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LARRABEE FUND ASSOCIATION.
Mrs. Jacob Knous, Pres't; Ellen W. Gray, 198 Far- mington av., Sec'y and Treas .; Miss A. S. McManus, Mrs. J. G. Parsons, Mrs. Chas. R. Burt, Mrs. E. B. Ben- nett, Mrs. L. H. Brainard, Miss Sarah Fisher, Mrs. Howard A. Camp, Miss Susan T. Clark, Mrs. A. L. Hunt, Executive Committee. Annual meeting in Oct. Organized Dec. 1864. Meet at 426 Asylum st.
Trust Fund, $28,242.02. Annual income to be appro- priated to the relief of the lame, maimed and deformed females of Town of Hartford. C. C. Strong, Treas .; Mayor and Aldermen of City and Selectmen of Hart- ford, Trustees.
LES CHATS NOIRE.
Membership limited to thirteen men, who meet fort- nightly for the study of modern literature. E. B. Field, 88 Niles st., Sec'y. Organized May, 1895. Rooms, rear 248 Laurel st."
L. L. T. SOCIETY OF PHILOSOPHY OF HEALING. E. A. Sheldon, Pres't; Mrs. E. W. Fuller, Vice Pres't ; Miss H. M. Lyman, Sec'y; Mrs. E. M. Sill, Treas.
MASTER PLUMBERS.
J. J. Lawler, Pres't; G. S. Bull, Vice Pres't; T' Edward Oakes, Rec. Sec'y ; T. H. Langdon, Fin. Sec'y; B. J. Lyon, Cor. Sec'y; Edward Lawler, Treas.
MCKINLEY CLUB OF HARTFORD.
Alex Harbison, Pres't; I. Wise, W. A. Countryman, C. E. Shelton, R. S. Hinman, W. H. Watrous, V. Pres'ts; W. H. Nugent, Treas .; W. F. Taylor, Sec'y; B. C. Mckinney, Fin. Sec'y. Organized Nov. 28, 1893. Reg- ular meeting 1st Tuesday of each month at 92 Pearl treet. Annual meeting Ist Tuesday in June.
MERCHANTS' EXCHANGE.
Joseph F. Swords, Pres't; Ezra F. Bates, Vice Pres't; P. H. Woodward, Sec'y; H. H. Goodwin, Ass't Sec'y; Charles A. Pease, Treas .; William Tucker, R. N. Fitzgerald, Charles G. Lincoln, Geo. P. Chandler, Arthur M. Wilson, Directors Committees: Arthur M. Wilson, C. S. Hutchinson, R. N. FitzGerald, H. H. Goodwin, C. B. Ingraham, Transportation; C. A. Pease, E. F. Bates, H. F. Boardman, Printing; E. C. Frisbie, H. Goldschmidt, D. N. Hewes, Arbitration, Edwin W. Sage, S. B. Bosworth, Auditors. Regular meeting 4th Monday evening, monthly, 89 Pearl street.
METHODIST UNION.
Geo. W. Newton. Pres't; E. Ryder, Geo. F. War- field, N. J. Witham, L. E. Parkhurst, R. S. Eldridge, E. S. Gardner, H. A. Camp, Julius Weed, James Adair, John R. Holehouse, Martin Pulver, Vice Pres'ts; Ira J. Strong, Sec'y ; Jordon C. Wells, Treas. Organized May, 1892.
MISSIONARY DAUGHTERS OF DYSON.
Miss Desdemona Paul, Prest; Mrs. J. A. Curtis, V. Pres't; Mrs. Fannie E. Randall, 48 Wolcott st., Sec'y and Treas .; Mrs. Elizabeth Christian, Mrs. Augusta Commeraw, Mrs. Ruby A. Mitchell, Mrs. Rebecca Strong, Mrs. Bell, Mairons. J. S. Cooper, Chaplain. Organized May, 15, 1870. Meets 1st Thursday of each month, 284 Pearl st.
MT. HOLYOKE COLLEGE ALUMNI ASSOC'N.
Mrs. George L. Clark, Farmington, Pres't; Mrs. A T. Richards, Hartford, Mrs. C. D. Talcott, Talcott ville, Miss Charlotte A. Jewell, Mrs. Emily O. Kim- ball, Hartford, Mrs. Lydia S. Woodworth, Berlin, Mrs. Julia M. Carrington, Winsted, Miss Jessie Usher, Hig- ganum, Mrs. Solomon Richards, Unionville, Miss Julia 1. Williams, Windsor, Vice Pres'ts; Mrs. Sidney W. Clark, Hartford, Secretary; Miss Lucy Day, Hartford, Treas .; President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Miss Charlotte A. Jewell, Mrs. N. F. Allen, Mrs. C. D. Tal- cott, Mrs. A. T. Richards, Miss Lucy Way, Advisory Board. Organized April 17, 1886. Semi-annual meet- ings in May and October.
