Annual Report

April, 1936

Codes: ii.d.5

Groups: Danish

Mr. Andrew Benson, President	1723 West Monroe Street Telephone: Seeley 2645
Mr. Martin J. Wester, First Vice-President	7341 Indiana Avenue
Mrs. Mathilda Skafgard, Second Vice-President	3335 West North Avenue
Mr. L. V. Larsen, Secretary	1854 North Kedzie Avenue
Telephone: Spaulding 8063 Mr. Ralph C. Patersen, Financial Secretary	3136 West North Avenue Telephone: Belmont 0989
Mrs. Erica Hansen, Treasurer	1908 North Richmond Street
Mr. Augie Hansen	5500 Thomas Street

Mrs. C. P. Ditlelfsen	2930 North California Avenue
Mrs. Meta Parbst	3136 Logan Boulevard
Mrs. Lauritz Judsen	1410 North Long Avenue
Mr. E. C. Bunck	4710 Drexel Boulevard
Mrs. A. C. Larsen	7852 South Ashland Avenue
Mrs. Anna Rasmussen	1509 North California Avenue
Mrs. Marie Lange	2464 Armitage Avenue
Mrs. Sorine Fulsang	1412 North Kedzie Avenue
Mrs. Otto Jensen	5047 Parker Avenue
Mrs. Marie Richelsen	1122 North Humphrey Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois.
Mr. Peter Jensen	3530 Pierce Avenue

Trustees

Mr. Hans Chr. Ericksen	4927 North Bernard Street
Mr. H. P. Richelsen	1122 North Humphrey Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois.
Mr. J. C. Berthelsen	9726 South Loomis Street

Advisory Board

Mr. Peter B. Nelson	105 West Adams Street
Mrs. A. K. Sorensen	1414 North Central Avenue
Mr. J. C. Nielsen	2230 South La Salle Street

Mrs. Marie Ditlefsen, Chairman	2930 North California Avenue Telephone: Independence 5545
Mrs. A. C. Larsen	7852 South Ashland Avenue
Mrs. Sorine Fulsang	1412 North Kedzie Avenue
Mr. Peter Jensen	3530 Pierce Avenue

Auditors

Mr. A. M. Sorensen	1414 North Central Avenue
Mr. J. C. Nielsen	2230 South La Salle Street
Mr. Gunner Jensenius	4104 Wabansia Avenue

House Committee

Mrs. A. E. Sorensen, Chairman	1414 North Central Avenue Telephone: Merrimac 7346
Mrs. Otto Jensen, Secretary	5047 Parker Avenue
Mrs. Wm. Hogensen	2820 Armitage Avenue
Mrs. Mathilda Skafgard	3335 West North Avenue
Mrs. Minnie Hansen	1930 North Le Claire Avenue
Mrs. Anna Rasmussen	1509 North California Avenue
Mrs. Marie Richelsen	1122 North Humphrey Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois.

[General Information]

The Board of Directors meets the first Wednesday of each month.

The Society for the Danish Old People's Home meets quarterly, on the third Wednesday of March, June, September and December, at Dania Hall, 1651-53 North Kedzie Avenue, at 8 o'clock P.M. Address all correspondence to the Secretary, Mr. L. V. Larsen, 1854 North Kedzie Avenue. Payments of all kinds are to be sent to the Financial Secretary, Mr. Ralph C. Petersen, 3136 West North Avenue. Attorney for the Society [is] Mr. Peter B. Nelson, 105 West Adams Street.

Church services are held at the Home on the fourth Wednesday of each month. The Reverend A. W. Andersen had conducted the services for the past twenty-four years.

The following publications are received at the Home free: The Danish Pioneer, Danish Times, Nordlyset, Pet Danske Ugeblad, Skandinaven, Kirkelig Samler, Hjemmet and Brugsforenings Bladet.

To the Officers and Members of the Society for the Danish Old People's Home:

In making my second annual report to you, I wish to express to you my earnest appreciation of the courtesy and co-operation that you have given me.

During the past year many activities for the benefit of the Home were successfully carried on. I will mention a few of the outstanding ones.

Our banquet at the Hedinah Athletic Club in March was a brilliant affair and was very well attended. The Banquet Committee and all those who sold tickets are to be commended for their splendid work.

Our Tag Day in May, in spite of bad weather and depressed business conditions, was better than we had hoped for. Much credit is due to Mrs. Erica Hansen, 8Chairman, and all the women who braved the rainy weather on two successive Mondays to tag for our Home.

