If any little love of ours Can make one life the sweeter; If any little care of ours Can make one step the fleeter; If any little help may ease The burden of another; God give us love and care and strength To help along each other.
In the spirit of these words I enter upon my new work. The Motto Calendars, so kindly given us each year for distribution at the Eastern State Penitentiary, Holmesburg and Moyamensing, with message of inspiration, are much appreciated.
The thanks of the members of the Pennsylvania Prison Society are due to the following for sending magazines and religious papers for the prisoners: Rev. R. H. Barnes, Louis C. Galenbeck, the late Miss Mary S. Whelen, Attorney-at-Law William A. Davis, Mrs. Charles Chauncey, Miss A. M. Johnson, Robert P. Nicholson, Estelle A. King, C. Langenstein, Anna M. Tarr, Miss M. Louisa Baker, C. deB. L. Bright, Mrs. R. T. Taylor and Friends’ Institute. Thanks are also due John J. Lytle for several hundred copies of _Sabbath Reading_ which have been sent weekly to Eastern Penitentiary, Moyamensing and County Prison, Holmesburg. In addition I have recently received, through the kindness of Dr. Beverley Robinson, of New York City, $25.00 from Mrs. Charles Chauncey, and from Mrs. A. Sydney Biddle the same amount to help along the work, and from Mr. Emlen Hutchinson, Chairman of the Board of Inspectors Philadelphia County Prison, $60.00 with which to send home runaway boys. These amounts have been handed to our Treasurer for use when necessary.
I feel the work that the Pennsylvania Prison Society is doing is becoming more appreciated as the years roll on. With much faith in the future of our Society,
Yours very sincerely, FREDERICK J. POOLEY, _General Agent_.
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY BUREAU OF POLICE DETECTIVE SERVICE
JOSHUA L. BAILY, ESQ., President of the Pennsylvania Prison Society, 500 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
DEAR SIR:--Your General Agent, Mr. Frederick J. Pooley, commenced work (as you know) at the Central Police Station last November, and we have found his work very helpful to this department and hope the good work your Society is doing through Mr. Pooley may be continued for many years to come.
Yours very truly, ALFRED I. SOUDER, _Captain of Detectives_.