The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-11-04
sAMARlI Jan ASSOCIATION.
Annual MeetiI AZ and Election of omoers
yesterday.

The annu; d meeting of the Samaritan
Association was held yesterday after
noon at tb e residence of Mrs. DR.. Lud-
wig. The, secretary, Mrs. Fred Kendall.
made the following report of the work Of
the yeal 4.
once ,'again the circle of the months is
comp fte, and our annual meeting is
agaip here. Our Goth anniversary seems
TO ~ e., to come to us with a peculiar sig
MN sance, and we have many causes for
thi Ekfulness. We should be grateful
20 st for SO many years the efforts of
U rose who have carried ON this noble
Fork uninterruptedly have besn so
blessed, grateful that SO many Of those
Swe call our old members have been per-
united to help carry on the work, and
especially thankful that the purpose in
their hearts has been so earnest, strong
and steadfast that. new member have
constantly been led to join and fill in the
vacant places of those who fall by the
wayside.
Our work is necessarily of much the
same character, and our reports in many
ways repetition of each other There
are always among us many of Gods
creatures who dwell in the shadow of
sickness and poverty, and it is the spe-
,cial province of our association to inves-
tigate IN every way possible the trials
and sutferings of these unfortunates.
Many man on whom sickness has laid
its heavy hand for Weeks, and perhaps
months, has blessed the Samaritan Asso-
citation for its timely aid; the rent has
been paid, tt.e Children fed and clothed,
and when aealth returns he finds that to
this "a of workers he owes his help
over fJHe hard place.
might enumerate many incidents of
Various sorts, but it is not necessary. You
know better than can tell you the var
led and increasing work of our society.
Surely we need no other incentive to
urge us forward with any plan for means
to carry on our work. Our fund is SO
small that something must be done at
once to fill our treasury, that we may
meet the demands upon it. We all know
the result of this earnest and united eff
fort. Our Kirmess of Trades showed
us what we can do and this year we must
make a double effort, as during the past
year we have practically tested our eff
forts, using he proceeds of the KirmesS.
Having used it all we must be up and do
ing.
We have held 12 meetings during the
year, but at a few no, quorum was pres
sent The average attendance was IA.
We have had five new members, four
have withdrawn and one has joined the
great majority.
We gave our annual 4th of March ball,
making it a Fan party, and it was ex-
tremely successful both artistically and
financially. Our picnic supper in April
proved very pleasant to the members
and their friends and we hope to repeat
them often this winter.
To all our friends who have individual
ly aided us by their work or sympathy,
to the public who for e5 years have done
their part in helping to carry on this
noble charity and to the press of our city
for their numerous courtesies and favors
we extend our hearty and heartfelt
thanks.
These officers were elected:
Pgcsldent--Mrs. Leonard Billings.
Vice Pfesident-Mrs. A. S. Mitchell.
Secratary-Mrs. Fred Kendall.
iTreassirer-Mrs. Henry Blanchard.
.Superintendent-Mrs G. Fl. Chesley.
Colleotors-MrS. S. z. Bearce and Mrs. f. A.
Gray.