The Portland daily press., 1877-10-31

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The annual meeting of this association ives
held yesterday afternoon. The following off,
GERS were elected:
President-Mrs. j. I. Gilman.
Vice Presidents-Mrs S. E. Spring, Mrs.
Neal Dow.
Treasurer-Miss Julia Greedy.
Secretary-Miss L. Bancroft
Managers-Mrs. j. Mcclellan, Mrs. Samuel
Small, Mrs Samuel Fogg, Mrs. P. II. Brown,
Mr. Mrs, Thos: Twtchell Mrs. R. Cram, Mrs j.
Walker, Miss Sara Rice, Mrs j. Hutchinson.
Mrs 6: f. Shepley, Mrs. j. E. Prinle, Mrs
A A. Strout, Mrs j. Fl. Fletcher, Mrs. T. Nc
Evan, Mrs. FL. b. Burgess, Mrs George S.
Hunt, Mrs. w. W. Virgin, Mrs. Moses Dodge,
Miss 81. Radford, Mrs II. M. Hart, Mrs. j
Warehouse, Mrs. D NJ Rea, Mrs, NJ g. Palm
er, Mrs. j. j. Thompson, Mrs George Cush-
man.
The following is The Managers report:
In accordance with custom we present our an.
nual report, the 23i since the formation of this
association
In every household there is much that will
interest its members, that to those not immedi-
ate,y connected with it may appear stale, fl It
and Improbable" So it is in our family. Tbe
attention or want of attention of the inmates
to each other, or to the rules of the house; their
acts OF kindness or unkindness; their abors or
their refusal to labor; all, in some way, interest
your managers; yet, to go into details at this
Gent to say that. on the whole, the year has
passed pleasantly aud we hope the experi9nee
has not been without profit to managers as well
as inmates.
In pecuniary point of view we have rot
been as prosperous as 10 several preceding years
The pressure of the times which has been such
general complaint, has at last reached us.
ID any people at the present time allow the
churches to absorb all their available means, to
the utter neglect of practical benevolence,
f0rUaftjpn hiatt a +bo Il
the poor and old, the widow and fatherless to
be obligatory. Thus our subscriptions are di-
minished, whilst We have also received less
from our fund than formerly, owing to the fail
ure OF railroads to pay the interest on the bonds
which form part of our investments. But all
onr friends have not forgotten us, and their do
nations, which we would here gratefully ac-
knowledge, have prevented us from running
deeply into debt
During the five years that we have occupied
this house 80 aged women have been admitted
to share its its couforts II have died. aud one
left of her own choice. Applications ale al
ways in excess of vacarcies. Many have been
received from other towns, some even from
other states, but our rules forbid the admit
lance OF non-residents of Portland
An erroneous report has been circulated that
several of our rooms are kept uDoccupied.
rms has occasioned us much trouble, as appli-
cants are harl to be convinced that it is not
True. In reality, room is never left vacant
longer than TO decide between the claims of
those whose names are on our list This year
we have admitted but two, our number being
now full.
There has been the usual amount of illness
IN the family and one death. At present the
general health is as good as could be expected
where ali are so old. Owing to illness in her
family our Treasurer has been unable to pre-
pare detailed report of the state of our
finances, but we have chilled from her books
the following items, which may be of interest