Our annual Summer Festival Picnic at the Home in June was a social and financial success, and after the hard work of the Committee under Mrs. Minnie Hansen and Mrs. A. K. Sorensen, it was a pleasure to have it so well attended and supported by our people.

In December we held our Bazaar in Dania Hall. The generosity of our friends and the tireless work of the ladies who for many months prepared gifts to be raffled off under the expert auctioneering of Mr. Hans Christian Ericksen, Chairman of the Bazaar Committee, all contributed towards making this bazaar successful.

In the excellent operation of the Home, I would like to mention the splendid work of the House Committee under Mrs. A. K. Sorensen, the Admission Committee under Mrs. C. P. Ditlefsen, the efficient management of Mr. and Mrs. Arent Nielsen.

We appreciate and give thanks for the spiritual guidance of Rev. A. W. Andersen and other ministers who have held Services in the Home; for the medical care of Dr. C. F. Roan and Mr. Hansen, Superintendent of the Lutheran Deaconess Hospital.

The Trustees, Mr. Hans Christian Ericksen, Mr. H. P. Richelsen, and Mr. J. C. Berthelsen, are to be commended for their careful and diligent work in the administration of their duties. Mr. P. B. Nelson handled our legal affairs very satisfactorily.

I wish to thank the various clubs and societies for their generous support, the private entertainers who gave of their talent for the enjoyment of the residents of the Home, and the Danish press for their co-operation in publishing news of the activities of the Home.

Several improvements have been made to the building. Mr. Carl Skafgard donated part of his time in caulking all the windows and other work, for which we owe him our appreciation and thanks.

The Home was very fortunate in receiving a bequest from the estate of Mr. J. J. Dau, former Chairman of Reid Murdoch Company, of two-twentieths of his estate; it is now in the process of being probated, and as yet we do not know how much the Home will receive, but it will be a great help, as our present investments do not bring in as much income as in past years. We will still need donations and gifts until the income from the endowment fund will be sufficient to take care of the current expenses of the Home.

In conclusion, I hope that each member will make a special effort to attend the Quarterly Meetings of the Society to keep in touch with the activities of the Home.

ANDREW BENSON, PRESIDENT.

Financial Secretary's Annual Report

Cash in Pioneer Trust & Savings Bank, Jan. 1, 1935	$100.00
	1,425.96
	$1,525.96

Receipts

Dues from Members and Societies	$1,213.50
Admissions to the Home	2,349.76
Summer Festival	842.17
Estates left by residents	10.95
Donations--Societies	45.00
Donations--Individuals	170.00
Anniversary Banquet	107.50
Visits to the Home (Societies)	170.46
Income at the Home	63.52
Bazaar (1935)	2,252.00
Christmas Dinner (1934)	250.00
Card Party	25.00
Tag Day Receipts	751.12

Theatre (Dania Hall, December 2, 1934) Balance	$ 19.00
Legacy (Estate of Mary C. Johnson)	1,500.00
Life Insurance received	1,038.22

Refunds:

From Lodges	7.80
Loan Bazaar Committee	50.00
Illinois Bell Telephone Company	83.02
Total Receipts	$10,949.02
Total to be accounted for	$12,474.98

Disbursements

Paid to Treasurer	$ 6,051.16
Paid to Trustees	4,986.98
Total Disbursements	$11.038.14

Add: Cash in Pioneer Trust & Savings Bank December 31, 1935	$100.00
Cash in Second Humboldt State Bank (closed) December 31, 1935	$ 1,336.84
	$ 1,436.84
Total accounted for	$ 12,474.98

Life members: Jens Agger, Axel M. Andersen, Andrew Benson, Niels Clausen, Andrew Ladegaard, Mrs. B. M. Lauritzen, Mrs. Bertel Nielsen, Thorvald Nielsen, Ole Petersen, and Mrs. George Rasmussen.

The following Societies are members and pay yearly dues:

Olga Lodge No. 11, D. S. S.

Skansen Lodge No. 139, D. S. S.

Dagmar Lodge No. 4, D. S. S.

Jylland Lodge No. 70, D. S. S.

Chicago Lodge No. 17, D. B. S.

Holger Danske Lodge No. 18, D. B. S.

Kronborg Lodge No. 298, D. B. S.

Danish Benefit Society

Society Dania

Society Walhalla

Society Valkyrie

Sons of Denmark

Daughters of Denmark

Danish American Athletic Club

Danish American Sick Benefit Society

Danish Workmen's Singing Society

Singing Society Harmonien

Levkojen Club, Inc.