MT. HOPE TABERNACLE, No. 408. DAUGHTERS OF MOUNT TABOR.
Mrs. Fannie E. Randall, C. P .; Mrs. Emeline Smith, V. P .; Miss Desdamona F. Paul, C. Recorder; Mrs. Ella Daniels, C. Treas. Meets 2d and 4th Friday evenings at 802 Asylum st.
MUSURGIA CLUB.
N. H. Allen, Pres't; Mrs. V. P. Marwick, F. L. Burdick, V. Pres'ts; C. S. Shumway, Sec'y. Organ- ized October 1890. Meets Mondays at 926 Main st. Annual meeting in April.
MUTUAL AID SOCIETY OF JEWELL MFG. CO. W. C. Colton, Pres't; George Stronach, Vice Pres't; E. A. Shaw, Sec'y; L. D. Hubbard, Treas .; W. C. Colton, S. H. Townsend, George Stronach, G. H. Ful- ton, Executive Committee.
NUT-MEG CLUB.
Edward G. Graves, Pres't; John J. Starkey, Jr., Vice Pres't; Ralph H. Foster, Sec'y and Treas. Or- ganized October, 1892. Meets first Tuesday evening, monthly, at rear 49 Wooster street. Elections, Jan uary and July.
PIONEER LODGE, No. 315, KNIGHTS OF HONOR.
J. H. Coe, D .; Edward R. Faxon, Reporter; F. P. Carter, Treas .; C. E. Cooksley, 71 Asylum st., F. Rep .; J. N. Shedd, Geo. M. Johnson, C. H. Clark, Trustees. Instituted June 26, 1876. Meets 2d and 4th Monday evenings in each month at 815 Pearl st. Annual elec- tion 2d Monday evening in December.
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POLICE MUTUAL AID ASSOCIATION.
George F. Bill, Pres't; John J. Golden, V. Pres't; Cornelius Ryan, Treas .; Herbert E. Tinker, Sec'y; Lyman Smith, Thomas McCue, Walter Smith, Edward F. O'Brien, George P. Harvey, John Creedon, James F. Lally, Wm. Weltner, Chas. L. Ramsden, Trustees. Benefits paid since organization, $5,400. Members, 192. Organized, April 1, 1880. Annual meeting 1st Thursday in April." Rooms, Police Office.
POPE'S MILITARY BAND. George L. Bladon, Pres't; George Rudolph, Vice Pres't; N. A. Sperry, Sec'y and Treas. Annual meet- ing in January. 104 Asylum street.
PRATT & WHITNEY FELLOWSHIP CLUB. F. A. Pratt, Pres't; Philip Bardons, V. Prest; Fred. A. West, Treas .; Frank Harrington, Secretary. Organ- ized Dec. 1894. Annual election 1st Monday in Oot.
PRESS CLUB OF HARTFORD.
Charles E. Clay, President; Fred E. Perine, Treas .; A. H. Loomis, C. Sec'y; Alphonse Dumont, R. Sec'y ; W. A. Countryman, Historian; W. D. Freer, Sergeant- at-Arms. Organized Jan. 23, 1892. Meets monthly. Annual meeting in January.
PRIVATE COACHMEN'S BENEVOLENT ASSOC'N. T. P. Quirk, Pres't; James Clark, Vice Pres't ; Wm. Feeley, 77 Wethersfield av., R. and C. Sec'y; Wm. R. Jones, F. Sec'y ; Patrick Golden, Treas .; James Clark, Louis Thompson, P. Scanlon, A. S. Tillotson, J. Mc- Carty, Directors. Chartered in April, 1884. Annual meeting 2d Tuesday in January. Meets monthly, 2d Tuesday evening at 92 Asylum st.
REBEKAH LODGE, No. 17, O. K. 8. B.
Henry Jonas, Pres't; Mrs. L. Levy, Vice Pres't; Mrs. B. R. Blumenthal, Rec. and Fin. Sec'y; Mrs. Nonie Minke, Treas .; Mrs. J. Lyon, Mrs. L. Greenberg, Miss Bertha Tannenbaum, Trustees. Organized April 15, 1888. Meets 8d Sunday each month at 881 Main st.
