The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-10-12
THE DIET MISSION.
Annual Meeting and Election of Off
GERS.

The eighth annual Meeting of the Diet Mission
which was postponed from the Sd inst, was held
at the Fraternity Rooms, last Saturday after
noon.
Miss C. E. Porter, the treasurer, reported the
annual receipts at $166.64, and the expenditures
at $112.46. There were 1862 fations given out
received from the churches
Miss Isabella 7. Clark, secretary, announced
that the yearly work began in October, 1884 with
IL patients on the list which number increased to
AZ patients In February, 1885. The ward visitors
gave out 2,622 tickets, making 8o3 visits Eleven
patients died The receipts from parlor enter
tanment gave a sum of money to use for the ben
fit Of the patients In the summer months and If
persons could only realize the help such contribu-
tons give and how the tighten the poverty and
alleviate the sickness Of the poor more would
wish TO help in the same way.
The year says the report brought 10 us our
first sorrow as society," in the death OF our Vice
President Mrs Alice w. Bradbury, whose pres
ence, counsels and name will ever be lovingly re
membercd by these whose good fortune 1t has
been to lsbor WITH her during the eight years that
have passed since the formation of the society.
With these October days too, ends the long, low
ing and efficient service of our President, who, In
her connection with the Diet Mission, has in
effaceably linked her name With that of our or
ganisatidi, that to name the society instantly sug
gests the lady, whose power for doing good Is like
the sands of the sea, numberless, and
whose forethought and care have that came into
her home last February, and changed her LIES
plans touched us all; for in Dr. Burr's death the
Diet Mission lost strong friend and supporter,
one who was ever ready with counsel and advice,
word of warning here, or word OF encourage
ment there or help US when help was needed. His
CHEEKY words often made place that was begin
ming to look dark shine brightly again and his
readiness to go If necessity asked 1t to one of our
patients only makes us realize more and more,
the sweet truth spoken by one of our Irish benf-
Charles When she heard of his death, sits to be
saint In glory Is Dr. Burr gone for he was too good
entirely to live longer on this wicked arth."
The following officers were elected:
Prcsdent-Mrs. Frederick Storer.
Vice Presdent-Miss Anna EVANS
Secfetafy-Miss Nellie Sparrow.
Treiisuref-MiSs O. E. Porter
DIRECTORS.
ST. Pauls--Miss Carrie Carney
Piyn0uth--MrS. T. C. Lewis.
New Jerusalem--Mrs Susie Baldwin,
Cong. st. MethQdist--Mrs Isaac Hamilton.
st, Lawrence b. Thompson.
Pine St-Mrs. N. s. Fernald.
Congress Sauare-Mrs. Chas. Fobes
Park St-Mrs. j. H. Fletcher.
High High St.-Mrs. VIM. n Marks and Miss Free
man.
Williston-hrs L. A. Gray.
First Parish--Miss G. E. Porter
Catholic Cathedral-Mrs. E. j.. buddy.
st. Dominics-Miss Henry.
State St.-Misses Maxwell and Sparrow
Second Parish-Mrs. S. B. Kelsey.
st. Luke's-Mrs. DIR. Spaudng.
Chestnut St.-Mrs. F. B. Clark.
Church of Messiah-Miss Mcdonald.
st. StepheIi-Mrs. Joseph H. Short.
First Baptist-Mrs. Edward F. Chase.
Vaughan St.-MrS. Dr. Holt and Mrs. Gilman.
WARD VISITORS.
Ward Mrs. F. C. Moody chairman; Miss
Edith Curtis. Mrs. j. w. York Miss Alice Libby.
Ward 2-Mrs. Oman Adams, Mrs. S. b. Kelsey,
Mrs Whitehouse, Mrs. j. b. .Donnell.
Ward 3-Mls. Nathan Weston, Mrs. w. q. Da-
Wis, Mrs. j. w. North, Mrs j. B. Coyle.
Ward Miss lisa Churchill, Miss Lizzie Stew
ems Mrs. Charles Hall, Mrs. +. A. Smith.
Ward 5--Mrs. Fred St0rer, Mrs, E. l.. Libby,
Mrs. NJ. Z. Sparrow, Mrs. j. H. Short.
Ward 6-Mrs. George s. Payson, Miss Marcia
Swan, Miss JENNIE erie, Miss Anna Milliken.
Ward Mrs. w. T. King, Mrs. Howard
Gould, Miss Rolfe, Miss Skeele, Miss Carrie
Webster.
COMMITTEE AT THE ROOMS.
Tuesdays-Miss erie and Mrs. C. d. Clark.
Thursdays-Miss Churchill and Miss Lucia
Longfellow.
Saturdays-Mrs. Storer and Miss Anna Evans.