Society Dennebrog

Danish Young People's Society

Danish Sharpshooters

Dania's Ladies' Society

Danish Benefit Society's Ladies' Society

Danish Workmen's Singing Society's Ladies Society

Harmonien's Ladies Society

St. Stefan's Ladies Society

Denmark Lodge No. 35, D.B. S.

The United Ladies Aid Societies

RALPH C. PETERSEN, Fin. Sec'y.

Treasurer's Annual Report

Cash in First National Bank, Jan. 1, 1935

$ 392.77

Receipts for Year 1935

Received from Financial Secretary	$ 6,051.16
Received from Trustees	8,000.00
Total Receipts	$14,051.16
Total to be accounted for	$14,443.93

Home Expenses:

Wages	$ 3,465.13
Meat	1,268.78
Groceries and Bakery Goods	2,757.23
Milk and Cream	749.39
Fruit and Vegetables	221.62
Fish	301.20
Oil	773.64
Coal	169.43
Electricity	477.07
Gas	260.56
Medical Attention	86.00
Medicine	83.35
Funerals	544.00
Flowers	35.00
Repairs and Improvements	825.60

Telephone	57.95
Exterminating	83.23
Small Home Expenses	184.19
Total Home Expenses	$12,343.39

Organization Expenses:

Postage and Printing	$ 344.86
Insurance of Residents	516.05
Clerical Work	150.00
Auditor's Fee	50.00
Rent of Dania Hall	15.00
Renewal of Bonds for officers	65.79
Attorney's Fee	5.60
Holdup Insurance	43.20
Safety Deposit Box for Treasurer	3.30
Insurance for Servants	73.75
Fire Insurance	43.20

Trall's Legacy	$56.00
Loan to Bazaar Committee	50.00
Deposit on Hall for Bazaar	50.00
Personal Property Tax	9.24
City License	1.00
Total Organization Expenses	$1,448.79
Total Disbursements	$13,792.18
Add: Cash in First National Bank, December 31, 1935	651.75
Total accounted for	$14,443.93

ERICA HANSEN, Treasurer

Board of Trustees' Annual Report

for the Year Ended December 31, 1935

Cash in First National Bank January 1, 1935

$3,219.03

Receipts

Interest and Dividends	4,968.70
Sale of Bonds, Mortgages, Notes and Warrants	25,150.00
Payments on Mortgages and Notes	547.24
Receipts from Trust Funds	1,430.98
Refund Paving Assessment	62.67
	$32,159.59
Received from Financial Secretary	4,986.98
Total Receipts	$ 37,146.57
Total to be accounted for	40,365.60

Disbursements

Purchase of Bonds--HOL Corp	18,650.00
Purchase of Mortgages	3,000.00
Purchase of Trust Funds	1,126.37
Loss on Sale of Mortgages	1,250.00
Refund of Admission Fees	300.00
Trust Fund Expenses	821.07
Legal Expenses and Commission	1,232.19
Stationery, Safety Box, etc	25.91
	$ 26,405.54
Paid to Treasurer	8,000.00
Total Disbursements	$ 34,405.54
Add: Cash in First National Bank, December 31, 1965	5,960.06
Total Accounted for	$ 40,365.60

Assets

Cash in Banks:
Financial Secretary's Account:
Pioneer Frust & Savings Pank	100.00
Second Humboldt State Bank (closed)	$1,336.84
	$ 1,436.84
Treasurer's Account: First National Bank	651.75
Trustees' Account: First National Bank	5,969.06
Total Cash in Banks	$8,048.65
Property Accounts:
Real Estate in Norwood Park	$70,304.75
Equipment	6,000.00
Cemetery Lots	2,524.00
Total Property Accounts	$ 78,828.75

Investments: At Cost or Book Value

12 Mortgages on Improved Property	$ 75,200.00
Bonds, Notes and Trust Funds	59,366.19
Stocks	35,740.00
Total Investments	$170,306.19
Total Assets	$257,183.59
Decrease in New Worth during the year	$ 48.78

Securities and Cash in Hands of Trustees distributed in the following Funds:

Permanent Fund	$ 145,379.53
General Fund	886.72
Mr. and Mrs. George Rasmussen Fund	30,000.00
	$176,266.25

J. C. BERTHELSEN HANS CHR. ERICKSEN

H. P. RICHELSEN, Trustees

A. K. Sorensen, J. C. Nielsen, E. C. Bunck, Auditors

Report of House Committee for 1935

To the Officers and Members of the Society for the Danish Old People's Home:

In submitting our report for the year of 1935, we feel that another year has brought added comfort, convenience, and efficiency to our home, as a result of fine team-work and splendid co-operation from our loyal friends and supporters in this worthy undertaking.