REPUBLICAN CLUB OF HARTFORD.
Henry C. Dwight, Pres't; James L. Howard, William B. Clark, Vice Pres'ts; John T. Robinson, Sec'y ; Joseph L. Blanchard, Treas .; Wm. H. White- law, Collector ; Gail B. Munsill, Albert P. Day, Henry P. Hitchcock, George E. Taintor, Wm. M. Hudson, Frank S. Kellogg, Executive Committee; H. P. Hitch- cock, Wm. M. Hudson, F. S. Kellogg, House Committee. Organized 1894. Annual meeting 1st Monday in March. Members 825. Meets at 676 Main street.
RETREAT FOR THE INSANE .- 80 Washington. See pages 798, 799.
ROSE OF ENGLAND LODGE, No. 4, DAUGHTERS OF ST. GEORGE.
Mrs. Alice Whitehead. Pres't; Mrs. E. Dawe, Vice Pres't; Mrs. Sophia Whitehead, 78 New Britain av., Rec. Sec'y: Mrs. L. Garner, Fin. Sec'y; Mrs. M. E. Oakes, Treas .; M. Ives, L. Hooper, E. Thompson, Trustees. Organized April 28, 1887. Meets 2d and 4th Friday evenings, monthly, at 724 Main street. Elections June and December.
SACKMAIER BOWLING CLUB.
James Johnston, President; James C. Bailey, Vice Pres't; Carl Schott, Treas .; Chas. O. Winter, Sec'y. Organized Oct. 22, 1882. Meets Monday evenings at 66 Temple street. Annual, third Monday in October.
SOCIALOGICAL CLUB.
Chester D. Hartranft, Pres't; Alex R. Merriam, Vice Pres't; Miss May Jones, Treas. General meet- ing the 2d Wednesday evening monthly at Hosmer Hall.
SHELTER FOR WOMAN.
Mrs. John M. Taylor, Chairman and See'y ; Mr. J. G. Calhoun, Treas .; Mrs. Stephen Terry, Mrs. James J. Goodwin, Mrs. E. B. Turner, Annie E. Cooke, Mrs. A. L. Goodrich, Augusta H. Williams, Mrs. J. G. Calhoun, Mrs. Pierre S. Starr, Mrs. Chas. M. Lamson, Committee. Jacob L. Greene, Ernest DeF. Miel, B. N. B. Miller, Advisory Board. Organized Oct. 1891. 76 Temple st
SOCIETY FOR INCREASE OF THE MINISTRY OF THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Rt. Rev. John Williams, Middletown, Conn., Prest; Rev. T. R. Pyncheon, Rec. Sec'y; Rev. F. D. Hoskins, Cor. Sec'y; James Bolter, Treas .; Rev. S. O. Seymour, Chairman Ex. Com. Annual election 2d Tuesday, Sept. Organized 1857. Incorporated 1859. 87 Spring st.
SONQUASSEN TRIBE, No. 2, IMPROVED ORDER OF RED MEN.
Herman Seegers, S .; John F. Lehr, C. of R .; Thes. A. Kimberly, C. of W .; William H. Pond, K. of W .; W. H. Goodell, Trustee. Instituted January 81, 1867. Meets every Friday evening at 908 Main st. Elections last Friday in June and December.
ST. JOHN'S SICK AND BURIAL SOCIETY. James Connelly, Pres't; Lawrence Low, Vice Pres't: Daniel A. Hern, Treas .; P. D. Ryan, Sec's. Chartered July 18, 1848. Meets 8d Sunday, quarterly, at 92 Ary- lum st. Annual election in Jan.
ST. PATRICK'S BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. Wm. Dungan, Pres't; Joseph Dillon, Vice Pres't; Edward T. Lyons, Treas .; James Watson, F. Sed'y : John Tagerty, R. Sec'y. Chartered 1842. Meetings first Sunday, monthly, at 104 Asylum street. Annual meeting 1st Sunday in January.
SWEDISH SICK HELP SOCIETY. SWEDISH ZION CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. J. Gust. Johnson, Pres't; E. Gust. Anderson, Vice Pres't; Arthur A. Engstrom, Sec'y; Oscar K. Carlson, Tr. Meets 3d Friday monthly in church. 40 members.
SWISS SOCIETY OF HARTFORD.
Robert Brandenberger, Pres't; Carl Welter, l'ice Pres't ; Rudolph Spring, Rec. Sec'y ; N. Ruedlinger, Fin. Sec'y ; Rudolph Hurter, Treas. Organized May 24, 1896. Meets at Weller's Hall every second and fourth Wednesday.
THEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF CONNECTICUT. Now Hartford Theological Seminary. For full particulars see pages 708, 709.
THOMAS HOOKER ASSOCIATION.
John Hooker, Pres't; Mrs. Isabella Beecher Hooker, Edward B. Hooker, Miss Mary K. Talcott, Frank l'. Starr, Joseph G. Woodward, Charles E. Mitchel, Henry G. Newton, Mrs. Seth Talcott, Mrs. Emily C. Curtis. Mrs. Samuel Hotchkiss, Edward Hooker, James B. Olcott, Clara L. Bowman, Charles S. Smith, Willian A. Hooker, Mrs. John C. Day, Mrs. Cordelia N. Barnes, Mrs. Martha W. Hooker, Vice Pres'ts; Mrs. Cornelia Hooker Chapin, 8 Wadsworth street, Sec'y and Treat. The foregoing officers Prudential Committee. Organ- ized May 13, 1889. Meets in May or June, yearly.
TRINITY COLLEGE SOCIETIES. MISSIONARY SOCIETY. Founded, 1882.
J. M. Nicholls, President ; E. G. Littell, Bec'y; R. N. Willcox, Treas .; Rev. Profs. Pynchon and Hart, Chep- lains. Meets Monday evenings in the Latin room. CONNECTICUT BETA OF PHI BETA KAPPA. Founded, 1845.
Professor Pynchon, Pres'? ; Professor Hart, Sec'g. Six undergraduate members in class of 1898.
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LOCAL FRATERNITY OF I. K. A. Founded, 1829. Hon. John T. Wait, L.L. D., President of Corporation. Meets at Hall on Vernon st. Ten resident members.
FRATERNITY OF DELTA PSI, EPSILON CHAPTER. Founded, 1850. Chapter House, corner of Summit street and Allen place. Thirteen resident members.
FRATERNITY OF ALPHA DELTA PHI, PHI KAPPA CHAPTER.
Founded as Phi Kappa Society, 1885; Chapter char- tered, 1878. Chapter House, 122 Vernon st. Seven- teen resident members.
FRATERNITY OF DELTA KAPPA EPSILON, ALPHA CHI CHAPTER. Chapter chartered, 1879. Sixteen resident members. FRATERNITY OF PSI UPSILON, BETA BETA CHAPTER. Founded as Beta Beta Society, 1842; Chapter char- tered, 1880. Chapter House, corner of Washington and and Park streets. Nineteen resident members. FRATERNITY OF SIGMA ALPHA EPSILON, CONNECTICUT ALPHA CHAPTER. Chapter chartered, 1892. Five resident members. FRATERNITY OF PHI GAMMA DELTA, TAU ALPHA CHAPTER. Chapter chartered, 1898. Two resident members. FRATERNITY OF ALPHA CHI RHO. Organized, 1895. Twenty-five resident members.
TRUMBULL COUNCIL, No. 21, NATIONAL PROVIDENT UNION.
Sylvester Marvel, Pres't; George R. Bodge, Vice Prest; Edwin Brower, Sec'y and Treas .; C. N. Fow- ler, F. H. Parker, W. H. Pond, Trustees. Meets at 881 Main street, 1st and 8d Wednesday evenings monthly. Instituted May 7, 1885. Annual meeting Ist Wednes- day in Dec.
TRUSTEES OF DONATIONS AND BEQUESTS FOR CHURCH PURPOSES.
Rt. Rev. John Williams, Middletown, Prest; Elijah C. Johnson, Hartford, Sec'y and Treas. Chartered in 1863.
TRUSTEES OF NATIONAL COUNCIL OF CON- GREGATIONAL CHURCHES.
W. H. Moore, S. B. Forbes and others, Corporators. Chartered in April, 1885. Capital $80,000. Annual meeting in September.
TRUSTEES OF THE FUND FOR MINISTERS. Same officers as " Directors of the Missionary Society of Connecticut." Incorporated 1868.
TRUSTEES OF THE GOOD WILL CLUB.
A. E. Burr, Pres't; Francis Goodwin, Vice Pres't; Charles H. Clark, Treas .; Harry S. Conklin, Sec'y ; Mary Hall, Manager; A. E. Burr, Francis Goodwin, Chas. H. Clark, Atwood Collins, W. W. Hyde, S. G. Dunham, D. R. Howe, Edward Curtis, Samuel' Hart, Alex. R. Merriam, Harry S. Conklin, Francis Parsons, Trustees. Incorporated Jan. 28, 1888. Building ded- icated Feb. 22, 1889. Special Charter April, 1889. Keeney hall, 40 Pratt st .; Good Will hall, side entrance. Annual meeting 2d Monday in May.
