ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY, DUNEDIN

New Zealand Tablet, 14 August 1913, Page 26

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY, DUNEDIN

SACRED HEAR! CONFERENCE The third annual meeting of the Sacred Heart •Conference was held in the Sacred Heart School, NorthValley, on Tuesday evening of , last week. Rev. Father Buckley (spiritual director), who presided, congratulated the members' on the excellent work done during the past year. The following was the annual report presented by the secretary, Mrs. A. Rossbotham: Twenty meetings have been held during the year, with an average attendance of eight members, this being a slight decrease on the previous year. The following is a summary of the year's work: The cases relieved numbered 141; there were 18 orders for coal, nine for groceries, and five for slippers and boots 37 new garments, 68 second-hand garments, and 10 yards of material were given out. Parcels of second-hand clothing received, 8; visits made to the sick and poor, 70. 'We desire to thank the many honorary members' and friends who sent us donations and material and otherwise assisted us. : ,- - ' '

The following are the office-bearers for the current year:—President, Mrs. Hungerford; vice-president, Mrs. J. J. Connor; secretary, Mrs. Rossbotham.

■' Balance Sheet. . . Receipts. To balance from 1912 ' ..; ... ... £ 6 4 6 ,, Subscriptions ... ... ... ... 15 5 6 ,, Church door collection ..; ... ... 10 0 0 ■ £31 100 0 Expenditure. By drapery, etc. ... ... ... ... £ 4 6 11 ,, Coal ... ..." ... ... ... 4 3 6 ,, Groceries' ... ... ... . ... ... 2 5 0 ,, Order books ... ... 1 0 0 ,, Gas ... ... ... ... ... 1 0 0 „ Boots ... 0 15 150 0 ,, Sundries ... ... ... 0 9 4 ,, Balance in bank ... ... 17 10 3 £31 CO 10 100 0