Received from Income from Investments (net) $24 50 “ “ H. S. Benson Legacy (net) 196 00 “ “ Caroline S. Williams Est. (net) 123 42 ------- Total $343 92 Paid to Treasurer, Home of Industry $343 92 Respectfully submitted, JOHN WAY, _Treasurer_. We, the undersigned, members of the Auditing Committee, have examined the foregoing account of John Way, Treasurer, compared the payments with the vouchers, and believe the same to be correct. We have also examined the Securities in the hands of the Agent, The Provident Life and Trust Company of Philadelphia, and find them to agree with an accompanying schedule. CHARLES P. HASTINGS, JOHN A. DUNCAN, _Auditors_. Philadelphia, January 10, 1912. GENERAL AGENT’S REPORT 1911. To the Acting Committee of The Pennsylvania Prison Society: With the close of another year, your General Agent takes pleasure in making the following report: Regular visits have been made to the Eastern Penitentiary and all the prisoners received at the institution during the year were visited, and with the consent of the officials I have written letters to relatives of many of the prisoners, some of whom had not written home for years. Regular visits have been made to Moyamensing Prison and to Philadelphia County Prison at Holmesburg. Over 6,000 prisoners have been visited and more than 600 assisted with room rent, board and lodging, railroad tickets, tools, car-fare and employment, etc. Your General Agent has made daily visits to the Central Police Courts and to the cells at City Hall. During the year, 1911, 1,238 letters were written by him to relatives and friends of those under arrest, by whose assistance or advice, bail was secured in many cases, and in other cases a discharge was obtained. During the month of December, 181 letters were written at City Hall, as follows: Letters sent to prisoner’s mother 44 “ “ “ “ father 17 “ “ “ “ sister 32 “ “ “ “ brother 24 “ “ “ “ wife 26 “ “ “ “ aunt 8 “ “ “ “ uncle 2 “ “ “ “ husband 2 “ “ “ “ friend 26 --- “ written during December, 1911 181 I will mention a few of the cases to show the importance of the work of the Agent at City Hall.