Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-05-18
OF WORK
BY CHARITY HOME
PAST II MONTHS
SUPERINTENDENT SUBMITS ANNUAL
REPORT SHOWING AMOUNT HAN
DIED BY HOME TN A YEAR.
DURING YEAR ENDING APRIL 80 THE
SUM OF $500 WAS USED BY
HOME IN IT'S WORK.

n GNiHnItltE~ltt Itltft u AnG plRiA-
lions Of the Charity Home and Hospital
has Just been submitted to the board of
trustees by the superintendent and man
ayer Of the home. Miss Nora Kelly, show
ing the donations and expenditures by the
home since its inception in October. 1917.
The report shows that during its life time
$50 eases nave been treated in the hospital
and hundreds of eases of restitution re
lieved. Total receipts in this period were
Sl0.572.15. and it, total disbursements
S10.52S.99. leaving a cash balance for the
period of s43.l6. The gross receipts of
the home for the year ending April 80.
1916. were 50. T00.16.
The report shows a balance on hand
from 1915 of S103.20: received from
monthly contributions. including Cameron
county and the city of Brownsville,
81 .S9l. 81: from sundry entertainments
given during the year by the Charity as
sociations. ladies of Fort Brown and others
S469.Se; contributions from non-res'dcnts,
1902: received from hospital patients.
$500. 20; used from the Lorber donation,
$500: donation "ln Menoriam.' Sllo.S5;
total. 50. 700.16.
Continuing. the report says:
"ln addition to the above. the home re-
ceived the gratuitous services of nearly
every physician in the town and in Fort
Brown, most Of whom have expressed the
desire that their rames shall not 30 men
toned III this connection. The Nome is
also indebted to the merchants and fani-
lies of the city for much needed donations
OF clothing, furniture and food stuifs, and
to the bakers and truck farmers for bread
and vegetables; 10 Mr.. Cobolini and TO
Mr.. Nznaga for tircwood, and To the Mason
Transfer Company for free hauling and
delivery Of same; 10 MIR r.. G. Pierce for
valuable hospital equipment. aud To Mr..
and Mrs. Harrison and family and 10 Mr..
and Mrs. III. II. :. Randall for beautiful
ornaments for Christmas tree decorations
and for their active interest III all times.
and to the many good people Of Browns
vile whose assistance and support make
the home q success.
an the hospital and intern department
there were admitted during The wear $50
persons Of whom 295 have been dis
charged. II having died. - are present IN
mates of The home. 30 of these are sick
and IL are wholly destitute. The causes
a death were tuberculosis. 4; s%cniity, ?;
pellagra, dropsy. fever, Bright's diseases,
cholera infantum, and gun shot wounds.
one each.
The home nj present has assets ~ fol
lows:
Balance If Lorber fund. $500. bearing
interest; county scrip. 500; cash balance.
S43.16; total, S7I3.16.
"lt j. free of debt. it, equipment and
other property having been donated or
paid for. The rent II pays for the main
building II $50 per month and for small
adjacent buildings needed from time to
time when additional inmates have to be
provided for. about $40 per month.
"Thc Charity Home was started on De
tober ~. 1912. its first receipts resulting
from the sales II tamales on that day,
realizing $l9.2s.
ats total receipts mp to April 30, 1916,
having been S10.572.l5.
Its total disbursement TO April 30.
1916. have been S~l0.52s.99.
Leaving 2 cash balane of S43.l6.
by months during the wear beginning
May, 1915. the Home has received the fol-
lowing amounts; Nav, 1918, 1927 ::
June. Sls4; July. S293. 20: August. S3l5:
September, S303.s5: October. Sl35. 20;
November. 1915: December, S69l .35: Jan
uary. 1916, S337.45: February. $780,: