Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-17


lives. 1T touches deeply civic life,
stirs legislative action and does phil
anthropic work attempted by no other
organization" the report said. sun
shine rest homes, Libraries, fresh air
camps. care OF the sick and shut-ins
are established features.
over 400 chartered branches have
been enrolled The Society specializes
IN working for the blind and has re-
ccived national recognition in such
work AZ the Arthur Sunshine Home
for Blind Babies az Summit \. j., and
at the Dyker Heights Sunshine Home
for Blind Babies at Brooklyn, \. Y
1.-TWO buildings have been lost by
firo: they being the Mary Davis
Lodge Of Mimi, and the Covington
Rest Home.
"The leasing for ten years Of the
Bensonhurst property which was the
leading Sunshine Home, was noted
with regret This was made necessary
by the increase in the cost OF living
and maintenance OF the work.
Tribute was paid 10 Mrs. Cynthia
Westover Alden. president general
and TO others who have given such
faithful and loving service.
Cuba Is coming to the front with
practical cheer for old people, the
report continued, while Pennsyl'
vanla holds close second to Maine in
It's work for cripples."
Special attention was called to the
work done by the Sunshine Society
at the Galveston Flood and also at
the Ohio Flood, they responding to
the first call for relief work. In con
GLIDING her report. Mrs. Furman said
I'VE are o.. age today. We have
loutgrown our childhood and youth and
are become Of mans estate. Yet We
are not full grown. There are still
great strides for us to take, great
work still undone that must be &C
complished
In this day we are hearing mucl
/ OF CONSUMPTION, conservation sub
scrlptlon. IL Is the nations cry TO hei
sons and daughters. Loyalty, fidelity
/ TO home and 10 country is our re
spouse to that very cry We as sun
shine workers, have been heedini
that cry for 81 years as we have
maintained unto those In need, lifted
up the weakened, and loved the lit
| tie children with a great protecting
care that has drawn the eyes of the
world upon us
I'VE do not need the trumpeis o
war to awaken us 10 humanity
needs. and to labor for humanlty'i
relief We have been responding t
these needs while other organizations
now aroused, were theorizing"
Financial Standing.
The treasurer's report was as fol
lows:
The receipts and disbursements o
the different departments for the las
year showed balances of S455.27 a
headquarters; S4,57472 in the Arthur
Home; SsS5 in tile Bulletin and $500
balance in the Westover Lodge
Arthur Home for Blind Babies Il
out OF debt, everything paid and TIT
property about Ave acres, with on
large administration building Will
accommodation for fifty blind babies
Bungalows, tents, barns; an immens
playground 100 140 feet; all bill
paid. Forty-six children in the HON
and an Income from different State
, OF S14 100000 a year. The assets OF Oh
, society over liabilities about SIS
! 600 90 The only debts against tn
{. Society is a $4,000 mortgage on III
/, Westover Lodge, and moneys loane
: In case OF emergency by two OF
GERS of the society.
The plant of Westoyer Lodge, NJ
\ nlture and fixtures, Improvement al
!. equipment is estimated at S3f53.02
The society owes a mortgage
= $4,000 on the Westover Lodge, /
only debt. Westover Lodge is value
] az $4,000
The society holds a $4,000 NOR
gage on the Bensonhurst propert
and $4,000 I'm stock, making an ow
ership of SOS. 600 in the Bensonhur
A., property.
I'm 1914 when the books were q
, audited by expert accountants q
books then showed that the indebte
j. ness to Mrs. Alden was S2l623A
This has not been paid, neither h'
i, there been any interest paid on II.
Last year the society owed 5000
:, Mrs. Bradt: $500 to Mrs. Alma Jones
y SS6S to Miss Florence Layton ar
81 500 TO Miss Anna V. Welch. Tn
debt has been cleared of except tn
!, of Miss Layton whose SS6S has bee
=, reduced to S56S.
. The society therefore owns Il
. Summit property, whose surplus, q
!, cordng to the public accountant
,. report ending April 30, 1916. is 81
!. 1877 81 A thirty thousand dollar mo-
=, gage on the Bensonhurst proper
a. with accrued interest for three veal
/, and $4,000 In stock, and Weston
80 Lodge, which Is mortgaged for $500
" The only debts against the socie
80 therefore are what they owe the Pre-
- ident General nd Miss Layton, a
~ this $4,000 mortgage.
y, An appeal for scrap books for De
- ware, Maine. New York and Come
90 ticut. was made by Grin w. Wa
y historian, who gave the scrap bo
y report. Newspapers throughout
- country were thanked for the gen
rs Gus amount Of space given to 81
N shine news.
- Mrs. Mary L. Bradt OF Flori
chairman OF the wheel chair repo
Il said that there are about 500 VIII
j" chairs owned by various Sunshi
y, branches in the United States Tit
=. chairs are loaned to invalids seve
:, months or until they do not n,
~ them any more. Delaware owns
y. chairs. besides which this State a
~ lends crutches and back rests.
'' Mrs. J. B Greenhut chairman
-, the emergency committee, repor
=" that much has been done during
~ past year One shut-in received
post cards on her birthday while
su committee sees to il that the lar
1T of the Arthur Home for Blind Bal
ls is never empty. Response to work
la been most generous.
T." dEz Ranch Societfes