The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-07-11
WHAT SUNSHINE SOC|E.
TY HAS BEEN DOING
Yearly Report of Golden Rod Branch,
l. 5. s., as Read at the Annual
County Meeting at Lakewood, June
2Sth.


Golden Rod Branch, |. S. S. Of
Skowhegan, is very happy to report
once more a helpful and prosperous
year.
Our membership has been increas-
ed by 56, and we have lost two
worthy members by death. We now
have 219 members.
Meetings have been held every two
weeks with an average attendance
of 16. The annual field day was held
August oath
Various means have been employed
for the raising of funds for the work
and a Tag Day, held Sept. q, netted
$16.45. In October, we held our an
nual fair which proved very profit
able to the society. A large amount
of food, candy, aprons, fancy work
and provisions were sold.
A silk quilt in a guessing contest
netted $3.50, and from worsted
quilt was obtained by the sale OF
postcards, 1880 the whole amount
obtained from the fair was SOB.
From lacking puffs for indivi-
duals, was obtained $500, which was
invested in material for aprons
In December, we held a sale of fam
cy articles, aprons and food which
netted a neat sum. June y, the so
ciety gave a dinner, offering a prize
of $1.00 to the child selling the most
tickets, and from the dinner and sale
of food was received $4,000, and from
aprons, $500. A fish pond brought
in $210, and postcards are being sold
on another silk quilt.
From benevolent citizen of
Skowhegan was received $500 in ad-
dition to our annual memorial gift
of 500 which finds it's way to Our
treasury.
From a merchant in town, was re-
ceived at one time, 10 boys sweaters
6 pieces of underwear and = suits OF
clothes which were placed where
most needed, and five of the Skowhe-
gan physicians have gratuitiously
furnished medical attendance. Dur
ing the year, q families have been
helped to various articles of clothing,
IL to shoes, to rubbers, and many OF
these being children in order that
they might attend school. Two chill
dren have been fitted with glasses
and one child operated on for ade-
nods. One dozen sheets have been
given where the family had none. We
made and gave two puffs to one needy
family. Nearly $4,000 worth of gro
ceries and wood have been provided,
as needs We're brought to our attent-
ton. twenty-five dollars has been
sent to the Childrens hospital at
Portland; $1,000 to a girl at Good
Will Farm; $1,000 was given to help
pay for hospital treatment for poor
woman, and SLIGO for belt for her,
and in three other worthy cases, $l.00
has been given.
The amount of $500 in cash and
clothing have been given three differ
ent individualsand $500 to the Chill
dren's Home at Augusta.
In over 40 cases of illness has the
the sympathy of the society been eX-
pressed by the sending of flowers,
and flowers have also been sent in
eigth cases of death.
The amount of $500 from our
treasury has been sent to Mrs. Alden
and $500 to Mrs. Head as our share
of general expenses. These contri-
butte the largest items of our expendi-
lures. At Christmas we gave our
branch president china salad set
and at various holidays and birthdays
shut-in and aged people have been
remembered with letters and post
cards, stamps and writing material
have been given to cheer the poor.
We have about $84.00 in the treas
ury today, while one year ago we had
but $1,000. At our last meeting we
voted $500 toward a partial fund for
procuring a free bed in one of the
General hospitals at Portland, Lewis
ton or Bangor.
We feel that we have ended a very
prosperous and helpful year, and
trust to improve to the utmost our
opportunities for spreading sunshine
over the lives of less fortunate fell
lowmen.
Farmers Union Formed,