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Diphtheria 4

Measles i

Influenza lO

(b. Other General Diseases.)

Purulent infection 2

Tuberculosis, pulmonary ; 43

Tuberculosis, miliary i

Tuberculosis, articular 2

Tuberculosis of lymph glands 3

Syphilis 3

Rheumatism 2^

Carcinoma 3

Maternity cases 57

and 151 other diseases and wounds.

THE NEEDLEWORK GUILD.

The Needlework Guild of Portland is a branch of the Needlework Guild of America, and the idea and institution of this charity originated in England, where it was founded by Lady Wolverton. From England it was brought to America and organized first at Philadelphia in April, 1885. From Philadelphia the society was brought to Portland by Mrs. James S. Reid, who has been since its first organization, and is now, the acting president thereof, with Mrs. H. W. Corbett as honorary president, and Miss Anna Cremen as secretary, and Mrs. A. Bern- stein, treasurer. The object of the society is to collect and distribute nezv plain, suitable garments, to meet the great need of hospitals, homes, and other charities. The annual contribution of two or more articles of wearing apparel or household linen or a donation of money, constitutes membership in the society.

At the recent annual meeting of the Portland branch of the society, 2,700 gar- ments of warm underwear and household linen required for use in sickness, were displayed ready for distribution wherever needed. While this was an encouraging advance of more than six hundred garments, more than was contributed last year, yet the great growth of the city demands more. Four thousand garments are needed for hospital and charity home uses ; and ten thousand could be used to greatly promote the health and comfort of the destitute.

THE OREGON HUMANE SOCIETY.

This society for the prevention of cruelty to domestic animals was organized in April, 1872. Bernard Goldsmith was its first president, and Henry Failing, Dr. J. R. Cardwell, Wm. Wadhams, Rev. T. L. Eliot, James Steel and W. T. Shanahan were directors. In 1882 the society enlarged its field of service, ex- tending its protection to orphan children, and the children of dissolute parents. The police commission recognized the work of the society and appointed special policemen to assist the officers of the society in enforcing the laws for the protec- tion of dumb animals. Among those citizens who have been active in supporting the work of the society may be named Ira F. Powers, E. J. Jefferey, C. H. Wood- ard, Daniel Sprague, T. L. Eliot, and W. T. Shanahan.

To Mr. Shanahan is due the honor of founding the society, and making it ef- fective to protect the defenseless dumb brutes. And it is a service he rendered not only to the animals who had often no friend, but a great service to society in general, and especially to the young, in the inculcation of humane sentiments and action, and thereby raising the standard of manhood and Christianity itself. Mr. Shanahan was not a member of any church, secret society, or fraternal organiza- tion, and yet he manifested in all his life and conduct the highest and noblest senti- ments of humanity, and the precepts of the Christian religion.

William Thomas Shanahan was born in Cassopolis, Cass county, Michigan, in 1835. He was married at the age of 23 years to Miss Harriet M. Taggart, and