Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-23
Good Samaritan Home
RerOrt of the Years Work

BANGOR Jan. 22-The annual lneet-
ing of the Good Samaritan Home
Association was held here today. =.
The association Is composed vi
members from different sections Oh
the State.
The report of the secretary was
encouraging q part of which follows;
"Thn report for the year 1913. ten
wears ago, gave the amount contribu-
ted to the support of the work IN
subscriptions and donations to nave
becn s416. We had an endowment
fund Of 800. and our property was
heavily mortgaged. Five years later
tho amount of subscriptions had
been increased to 1929. Two years
ago the amount contributed by the
public was $1317, while the report oil
our treasurer for the year now enulng
shows the very gratifying amount
from memberships in the association
to be approximately $4,000. Our pro.
perty is unencumbered by debt. ana
we have an endowment and trust
fund of $12,476. which amount VIII
soon be materially increased by be
quests in three different Wills now In
process Of probate. under which our
institution is beneficiary. we nave
found II necessary, during this ten
wear period, because of the expansion
of the work, to remove from the
house then occupied by us TO the
larger quarters we now have on In
ion street. =,
"The first impetus to this growth
was given during the year 1913, by
the case of the Parker will Bv this
beuuest a certain amount or money
was left to unspecified charity. and
the courts ruled that portion OF this
amount should be given TO the Coco
Samaritan Home as one of the insti-
tutions doing the most for suffering
humanity-surely glowing tribute
and an eternal monument TO the
work of our association. SINCE that
time the history of the work of the
organization has been one OF con-
slant growth and steady develop
ment. until we now have ap organ1-
zation on am assured financial basis
for the future. and an institution
doing a compassionate and beneficent
work, for the children of the State
not duplicated or parallel by any
other in its environs."
The institution Is in no sense To-
cal charity, but is instead state
wide work with headquarters at
Bangor, the inmates of the past year
coming from the following counties:
Aroostook contributed twelve,
nearly one-half, to this story OF
tragedy: Penobscot, six: Androscog-
gin three: Washington. two: Somer-
set, two and Kennebec. one. These
figures show to what an extent the
work is local in its area, and also to
what an extent the different sections
of the state are being benefited by
the phiIanthropic work of the institu-
ton.
1t IL Of interest to note that ten OF
the little mothers were of Catholic
faith, and sixteen Protestant, these
figures in turn showing the policy
adhered to Of conducting the instit'i-
ton on strictly non -sectarian lines.
its benefits being open to those OF all
faiths equally. the only requirement
being a satisfactory certificate OF for
ner good character. We do not adj
init the lawless abandoned type of
girl who needs the reformatory,
neither do we admit degraded women.
our efforts being directed towards the
rescue and rehabilitation of young
and friendless girls. whose feet have
slipped from the paths Of virtue and
who are are in need of such care for
the first time.
II IL an unbroken rule of the as
soc,ation that a girl assisted once
cannot return TO the Home for a Sec
end offence.