Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-11-07
HOWARD BENEVOLENT UNION.
Officers EIeeted-Report of Secretary
for 18th Year.

At the adjourned annual meeting of
the Howard Benevolent Union. which
was held. Monday evening, Nov. g. the
report of the treasurer. f. C.. Dudley.
and of the secretary. nj. E. Fuller were
read and accepted and the following
officers were elected or reelected: Pres
ident. Selden Common; vice-president.
Mrs. Oscar Holway; treasurer f. c..
Dudley; chairman executive commit
tee, T. J. Lynch; secretary, M. f. Full
Ter. The following new members were
elected on the executive board: Mrs
James Little, Mrs. Cora Miller, James
Townsend and G. A. Colburn.
The secretary of the union, Mrs. Full
Ter. presented the following report:
1.-THE 18th year of the Howard Benev-
olent Union finds its work along the
same lines as in previous years, and
has been steadily though quietly work.
ing. The meetings have been held as
usual once a week since the annual
meeting in oct. 1901, except during
the summer months when they are held
monthly At the meetings needy cases
are presented and if not understood,
one or more members of the committee
is commissioned to investigate and no
new cases are assisted by the Union
without the advice of Mr.. COlburn,
overseer of the poor. The Union does
not make paupers.
The THANKSGIVING dinner which is a
regular feature of its work as our cit
liens who respond SO generously and
the solicitors who work SO faithfully.
are well aware, was distributed by
teams from the Grand Army hall to. $50
families at an expense of $13935 beside
the vegetables and cooked food donat-
ed.
1t was voted Dec. 80, to change the
time for the evening meetings, and. re-
turn from Tuesday to Monday evening.
The regular work at these meetings is
to vote food. fuel, and clothing to be
dispensed and its record for the past
year is rs follow: Coal, 271a tons:
wood. 1879 cords, beside $13 worth of
soft wood: groceries, orders amounting
to $50: clothing, orders amounting to
$73; boots, shoes and rubbers, orders
| amounting to $4l.25; second hand gar
ments. at least one hundred, beside
sheets and pillow cases which are kept
on hand to supply, especially i'm cases
of sickness. Altogether, including the
Thanksgiving dinner, the collectors
fee and few bills not included in the
account as mentioned making q total
of $652.69.
While the work is for the most part
somewhat UNMARRIED, special cases occur
| to relieve the regular routine. One has
been that of n patient received at the
City hospital. the Union furnishing nee
essary clothing making all arrange
ments. and one Of the members accom-
panying the patient to the hospital.
One old man not decently or comfort
ably enough clothed to attend his
wife's funeral. was supplied with re-
spectacle, and warm outfit family
| flooded out on the river bank during
the winter freshet saving dry only
what they could take in a boat as they
escaped in the middle of the night, APP
lied 10 the Union, fearing to be taken
to the aims house if they applied to
the city, was, after consultation with
Mr. Colburn, Overseer of the poor, sup
piled with everything necessary until
they could return to their house, but
at the expense of the city. There has
been medicine supplied and delicacies
furnished to the sick and aged and
there has been one application for n
false eye, but after consultation with
the patients physician it was not fur
nished There has been but one case
of known imposition. This was dis
covered at the committee meeting.
The Union is greatly indebted to
Mrs. Vose for an annual donation OF
800 and to Gov. Hill and wife and Hon.
J. H. Manley for $50 each. the rest of
the funds being collected in amounts
from 81 to $40. All possible care is
taken in distributing the funds and
the Union hopes for a generous support
in it's winters work.
NJ r. FULLER,
Secretary ii. Il. u.