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The Second Annual Meeting of the above Society, took
place on Sunday last, the 15th ult., at the
residence of the Rev. Ansel Leo, Elm Street. The
usual formalities being gone through, the President
(Mrs. A. H. Lissak) requested the Secretary to read
the Directresses’ Annual Report, which we publish in
full.
REPORT.
Ladies, agreeably with law 8th, your Board of
Directresses have prepared their second Annual
Report of our Society, giving you the full
particulars of its working during the past year, up
to the present time, which they trust will meet with
your entire satisfaction.
Your Board of Managers have much pleasure in
informing you that the Society is in an improving
condition. This time last year, we numbered
sixty-one subscribers, this year we have
sixty-three, and a hen it is taken into
consideration, that during the past year the Society
sustained a loss of no less than ten good members,
(which your Board deeply deplore,) it must,
nevertheless, be a source of gratification for you
to know that we have gained twelve new subscribers
this year, which gives an increase of two members
over the number of last year.
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The finances of the Society are highly satisfactory,
for although a much larger amount of money, and a
much greater distribution of clothing have benefited
the poor this year than last, our Treasurer exhibits
a much better balance, and the Society is in
possession of a larger stock of goods not yet made
up; this increase of means is to be mainly
attributed to the Benefit Concert had last winter,
which yielded a clear profit of $169.
Your Committee respectfully suggest to the members
generally, the necessity of their using some
personal exertion for the advantage of the Society,
both in respect to obtaining new members, and
punctually attending the Sewing Meetings, which
meetings are held regularly every Wednesday. If the
ladies will do this, your Committee feel assured
that in their next year’s report, they will have the
pleasure of announcing that our little Society has
grown to twice its present size, and that its
increased resources have enabled them to extend
relief to the deserving poor of our nation.
The Report having been read and approved, the
Treasurer’s account was produced, and read as
follows:
Mrs. Z. Bernstein, in account
with B’nai Jeshurun Ladies’ Hebrew Benevolent
Society.
| 1850 |
DR. |
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| March, |
To Balance, |
$133.75 |
| " |
Subscriptions, |
30.00 |
| April, |
" |
29.55 |
| June, |
" |
27.00 |
| Sept., |
" |
28.32 |
| Dec., |
Interest |
18.39 |
| " |
Subscriptions |
33.20 |
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$305.21 |
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CR. |
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| 1850 |
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| March to Oct., |
By cash to poor, |
833.50 |
| April, |
Printing account, |
16.00 |
| August |
goods, |
19.75 |
| " |
" |
46.93 |
| Dec., |
Balance, |
189.98 |
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305.32 |
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Balance in the hands of the
Treasurer, |
183.98 |
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The Treasurer’s account having been received
with much satisfaction, a ballot for three
Directresses took place, Mrs. Abrm. Levy and
Mrs. Rebecca Levy being appointed Inspectors of
Election. The following ladies were then
unanimously elected Directresses for the ensuing
year. Mrs. David Sampson, Mrs. Henry Leo, and
Mrs. Lewis Lewis.
It is worthy of remark, that had not Mrs. David
Roth positively refused to be nominated, the
whole of the three Directresses whose term of
office had expired, would have been unanimously
re-elected. A vote of thanks was unanimously
passed to the President, Mrs. Lissak, and the
meeting adjourned.
At a subsequent meeting of the Directresses, the
following officers were unanimously re-elected;
Mrs. A. H. Lissak, President; Mrs. David
Sampson, Vice President; Mrs. Z. Bernstein,
Treasurer ; Rev. Ansel Leo, Hon. Secretary.
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