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MAYOB'8 ANNUAL REPORT.HOME FOR THE AGED POOR OP THE LITTLESISTERS OP THE POOR.SAVANNAH, GA., January 1,1902.Hon. Herman Myers, Mayor:DEAR SIR—As we never give an official report ofour Home I shall try to replace it by giving a general,account of what has been done in the Home duringthe year 1901. The current expense in cash amountsto from $200 to $300, and the donations of provisionsgiven by the different bakers, butchers, grocers,etc., would, if calculated, amount in value to morethan $100 per month. We received a donation of$1,000 from Chatham county, and several privatesubscriptions from our different benefactors in thecity.We get a great deal of the medicine and drugs requiredfor our sick from the city free of charge,while Dr. Reid kindly gives his services free ofcharge also.The new wing on the east side of the building hasbeen finished this year and is now occupied by theold gentlemen, except one large room reserved forour chapel.We have at present in the Home 86 old people—42 women and 44 old men—all past 60 years, or unablethrough their infirmities to make their ownliving.We have a large standing debt of $16,000 on ourbuilding, but with time we hope to be able to pay it,and we now profit of the occasion to recommend our