During the past years five women and one man were admitted into hour Home, and during the same period six of our residents passed away; two residents were dismissed. At the close of 1935, there were 52 residents; thirty-three women and nineteen men. This included three married couples.

In rendering our report on the general health condition of the residents for the past year, we feel justified in stating that most of our folks have enjoyed good health; of course, we have a number of our old folks requiring 24special attention, due to their feebleness. In connection with the care and service rendered to these residents, we wish to express our deep appreciation to the nurse and matron for their vigilance and faithful discharge of their duties.

As in previous years, we have enjoyed the visits of numerous clubs, churches, lodges and societies, as well as individuals, who have contributed most generously towards sociability, which is a significant part of our endeavor in bringing about the atmosphere of home. Our monthly birthday parties continue to be well attended, and with the improved transportation facilities to Norwood Park, we feel assured of a steady increase of visitors at these parties, appreciated by all concerned, and may we extend our appreciation to each participant and contributor towards its success.

To Mrs. George Rasmussen, we wish to express our deep appreciation and thanks for the many gifts received during the year--valuable gifts, too numerous to mention.

The Folk Dancers from the Danish-American Athletic Club gave an exhibition at the Home on Mother's Day which was greatly enjoyed by the old folks, and visitors present. For this kind consideration and thoughtful act we express our appreciation.

On Wednesday, August 21, most of our old folks attended the annual picnic of the American Automobile Association, which was held at Lincoln Park, where a most pleasant day was enjoyed, and refreshments were served. A fine program of all kinds of entertainment was also given. Eleven automobiles were placed at our disposal for transportation of our residents.

One of the outstanding events of the year was the Golden Wedding Anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Felix Remmer, who celebrated the event in company of friends and relatives.

Mr. Carl Skafgard deserves much credit for the untiring service he has rendered our Home this year, as well as former years, for the many improvements 26made possible that would otherwise be prohibitive. Mr. O. W. Kollner is also entitled to thanks and appreciation for service rendered in the line of electrical work.

To Mr. Ove Knudsen and his fine staff of players, who staged the play of "Noddebo Praestegaard" at our Home on Sunday, March 3, we are greatly indebted. This play was enjoyed immensely. Pastor Videbeck and his fine mixed chorus from Ebenezer Church have also visited the Home. Pastor Enok Mortensen showed pictures from Denmark, and Reverend A. Freeman Kunz is conducting regular religious service at the Home. To these ladies and gentlemen we express our appreciation and thanks for their various contributions to the welfare and enjoyment of our residents.

Our new dishwashing machine, donated by Mr. J. C. Nielsen, is undoubtedly the most valuable improvement made this year, and aside from sanitation, has placed our kitchen on a higher degree of efficiency to the benefit of all concerned.

We have received a number of plants from Mr. Schousboe, florist. From the Danish-American Athletic Club we have received a bust of Hans Christian Andersen, which adorns a corner of our parlor.

Due to the fact that the date of our Christmas party fell on a Monday, the attendance was not so great this year, as the previous year; however, we feel it was a great success. Pastor Andersen conducted the service prior to the serving of the Christmas dinner and subsequent party.

The fine condition in which we find our Home is a credit to Mr. and Mrs. Arent Nielsen, and their devoted interest and care for our old folks is commendable. During the past year Mr. Arent Nielsen has washed and painted many of the rooms, and thus has effected a great saving. To our nurses and girls we extend our appreciation for faithful service, and to our residents we likewise extend appreciation for their willingness to assist in the work in and outside the Home.

In conclusion we wish to thank each and every person, who in any manner or form contributed towards the welfare of our Home and its residents.

