Catherine smiled at Mrs. Ripley. "You are very kind, Mrs. Ripley. I am sure mama would be happy to visit or receive you at our home." She turned back to Miss Ripley. "If it would be possible for you, why don't you join me sometime to Young Ladies Society Against Material Want and Malnutrition? I go whenever my health permits. Most the young ladies in the neighbourhood are part of it. We come up with strategies to alleviate poverty in Whitby, especially for the children. The other day we went to a local school and provided lunch for the children of unemployed parents."