TRUSTEES OF THE WIDOWS HOME.
Rev. J. W. Bradin, Pres't; R. A. Wadsworth, Sec'y and Agent; Security Co., Treas .; E. P. Taylor, Aud- itor. Incorporated 1860. Authorized capital, $25,000. Annual meeting, Easter Tuesday. Homes at 188 Mar- ket st. and 18 South Hudson st. This corporation con- sists of the Rectors and Wardens of Christ, St. John's and Trinity Churches in Hartford.
TUESDAY NIGHT BOWLING CLUB. R. W. Dwyer, Pres't; E. S. Crowell, Sec'y; S. S. Chamberlin, Captain. Meets at 66 Temple st.
TWENTIETH CENTURY CLUB.
Wilbur F. Gordy, Pres't; George Pope, Vice Pres't; Robert H. Schutz, Sec'y; Edward D. Redfield, Treas. Henry Ferguson, Charles C. Stearns, Henry S. Robin- son, S. O. Prentice, E. DeF. Miel, W. H. St. John, Execu- tive Committee. Organized March 31, 1892. Annual meeting in April.
UNION FOR HOME WORK.
Mrs. Samuel Colt, Pres't; Mrs. N. Shipman, Mrs. G. W. Russell, Vice Pres'ts; Mrs. M. G. Bulkeley, Treas .; Mrs. J. R. Buck, Sec'y; Mrs. L. R. Cheney, C. Sec'y; Mrs. Samuel Colt, Mrs. Nathaniel Shipman, Mrs. John R. Buck, Mrs. G. W. Russell, Mrs. W. H. Palmer, Mrs. J. B. Bunce, Mrs. M. G. Bulkeley, Mrs. J. S. Jarvis, Mrs. O. H. Whitmore, Mrs. H. C. Robinson, Mrs. G. C. Perkins, Mrs. F. W. Russell, Mrs. L. R. Cheney, Miss Margaret Blythe, Executive Committee; Mrs. Frank L. Howard, Mrs. Chas. E. Gross, Mrs. Wm. H. Bulkeley, Mrs. John Hall, Miss Lydia Brooks, Mrs. James Mc- Manus, Miss C. A. Jillson, Mrs. Geo. H. Day, Mrs. . J. S. Camp, Mrs. P. H. Ingalls, Finance Committee. Mrs. E. L. Sluyter, Superintendent, 289 Market st., office hours 8 A. M. to 12 M .; Mrs. N. Shipman, Miss Mar- garet Blythe, Day Nursery. Chartered July, 1872. Annual meeting, first Tuesday in January.
UNITED ASSOCIATION JOURNEYMEN PLUMBERS .- LOCAL UNION, 76.
Daniel J. Farrell, Pres't; James Murphy, V. Pres't; John White, Treas .; P. J. McLoughlin, Rec. Sec'y; A. J. McNab, Fin. Sec'y; Thomas Keefe, John J. Dunn, James Mahoney, Trustees. Organized Sept. 22, 1892. Meets 2d and 4th Wednesday at 92 Asylum st.
UNITED WORKERS CLUB.
Miss Hattie G. Pratt, Pres't; Alfreda Dickinson, Mrs. John J. Coughlin, Frances McCook, Vice Pres'ts; Mabel C. Washburn, Sec'y; Grace Turnbull, Treas .; . M. Sullivan, Ass't Treas .; Lillie O. Mullane, Lib .; Herbert H. White, Aud .; Marie E. Johnson, Chairman Educational Committee ; Kittie Connor, Chairman Membership Committee ; Caroline Hansell, Chairman Social Committee ; Emily M. Morgan, Chairman Vaca- tion Committee. Organized March 13, 1888. Incor- porated April, 1888, as United Workers and Woman's Exchange. Incorporated under present name, April, 1898. 700 Main street.
UNIVERSALIST SABBATH SCHOOL TEACH- ERS' ASSOCIATION.
C. G. Lincoln, President; Miss Kate F. Ellis, Vice Pres't; Miss Emma Fowler, Sec'y; Frank G. Mellen, Ass't Sec'y; Arthur L. Brown, Treas. Organized April, 1864. Annual meeting 2d Friday in Dec. Meets on call.
U. S. CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINING BOARD. Fred C. Jackson, Chairman; Julian H. Gates, Sec- retary; Frederick W. Kreimendahl, Daniel S. Mc- Grath. Examinations 1st Tuesday in February, 65 State street.
