The Portland daily press., 1894-04-06
FRESH AIR SOCIETY,
Its Annual Meeting Yesterday Work Done
During the Year, Which Has Been Most
Successful.

During Inc lcdhs HUI has Dboh AhAoSS
Successful
The annual meeting OF the Portland
Fresh Air Society was held yesterday.
The reports of the officers showed the
work done during the year. The treas
urer, Mr.. Theodore G. Woodbury., reported
receipts from collections during the year
of 1864. II. There was 81. 90 in the treasury
at the beginning of the year, and 3d. %
mas been received from interest.
The total disbursements have been
s643. rs, of which S401. rs was for board
S2a1. 33 for transportation; SIS for car
riage rides; SIS. 90 for corresponding secre-
tary, and $1.20 for the committee on
nlaces. There remains on hand balance
OF $30.84.
The secretary. Mrs. G. W. Sylvester,
made the following report:
The past year has been the most sue
cessful, and prosperous the Fresh Air
Society has ever seen. The records show
more good work done, more people AIDED
than in any previous season. %
-, Through the efforts of the correspond
ing secretary, donations have been re-
ceived from different societies, including
the Kings Daughters, Epworth League
several towns. The effective work OF the
finance committee has been very notice
able They have raised more money and
added mum Der of new su bscri bers
while several double their su subscriptions
without solicitation.
{. The COMMITTEES on places report q ready
response from our country friends in
answer to our appeals. Two hundred
and twelve weeks free boarding were OBJ
tanned for children. 1t proves to US that
warm hearts and hospitable homes were
open to our needs. We would acknowl-
edge favors from friends at Andoyer,
Bethel, Gorham and Littleton, n. H.,
and to all who have co-operated with us
in carrying sunshine into so many shady
places.
The untiring efforts Of the transporta-
ton committee h ave enabled us to carry
on that branch of the work successfully.
The transportation lines have been
kind and generous to the society. Free
Transportation has been furnished on
some and low rates on others. To the
investigating committee no little praise
is due for the efficient work accom-
plished. One hundred and ninety-four
families have been visited and from two
to seven visits made in their homes.
and many poor girl, tired mother or
sick child given much needed outing
at country or seashore.
To quote from one weary invalid, $50
hungry for out of doors.n She has since
finished her life-work, but through this
society some of the days of her last sum-
mer on earth were made bright and she
was enabled to say Surely my lines
have fallen in pleasant places.
1t has been a year of increased duties,
Still we must admit there has been a
great deal of good result from these in
yestigations which have been made at a
sacifice of time and strength And many
times the spirit of the Master exemplified
in the charity that suffereth long and
is kind.
The following
officers We're Elected
for the ensuing year:
President-M Jeanne L. erie.
Vice Pesident-Mrs. George E. French.
Recording Secretary--Mrs. 6. W. Syl-
vester.
Corresponding Secretary Harriet
A. Leavitt.
Auditor-James Fl. Mcmillan
COMMITTEES on Finance-Mrs. Theodore
C.Wood bury, Mrs. Hermann kotzschmar,
Mrs. Frederick O. Bailey, Mrs. Charles E.
Bailey and Miss ErnestIne L. Libby:
Committee on Transportation-Mrs j.
II. Barnes, Mrs.J. B. Coyle, Mrs. Payson
Tucker, Mrs. F. E. Boothby and Mrs. II.
L. Taylor.
Gregor. Mrs. G. %. Bailey. Miss Harriet
Leayitt, Mrs. Us. Head and Miss Nellie
McGregor.
Committee on Investigation-Mr
Henry l.. TAYLOR, Mrs. H. 81. Hunt, Mrs.
G. W. Sylvester, Mrs. Fl. H. Brock and
Mrs E. C.Swett.
Committee on Membership-Mrs. Geo.
WsSylvesber, Mrs. Z. G. Woodbury., Mrs.
CT. French, Miss Carmen Fox and Miss
Mabel Davies.