Name/Title
Report, AnnualEntry/Object ID
2017.9.347n1Description
The First Annual Report of the Germantown Door of Hope Organized April 25th, 1894. Published in booklet format with soft covers, 22 pp. Bound with two staples. Dimensions: 4.75 x 7.5".
On the front cover, two organizations are listed- the Trout Street Mission at 319 Trout Street, Philadelphia, and the Germantown Door of Hope, at 138 Queen Street, Germantown.
Title page has "The First Annual Report of the Germantown Door of Hope for the Year ending May 31st, 1895. Superintendent, Mrs. S. B. M. Burr. Organized April 25th, 1894." The two locations are then listed, as above.
The following page lists the Board of Managers for 1895, which include Mrs. Harry Taylor [President and Treasurer], Mrs. Robert Potter [Vice-President], Mrs. Emily Thorne [Secretary], Mrs. George Black, Miss M. Furey, and Miss L. Campbell.
The standing committees for 1895 are then listed:
Admission and Dismission: Mrs. Harry Taylor [Chair], Mr. Robert Potter, Mrs. E. Thorne., Dr. Robert Pitfield.
House Committee: Mrs. Emily Thorne [Chair], Mrs. H. Taylor, Mrs. George Black, and Miss Rhoads.
Religious Meetings: Mrs. Robert Potter, Mrs. George Black, Miss Mary Furey, and Miss Laura Campbell.
Organist: Mrs. Harry Taylor.
Education: Miss Mary Furey, Miss Laura Campbell.
Physicians in Charge: Dr. Hannah B. Mulford, Dr. Amelia Hess, Dr. George S. Cameron, and Dr. Robert Pitfield. The first two doctors were in charge at the Trout Street Mission; the latter two served at the Germantown Door of Hope.
The report continues with a brief discussion of the Door of Hope's founding and layout, with a chapel on the first floor, and a kitchen and dining room upstairs. In choosing the location at Queen Street [now known as Queen Lane], the publication notes on page 5 that "...we were determined from the start to get as far from the old life as possible, giving our women 'green fields.' Merchantville, Holmesburg and other places were visited, and nothing suitable was offered. The organization settled at 138 Queen Street [Lane], with three "inmates" taking up residence. Neighborhood stores including those of Messrs. Bean, and Seifkin and Clough, donated to the Home.
The Superintendent's Report begins on page 10; it notes that the Home took in 61 women over the preceding year, with an average of 12 staying there at one time.
A brief note about the Trout Street Mission is included on page 12. This is followed by the Treasurer's Report on page 13. In its first year of operation, the Home took in $1322.82 in receipts, and spent an equal amount on rent, coal, groceries, salaries, repairs, gas, etc. balancing the books.
A list of contributions follows, beginning on page 14, through page 15.
The charity's six bylaws are included at the end of the publication, with a "Form of Bequest" included at the end of the publication. On the back cover, a series of notes are written, with names partially visible/ legible, as well as a series of items. All is written in pencil.Collection
Pamphlet Box Collection