The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-05


sion was held Saturday afternoon. There
were read and ordered on file:
sECRETARY's REPORT.
Ladies' of the Diet Mission:-
When one has written his report for
the Diet Mission for years in succession
there Is very little one can say that Is
new and yet az the time for our work to
begin draws near there IL much in oul
hearts that we can and will FAY. Oh II
We could only carry out our hearts de-
sire, we would have our ideal Diet kitch-
en- where the hot brouhs would be ready
at all hours of the dayi As we cannot
do that let us look at the blessings we
have, and 1t we have used them to the
best advantage, out IF them may grow
In time the Ideal Kitchen, with Its
ideal m stron standinR not three days in
the week but seven with hands out
stretched and filed with nourishing food
toward those most orthy poor whom we
In our more simple way are trying to
help. That we do help our books and
records show, and we hope the hearts II
not the lips Of our patients will testify
to the same. Eighty-ni persons have
been helped during the year for longer
or shorter time as the case required, 800
visits hava been paid by the ward visi
tors to these same patients, and 1868 tick
cts given. There have been IS deaths but
in each case death came as the result Of
old age or consumption, leaving us con-
WINGED again az we have been In other
| years that our help furnishing cooked
food to those convalesoing from disc ase
has helped prolong life and life 10 dear to
us all whatever our station.
AS the rooms assigned us for our work
at the new fraternity house were not all
| that we wished we were reluctantly
obliged last October to separate our work
from the theirs after our many years of
good fellowship, and seek our new quar-
tiers. These were found IN the rooms
gress street and there our friends will
find US during the coming year most
comfortably located, and having for our
convenience telephone that has proved
very useful In reminding some forgetful
grocer of q neglected. order.
| At Thanksgiving and Christmas extra
fsupplies were added to the baskets to
ohecS> their recipients a little on those
days, wnich should IN some little way
bring joy into each life. We were all
sent into this world to help others and
| il we can only realize that the secret of
Christ's life is told in only five words.
I'VE went about doing good" we shall
take up our work with renewed zeal, feel
ing. living. hoping that If we too go
to we shall make the world a little bet
ter because we have lived in 1t. Our
| thanks are due as a society to the church.
es who through their efficient donations
have helped so nobly and generously; to
| the trustees of the Walker fund who
have given us $1,000 to add to our fund
and to all Others ward visitors officers
and friends who have in any way helped
us to help others. Beginning the year
with this thought the work with the long
hard walks weksometimes take to hunt
up a new patient, the many extra stops at
| the delivery room will not be hard If we
Keep before us the example of our dear
Master whose life history is told In these
words we went about doing good. ("
| The rooms will be orened for this
| years work on Tuesday, October 6 at
/ II q. m.
ISABELLE TYLER CLARK. Secretary.
October g. 1897.
TREAsURER'S REPORT FOR THE
YEAR ENDING OCTOBER 8.
Received In groceries, and food from
the churches and given out by the Diei
Mission, 1888 Iations.
RECEIPTS.
Cash balance October 5, 1895. $3.50. 1,
Interest, 305 AZ
From churches, 6l.8t
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