Yours very truly,

The House Committee

Mrs. A. E. Sorensen, Chairman

Mrs. Hilda Jensen, Secretary

Residents Entered in 1935

February 26, 1935, Lauritz F. Guldbrandsen

February 26, 1935, Mrs. Ulrikka Guldbrandsen

May 22, 1935, Mrs. Marie Hansen

August 1, 1935, Mrs. Anna Frost

November 21, 1935, Mrs. Thora V. Hansen

November 25, 1935, Miss Karen Marie Nielsen

Deaths 1935

January 7, 1935, Mr. Fred A. Bing

March 10, 1935, Mr. Salomon Michaelsen

August 17, 1935, Mrs. Anna Nielsen

November 9, 1935, Mrs. Ida Larsen

December 7, 1935, Mrs. Frederikke Dupont-Mansen

December 31, 1935, Mrs. Marie Petersen

Dismissed from the Home

August 1, 1935, Mr. Dick Reimers

September 1, 1935, Mrs. Marie Berendsen

Residents

of the Danish Old People's Home, Norwood Park, Chicago, Illinois.

Aabye, Mr. Lauritz; born November 30, 1865: Drammen, Norway; entered December 12, 1931.

Bilgrav, Miss Marie; born December 9, 1866, Norre One, Denmark; entered January 17, 1934.

Colby, Mr. Niels Laurman; born September 3, 1860, Aarhus, Denmark; entered November 17, 1925.

Dahm, Mr. Jens, born April 3, 1850, Renne, Denmark; entered April 24, 1930.

Ejstrup, Mrs. Josefine; born February 8, 1856, Ebeltoft, Denmark; entered October 17, 1922.

Faaborg, Mrs. L.; born July 25, 1858, Drorringlund Sogn, Denmark; entered October 8, 1931.

Frazer, Mrs. Marie; born June 7, 1848, Svendborg, Denmark; entered March 30, 1928.

Frost, Mrs. Anna A.; born April 6, 1858, Copenhagen, Denmark; entered August 1, 1935.

Gantzel, Mrs. Anna E.; born April 4, 1855, Slesvig, Denmark; entered November 10, 1931.

Gronlund, Mr. Johan Hans Martin; born January 17, 1848, Frederikshavn, Denmark; entered November 2, 1924.

Guldbrandsen, Mr. Laurits F.; born December 26, 1863, Copenhagen, Denmark; entered February 26, 1935.

Guldbrandsen, Mrs. Ulrikka; born November 28, 1865, Grenaa, Denmark; entered February 26, 1935.

Hansen, Mrs. Caroline D.; born April 12, 1866, Thisted, Denmark; entered August 22, 1931.

Hansen, Mrs. Emilie Jukke; born December 30, 1858, Copenhagen, Denmark; entered October 12, 1925.

Hansen, Mr. Louis; born May 28, 1859, Ebberup, Denmark; entered August 11, 1930.

Hansen, Miss Mariane; born January 17, 1858, Nakskov, Denmark; entered May 13, 1931.

Hansen, Mrs. Marie; born April 2, 1846, Risor, Norway; entered May 22, 1935.

Hansen, Mrs. Thora V.; born November 9, 1852, Aalborg, Denmark; entered November 21, 1935.

Helgesen, Mrs. Marie D.; born August 18, 1849, Damgaard, Vandborg, Denmark; entered April 14, 1934.

Jensen, Mrs. Catherine; born September 3, 1862, Felstrup, Denmark; entered October 8, 1934.

Jensen, Mrs. Clara; born March 23, 1849, Samso, Denmark; entered July 14, 1930.

Jensen, Mr. Jens; born May 22, 1853, Thisted, Denmark; entered November 1, 1925.

Jepsen, Mrs. Maren; born January 12, 1845, Brons, Denmark; entered February 16, 1932.

Johnsen, Mrs. Celilie; born April 14, 1855, Saeby, Denmark; entered February 25, 1927.

Johnsen, Mrs. Emma; born December 16, 1862, Chicago, Illinois; entered January 12, 1931.

Johnsen, Mrs. Enge Margrethe; born January 12, 1852, Graedstrup, Denmark; entered May 19, 1932.

Jorgensen, Mr. Carl; born June 28, 1857, Frederiksberg, Denmark; entered December 17, 1931.

Jorgensen, Mrs. Jensine F.; born October 1, 1851, Aarhus, Denmark; entered September 15, 1921.

Kleinli, Mrs. Henriette; born December 7, 1855, Brunsbyttel, Denmark; entered October 23, 1925.

Kofoed, Mr. Rudolf E. C.; born March 2, 1857, Copenhagen, Denmark; entered April 14, 1928.

Lauredsen, Mrs. Hansine; born May 7, 1854, Krarup, Fyan, Denmark; entered June 6, 1931.

Lindeborgh, Mr. Edvard; born May 25, 1861, Sweden; entered November 8, 1929. Madsen, Mr. Hans C.; born October 12, 1856, Fyen, Denmark; entered May 20, 1931.

Mikkelsen, Mrs. Christine; born July 5, 1859, Odense, Denmark; entered June 17, 1933.

Mikkelsen, Mrs. Emma; born January 13, 1863, Fredericia, Denmark; entered February 27, 1933.

Moller, Mr. Wilhelm Leopold; born May 26, 1864, Copenhagen, Denmark; entered September 16, 1933.

Mikkelsen, Mr. Ernst; born December 29, 1857, Hjepsted, Denmark; entered February 27, 1933.

Nielsen, Mr. Carl; born May 25, 1860, Odense, Denmark; entered April 8, 1931.

Nielsen, Mrs. M.; born March 22, 1866, Odense, Denmark; entered April 8, 1931.

Nielsen, Mrs. Marie L.; born July 30, 1845, Odense, Denmark; entered March 29, 1930.

Olsen, Miss Emma S.; born April 2, 1850, Copenhagen, Denmark; entered July 21, 1928.

Olsen, Mrs. Lena; born May 10, 1850, Falster, Denmark; entered February 4, 1928.

Petersen, Mrs. Christiane; born September 18, 1849, Moseltonder, Denmark; entered November 9, 1921.

Petersen, Mr. Louis; born January 24, 1862, Roskilde, Denmark; entered December 20, 1932.

Remmer, Mr. Felix; born March 16, 1857, Sonderholm, Denmark; entered December 1, 1950.

Remmer, Mrs. Reta; born November 23, 1860, Sonderholm, Denmark; entered November 1, 1930.

Smith, Mr. John; born February 20, 1852, Copenhagen, Denmark; entered April 21, 1926.

Sorensen, Mrs. Emilie; born March 21, 1848, Koge, Denmark; entered January 18, 1916.

Sorensen, Mr. James V.; born December 17, 1859, Rude, Denmark; entered March 31, 1932.

Sorensen, Miss Signe; born October 18, 1860, Vejle, Denmark; entered April 14, 1927.

Sorensen, Mr. Soren; born March 4, 1859, n, Denmark; entered September 21, 1933.

Report of Annual Tag Day for 1935

During the past year our committee has attended the monthly meetings held by the Chicago Federation of Aged and Adult Charities at the First National Bank, with a view to obtain the best results on our annual Tag Day for the Danish Old People's Home.

Our receipts for Tag Day held May 5, 1935, amounted to $840.82. We would like to take this opportunity to thank our workers for their untiring efforts and co-operation last year, and we hope our Committee will receive the same 37support for our next Tag Day, to be held May 4, 1936.

Mrs. Erica Hansen, Chairman,

Mrs. A. C. Larsen,

Mrs. Anna Judsen.

P. S.--The Committee in charge for the coming Tag Day is as follows: Mrs. Erica Hansen, Chairman and Secretary, 1908 North Richmond Street, Phone Humboldt 7307; Mrs. Anna Judsen, 1410 North Long Avenue, Phone Albany 9197; Mrs. A. C. Larsen, 7852 South Ashland Avenue, Phone Radcliff 0760; Mrs. Charles P. Ditlefsen, 2930 North California Avenue, Phone Independence 5545; Mrs. Carl M. Skafgaard, 3355 West North Avenue, Phone Belmont 7151.

To Our Members:

The strength of any organization is dependent upon the moral and financial support given by its membership, and the very same statement applies to our Home. For the past six years our membership has declined to a point where we feel it a matter of duty to call your attention to the fact. As our Home is not self-sustaining, we must depend on the moral and financial support of our membership, and we feel confident that you fully realize the value and benefit of numerical strength and we therefore appeal to you as a member to do your share towards increasing our membership and adopt the slogan, "Every member get a member", We shall be glad to furnish you with application blanks upon request. The membership dues are $3 and up, per year. We feel confident that there are many charitable-minded Danes in Chicago that would be more than willing to join our society, if only approached.

May we count on your co-operation?

Andrew Benson, President,

L. V. Larsen, Secretary.

I give, bequeath and devise to the Danish Old People's Home of Norwood Park, Chicago, Illinois (incorporated under the laws of the State of Illinois) the sum of

Dollars, or (if Real Estate) the following described premises (give full legal description):

(The Illinois law requires a will to be signed in the presence of and witnessed by two witnesses. Follow the law of the State in which the maker of the will resides.)