The Portland daily press., 1883-12-01
MARTHA WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
Fsrty-First Annual Ieeting-Repsrts and
Election of Officers.

The forty-irst annual meeting of the Martha
Washington Society was held yesterday after
noon. The reports of the Secretary, Mrs. S. J.
Beale, and of the Treasurer, Mrs L. G. Dodge,
which are given below, show the past year to
have been one of increased usefulness and
interest
sEcRRTARY's REPORT.
We start today at the threshold of our forty
hrst year. Each year has had its work AID the
one that this report covers, may be taken as o
fair illustration Of what has been done in those
that have preceded it.
Through the literally o. our friends and the
uniiring devotion of the members of the socie-
ty, who have been so long identified with it's
interests, We have every reason to be thankful
for the result of the work it has accomplished
| We feel that our labor has not been in vain,
| and that through our ministration many hearts
have been made to rejoice.
While we have much to be thankful for in
the general prosperity of the society, during
the year, we have deep sorrow in our hearts,
today, for the departure of eight of our mem
bers from earth life to the JOYS beyond.
Mrs. Henry Quincy, Mrs. Neal Dow, Mrs.
Adams Merrill, Mrs A III Waite. Mrs. Joshua
Weeks, Mrs Charles Holden, Mrs. N Cush-
man, and Mrs. n. G. Cummings were valued
and highly esteemed members, who we shall
miss, but many pleasant membranes of them
will long linger with us.
oluCo NOV. 1907 bneEo nave D66n lelQ thirty
eight weekly meetings, usually on Thursday
afternoon. The average attendance at these
meetings has been twenty -two, the largest
average attendance on record. The largest
number present at any one meeting was thirty
eight,
Our disbursements for the year have been as
| follows: 134 yards Of wooden dress goods, A
| yards of gingham, 16 yards of wooden goods for
boys wear, 81 yards of silesa, 40 IL yards of
cambrics, rs pairs of boots and shoes, II pairs
81 4 Do - Ar7
yards of print, 81 pairs of hose, IL pairs of
mittens, 80 yards of wooden shirting, 4S yards
OF flannel, Al yards Of cotton flannel, 1871 ready
made new garments, 1880 second hand gar
ments, blankets, quilts, As bonnets and
hats yards OK ticking and $119.50 in money.
Much Of the charity which we are called upon
| to bestow, is To those who have seen better
| days, but who are now aged, infirm and help
less We have helped some OF them for years
and they are personally known to many mem
| bers OF the society.
| We have an earnest and efficient visiting
committee, whose duty it is to visit all new
| applicants for aid, to thoroughly investigate
| their cases, and to report at our weekly meet
| ings. Then it is decided by a vote of the
society whether to assist them or not. By this
method We avoid much imposition, and it is in
comparatively few instances that we have
been deceived.
1t would be impossible at this time to name
all those friends that have aided as, but we
would say to each and all of the donors who
have contributed in any way for the benefit OF
the society, accept our sincere thanks for all
kind remembrance of us in the past, and we
earnestly solicit continuation of your favors,
that we may be enabled to bestow aid upon the
many worthy poor who will call upon us for
| assistance during the winter.
| For detailed account of our receipts and
expenditures for the year, I refer You to our
| Treasurer's report.
| Respectfully submitted,
S. j. BEALE, Secretary.
Portland, Nov. 80, 1882
TREAsURERs REPORT.
| The Martha Washington Society in account with
| Louisa Y. Dodge, Treasurer, from Nov. %, 1882
to Nov. 30, 1858:
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