VETERAN VOLUNTEER FIREMEN'S ASS'N.
Edwin O. Goodwin, President; Alfred Milton, Vice Pres't ; Edward H. Fox, Sec'y; Charles A. Barrows, Treas .; Charles Milton, Collector ; H. S. Brown, H. A. King, S. L. Barker, Auditors; Alexander Harbi- son, E. H. Judd, E. O. Goodwin, J. C. McManus, Chas. A. Barrows, Trustees. Organized, Nov. 25, 1889. Meets 1st Monday evening, monthly, at 27 Arch street. Annual meeting first Monday in January.
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WADSWORTH ATHENEUM,
624 Main st., is a granite building of 100 ft. in length and 80 ft. in depth in center wings, and 70 ft. in depth in outside wings. It is of the castelated structure, with central towers 70 feet in height and corner buttresses 56 ft. in height, with an extensive brick addition on the east of Tudor architecture, which is used, on the first floor, for the Library of the HARTFORD LIBRARY ASSOCIATION; and, on the second floor, for the WAT- KINSON LIBRARY with the library of the HISTORICAL SOCIETY adjoining. The first floor of the main build- ing on the North is used for the PUBLIC READING room and TRUSTEES room. The whole South division of the main building is occupied by the CONNECTICUT HISTORICAL SOCIETY. The Central and Northern por- tions of the main building on the 2d floor are occupied as a PUBLIC ART GALLERY and for the ART SCHOOL. The building was erected by voluntary contributions of citizens, with the land and fence, cost over $200.000. Commenced April, 1842, and completed in July, 1844, and the additions in January, 1893. Francis Good- win, Pres't; Nathaniel Shipman, James G. Batterson, Vice Pres'ts; James B. Cone, Sec'y; J. F. Morris, Treas .; Charles E. Gross, Auditor; Charles J. Hoadly, Jonathan F. Morris, Henry C. Robinson, John C. Day, James B. Cone, Charles Hopkins Clark, Charles E. Gross, Theodore Lyman, Jacob L. Greene, James J. Goodwin, and ex officio, the Mayor of the City of Hartford, Trustees; Frank B. Gay, Sup't of Building; Francis Goodwin, Charles E. Gross, Theodore Lyman, James B. Cone, House Committee; Francis Goodwin, J. F. Morris, Jacob L. Greene, Finance Committee. An- nual meeting in June.
WALNUT LODGE HOSPITAL COMPANY.
T. D. Crothers, Pres't; B. B. Alling, Treas .; S. B. Crothers, Sec'y. Chartered April 21, 1886. A private asylum for the special medical care and treatment of INEBRIATES and OPIUM CASES. Special facilities pro- vided for each one. Address, T. D. Crothers, M. D. Superintendent, Fairfield av., Hartford, Conn. See page 712.
WASHINGTON FIRE ENGINE CO. No. 1. Charles A. Barrows, Foreman; James McCabe, Edward J. Lamb, Assistants ; George Jones, Sec'y ;. James Mulhall, Treasurer; Edward Downs, Steward. Organized June 26, 1891.
WATKINSON JUVENILE ASYLUM AND FARM SCHOOL.
Francis Goodwin, Pres't; D. H. Wells, Sec'y; Dan- iel R. Howe, Treas .; Henry Barnard, F. W. Cheney, N. Shipman. G. Pierrepont Davis, A. C. Dunham, Francis Goodwin, D. R. Howe, Jacob L. Greene, Chas. M. Beach, Philander C. Royce, Charles Hopkins Clark, Daniel H. Wells, Geo. E. Taintor, Lucius F. Robinson, C. B. Brewster, Trustees; Edwin B. Smead, Principal ; Selden W. Hayes, Assistant; Honora C. Whiting, School Teacher ; Miss Florence Girdwood, Matron. Chartered May, 1862. School opened June 1, 1881. Annual meeting 2d Tuesday in February. Lands and Funds, about $245,000. New buildings on " Handicroft Farm," Albany and Bloomfield avenues.
WATKINSON LIBRARY.
Nathaniel Shipman, Pres't; Roland Swift, Treas .; James B. Cone, Sec'y; Henry Barnard, Rowland Swift, Nathaniel Shipman, Francis Goodwin, Austin C. Dun- ham, Chas. Hopkins Clark, Theo. Lyman, J. B. Cone, J. L. Greene, Lucius F. Robinson, James J. Goodwin, Charles Dudley Warner, Governor of Connecticut, President of the Connecticut Historical Society, Presi- dent of the Wadsworth Atheneum, President ot the Hartford Library Association, President of Trinity Col- lege, and Mayor of the City, Trustees; Frank B. Gay, Librarian. Chartered 1858. Rooms, 624 Main street, open from 9.80 A. M. to 5.80 P. M. and free to every one. Library 46,526 vols. Annual election 2d Tuesday, Dec.
