, 1870-01-11
HONE F0R the FRlEADtEsS,
EleTenth Animal Meeting OF aho
Ronrd of Managers.
Report Of Officers.

The eleventh annual meeting OF the Beard o1
Manager of tho home for the Frisnnna ru held
yeste5day Afternoon 1t the homo, Nj. r. D. Gtay,
F1eddeut, In the chair. The minutes Of the LAST
meeting Weru read aQc approved
III. Bortrg read the annual report Of the Nau-
agels, which WA adopted zad ordered to BE- pab.
nahed* The following Is the substance Of the 70
port:
Eleven year, hare ctrcled awaJ glnce the Houe
for the FT1end1esa WAS founded, n drm couvio-
t3on ttat 1t WAS necessity, and With a St1ong
faith IN the good providence Of God. Each suc-
ceedtrg yeaf has added to the conviction, and
strengthened tits faith It would be duculs 70
estimate the amount Of good which has been &C.
compl!ssed ~ th:a Institution, which n4s lterA0y
the sioov. Strengthened he .tat, and rescued
The Innocent Irpu the handl Of those fe*a1 70 Ac.
ssen ssSh ses iaanfs % to aa @ s aRa
the hear OF the good people OF this city 10 found
shls. Institution. Il xa not founded. and
1s1s r.: IT,: :x,inon, comi and se.i-1acrtdce
The year that haa )ust closed. has, llke al other
5ears, brought With !. Trials con1tee. deep anx1e
~ rty nlRstrated IN the history Of any individual
The report Of the Nation shows Ehaf IN incfeas-
luRly nEVt number hare been admitted TO tie
privileges OF the hcEne durloR the year THAI In
any foimer year; ana this, too, when from the un-
finished condition Of our house va bars been
oFee Psl9n, Ae! e. 1ho vs. ee.ea
ta1Y Of TIE hone, seslG1ed, 70 become Wa,0en Of
Tue S:ste peritentisry, Il joliet and the present
he ntsa frenas a1d fo1 many 7ears ia IL nono1ea moi
President, Of the home, hss been called hotuE to
hts reE& on high. HE memory will long con.
FoaI r. Of Il lae so,s npon Tnicn ihe hone m stAads
was The gtft U h{s CHARITY, and hls money helped
10 srect ne ntst hnlltlng, sud wss noezsly gtysn
e1sp sptca seaon 1o pesed e fe financial Este
Uents from which II Utl be seen thtt We n5vt
received from collections IN cash, 5,s1L4o, and
In KIND, ssoa u In addition 70 this We have re-.
clothing. II vii be seen tpat our current ex-
pensea only reaches the very ANAL SUN Of Sssaos.
1900 Woneu aud children have had the benefits
OF 4 home temporarily. Tai1 ehoNin9 gtVe2
tsvorao!e account OF The internal management
II has long been fel, to be q want Of the hoa1e
to hare mn1e Gooc1, every part Of tbs building
having been crowded = ts utmost capacity With
out beng able to meet the demAnds. After much
Ierecuon 1t Ell determined 70 make an e1crt 10
securo uew addition 70 the building, and sub-
eommeneeneot % men e q tns worE me Old building
not being up TO the grade, tt was determined 70
raise The old par and put cellar under the whole
pea.d % 4 snount count Toe whole building IS 10 cav
e1ed with R.Aie roof. The eotlre basement y
nearly completed, rs well rs ali Of tho old build
!ns. e.s1hE tht other ps'f IN an unfinished condl-
in The n'nth annra1 report 1t was stated that
Nj. Burr had given to the home In r1ust lot Of
abppt e!EnlT fee. pn Third cstnne, upon Whlea
there Is 4 building With , chapel and scaoolroom,
10 t,e used ~ place Of ft1iztonA Worah1p; and
also an !neutral schoo! f.. the bensos q The can.
no, able 10 send them 10 ne pnouc schools NJ
BUR- ilved to zee under his own eye this enter.
vii be peouesihcs two ktafes On. .hsndolph street
in trust 70 tn4 home, oncfouItb OF 1ne net pro-
ceeds to be used IN meeting the current expenses
OF the school and u'ss.on. Ia addiaon 70 1ats, he
directed that twoeleventns uf The fest and rt1i-
due Of his property TO be gtEen to the nnme 10
trust 10 BE- loated, and tGe interest to be used
IN the maintenance ot satt 1ndusUtA 6cnool and
M2tf1on.
The bore namely. an industrial .h scnoo y tes 1ae
IN the cous'rnc,lon Of tne new building. Il va,
with thta object that Nj. Burr made n!t liberal
sunsc1lpton Of s ooo. 70 which & ne sadea m saa1e: @
winch may te revosed 70 thus puEpose, and there
il nope that the mach.deszed school viii be
ne ZONE Closed the year and commenced the
pew rear Ia oehs, hat every confidence Is express:
% that the means viii be forthcoming to meet all
present liabilities and 70 enlarge the faculties 1of
Ine dnaIc.sl report 0! the home1 was presented,
81 follow: BalaLc &c IL treaanfy JanparI !, 1ss9a
at tG Gesslaia ssanee ID asssu Janna91 iso
y1,+e651. or tho building 1uDd The receipts Werr,
tss.lslo5; the disooIseuenta sas, ,os5.es; leaving
Thefe2or IVES accepted
The MAtrons report WRa Eesd and accepted, df
snatsnee q xse y ~ tol'En: 9 ,m,,s.
ed the hospitnitles OF The hone or tnete 20!
were aoulls, and m chlIdten; u hare been sur
rendered. . b5 PoHse Court and = by mother
been given. Nearly tso thirds Of tbe adulH hav.
been Ca,bo1,cs. = few Ftench eHd 0ern enl
mostly H1,h. Ut, the whole number. !ost
have gope out from the home, GIG s1utta, and Is
children; Il hare ltdentored, II returned I
friends BY permission Of the couml;tee. elaine