New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-09
AMERICAN FEMALE GUARDIAN SOCIETY.

AMERICAN FEMALE GUARDIAN SOCIETY.
Tie Twenty-irs. Anniversary of this excellent char
table Institution was held during yesterday, at the
"Home." No 81 East Thirteenth-st near the Fourth
av IN the presence of the members of the Society
and delegates from Auxiharies of Newark and Bel
vile, " j., Meridon and Danbury, Conn, aud other
places.
The exercises were commenced at 10 o'clock In the
morning. in the large mecting-room with reading OF
the Scriptures aud prayer; after which appropriate
remarks were made by Mrs. Major EAros, President
pro tenn in tie absence of the President, Mrs NJ. A.
Hawkins
The Annual Reports, of which the following are abb
stracts. were then read. The preliminary remarks IN
the annual report refer appropriately to the recent re-
moval, by death, of Mrs. Sarah c. HawkhurSt' the
eldest Vice President of the Society, and for the as
eighteen wears an influential manager The laoors Oh
the Society in all its departments, have been ar"u"us
and the rs,il. encouraging.
The Publishing Department reports an aVe'asc .,
81 600 copies of The AdrocGte and GHdrdidH issued
semi-monihly. Other publications: l'0Vo copies on
Letters 70 Young Christian 500 copies OF " AXIS
"ofUsefulucss:" 900 Annual Reporsi 500 copies oil
sSaw I'p and Saw Down." and 900 copies OF by
Lava Three thousand new subscribers have been
received and 100 life MEMBERS part payment, d.
Tie whole number of children received IN the Home
for the Fiendless since July 49, - l,S'li WhoS
Il
dren admitted from MAY l. 1854 to April 80 $780, 2Jo
reodmitted, 6i-tota, 294. Dismissed to Home, 1907
redismissed. 40; dismissed to Juvenile AsyIunis anu
other City Institutions, Ia deceased, -, lcI'nt5
in Institution co. Adults admitted from May l, 1891,
to Arri 30 s55 $50 dismissed 20 service places ~
Whole number of edults and children received during
the year. 6s0. A.,
Institution have be adopted into worthy families where
tLey will eniov the privileges that may nj them ior
sphere of usefulness in after life. For al the oest
management have been made that seenei pra,l.oau"
and the correspondence on hle representing Tue son-
dition OF hose who have gone from the nome, NUMBER
ING as seen from the records, between one ana Two
thousand show That the contrast between th'r pres
cnt and former condition Is very great MANY iny
dents of deem interest are cited from the matr0n day
journal corrcspOndencee and other data -
The Home Industrial School, now located at NO.
ga Sixth-av has been well sustained during tne year.
and has brought within its influence about ivV va
Grant girls, who from various circumstances, me
Claims of dissolute parents &c were not properly inc
REGIMENTS of the charity of the Home Tue average
daily attendance is over 100 An eincent ieecne',
o,;,or and mntron are employed, and in addition 10
their abors about sixty ladies voluntary render theiT
services each lady having her own class ana hou one
/ or more days in the week. Much good Is resulting
from this Department.
/ Register and Visiting Departments .-Appfcant'
for homes and employment as registered BOZ; persons
applyinc for donations, $50; supplied, 2Oj The VISIT
| ine Committee and managers have Visitcd seVera
thousand outdoor applicants for al, and distributed
i'm the nggegate $50 pieces of bedding, wearing APP
parol, SC, where they have reason to believe the
gifts might prove stimulus TO industry una s,l.
from auxiliary societies, juvenile circles ana oue'
friends las furnished the supplies without when nucl
less would have been accomplished lhr9ysn t',.
| AGENCY Les lfen received Cal barreis anu boxes Oh
| clothing bedding, provisions, fruit, &c. n change
has been made in the financial year OF the society
closing its accounts December 81, instead OF Apr ~
THIS change IL made as matter OF convenience, III.
