of comfort, such as such distributors shall deem to be the most conducive to the comfort and happiness of that lone class of citizens.” Holton Protestant Pauper Fund. — A bequest by James Holton to the inhabitants of the town of Brighton: “Income to be annually expended, in whole or in part, as necessity or circumstances may require, by the Selectmen of said town in providing good and plentiful meals on Thanksgiving day or other holidays, to the Protestant paupers of said Brighton.” If the whole of said income shall not be required to be so expended, then the surplus shall be added to the principal, and if such principal shall ever become thus augmented to three thousand dollars or more, then the surplus interest or income, over what shall be necessary for furnishing said festive meals on said holidays, may be expended by said Selectmen for the comfort of the Protestant paupers of said Brighton in such manner as said Selectmen shall judge best and most conducive to the comfort and happiness of such paupers. Stoughton Poor Fund. — A bequest of Lieut.-Gov. William Stoughton, who died July 7, 1701. By his will he gave £50 to the relief of the poor of Dorchester, to be improved by the care of the Selectmen, the income to be distributed to the most needy inhabitants. Goodnow Fund. — A bequest of Elisha Goodnow (to be paid over upon the decease of his wife) to the City of Boston and its assigns, “to be invested and the income applied forever to and for the relief, assistance, and support of the poor, sick and infirm in said city, not supported by the said city in its almshouse, in such manner as the said city, or the government or officers thereof, may deem most judicious, but without reference to the religious faith or belief of those who may apply for or need the assistance of this fund.” Five thousand dollars, received April 29, 1885. Rachel T. Stevens Fund. — A bequest of Rachel T. Stevens, the net income to be paid (after the death of a person named in the will) “for the support and maintenance of poor, worthy, Protestant, single women of Boston, who have arrived at the age of 50 years (not including widows), paying to each of such women during her life the sum of one hundred dollars in semi-annual payments. Upon the marriage of any beneficiary under this will no further payment of money is to be made to her, nor is any further payment of income to be made to any beneficiary who becomes unworthy of help under this trust.” Moses Hunt Fund for the Destitute. — “The income to be devoted to the relief and welfare of Protestant destitute

residents of that part of said Boston which was Charlestown.” Ten thousand dollars, received March 7, 1889, has been invested in a City of Boston note. Nathaniel Frederic Thayer Fund.— “Income to be annually appropriated for the benefit and use of Protestant widows and single women, without distinction of color, preference always to be given to those who have seen better days.”

OVERSEERS OF THE POOR, 1902–1903.

[One-third of the Board is appointed annually by the Mayor, subject to the approval of the Board of Aldermen.]

Terms expire April 30, 1903.

FREDERICK W. STUART, MARTHA. W. FOLSOM, JAMES H. CONLEY, MICHAEL J. JORDAN.

Terms expire April 30, 1904.

WILLIAM P. FOWLER, Chairman, THOMAS DOWNEY,
THOMAS SPROULES, JOHN S. PATTON.

Terms expire April 30, 1905.

ANNIE E. QUINN, * WILLIAM H. SPOONER, PATRICK J. GREENE, BERNARD HYNEMAN.

RICHARD C. HUMPHREYS, Treasurer.
BENJAMIN PETTEE, Secretary.

The Board meets on the first Wednesday of every month, at its office in Charity Building.

The Overseers of the Poor are likewise incorporated as a Board of Trustees of John Boylston's and other charitable funds, left for the assistance of persons of good character and advanced age, “who have been reduced by misfortune to indigence and want.”

COMMITTEES.

Investigation and Relief.

Messrs. Fowler and Sproules, Dr. Stuart, Mrs. Quinn, Mrs. Folsom, Mr. Conley, and Mr. Greene.

Finance and Accounts.
Messrs. Conley, Spooner, and Downey.

Settlements and Legal Questions.
Mrs. Quinn, and Messrs. Patton and Jordan.

Supplies.
Messrs. Greene, Sproules, and Fowler.

Temporary Home.
Mr. Sproules, Mrs. Quinn, and Mrs. Folsom.

Lodge for Wayfarers and the Woodyard.
Messrs. Fowler, Greene, and Hyneman.

Building.
Mr. Sproules, Dr. Stuart, and Mrs. Folsom.

Real Estate.
Messrs. Conley, Spooner, and Greene.

Medical Affairs and Hospital Matters.
Dr. Stuart, and Messrs. Fowler and Patton.

Burials.
Dr. Stuart, and Messrs. Downey and Jordan.

Boylston Education Fund Beneficiaries.
Messrs. Spooner, Conley and Hyneman.

Holton Funds.
Messrs. Patton, Jordan, and Hyneman.

Widows with Children.
Mrs. Folsom, Mrs. Quinn, and Mr. Downey.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD FROM ITS REORGANI—

ZATION IN 1864.

[Overseers of the Poor were first chosen in Boston in 1691.]

* Allen, Ira, 1868 to 1875 (died August 29).

Amory, Thomas C., 1864 to April, 1883.

Atkins, Ebenezer, 1864 to December 31, 1867 (died).
Ayer, James B., April, 1890, to May, 1893.
Bailey, Joseph T., November, 1866, to 1871.

* Bigelow, Alanson, 1875 to April, 1881.

Blasland, Thomas, 1866 to 1873 (died September 5).
Buckley, Joseph, 1864 to 1875.
Burnham, Daniel S., from April, 1885, to May, 1891.
Campbell, B. F., October, 1882, to July, 1888.
Campbell, Isaac T., 1873 to June, 1899 (died).
Caton, Asa H., December, 1890, to 1893.
Coleman, Charles, 1893 to May, 1896.
Conley, James H., May, 1900, to date.
Crane, P. M., 1870 to 1882 (died August 13).
Cruft, Samuel B., 1871 to 1877.
Cunningham, Henry V., 1893 to April, 1898.
Curry, M. C., 1883 to May, 1896.
Curtis, George, 1876 to September, 1878.
Davis, James G. , 1880 to 1886.
Day, Frederick W., May, 1898, to January, 1899.
Dore, John P., 1879 to May, 1891.
Downey, Thos., Jr., 1887 to April, 1890, May, 1891, to
January, 1895, and May, 1902, to date. o
Fabyan, George, 1869 to 1874 (died May 25).
Fisher, Andrew P., from April, 1889, to May, 1893.
Folsom, Martha W., November, 1900, to date.
Fowler, William P., from April, 1889, to date.
Friedman, Solomon, 1886 to December, 1890.
Gargan, Thomas J., 1874 to 1875.
Gorman, William, 1877 to 1880 (died January).
Greene, Patrick J, October, 1900, to date.
Griffin, Martin, 1864 to 1869.