The Portland daily press., 1884-10-29

The annual meeting of the managers OF the
Home for Aged Women was held yesterday
afternoon, at the Heme, on Emery street. The
managers made the following report:
MANAGERS REPORT.
The close Of the thirteth year of the existence of
the Home for Aged Women brings, like many thas
hav gone before, the mo news" which is good
newsp Yet this apparent sameness Ike that OF
the constant dashing Uf the waves upon our coast,
or the stea ~ beat Of pendulum. shows by the alb
sence or bus le and variation, the working OF q
carefully ordered system.
The number of the Inmates Of the Home at pres
ent is ~, the utmost that the building will hold.
One vacancy has occurred by death since the last
annual TeOort. filed quietly as 1t made from
group Of waiting applicants. Three Of the pres
ent inmates are very infrm and feeble, and are
confined to their rooms for the greater part II the
time but the rest, in number, are able TO assem-
bic in the dining room for their meals thr - times
day. Many OF them can go out into the fresh air
With compar .tive ease, while several speak with
pleasure Of their regular attendance a. their own
places of public worship. The aim If The mHnagern
is to make the inmates as comfortable as ssibie,
and to he sickness always incident to those
past their crime to be the exception, not the rule.
They desire all friends of the institution TO see for
themselves how far such result has actually been
rendered poes bic.
Visitors are aelcome on wednesday and Saturday
of each week. A modest but very real need of the
Home is that of annual subscribers, and 10 His
point the at ention Vf trends and wel-wishers Is
earnestly dir cted. The sum icited from each in
divdual is not large, but the whoe amount forms
an i'm. ortsnt and necessary part of the years In
denOminatt ms also the collectors frGm tho so
cities to which they belong, and names o, new sub
scriber- sent 10 any ore Of them viii be most
glad y received.
" hie begging for future favors, it must not be
though tn lt those already bestowed have for mo-
menI been forgotten. 1he recent bequest Of Hon.
Samuel E. Spring. publicly announced in August
last the CROWN act OF long series OF g NAL
counsels "a willing servic' on his art. In the
erection of the present building twelve years since,
his opinion was of special value, and the man
ayers thankfully remember no his energy aud
gacious decision gave them courage 70 beg the
house at time when the difficulty OF raising suti-
cieut funds had made their hearts sink, and had
caused many doubt as to the wis iom of their
dertaklng. Although they thoroughly appreciate
the worth OF his bequest, yet they know well that
his real and best legacy came TO hem from his
sIeaiy brain and warm heart. years ago.
During the last year individual aid from men of
experience in law, in medicine, in religious mirt~-
trations have been profeI ed as simply II 1t
"a cup OF cold water only" whi more tangible
gifts have come again and again, in the form OF
fruit, ,wers meat milk, vegetab es ice, horse
tickets and household furniture. Daily aud weekly
papers have been sent fol this as well previous
years, with unfaIling thoughtfulness.
The cordial thanks of the managers are here tend
cred TO those who have indeed made their abund-
ance the measure of their bounty. May they con-
tinue TO prove what they have already shown, that
"Great msgiyi & lessons no mans living"
In behalf of the managers,
HARRIET 5. McCoBB, Secretary.
rREAsURER's REPORT.
The treasurer, Miss Julia Greeley reported