The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-10-06
THE iNvALIDs HOME.
Encouraging Report by the Secretary.
Mrs. West.

Mrs. West.
- The annual meeting of the lnYallos
Home was held in Deering at the Home
yesterday afternoon.
Another year of successful work has
been accomplished and the Home now
stands free from debt with small sum
in the bank toward supporting free bed.
The following encouraging report was
given by the secretary, Mrs. George
Fletcher West: The Invalids' Home
started on its fourth year with bright
prospects. the house paid for and fur
nished, and cash balance in the treas
ury.
We have held ten N settings during the
year, on the third Wednesday Of each
month in the winter at the house of the
president, and in the spring and summer
at the Home. Our December and August
meetings were adjourned, there not being
a quorum.
Our first meeting at the Home for the
year, was held in May. How bright and
cheerful everything looked. The windows
were filled with blossoming plants, and
indoors and out all things were pleasant
and homelike.
Our matron, Miss Gage, has most adj
m irably and economically superintendent
all matters at the Home, and taken a
personal interest and looked after the
comforts OF each patient
Last fall we found tho rooms in the
| Il: r<o ao;o
hence committee was appointed to at
tend to this, and new radiators. vera put
in each room. Now every room in the
house has steam heat.
In December play, 1.-THE House Par
ty," was given in Kotzschmar hall three
nights, by Mr.. and Mrs. Robera I.
Whitehouse.a and others, for the Home
This Melted our treasury $S01.27. This
sum has been set aside to start fund for
free bed for deserving women who could
not OF herwise come into the home. We
have had several occasions to use this freai
bed.
The coming year we hope to add
round sum to this fund, that the charita-
BILE work of the free bed may be con-
tinusd. The Home has been we'll filled all
the year, and at times all the rooms were
occupied.
:: Many patients after having the care and
needed rest, have gone back to thsir
positions and work, well in body, and
thankful In heart. The visiting commit
Tee have been constant and faithful In
their weekly visits to the Home, end the
patients have appreciated the friendly
chats and pleasant calls from them.
The contributions for the year have been
most generous, including many Injuries
for the table, fruit, flowers, etc. Among
the visible donations, none have been
more appreciated than the Morris chair
for the parlor, and the swinging chair for
the lawn. Both are great additions.
At Thanksgiving the dinner was
donated as usual, by lady friend and
her neighbors, and the Christmas dinner
furnished as in previous years by the
managers.
Now that this home is SO well estab.
lished, and one Of the important charities
Of Portland and Deering, let us not. feel
| it no longer needs our financial and per-
sonal help, but renew our efforts, for
with increasing demands, more money
| is necessary.
"We shall pass through this world but
once. If there be any kindness we can
show, or any good thing we can do to
any fellow being, let us do it now. Let
us not defer nor neglect it. for we shall
not pass this way again.
The executive board, which consists of
Mrs. George 9. Frye, president Mrs.
Henry L. Taylor, first vice president,
Miss Ernestine Leavitt, second vice presi-
dent, Mrs. George Fletcher West, secre-
tary and Mrs. W. J. Knowlton, treasurer,
was reelected.