The Portland daily press., 1880-10-27
HOME FOR AGED WOMEN.
Annual Meeting of the Corporation.

| The annual meeting of the board of managers
of the Home for Aged Women was held yes
terday afternoon at the Home on Emery street.
Rev. Mr.. Smyth of the New Jerusalem
church conducted the usual religious exercises.
The Secretary, Miss L. E. Bancroft reported
i'll behalf of the managers as follows:
MANAGERS REPORT.
| 1t would be a reflection upon the bene-
violence on which this association depends to
| consider it necessary to lay before the COM
munity an extended report OF its operations in
| order to excite sympathy. The friends of the
Home have long been familiar with its object
| and methods, and that they have been ap-
proved, repeated kindnessss bear ample testl-
mony.
| The year that has passed has been quiet and
pleasant with little to interrupt the routine of
| the household. Mrs. Dowley is still our
| matron, a position she has held the last eight
| years. There has been no illness except such
| as is incident to old age. One member of the
| family whose physical health is good, is un-
| fitted by failing mental powers for caring for
herself, and requires the constant attendance
of nurse; one has died after long season OF
weakness at the advanced age of Sc. For this
vacancy we have received five applications,
but for want of room one only could be adj
mitted and the four refuSals we have been
obliged to record. make an appeal for the
1Oule, stronger IMAM any WORDS.
Our greatest difficulty is in securing suffi-
Gent annual income to meet current expenses
as our investments and subscriptions are not
sufficient. 1t is with peculiar gratitude that
we have received from time to time donations
and requests, which have helped to relieve us
from this anxiety. The report of our
Treasurer shows that the debt incurred in
building our present house originally $1,000 is
now reduced to $1,000. We have good hopes
that we play soon be enabled to pay off this
sum- and shall strive for the future to keep
ire e fro many pecuniary embarrassments.
Ihere are two days in the week on which
the house is opened to visitors, and we would
urge the friends of the institution in the city
and other places to visit more frequently and
examine its arrangements and satisfy them
selves of the economy of its management. We
feel sure that by so doing they would feel a
deeper interest, give more willingly and by
their presence in the house, encourage the
managers and gladden. the hearts of those who
are here spending the twilight OF their long
day.
We cannot close this report without CRATE
ful acknowledgement to all those who have
aided us during the year; to the press, the
physicians, the ministers of the different
churches, the donators of fruit, flowers and
delicaces, we would again express our thanks.
By order of the board.
L. E. BANCROFT, Secretary
The following officers were elected:
President-Mrs. j. T. Gilman
Vice Presidents-Mrs. Neal Dow and Mrs.
S. e. Spring.
Secretary--Miss L. E. Bancroft.
Treasurer-Miss Julia Greedy.
Managers-Mrs. Philip HI. Brown, Mrs. III.
I'll. Burgess, Mrs. Geo. H. Cushman, Mrs.
Rensselaer, Cram, Mrs. Moses Dodge, Mrs. J.
81. Fletcher, Mrs Samuel Fogg, Mrs. H. M.
Hart, Mrs; Geo; S; Hunt, Mrs: 7. McEwen,
Mrs. James Noyes, Mrs. j. E. Prindle, Miss
Harriet Radford, Mrs. D. NJ. Rea, Miss Sara
Y. Rice, Mrs. Samuel Small, Mrs. A. A.
Strout, Mrs j. ]. Thompson, Mrs. 7. E.
Walker, Mrs. J. Waterhouse, Mrs j. S. Will
son.