New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-14
HOME FOR THE FRIENDLEss.

Tie American Female Guardian Society and Home
for the Friendles, celebrated their Goth anniversary
last evening at the Broadway Tabernacle. The church
was crowded TO by most attentive audience,
assembled 10 listen to the exercises. In the gallery,
acroes The end of the church, between lJO and 200
children of tender years from the Home Of the Friend
he's were seated most of them Icing OF the gentler
sex The exercises Were commenced by lady OF the
choir singing, in charming style, the solo from Han
dels Messiah, entitled 4" He shall feed his flock"
TIE Rev. Mr.. CLARK followed with prayer. The
children of the Home next sang hymn in concert in
a very pleasing manner, being led by Mr. Lucius Hart.
c. c. NORTH, esq. then read abstract OF the annu
al reports of the Society of the Home The receipts
and disbursements for the year 1853 as follows
Receipts from the publishing department go, S7S co.
receipts for the Home for the Friendless and Home
for Hone and Home schools, sl9,77l %; balance on
hand 2,l6l AZ. A debt of $4,000 WAS incurred in
erecting the Home Chapel, but measures are being
taken to provide for its immediate payment. During
the GO ssion of the last Legislature committee of la
dies, after lobbying for long time at Albany, Sc
cured an appropriation for $40 600 toward the hquda
ton of this debt. 1t is thought that the commence
ment of another year will see the Society entirely
TO LIST of May, 1860, 255 adults aud 498
children were provided for in the Home. OF these
GA were either provided with situations or furnished
with employment at the Home, so of the persons
employed bong women With small children. In add
ton this number Ofpersons cared for there have been
Go regular attendants at the outside Home Industrial
Schools, making grand total of ,991 persons who
have derived benefits from this Society during the
year. Since the establishment of the Home in lSE
upward of $3.50 poor and triendess persons have
found home within lie walls, while the number OF
outdoor poor who have been relieved amounts 10
t6i. During the year there have been 300 families,
comprising than 5000 souls, relieved oy the So
Getty. Thele is class OF poor women, mostly worthy
widows whoapply for aid, but say, III you can otiy
give us work we can support ourselves anu 10
For the encouragement OF these persons, ~ sc"ne
machines have been purchased and placed IN their
hands al an expense Of l,6lS -. of tins amount
Is9 - was donated specially for that purpose the
balance being supplied by the Society: Eight OF
these MACHINES have been paid Tor III full, the pos
sexeors of the others making payments regularly rs
thev heeome due The details of the printing depart
mint how that il il not only selfsusainlng, but con-
;bues largely 10 the of the work OF the so
c;s,y The average issue of The Adrocdte and Guar
a i,eni-nonthIy) il Al 900 copies, 2,oVo new sub
q bers having been received during the year ioo,OOo
gcs of religious matter have been printed within the
,csr Amer the readngos he report an appropriate and
Elective address was delivered BY the Rev. DE- Tying
As collection wis to Immediately follow hs speech,
he made most forcible appeal for aid, clearly setting
forth the noble works done ny the society Another
Lymn was sung by the children while the plates were
Lcpg circulated after which the Hon. +. ID. Maxsoh
Of Aleghany Co.. n. L., addressed the audience. The
exercises We're concluded by more singing by the chill
drcn ard benedic,ion.