The Portland daily press., 1895-11-05

terday afternoon at $50.
The secretary reported as follows:
ANNUAL REPORT OF FEMALE
PROVIDENT ASSOCIATION.
With unvarying regularity this season
of the year finds us in council assembled,
to view previous work and make plans
for continued effort,
We gladly give Ghanks'to the great ben
efactor of us all, that the ..seal of His di-
vine approval has been set upon the
years labors. You will notice by the de-
posltory s report that the same lines OF
work have been followed out as in previ-
GUS years. The financial depression has
brought an added number of applicants,
especially among the better classes, who
hitherto. have not been compelled to ask
assistance The report will tell you of
| cotton cloth, flannel, dress goods and 9TH
er materials that have been distributed.
These things may sound common place
| to the uninitiated, but to those of I'd
who are allowed glimpses of the inner
home life of our people, the plain I'M
BILE &C ed CLOTH the dull gray flannel be-
comes transformed into cloth of gold.
| The regular monthly meetings of the
society have been seriously interfered
with, because of the stormsswhich come so
often on the meeting days. AS a conse-
quence, there were but few meetings
through the year and these were well
attended and most interesting. A delight
full unanimity of purpose has always
belonged to our gathering. together, which
is cause of gratitude. We have deplored
| the absence of our president because of
continued ill health Our loving sympa-
thy has gone out to our vice president,
/ who has sat alone in the home where
the great shadow has fallen, the shadow
that has come to us all. For our faithful
secretary whose prolonged absence from
the meeting has made impossible her
meeting with us, we have had most ten
der thought.
| You will note with great interest the
treasurer's report. AS we become the
recipients from year to year of generous
gifts from our large hearted friends we
are assured of the most important factors
of the oity's philanthropic work.
This has been brought to our minds
anew by the bequest of two thousand
do liars from our lamented friend, Mr.
Harrington, which added to our already
| invested capital, places this society in a
position of dignity and gives it sound
| financial basis to which its age and pres
| tige entities it. And if it's existing con-
sentative policy continues to be carried
out, the society will be absolutely self
house to house collection, which for many
years did constitute the larger part of
our income, will become a thing of the
past. 1t is matter worthy of note that
Notwithstanding the years financial de-
preston, there has Deen no appreciable
shrinkage in any property owned by the
society, which fact is matter of self
congratulation and speaks we'll for the
wise discrimination of the legators.
| As we have said in the beginning of
this report the financial situation has
given usconstantly increasing opportunl-
ties for work. From data at hand, it is
expected that the coming seasons de-
mands will exceed those of any previous
year. They will require most wise treat
ment from managers and officers Let
| us all, SO far as possible, make our pres
ence known and felt in all the monthly
declarations of this body for the season
| of '95 and SO, remembering the oft repeat
ed aphorisn in Lowell's "Vision of Sir
Lawfal,
s'Not what we give, but what we share,
For the gift without the. giver is bare "
Mrs. A. B. COLE,
Secretary pro tenn.
| Portland. Novem Der 4, 1895.
The treasurer. Mrs. Henry Littlcfeld,
reported as follows:
RECEIPTS.
From Savings Banks, $3.50. 90
From district collections, 49, 90
From interest on bonds, $40. 90
$546. 90
EXPENSES.
Paid for cotton. print and flannel, 1897. 90
Paid for boots and shoes, 139. SO
Money donations, 40. 70
Deposited in savings banks, "a. NO
VIM. Nash & Co. 500
O M Rice Paper Co., 40
s548. 90
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