The Ceska Dobrocinna Spolecnost (Bohemian Charitable Association) of the City of Chicago is meeting again today in order to report on its activities during the past year. The Association was organized in the month of February, 1910, and since that time, the sum of $54,732.33 has been paid out. Cash on hand on December 31, 1920, was $5,762.01, and therefore the association has collected $60,494.34 during the term of its existence.

In the annual meeting held on February 20, 1920, a board of directors, consisting of twenty-four members, was appointed as follows: Directors whose terms will expire in 1923: Messrs. Frank G. Hajicek, Frank J. Petru, Roman Sedlacek, Anton Laadt, Joseph F. Bolek, Stanislav J. Loula, Anton J. Cermak, and Joseph Malecek.

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Directors whose terms will expire in 1922: Messrs. Otto Kerner, John A. Cervenka, Edward Kvidera, J. Cihak, Louis Solar, Chas. J. Novak, William K. Pflaum, Dr. F. A. Dostal.

Directors whose terms will expire in the year 1921: Reverend Vaclav Vanek, Messrs. Anton Schnabl, John A. Sokol, Karel V. Janovsky, Joseph Dusek, Jan Florian, Jan Krupka, and Joseph Andel.

The ladies' auxiliary was represented in the board of directors by the following ladies: Mrs. Marie Janovsky, Mrs. Marie J. Sokol, and Mrs. Josefina Sedlacek. The Bohemian daily newspapers were represented by authorized deputies.

In the meeting of the board of directors held March 5, 1920, in the office of the Association, the following officers were elected: [There follows a list of officers for the various districts.]

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The board of directors held eighteen regular meetings during the year 1920.....

The brief report on the activities of our office manager, Miss Marie J. Hutter, is as follows: Interviews held in the office, 1,220; telephone calls answered, 1,301; communications received, 462; communications answered, 4,510; post cards sent out, 1,377; calls made, 418. The office manager attended several meetings of the United Charities. In ten cases, she appeared before the Court of Domestic Relations; in six cases before the Juvenile Court. At the time of the Charity Ball, she sent out 3,675 letters, etc.

The following physicians rendered their services free of charge: Dr. F. E. Dostal, Dr. Frank J. Jirka, Dr. Antonin Mueller, Dr. Leopold Wedeles, and Dr. Pavlik, who performed a surgical operation on one of our countryman in the West Side Hospital.....

To conclude our annual report, we express our gratitude to all the officers 4who performed their duties conscientiously. Special recognition should be given to our chairman of the board of directors, Mr. Stanislav J. Loula, and to the president of the ladies' auxiliary, Mrs. Marie Krupka, for their prudent and generous services.....

Our association is endorsed by the Chicago Association of Commerce, and its support is recommended.

Financial Statement of the Ceska Dobrocinna

Spolecnost for the Year Ending December 31, 1920

Receipts:

Membership fees,	$1,548.34
Contributions,	1,612.30
Proceeds from the tag day,	2,401.00
Proceeds from the charity ball,	2,051.55
Interest on deposits,	98.40

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Miscellaneous,	$ 149.50
Total receipts,	$ 7,861.09
Cash on hand January 1, 1920	5,724.97
Net total	$13,586.06

Disbursements:

Relief Action
Paid out in rentals	$1,950.50
Relief in cash,	1,485.22
Food	1,279.90
Fuel	38.10
Clothes and shoes,	797.02
Miscellaneous,	220.35
Total	$5,771.09

Office expenses:

Salaries,	$1,320.00
Rental, heat, etc.,	514.46

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Telephone, postage, car fares,	$ 108.25
Office supplies,	110.25
Total,	$ 2,052.96
Total disbursements,	$7,824.05
Cash on hand December 31, 1920	$5,762.01.

Reverend Vaclav Vanek, secretary.