The Portland daily press., 1874-10-28
Homo for Aged Women.

Yesterday afternoon the board of government
l of the Home for Aged Women held its annual
| meeting. An inspection of the building proved
| eminently satisfactory, and the labors of the
matron during the past year met with the
| approval which they merit The condition and
prospects of this institution, in many respects
| our noblest charity, will be found fully set
| forth in the reports below:
MANAGERS REPORT.
Though the twenty years of our existence as
an Association have not been years of unex
l ampled Prosperity, indeed, for the most
| part been years of hard struggle and great
perplexity-yet we have great cause for graft
| tude that we have been enabled to assist few
| of the many who have needed such home to
a rest for their declining days. Unlike similar
| institutions in several neighboring cities, we
began without a fund. Our dependence has
always been on the charity and good will of our
friends. and it is only by keeping our needs
persistently before the public that we have
arrived at our present state of comfort. But
we have not yet reached the point at which we
aimed. Could we but feel ourselves free from
the debt that, like dark cloud, still hangs
over US, our wishes in regard to. the Home
for its reduction has not been very successful,
though small sum ($50O) has been raised.
Our home relations still continue satisfactory.
The monthly meetings of the Board have
been well attended. Our benefciaries seem
contented and happy, and their kindness and
attention to each other in sickness cannot be
too much commended, The general health has
been good, yet five deaths have occurred during
the year. Three of these were not unexpected,
from the age or disease of the individuals, but
the others were quite sudden. The vacancies
thus caused have since been filled, as at no
time are we without candidates for admission.
In this connection it may not be amiss to state
that the object of this institution is misunder-
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cations received. 1t is not intended to be
hospital or inirmary for sick or helpless people,
but "Home for Aged Women who have
no friends from whom they can claim support
and have no means of their own. OF course.
should any inmate become helpless from loss Of
mind or infrmities of body, she would be we'll
taken care of, but for the managers to assume
the duties of nurses as we'll as hOusekeepeIs is
impossible, even if our means would permit it.
No person ought to apply for admission who
can in any way be considered a subject for hos
pital cares.
The little festival asd sale on our anniversary,
though not OF much pecuniary benefit, was yet
productive of good, as affording employment to
connecting them with the outside world,
Our business affairs are not materially
changed since last year. The old house is still
unsold, but the rent adds little to our income.
BY bnying our provisions in large quantities we
have been enabled to get them of the best
quality at much lower rates than formerly. The
cost for our family of % persons being but
$1,000, shows the economical management of
the matron and purchasing committees.
We would gratefully tender our warmest
thanks to those friends who have remembered
us in their frequent donations; also for the
gratuitOus attendance of number of physi-
clans, and for the continued kindness shown
by clergymen and others in conducting the
Sunday religious services at the Home.
By order, H
j. GREEDY Secretary.
Portland, Oct. 9th, 1874
The following were the officers chosen:
President, mrs j. T. Gilman; Vice-Presi-
dents, Mrs. s. E. Spring, Mrs. Neal Dow,
Secretary, Miss Julia Greedy; Treasurer, Miss
K. MOuntfort /
MANAGERS.
First Parish-Mrs. Samuel Small, Mrs Jacob
Mcclellan.
Payson Memorial-Mrs Daniel Flood.
State street-Mrs. Rensselaer, Cram Mrs.
Joseph Walker, Miss Sarah Rice
High street-Mrs Luther Dana, Mrs. Philip |
II. Brown.
Park street-Mrs. J. H. Fletcher.
st. Lukes-Mrs. Geo. F. Shepley, Mrs. Jas. |
X. Prindle. n
st. Stephen's-Mrs A. A Strout,
st. Paups-Mrs. Aver.
Plymouth-Mrs. J. Hutchinson.
First Baptist-Mrs. Moses Dodge, Miss Har-
riet Radford.
Congress street Methodist-Mrs ]. J. Thomp-
son. A
Free Street Baptist-Mrs. H. NJ. Hart Mrs.
j. Waterhouse. M,A
Chestnut street-Mrs, M. G. Palmer.
Swedenborgian-Mrs D. M. Rea
First Uniyersalst-Mrs. Geo. s. Hunt, Mrs. |
w. w. Virgin.
St. Lawrence street-Mrs. H, HI. Burgess.
Pine street-Mrs. Geo. Cushman.
Treasurer's Report.
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