The Portland daily press., 1893-10-09
THE DIET MISSION.
Annual Meeting and Election of Of
ficers Saturday.


The annual meeting of the Diet Mis-
sion was held Saturday in their rooms
at the fraternity building on Spring
street.
From the report of the secretary Miss
Isabelle T. Clarke, we learn that from
the opening of the mission rooms Octo-
Der IL, 1892, there was an increase from
70 patients then to 65 in March, 1893.
November 26th the society moved to the
Fraternity building, which is very COM
Portable and convenient, although rath-
er far removed from patients in Wards 1
and 2. To meet these cases boys have
been paid to carry baskets to the pa
tients, the money they receive to help
educate them. March 10, 1893, the So
ciety was incorporated by the state, and
May 10th the society organized under
the act. During the past year 10 persons
have been helped, the visitors have made
712 visits and delivered 5000 tickets, or
more, most of them for supplies. Elev-
en- patients have died during the year.
The rooms 70 Spring street. will be open
after tomorrow, October 10th, Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays from II to
o'clock until June 80, 1894. Persons
wishing help should apply at the rooms
or to one of the directors.
Miss C. E. Porter's report, as treasur-
er, shows $163.47 received, of which
$71.91 came from the churches. besides
rations of food and groceries. The ex-
penses were $162.62 for rent, milk, aid,
service, paper bags and tickets, leaving a
balance of SIS cents.
The resignation of the president, Mrs.
Frederick Storer, was received with re-
gret. The vacancy will be filled next
month. These other officers were chos-
en-:
Vice President-Miss Evans.
Secretary-Miss Isabelle T. Clark.
Treasurer-Miss G. E. Porter.
Directors from the Churches--St.
Paurs, Mrs. j. w. York; The Friends
Society, Mrs. Martha Varney; New Jeru-'
salem. Mrs. Q. W. Thompson; St. Law
renee street, Mrs. H.F. Merrill; Congress
StIc0b Nl0UuOulbLs uulocCc HCODOl NhNt
Ames; Vaughan street, Mrs. J. P. Wes-
colt; Pine street, Mrs. F. A. Smith;
Chestnut street, Mrs. 7, F. Homsted;
Plymouth, Mrs. Isaac Orr; First Parish,
Miss G. E. Porter; High street., Mrs. FL.
w. Barnard, Mrs. A. B. Chase; Second
Parish, Mrs. S. c. Ripley; Catholic Ca
thedral, Misses Dillon and Geary; st.
Dominic's, Miss R. A. Henry; Williston,
Mrs. Charles Frost; Free street, Mrs. M.
E. Shorey; Congress Square, Mrs. C. S.
Fobes, Mrs. G. j. harrington; State
street, Miss II. l.. Hobson; st. Lule's,
Misses Prindle and Stephenson; st.
Stephens, Mrs. f. E. Boothby; Church
of the Messiah, Misses Chase and Sar-
gent: First Baptist, Mrs D. B. Kicker;
Second Advent, Mrs. George E. Smith;
Society at large, Mrs. J. Fl. Fletcher.
Ward Visitors-Ward /, Miss Alice j.
Libby, chairman, Miss Edith Curtis, Mrs.
Isaac Atkinson, Mrs. Freeman Weeks.
Ward 2, Mrs. j. j.. Horr, chairman, Miss
Matte Blake, Mrs. @. Al. Baker. Ward
2 annex, Mrs George e Thompson.
Ward 8, Mrs. VIM. B. Drew, Mrs. Frank
Cammett,I Miss George Evans, Miss Ella
Russell Ward a, Mrs. NJ. A. Frost, Mrs.
E. Pickett, Mrs. G. w. Bray, Mrs. IS. P.
Getchell. Ward 5, Miss E. Z. Libby,
Mrs. II. II. Hunt, Mrs. E. c.. SWEET
Ward 6, Miss /. T. Clark, Miss. Carmen
Fox, Miss Marion Stephenson. Ward T.,
Mrs. G.. S. Fobes, Mrs. P. H. Brown,
Mrs. Chas Webster, Mrs. Julia Rolfe.
Committee at Rooms Tuesday, Miss
II. T. Clark. Mrs. G.. E.. Thompson.
Thursday, Miss Grace Jordan, Miss Car
men Fox. Satur day, Miss Stephenson,
Miss Churchill.