The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-10-04
THE DIET MISSION.
It's Work During the Past Year.

The annual meeting of the Diet Mission was
held Saturday and the following officers
elected:
President-Mrs. DR.. Burr.
Vice President-Mrs. Bion Bradbury.
Secretary-Miss Isabella Clark.
Treasurer-Miss Lizzie Cummings.
One year ago the Diet Mission, which had
been associated with the Women Temperance
Society as a committee of that ssociation, Or
ganized as an independent society. Its prim-
airy object is to furnish food for industrious
people, who in health are able to provide for
themselves, but who are not BILE to meet the
acquisitions of sickness. For the accomplish
rnent of this object kitchen was selected in
day. Thursday and Saturday from 10 a. M to
p. IN. for the distribution of food.
The new arrangement, by which the church.
es are called for contributions of food once a
year, has worked admirably, and the success
the past year has been due in great measure
to the members of the supply committee ap-
pointed from the several churches. The
churches have served as follows:
New Jerusalem church, two weeks from No
vember Sd 10 18th, having 6 patients and dis
tributing 30 rations.
West Congregational, one week, November
18th to oath, patients, q rations.
st. Paul's church, one week, November Oath
to December I'd, II patients, 36 rations.
Congress street Methodist, one week, Decem-
Der I'd to Sth, II patients, "a rations.
Park street, two weeks, December Sth to 22d,
IL patients, Y rations.
High street, three weeks, December 9th to
January 18th, % patients, 40 rations.
st DOminIc'S week January 10th IN
10Th, q patients, 60 rations.
st. Lawrence street, ono week, January 9th
to February I'd, "a patients, GA rations
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception,
two weeks, February I'd to 10th, 81 patients,
Free street Baptist, two weeks, February
10th to March LIST, 90 patients, 1854 rations
Casco street, one week, March LIST to StI, 81
PATIENTS SO ratiOns.
First Parish, three weeks March Sth to 29tb
40 patients,2 SO rations.
First Baptist, two weeks, March Dot to April
18th, "a patients, 1877 rations.
Plymouth, two weeks, April 18th to Goth, 80
patients, ITO rations.
Chestnut street, two weeks. April 26th to
May 10th, % patients, 127 rations.
State street, three weeks, May 10th to 31st,
% patients, 1874 rations
st. Luke's, three weeks, June LIST to Dist, "a
PATIENTS 100 rations
st. Stephens two weeks, June 22d to July
Sd, rs patients, 100 ratons.
India street, Congress Square, Second Par
lsh and Pine street have yet to serve.
The ward visitors have made 92O visits and
distributed oil tickets. Seven patients have
died the past year while being assisted by the
mission. One patient died in April, 1880, who
had been aided by the mission since January,
1878. Among these patients several would
( have been absolutely without appetizing food
but for he aid furnished by the mission. The
ward visitors represent that the gratitude OF
The patients and the good done them by the
supplies furnished by the friends of the mis-
sion are very evident
The society is greatly indebted to Miss Han
nah Kilbourne, who made all the soup and
broth used by the mission without compensa-
tion, and thanks are due to Mr. Alonzo Libby,
who has furnished the mission with the best of
milk at very reduced rate, to the newspapers
for inserting notices free of COST to the Frater-
nifty Club for the use of room for monthly
meetings. to the churches for their generous
response to the demand for money and sup
plies, and to numerous friends for their acts of
kindness
The churches of the city have contributed
the sum of $236.73 in money to the mission.
The following is the Treasurer's Miss Cum
mings report