, 1862-01-07
THIRD ANNUAL MEETING OF
THE HOME FOB THE
FRIEMDLEBS.
REPORTS OF TIE SECRETARY
AND OTHER OFFICERS. -..

~ A2k tAe home has Accomplished.
The third annual meeting Of tue Board Of
Managers of the Home for the Friendless took
place yesterday afternoon, at the rooms Of tic
Young Mems Christian Association.
The report Of the Secretary, Mr.. Dickinson,
presents some interesting points, and Is as
follows:
,~ REPORT OF THE SECRETARY
By the provisions Of or charter, it Is made the
duty Of the Beard Of Managers on the first Monday
doings 10 he members Of the Association by whom IN
they arc appointed. Though the yenr has hcen
one Of financial embarrassment. and, manr of the
growing interest In the Institution has enlarged
the circle Of its hienda. and thus 1ig1tetcd the
burden By distributing it; aud II the necessities
have reason for believing that the response would
lave beenas prompt and cheerful as now, and fully
equal 10 our wants: The objects Of the lnstltu..
humanity, that any heart susceptible Of pity and
Kindness will look with favor tossrds It.
We have always thought Of the home as "a
to children: 6un ny iathcr and ny mother for
rake me-, God viii take me mp
In large numbers Of individual cases protected
nE blessed by the Homs the,r gaaasned ne3 nears
,!;cm. Tho sources OF additions to the Home have
been Of children from the Police Court, those de-
serted by paftnts OF EA1ll1tA fo34uta+
rily surrendered By their parents. unable or unwi-
Ing TO care for them children found homeless on
The streets, and worthy women and children whom
| assertion or death has deprived Of husband and
fs1ner. 4 continued sad and bitter experience
must have been the lot Of many Of these but for
| The timely proyi=ion Of the Home.
! TIE nninper received during the gear has been
| 1s9 or thcsc u were adults, IS children Of the
| Litter, ST being infants.
cou1try~is adults IS, children 1o6 infants g. ID.
t;on11ics: Irish t9, English g. Scotch ., Ger
man Is, Norwegian &, French 4, African l, Span.
ish1-
| The PHYSICIANS report il herewith presented
showing the health cf the institution to have been
most remarkable Many of the inmates haze been
~ prisation. exposure, and neglect. But whole
sunie food, cleanl. habits, and pure sir, have al
most invariably secured early and complete rocoF
| Nearly three years ago. the babe OF most de.
| graded. drunken woman was brought to the Home
SO infected with complication q hereditary dis
that Gnd, its Heavenly father, would give 1t rest
from disease and pam in Its low bed Of dust. De
spite, however, its loathsome sores, sometime:
| very offensive. its natire beauty and patience il
! suffering made it q centre both Of love and sym
! pathy- A conflict between the vital and recupera
tive resources Of nature Oh the one side and The
exhaustive pains Of disease On the other, was car
1ted On for months, leaving us to vaciate between
hope and fear, whether the or the other shou1i
il !hs epd R5eyail BIT the conflict seems to b.
house to be become tho light Of chI1dess family
| During tho year, our 1natron, a1iss Lake, who
airce Tie opening Of the institution has occupied
the position with distinguished ability, has fell
compelled 10 retire from her exhaustive labors
The position remains vacant, but Mas Dill, oul
patient and very successful teacher is With an as
| tistnnt. temporarily filing the position. Mrs
t Booth, our visitor, has rendered invaluable ant
almost gratntous service to the Institution durin:
the year, az she had during the preceding year.
| The circulation of the Home Fixii0r has bee1
3.7o3 copies. steadily incrensing from about 2.0O
for last year. It has done q gnod work and man,
| CT Our subscriptions come from placcs where
circn}ates. All increase Of friends secured By tn
circulation Of the V5sifor and the distribution 0
our children through the country has greatly in
creased our country donations.
The sum total Of these donations, at low esti
mate. il S! ,n26.07; Of this sum- Sl63.75 Was cash
7f6 bushel wheat 119 bushels corn, 70 OF oats, an
10 Of rye, amounting to $l18.35 OF this $76 60 wa
consumed at the Homo, $2R.33 for EisitoT as sui
fcr5ption: $1311 paid to Treasurer. The balaEce c
donations taken to the Home consisted Of ever
description OF farmers produce, and merchandise
shoes. cloth, sorghum, beane. potatoes, apple!
lay, &c. City donations to the Home amount t
s2!2
After kindly returning thanks to ill til
railroads, including the City Railway, who's
Supcrintendcnts have granted fayors to til
Home thr Secretary prnrerds rs follous.