CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, &c.

BRISTOL FEMALE CHARITABLE SOCIETY.

Mrs. Sarah W. Shepherd, 1st Directress; Mrs. Lydia S. French, 2d Directress; Mrs. Ruth DeWolf, Secretary and Treasurer.

This Society annually dispenses about $175 in its charitable objects. It was organized in 1811, for the purpose of assisting the poor in obtaining employment and clothing.

Mrs. Norris, Mrs. Alden, Mrs. Spooner, Mrs. Richmond, Mrs. S. P. Briggs, Mrs. B. Coggeshall, Managers.

BRISTOL ASYLUM.

Under the immediate charge of Commissioners, appointed by the town.

DEXTER ASYLUM, PROVIDENCE,

On the range of high land, on the east side of the river, stands the Dexter Asylum, erected for the accommodation of the poor, on land given to the city for that purpose, by the late Ebenezer K. Dexter. The lands about the Asylum and belonging to it, comprise about forty acres, surrounded by a wall ten feet high and three teet thick at the base, which cost about $22,000. The asylum is of Brick, 170 feet long, in three sections, a centre and two wings. The centre is three stories high, with a pediment; the wings are only two stories, with an attic. It is a plain, substantial building.

The general superintendence of this Institution is placed in charge of the Mayor and Aldermen, who act as a Board of Overseers. They hold quarterly me tings at the Asylum on the first Saturday of August, November, February and May. They also appoint one from their body weekly, to act as a Visiting Committee for that period, who reports the next succeeding Monday, to the Board of Aldermen, the state of the establishment during his tour of duty. The charge of the house is in care of a Master and Matron, annually appointed by the Board of Aldermen. Divine service is performed at the chapel every Sabbath.

The medical department is entrusted to a Board of Physicians appointed annually by the Mayor and Aldermen. In all cases of peculiar interest or difficulty, they meet in consultation — keep a record of sickness, a report of which is made to the Board of Overseers at their quarterly meetings; and also, an annual report of the sick during the year, at the meeting of the Board on the first Saturday in August.

LADIES' SAMARITAN AND AID SOCIETY OF SECOND UNIVERSALIST SOCIETY, PROVIDENCE.

Mrs. Thomas Lincoln, President; Mrs. D. H. Linscott, Treasurer; Mrs. Joseph R. Burgess, Secretary.

NEWPORT MARINE SOCIETY, NEWPORT, R. I.

Capt. Charles Devens, President; Capt. George Vaughan, Secretary; Capt. William Rider, Treasurer.

This Society was instituted for the purpose of assisting superannuated and infirm mariners, their widows and orphans. It meets first Tuesday in January, April, July and October; and has a fund of about $20,000.

PHILANTHROPIC SOCIETY, WARREN.

This Society was formed in 1794. It is sustained by an entrance fee of one dollar, and an annual assessment from its members; it annually dispenses about $300 among its own members.

John T. Childs, President; Haile Collins, Vice-President; G. M. Fessenden, Secretary; Thomas G. Turner, Treasurer.

PROVIDENCE AID SOCIETY.

Organized, Sept. 23, 1855, for the prevention and relief of pauperism. The following named gentlemen were elected officers of the Society, who together constitute the Board of Managers.

Francis Wayland, President; Edward B. Hall, Vice-President; Amasa Manton, Treasurer; Edwin M. Snow, Auditor.

DISTRICT COMMITTEES.

First Ward-Edward P. Knowles, Dexter Thurber, Edwin M. Stone.
Second Ward-John H. Hamlin, Amos D. Smith, Robert H. Ives.
Third Ward-William Viall, John D. Jones, Henry W. Lothrop.
Fourth Ward-Elisha Dyer, Daniel Paine, Royal Chapin.
Fifth Ward-Henry L. Kendall, Benjamin Dyer, Preston Bennett.
Sixth Ward-Benjamin M. Jackson, John N. Francis, Nicholas Fenner.
Seventh Ward-William C. Snow, Pardon M. Stone, Samuel A. Winsor.
PROVIDENCE ASSOCIATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF
COLORED CHILDREN.

