Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-24
st. E!ixabsth'a Roman cathsIis Asy.
tum. Portland

tum, Portland
This institution - under the, same
management as tie asst but the wor~
5 separate. It cares for girls from TOUR
@ - years 0. ago. 1t mas been running
since SIC ana i,as property invest
Inent .: about s.. .50c. With liabilities Of
aoou' $1,000. It was built up by osopls
81 Portland and ne State. II has 4.
yearly expense OF about neon. We
nave .ad $40 ear ana ask the
same Tor he mex, two years. We set
what board The parents can pay ana
thea get I when we can. The dcnA-
tons have been liberal. Eight Sisters
work without salary. The janitor an
other as!n cost only about je00 a year.
Eastern Name orenans' Homa, Dan
2or
I-iis institution serves eastern ana
northern Name. vas butt four yearA
ago ana 5 valued At $500. AuIlt
chiefly by Bangor people II accom-
moeA1es - girls OF rom three years
upwards. It averages receiving about
ssu" ! year and the donations are vsrv
sooa. We received xieo from the state
ana ash. ne same for the next two
years. six Sisters serve without nav.
The nome IS full all he time. We are
ready q increase the facilities When
aver We IAN get encoura cement Of as
distance rom The State.
This makes g Sisters OF Mercy who
are serving without pay IN these ins,i-
buttons and i IS The only way Wiz,
our incomes that We can keep them
open 70 help ne poor reopis.
Bishcp WASH said n closing that
x lad been AIS good fortune for the
past - or 10 Years 10 De engaged IN
Charitable work II Boston and N
Maine and lie had found The dispo.
s't-0ns u the people and the Legis-
.;ttares 70 hf' generous ana good. He
'aougnt That We mad not Yet. now
ever. reached tne best folrn Of coop
Grafton n charitable WORK He be-
leved that Il Unit basis could be
adopted. whereby une could know
WAT .!e Has % -ece!re Tor each IN
mate tt.cv could 90 mead more rf-
fect!vciv and secure ne,:er results.
AS Il IS now. receiving lump sums,
I Fvas largely guess work in figuring.
He thought that the amount or book
work, aaids. papers ana documents
Hnw Is.>d cu.I A large sum that could
~ Deter Expended, n / amt system.
Ne didn't care vha, the amt night
D., nl.t bought i tho better plan.
Knox County General Hosrita,
:. ThaGrr kimbail of Rockland ap-
peared 20 present the request of the
Knox County General Hospital. stat
ing IN opening MS brief presentation
Of facts with the statement that he
had appeared before the committee
on appropriations everv two years
SINCE 1901. He commented upon the
fac, that the State was getting down
. | basis OF distributing us funds IN
aid Of institutions according to the
basis of needs. making great aG-
vaac eInent n recent years n this -e.
spect.
Taking lp ne question Of appro-
pr,ations asked for. Mr.. himball stat
I'd hat N rs estimates il mad asked
for $500 for maintenance ana S26ee
Tor citing up ward. but had revised
The former figure anu now asks for
$500. Re explained hat The ho.pi-
"a; had done more than $500 of pure
~ charitable work.
Bar -arSor Medical ana Sursiea!
hospital
OfHc.aIs If The Bar Iarpor Ned
.cai ana Surgical Hospital we're not
present % present their requests. but
mad sent N 4 statement Of figures
pertaining 10 The conduc, of the nos
pltai. Or, J. D. Phillips of Bar Har-