[The Norwegian Home for the Aged]
Skandinaven, Feb. 1, 1902
At the annual convention of the Norwegian Society for a Home for the Aged, the following financial report was given by the treasurer, Mr. Anton Peterson:
Income from Branches
| Dues, Concordia Branch | $227.50 |
| Dues, Bethlehem Branch | 151.50 |
| Dues, Wicker Park Branch | 262.15 |
| Dues, Humboldt Park Branch | 175.00 |
| Dues, Trefoldighed [Trinity] Branch | 131.75 |
| Total income | $947.90 |
| Cash on hand, January 1, 1901 | 896.73 |
| $1,844.63 |
Other Income
| Life membership | $ 200.93 |
| Bratzen property (interest) | 113.00 |
| The bazaar in 1900 | 24.20 |
| Coffee and cake | 19.50 |
| Advertisements | 86.00 |
| Profit, fifth anniversary festival | 218.10 |
| Picnic, 1901 | 623.64 |
| Bazaar 1901 | 1,530.57 |
| Donations from Jens Eggen | 200.00 |
| Donation from State Bank of Chicago | 250.00 |
| $4,213.84 [sic] | |
| Total | $5,110.57[sic] |
Expenses
| Wages | $824.00 |
| Due to Stewardess | 65.12 |
| Groceries and meat | 1,091.88 |
| Flour and hay | 245.87 |
| Fuel | 392.68 |
| Two cows | 93.00 |
| Balance of wages to O. Hansen | 87.00 |
| Street sprinkler | 45.00 |
| Sidewalks | 185.08 |
| Repairs to home | 194.78 |
| The Bratzen property, repairs | 20.00 |
| Taxes | 19.78 |
| Printing and advertising | 101.99 |
| Interest | 169.28 |
| State Bank of Chicago | 250.00 |
| Railroad tickets | 199.63 |
| Rent of safe-deposit box | 3.00 |
| Furniture and beds | 12.00 |
| Tuning of piano | $ 1.25 |
| Ledgers | 3.35 |
| Railroad tickets for the clergy | 2.72 |
| Loan to treasurer | 20.30 |
| Loan to secretary | 7.48 |
| Funeral of Mrs. Dahl | 5.00 |
| Total expenses | $4,041.19 [sic] |
| Cash on hand, December 31, 1901 | $1,069.38 |
The Aid and Relief committee reported:
Income
| Affair, April 10 | $ 241.36 |
| Picnic, August 24 | 413.62 |
| Bazaar, Nov. 23 | 1,563.47 |
| Total income | $2,218.45 |
The following were elected to serve three years on the board of directors: Anton Melum, John Jersin, and Dr. N. T. Quales. The ladies' board elected the followings: Mrs. Conrad de Lange, Mrs. B. J. Johnson, Mrs. John Anda, Mrs. Hedvig Johnson, and Mrs. J. Smith. Those re-elected were: Anton Petersen, Haakon Thompson, Olaf Anda, Gustav Wenberg, A. P. Johnson, W. F. Christianson, John Blegen, and M. A. Mahlum.
A total of $836.40 was received from the four branches for dues of 1901.