Organized, April, 1838.-Incorporated, May, 1846.

This Institution is located on Olive street, rear of Prospect street. It is designed to accommodate fifty orphans, or indigent children of color. Rev. Francis Smith, Rev. William Douglas, Rev. Edward B. Hall, Samuel B. Tobey, M. D., Benjamin Dyer, Esq., Shubael Hutchins, Esq., Advisers to the Board of Managers; David Andrews, Esq., Auditor; Miss Phebe Jackson, Secretary; Rebecca C. Pitman, Treasurer; Miss Sophia Van Doorn, Matron of the Institution.

Eliza B. Rogers, Charlotte B. Anthony, Rebecca Wild, Sarah F. Tobey, Abby H. Beckwith, Maria S. Hutchins, Mary Ann Howland, Elizabeth Rhodes, Anna F. Manton, Frances J. Vinton, Sophia S. Doe, Emmeline Mason, Cornelia E. Benedict, Phebe Jackson, Dorcas B. Robinson, Abby W. Mauran, Elizabeth Andrews, Mary J. King, Caroline B. Brown, Maria Brayton, Frances Chapin, Sarah H. Lyman, Mary E. Simmons, Managers.

PROVIDENCE ASSOCIATION FOR FRIENDLESS FEMALES. Mrs. Francis Wayland, President; Mrs. Edward B. Hall, Vice-President; Mrs. William J. Cross, Secretary; Miss Phebe Jackson, Treasurer. PROVIDENCE ASSOCIATION OF SABBATH SCHOOL

TEACHERS.

Gilbert Richmond, President; Wm. J. King, Vice-President; J. L. Webster, Secretary and Treasurer.

PROVIDENCE CHARITABLE FUEL SOCIETY. Charles Dyer, President; William W. Hoppin, Vice-President; Wm. C. Snow, Treasurer; Edward R. Young, Secretary.

First Ward-Israel J. Bullock; Second Ward-H. H. Brown; Third Ward-John H. Hamlin; Fourth Ward-Jarvis E. Gladding; Fifth Ward-D. H. Linscott; Sixth Ward-Edward Potter, and Gilbert Richmond, Distributors.

PROVIDENCE CHILDREN'S FRIEND SOCIETY.

Home, 359 Brown Street.

Mrs. Josiah Chapin, 1st Directress; Mrs. Wm. P. Bullock, 2d Directess; Mrs. B. T. Eames, Secretary; Miss A. J. Greene, Treasurer.

Mrs. J. J. Stimson, Mrs. Charles Dyer, Mrs. James Eames, Mrs. E. Carrington, Mrs. M. R. Tibbitts, Mrs. George I. Chace, Mrs. James H. Read, Mrs. Amos D. Smith, Mrs. Samuel B. Tobey, Mrs. John Kingsbury, Mrs. Preston Bennett, Mrs. J. S. Angell.

PROVIDENCE EMPLOYMENT SOCIETY.-Store, 48 Arcade.

Mrs. Matthew Watson, President; Miss Ann C. Ames, Secretary; Mrs. Thomas Rivers, Mrs. Abraham Payne, Mrs. George Baker, Mrs. Benj. Cozzens, Mrs. Joseph Rogers, Miss Elizabeth Carlile, Mrs. E. P. Mason, Managers. Miss H. F. Nightingale, Mrs. S. G. Arnold, Mrs. N. A. Eddy, Mrs. Albert Elliott, Mrs. J. J. Stimson, Mrs. W. Wickes, Miss Mary L. Dunnell, Miss Julia Bullock, Associate Managers. Miss Clementine Smith, Agent.

SECOND EMPLOYMENT SOCIETY, PROVIDENCE.

Store, 161 North Main Street.

Mrs. E. B. Hall, President; Miss M. Metcalf, Treasurer; Miss Julia Graves, Secretary; Miss M. French, Agent.

During the past year about 45 persons have received work from the store, most of these, however, having been employed during the past winter. The number of articles that have been made is 1458. The largest sum paid to any one individual is about $86. The Society continues its beneficent objects, and is in a fair condition.

