distress. Ihe J 10 *" pital and Benevolent Institution, had been, visited some filnerals conducted, and both Sunday and week-night services conducted in a number of churches. Fourteen children were at present under tho caro of tno association, and the number of applicationa in connection with" others were m hand. In these cases great care was taken that relatives were not relieved of a-ny financial responsibility which they ought to bear, but that wherever possible they were mada to contribute towards the maintenance oE the children. A constant lookout was kept for good homes where children could ba placed either by adoption or by other arranjroment. Four motherless children, had thus been provided for during th« month.

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