ABSTRACT
Female Servants' Home Society.-The 39th annual meeting of tbis society was held on June 21st in the Metropolitan Tabernacle, under the presidency of tbe Rev. C. H. Spmgeon. From the report it appeared that last I'ear had been financially a good one for the home. The standard of merit had been higher; two gold and five silver medals had been earnEld, against three in all the previous years. The society had received in donations and subscriptions during the year £73. The home had been well patronised by employers in want of servants paying in fees £321. The servants themselves had paid in lodging and fees £446, making the total receipts of the Society for the year £870. 1'he average number of female servants in London was about 100,000, and of those 10,000 were at one time ur another out of employment. The society had during the year received 1,069, and all these young women had· been protected and provided with situations at a cost out of the publio funds of £150. Amongst those present that day were 50 young women who were to receive prizes for having retained their situations for periods ranging from two to fifteen years. The prizes consisted of gold and silver medals, books, and testimonials.