PROVIDENCE FEMALE DOMESTIC MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

Mrs. C. E. Green, 1st Directress; Mrs. Wm. J. King, 2d Directress ; Miss Lydia A. Godfrey, 3d Directress; Mrs. Alice Clarke, 9 Thomas st., Corresponding Secretary; Miss A. G. Beckwith, Recording Secretary; Mrs. John Kingsbury, Treasurer.

Rev. William Douglas, Agent. Office, 56 Westminster street.

FEMALE BENEVOLENT SOCIETY, PROVIDENCE. Connected with the First Congregational Society. Its aim is the amelioration of the condition of the indigent and poor, rendering assistance in procuring them clothing, employment, &c.

Mrs. Amherst Everett, President, 7 Arnold st.; Miss Sarah F. Humphrey, Secretary; Mrs. Mary R. Tibbetts, Treasurer.

PROVIDENCE LADIES JEWS SOCIETY.

For the promotion of Christianity among the Jews.

Mrs. Scarborough, President, Mrs. Abby J. Packard, Secretary; Mrs Alice Clark, Treasurer, 9 Thomas st.

PROVIDENCE MARINE SOCIETY.

For the purpose of promoting maritime knowledge, and alleviating the necessities of marine captains and their respective families.

Cyrus B. Manchester, Treasurer; John H. Ormsbee, President; Chris topher B. Pierce, Secretary.

The Quarterly Meetings are held first Tuesdays in January, April, July and October, at Mason's Hall. This Society expends about $500 annually in its charitable purposes.

PROVIDENCE PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY.

Mrs. William Chace, President; Miss Martha H. Mowry, M. D., VicePresident; Mrs. Susan R. Harris, Recording Secretary, 164 Broad street; Mrs. P. S. Davis, Corresponding Secretary; Miss Frances Hodges, Treasurer; Mrs. George Hunt, Librarian; Mrs. Peter Church, Ticket Receiver.

PROVIDENCE REFORM SCHOOL.

This Institution went into operation Nov. 1, 1850. It is located at the lower end of East street, at what was formerly called the Tockwotten House. It is designed for the confinement, instruction, and reformation of idle and vicious children. The government of the School is vested in a Board of seven Trustees, of whom the Mayor is always to be one.

Hon. James Y. Smith, Chairman; Samuel G. Arnold, Secretary; Henry A. Howland, William T. Grinnell, Amos C. Barstow, Benjamin G. Pabodie, Thomas J. Stead, Trustees. Eleazer M. Cushman, Superin

tendent.

RHODE ISLAND ART ASSOCIATION.

Rooms in Waterman's Building, North Main st., Providence.

J. Kingsbury, President; Rev. F. H. Hedge, Vice-President; T. A. Teft, Secretary; Alexander Farnum, Treasurer; T. O. Shepard, William Binney, W. W. Hoppin, George C. Mason, Walter Manton, William S. Patton, Joseph S. Pittman, F. A. Doyle, James Y. Smith, Thomas Davis, John Gorham, Charles H. Parkhurst, Thomas Matthewson, Directors.

RHODE ISLAND BIBLE SOCIETY.

Robert H. Ives, President; Josiah Chapin, 1st Vice-President; Samuel B. Tobey, M. D., 2d Vice-President; Henry L. Kendall, 3d Vice-President; Thomas R. Hazard, 4th Vice-President; Rev. J. N. Granger, 5th Vice-President; William J. King, Treasurer; Warren S. Green, Secretary; William Gammell, Preston Bennett, Whiting Metcalf, William J. Cross, Edward Walcott, Gilbert Congdon, Stephen R. Weeden, Trustees.

RHODE ISLAND HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

Rev. Thomas Shepard, D. D., Bristol, President; Rev. Constantine Blodget, Secretary; Gilbert Richmond, Treasurer.

FEMALE MISSIONARY MITE SOCIETY.-PROVIDEnce. Susan J. Winsor, Secretary.

RHODE ISLAND INSTITUTE OF INSTRUCTION.