curent expenses in tie publication Office closing WIN
| lie year Tie finances are in healthy condition
The Teasurers report show that the amount received
from May, 1854, 70 Dec, 1884, was siosos oyi us
| busements, $40, G37 81 balance in hand s2!2 ".
| ne system OF instruction in the Home ln'insirla
School similar 10 mat OF most schools of this descrp
ton dinner IL provided; the morning Is devoted &
mental and moral nsructiOn-the afternoon 10 sew
ing. The children have made for themselves over 80
garments; nearly 1000 garments have been gwen on
To them. The reports show that many OF these are IN
children of intenporae parents. The visitor says tina
little girl of six years. bearing marks OF sorrow
every feature informed that her parents often CAV
her rum 10 drlnk-which, on Inyestigauon was i9un
10 be true. A home IN the country was found 10
another who had long been doomed to beggary, cold
hunger, and nakcdness, because belonging to tn
drunkards household. Another was taken from
group OF little girls whom the visitor describes 20 DC
living moving OIL filth. little girl of SIX years
who entered the school nearly year ago, has wrough
entire reformation in her intemIerate parents wiz
have, through her habits Of industry, and the lttt
tenn erunce songs acquired at this school, been led e
sgn the pledge The father has since found employ
uent The expenses incurred In sustaining the schoo
il considerable A large amount of labor Is performe,
gratuitously still constant outlay IL Indispensable
tor provision, fuel rent, &C. aud services OF leachc
and Alaion To defray this expense, and continue IN
good work, the Committee are constrained to sohcl
the charitable contributions OF the benevolent, and IN
vite their personal COOPERATION. They believe tn
work instead of being diminished by want OF and
should be extended through every section OF the C!'y
wherever this class of children may be found.
AT the conclusion of the reading of the Annua
Reports, the Nominating Committee appointed at
recent meeting made their report, when the Society
proceeded to elect officers for the ensuing year. The
| result was az follows:
P,s.ideat-Mrs. C. w HAwKIAs. ,,--. -
VteP s'idents-Mrs AeDoysn Whlppany' 49, r. :,
| Mes Nrs c. Blekord, Frete.icksbusSa, Va; hr- NJ "a
Mshsn. Cleveland Ohio; Ms Heary Hoises re",ie Nm
coln Mr. Mira Town,sn5 Ps' S Yot r M D. r. l.
Wade Tsyoy Burmsh; Mrs. Rev. 4. {. Pninim DuhDa
" n Ma Rev; DR. ogood sprasaed n pS Nh 1l'
Ms T. ski men, Lexington Ky Mrs. B5ssel, ho1' 49,
n. Y; slrs A. B. Eaten san Franisee A5,. D. 6" w II. n
= Brown brooklyn y. Y; Mrs. Rev A. seds"1ek ha"i''H
=; ar, nj j. ~ Hubbard Corresponding Secretary
Mr. J. C. Angel Recording Secretary
I,easarsMIs Edv,,i s'eHe Neg f Bease,. Mrs Dr. Bal
NJ Nm osiorn Mr.. r. D. Lsthrop Mrs. z stare Mis- y
3. Eyseth NJ, Rev w Bsa51rs M Ma. " DE- ~,
Hastire. Mr. Benedict Miss Wison, Mn Cha. Hoi, ~
M. H. l. MasIey Mira Ho,,s.s Ms A a,. M NJ Rev
" Tsgxart Mrs Daved Magic, Mrs T. W Cheser siI- -
Bsyies MrS Z. c. Benedict, Mrs laey Mrs y I
Mr.. H. Wilson Mrs. L. Haerdge, Mrs DR. hanney sif' Ice
A recess was then taken until o'clock r. NJ, wneI
the Soc ~ again assembled for the purpose OF trans
acting .iness relating 70 the affairs OF the lnstu
ton.
At4o'clock in the afternoon public meeting "a
again held, when the services were commenced VIII
prayer by the Rev. Mr. BASvARD OF this Cny'