The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-01-09

Following is the annual report of
Leahi> Home:
Honolulu, H. T., January Sth, 1908.
To the Members of the Leahi Home,
Honolulu.
Gentlemen: I present herewith the
accounts of the Leahi Home for the
year ending 31st December, 1907. Ow-
ing TO the early date set for the an
nual meeting, it has been found i'm
possible to have the audit completed,
but the books are now in the auditors
hands
During tRe year 1907 there have been
cared for at the Home an average of
lthirty-nine free patients per day, be-
ing five more free patients per day
than in 1906, but our accounts show
a deficiency for the year of $250S.73,
and / wish on this occasion to make
an earnest appeal for subscriptions to
enable the good work which has been
done at the Home during the past
year to be continued. In 1906 the sum
of s32sS was raised in subscriptions.
and by means of this it became pos
sib1e for the trustees TO increase the
number of free patients from thirty
to thirty-nine. The money obtained
from these subscriptions, however, has
new all been expended, and it becomes
necessary to cut down the free pa
tients from thirty-nine to thirty-two, |
the number which can be supported
by the endowment fund and govern |
ment, subsidy, unless outside assist |
ance can be obtained.
Applications for beds at the Home |
of which owing to the nature of the |
application it is almost impossible to |
refuse. as the patients in the majority |
of cases are entirely lacking in any |
means of supporting themselves or OBJ
tanning medical comforts of any de-
scription. The trustees, however, have |
always felt that they must adhere to |
theN policy of keeping the expenditures
at the Home within its income, and. |
as this policy wfil be continued IN the |
future. large reduction in the num- |
Der of patients must Immediately be
made.
I would therefore again ask for sub |
to be sent in for current ex-
penses during the year 1908.
Since the above was written I have
from one of our members a |
of $3.50 to provide for one
patient for one year. A subscription |
of this amount will enable one more |
free patient to be taken in and cared /
for at the Home for one year, and
in the event of his removal during the
year, another free patient will be TAX /
en- in to fill his place.
In 1907. owing to the large number
of patients in the Home. the trustees
found it necessary to equip the up
stairs sectio3 of the main building with /
baths, toilets, and basins, in orde., to
save the enormous labor of carrying
water up and downstairs for the use
of the patients. In addition to this
Improvement, the trustees were en-
abled to install electric light at the
Home during the past year, thanks
to the generosity of Mr.. G.. n. Wilcox,
who provided $500 for the purpose of
making the installation, the balance
to be used in paying the electric light
bills as long as it lasted. Another i'm
provement which VIII shortly be made
is the building of veranda on the up
per story of the main building, at a
cost of somewhere over $500. This i'm
the funds for which We're
provided by one of our members. will
De great addition to the womens
quarters at the Home.
wish to take this opportunity OF
all those who have SO kindly
assisted during the year with subscrip-
ions and presents to the patients.
Respectfully submitted.
Sgd ALLEN ". T. BOTTOMLEY,
Treasurer, Leahi Home.
Leahi Home balance sheet and rev.
nue. account as at s1st December,
s07:
ASSETS