John Kingsbury, President; Hon. Elisha R. Potter, 1st Vice-President; Rev. A. H. Dumont, 2d Vice-President; Rev. John Boyden, Jr., 3d Vice-President; Hon. Elisha Harris, 4th Vice-President; Rev. Robert Allyn, 5th Vice-President; Zuinglius Grover, Corresponding Secretary; A. W. Godding, Recording Secretary; Charles P. Keith, Treasurer.

W. Gammell, Rev. T. H. Vail, Samuel Austin, George C. Wilson, T. R. Hazard, A. A. Gamwell, S. S. Green, S. Patterson, Rev. G. Quereau, Rev. G. A. Willard, Edmund Gray, Jr., N. P. Cooke, John H. Willard, Rev. O. F. Otis, Dana P. Colburn, W. H. Farrar, Executive Committee.

RHODE ISLAND PEACE SOCIETY.

Rev. Edward B. Hall, President; Henry Cushing, Rev. James N. Granger, Gilbert Congdon, Vice Presidents; H. H. Brown, Treasurer; Stephen S. Wardwell, Cor. Secr'y; John H. Hamlin, Rec. Sec'ry; V. J. Bates, Whiting Metcalf, William Chace, Rev. Samuel Wolcott, Rev. R. H. Conklin, Samuel Austin, William J. King, Trustees. Rev. D. R. Whittemore, Auditor.

RHODE ISLAND STATE ANTI-SLAVERY SOCIETY.

Samuel W. Wheeler, 146 Broad st., Providence, President; D. B. Harris, Secretary; A. R. Janes, Treasurer.

The committee consists of men and women in various localities throughout the State.

RHODE ISLAND SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION.

Annual Election, 2d Wednesday in April.

Hon. Amos C. Barstow, President; Rev. N. B. Crocker, D. D., Rev. J. Leavitt, Rev. Wm. Douglas, Rev. S. W. Field, Rev. Francis Smith, Rev. Leonard Swain, Rev. James B. Simmons, Rev. R. H. Conklin, Rev. J. M. H. Dow, Rev. T. Shepard, Bristol, Rev. C. Blodgett, Pawtucket, Rev. H. Jackson, Newport, Rev. T. A. Taylor, Slatersville, Rev. H. Quinby, N. Scituate, Rev. Samuel Wolcott, Rev. Reuben Torrey, Vice Presidents; Benj. Dyer, Wm. Guild, Newport, S. S. Wardwell, Prof. W. Gammell, S. R. Weeden, W. S. Green, J. B. Hartwell, Wm. J. Cross, Prof. S. S. Greene, W. J. King, S. H. Tabor, Directors; Gilbert Richmond, Cor. Sec'y; Wm. Coggeshall, Rec. Sec'ry; Chester Pratt, Treasurer; T. Salisbury, Auditor; Rev. Wm. Douglas, Gilbert Richmond, S. S. Wardwell, Hon. A. C. Barstow, Executive and Depository Committee, appointed by the Board.

The R. I. S. S. Depository is kept at No 48 Westminster street, Wm. Coggeshall, Agent.

LITERARY, &c.

CARRINGTON LIBRARY, WOONSOCKET.

Edward Harris, Pres.; Rev. John Boyden jr., Vice Pres.; George S. Wardwell, 2d Vice Pres.; Sullivan Ballou, Sec.; Charles E. Aldrich, Treas.; Sullivan Ballou, Librarian. This Library now contains about 3000 volumes, and is free to the families of members.

FRANKLIN LYCEUM, PROVIDENCE.

Jerome B. Kimball, President; Frederick N. Seabury, Vice President; Charles S. Mead (Box 47 P. O.), Secretary; Lucius C. Ashley, Treasurer ; James G. Whitehouse, Librarian; F. Colwell, jr., Cabinet Keeper; Royal P. Gladding, William G. Weeden, Israel G. Bixby, Standing Committee. Rooms, 19 Westminster street.

FOSTER MANTON LIBRARY, FOSTER.

Mowry P. Arnold, Librarian.

KING PHILIP FIRE CO. LIBRARY, BRISTOL.

Dr. Luther A. Martin, Librarian.

This Library contains about 400 volumes, and is free to the members of the company.