The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-12
ANNUAL REPORT OF BRIDGEPORT PROTECTIVE ASSN
Norman Leeds Reelected President For Fourth
 Time.

Bridgeport Protective Association held last evening at headquarters 754 Myrtle avenue, Norman Leeds was elected president for the fourth time. The officers for the coming year are: President, Norman Leeds; vice presidents, William Boardman' Mrs Carolyn Doremus; recording secretary, Mrs. William B. Board- man; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Herbert D. Sherman; treasurer, Moses Manwaring, and auditor Charles E. Weeks.
 Directors: Miss Alice Bullard, Thomas Cullinan, Mrs. c. B. Dore- mus, Mrs. Michael H. Ford, George Goulden, Mrs. John T. King, Miss Frances Nelson, Mrs. Walter C.. North, Mrs. James Rourke, Mrs. DeVer H. Warner, Mrs. Waiter S. Wilmot, Walter s. Wilmot, Mrs. John K. Williamson, George c. Waldo and Mrs D. Fairchild Wheeler.
 Report of chairman of the House Committee, Mrs. c. B. Doremus: During the year 6,9S0 meals have been given, and 2,050 lodgings taken
 The approximate average cost per meal of good food was 21 cents, which is an increase of 33 per cent. over the expense of 1917, against an increase of 40 per cent. in markets of 1917.
 Cases - Of all benefciaries re- ceived during the year the following proportions as to ages as follows: Children received under years, 16 per cent; from to 13 years, 16 per cent; from 13 to 21 years, 27 per cent; 21 years and older, Al per cent.
 Of the Al per cent. over 21 years old goodly number have been those who have worked hard always, and given to relatives and friends, who now find themselves without steady funds in their time of stress.
 These people have long since pass ed middle life, have always been per fectly respectable and self sustaining, and who still have their pride and hopefulness of again taking their place among the wage earners.
 Derivation: There are 29 distinct sources of derivation; 37 9.10 per cent. came from other philanthropic insti- tutions of the city, 14 different organ izations being represented.
 Of those received during 1918 too many are Predetermined, or mentally below par. So much emphasis has 1 been placed upon this condition that the association moved to do whatever it might be able, to have the appro- priation for the Mansfield Institution 1 increased that the very great number of feeble minded wanderers may be removed from the community. If a greater appropriation wore allowed, 1 increased accommodations can, be pro vided at Mansfield, thereby benefit l ting the commonwealth and perhaps retaining to some degree those af- ficted.
 i Religions: Protestant, 50 per cent Catholic, A per cent. Hebrew, per cent. Christian Science, 5.10 per cent Unknown, 5.1O per cent.
 1 Disposition: Permitted to go their way, 9.10 per cent; city nursery, 1 4.1( per cent; found boarding places, 4.1t per cent; sent home, 15 7.1O per cent; Isolation hospital, 1 91O per cent sent to Nova Scotia to brother, 9.1O pel cent; taken by relatives, 110 pei cent; sent to hospital 910 per cent; sent to work, 2 2.10 per cent; sent tc Hillside, s-10 per cent; sent to House of Good Shepard, 9,10 per cent; taker by mothers, 5 ITO per cent; returned home, 16 6.10 per cent; went to work 9 per cent: weN to housekeeping 1 9.10 per cent; referred to state DO lice, 5.10 per cent; referred to city DO. lice, 2 3.10 per cent; returned to court r 110 per cent; referred to Catholic Charitable Bureau, 5.10 per cent; re turned to Catholic Charitable Bureau 9.10 per cent: referred to city chari ties, 5.10 per cent; sent to George Jr IRepublic, 5.10 per cent; New England IHome for Little Wanderers, 40 pc cent; action pending. 9.10 per cent Istill at headquarters, 13 3.10 per cent.
 Partlal reimbursement: Cash, par tial payment, 15 per cent; labor, par tial payment, 20 per cent; cash an. labor, ? per cent; no reimbursement 63 per cent.
 Two hundred and fourteen peopl
 were taken into the house during tn
 year.