WAWAUME COUNCIL, No. 1, DAUGHTERS OF POCAHONTAS.
Mrs. Lilla L. Lloyd, Pocahontas; Mrs. Emma Nichol- son, Prophetess; Mrs. Hattie Deming, Wenonak; Wm. F. Booth, Powhatan; Mrs. Floribelle A. Kummell, 139 Retreat ave., K. of R .; Mrs. Josephine Barchfeld, K. of W. Instituted June 29, 1888. Meets at Grand Army Hall, 926 Main st., on 1st and 8d Monday even- ings, monthly. Semi-annual meetings January and July.
WIDOWS' SOCIETY.
Mrs. Robert E. Day, Pres't; Mrs. Charles R. Burt, Treas .; Mrs. Charles A. Jewell, Sec'y; Miss Mary Bigelow, Mrs. Robert E. Day, Mrs. Harmon G. Howe, Mrs. Albert L. Hunt, Almoners. Organized 1825. In- corporated 1847. Annual meeting in September. Miss Sarah E. Davis, Mrs. Arthur F. Eggleston, Mrs. C. A. Jewell, Mrs. Thos. Sisson, Niles Fund Almoners.
WOMEN'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF HART- FORD THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY.
Miss M. F. Collins, Pres't ; Mrs. M. D. Thompson, Treas .; Miss Clara E. Hillyer, Ass't Treas .; Mrs. F. B. Cooley, Secretary; Miss F. L. Bushnell, Mrs. L. M. Barbour, Mrs. R. E. Day, Mrs. F. D. Glazier, Mrs. C. M. Lamson, Mrs. G. W. Smith, Mrs. George G. Williams.
WOMAN'S AID SOCIETY.
Mrs. E. B. Turner, Pres't; Mrs. F. Goodwin, Mrs. A. R. Hillyer, Mrs. H. F. Taintor, Vice Pres's; Mrs. T. W. Russell, Treas .; Mrs. J. R. Buck, Ass't Treas; Mrs. Stephen Terry, Rec. Sec'y; Mrs. J. G. Calhoun, Cor. Sec'y. Organized Feb. 1878. Chartered 1881. Home, 1 Pavilion st. Annual meeting in Jan.
WOMAN'S AUXILIARY YOUNG MEN'S CHRIS- TIAN ASSOCIATION.
Mrs. E. H. Smiley, Sec'y; Mrs. O. B. Colton, Treas .; Chairman, Mrs. W. P. Williams; Social, Mrs. J. H. Cone; House, Mrs. Charles A. Jewell; Devotional Mrs. S. M. Stiles; Supplies for Sick, Mrs. H. H. Hol- lister; Membership, Mrs. Elihu Geer; Finance, Mrs. S. L. Barbour; Press and Printing, Mrs. G. P. Merritt; Junior Work, Mrs. Lee Jackson; Vice Chairman, Mrs. T. E. Steele. Annual meeting third Thursday in May.
WOMAN'S BOARD OF MISSIONS.
Mrs. Charles A. Jewell, President ; Mrs. J. W. Backus, Mrs. E. W. Hooker, Mrs. J. M. Talcott, Mrs. C. D. Talcott, Mrs. C. D. Davison, Miss Mary D. East- man, Mrs. Chas. M. Lamson, Mrs. H. A. Castle, Mrs. George Kellogg, Miss Clara E. Hillyer, Mrs. H. R. Haisington, Miss Clara Lee Bowman, Vice Pres'ts; Mrs. M. Bradford Scott, Treas .; Mrs. W. P. Williams, Rec. Sec'y; Mrs. Charles R. Burt, Home Sed'y; Mrs. Louise S. Baker, Ass't Sec'y ; Miss Clara E. Wells, Sec'y Junior Work ; Miss Lizzie J. Holcomb, Ass't Sec'y Junior Work; Charles T Welles, Auditor. Hart- ford Branch organized October, 1874. Meetings fourth Tuesdays of each month at chapel of Center Church, at 8 P. M. Executive meetings second Tuesday of each month at 10.80 A. M. at Memorial hall. Annual meeting 8d Wednesday in October. Auxiliary societies exist in the several Congregational Churches in Hart- ford and Tolland Counties.
WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOC'N OF HARTFORD.
Mrs. Geo. Kellogg, Prest; Mrs. F. B. Cooley, Mrs. Thos. Sisson, Mrs. P. Jewell, Vice Pres'ts; Mrs. E. P. Curtis, Cor. Sed'y; Mrs. Robert E. Day, Rec. Sec'y; Miss C. A. Jewell, Treas .; John Allen, Auditor; Mrs. George Kellogg, Mrs. Francis B. Cooley, Mrs. Thomas Sisson, Mrs. B. E. Hooker, Mrs. John Allen, Mrs. Pliny Jewell, Mrs. Stephen Terry, Mrs. Chas. H. Boardman, Mrs. Seth Talcott, Mrs. S. C. Preston, Mrs. L. A. Bar- bour, Mrs. G. M. Stone, Mrs. W. N. Pelton, Mrs. P. C. Royce, Mrs. M. M. Johnson, Mrs. John H. White, Mrz.
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D. H. Wells, Mrs. William J. Tuller, Mrs. R. E. Day, Mrs. Edward A. Smith, Mrs. John S. Camp, Miss Char- lotte A. Jewell, Mrs. E. W. Hooker, Mrs. Arthur L. Gillett, Mrs. Charles R. Hansel, Mrs. Everett P'. Curtis, Mrs. Williston Walker, Miss Elizabeth C. Blythe, Mrs. M. W. Jacobus, Miss Charlotte Huntington, Mrs. J. J. Nairn, Mrs. Francis R. Cooley, Directresses. Organ- ized June 6, 1867. Incorporated 1869. Annual meet- ing in Oct. Young Women's Boarding Home, 58 Church st., Mrs. Harriet A. Platt, Matron. Industrial Depart- ment, 54 Church st., Miss E. C. Maxwell, Sup't.
WOMAN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION. Mrs. C. B. Forbes, Pres't; Mrs. J. H. Spencer, Mrs. C. R. Parsons, V. Pres'ts; Mrs. A. S. Cressy, Treas .; Mrs. A. D. Cross, Rec. Sec'y; Mrs. William H. Parker, 151 Capitol av., Cor. Sec'y.
Superintendents-Mrs. H. S. Whiting, Flower Mis- sion ; Mrs. J. H. Spencer, Press Work; Mrs. J. B. Rog- ers, Union Signal ; Miss Elizabeth Taylor, Literature ; Mrs. B. M. Parsons, Franchise ; Miss Lucy A. Brainard, Scientific; Mrs. C. R. Parsons, Evangelistic; Mrs. L. M. Parker, Colored Work; Mrs. A. D. Cross, Narcotics; Mrs. A. S. Cressy, Juvenile. Organized December, 1881. Meets 1st and 8d Tuesdays at 8 P. M., in room 5, 802 Asylum st. Annual election in October.
WOMANS CONGREGATIONAL HOME MISSION- ARY UNION OF CONNECTICUT.
Miss Ellen R. Camp, 9 Camp street, New Britain, Pres't; Mrs. F. B. Cooley, Mrs. Geo. L. Walker, Mrs. Henry Gay, Mrs. S. M. Hotchkiss, Mrs. E. Hubbard, Vice Pres'ts; Mrs. Ward W. Jacobs, Hartford, Treas .; Mrs. C. T. Millard, Hartford, Gen. Sec'y; Mrs. George Follett, Fin. Sec'y ; Mrs. A. H. Pitkin, Hartford, Rec. Sed'y; Mrs. O. Vincent Coffin, Mrs. Francis Williams, Mrs. E. Ackley, Mrs. Luman Cowles, Miss Alice H. Goodwin, Mrs. Nathan Merwin, Mrs. J. A. Kippen, Miss Mathewson, Mrs. D. F. Gulliver, Mrs. John Hopson, Mrs. E. E. Hubbell, Mrs. H. P. Hitchcock, Mrs. C. W. Shelton, Mrs. Washington Choate, Miss E. Danielson, Mrs. E. P. Parker, Mrs. Philo Bevin, Mrs. W. R. Carr, Mrs. E. C. Smith, Mrs. W. R. Burnham, Executive Committee ; Mrs. George W. Moore, Mrs. Francis B. Cooley, Mrs. Henry Gay, Finance Committee; Corn- wall T. Miliard, Auditor. Organized Jan. 14, 1885. Incorporated 1886. Meets 2d Monday of each month at Memorial hall. Annual election in May.
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