Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-10
Generous Response
To Annual Donation
Week, Sunset Home

The report Of the committee ap-
pointed to take charge Of the annual
donation week for tn Sunset Home
shows that the public is ever in SYM
patty and ready to help a worthy
object. The response to the request
for help at the Home has been very
generous and will assist in the ex-
penses Of the institution materially
for the winter.
To make the situation clear it
might be well to say that the fee for
entrance to the Home is $500 for a
resident Of Waterville, Winslow,
Fairfield and Oakland, and $500 for
anyone living outside any of these
towns. When one considers the high
cost OF living, one can readily SEQ
that II a woman has but her entrance
fee alone it will not take care of her
for very long, as the Home assumes
all the expenses of her living when
she enters. Careful figuring is neces-
sary to make both ends meet, and
the annual donation week open the
door for gifts of food or supplies for
the house that are most gratefully
received.
The general work this year was
under the supervision Of Mrs. w. J..
Lannigan for Waterville, Mrs. o. A.
Leonard for Fairfield. Mrs. John
Murray for Winslow, and e. NJ. Fos-
ter for Oakland.
The entire amount Of money do
mated was $355.72, of which 5000 was
the gift of one person. Fairfield sent
$56.25, Of which $6.25 came from the
union church service. Waterville's
union church service yielded a sum
of s30.22. Expense for postage, etc.
for the work amounted to s7.94.
Winslow gave literally Of supplies
for the table. st. Marks Guild, the
Busy Bee club Of Boutelle avenue,
the Needlecraft club Of Fairfield were
especially helpful. Two special gifts
sheets, and six pillow cases which
were very acceptable.
A list Of the supplies donated Is
as follows: OF vegetables, six bags
of carrots. two pumpkins, As pounds
of cabbage. Canned goods: two doz-
en- cans Of string beans, 3S cans OF
corn, / can of squash, l can OF beet
pickles, 5 cans Of mincemeat, cans
of beets, 8 cans Of peas, cans Of
baked beans, 10 cans Of tomatoes, 1
can pumpkin, can Of carrots, l can
Of hulled corn, 1 can Of herring, 1
can Of shelled beans, can OF salmon,
3 cans of shrimps. l can or CRAB
meat.
OF fruit there were two barrels OF
apples, nine grape fruit, IL oranges
II bananas, five pounds of grapes,
two baskets OF grapes and one pack
age Of dates.
Pickles: II quarts Of tomato pick
les, 3 cans Of chilli sauce. cans OF
chow chow, 1 can OF onion salao,
can mustard pickles.
Canned berries and fruits: ) cans
of raspberries. 2 of pineapple, II oi
peaches, 2 of strawberries, OF dam
sons. 1 of blackberries, of blueber-
ries. 4 of rhubarb, IL Of plums, OF
citron, 2 of ounce, of cherries. .
Fifty glasses of various KINDS o!
1ellies and jams were received, ana
nine jars of marmalade, four cans OF
maple syrup, 116 pounds OF susar
were among the sweetening agencies,
Five pounds of coffee, one and one
half pounds of tea, one box OF cocoa,
% cans of various kinds OF SOUPS lV
pounds of whole wheat flour, boxes
of muffetts, l package OF shreddeo
wheat. 1 of rolled oats, and pox OF
crackers. Among other miscellaneous
things donated were starch, mllk'
vichv water, toddy, peanuts, cram
berries. I'VE pounds OF candy. one
kind nerson sends box of chocolates
10 the home every week which is
much enjoyed by the occupants. 49,
Every one connected with the me
Home feels very much gratified with
the splendid success of Donation ION
week The supplies given will help
greatly on the grocery bill FOR the
Home during the winter. and tne
committee Is most grateful to every
one who helped to make the "eeA
success.