, 1873-01-31
THE F0UNDLlNG'S HOME.
Second Anniversary Of Its Estab-
fishment.
Addresses and Supper.

! VI t1lo CouuQunbb d6iue WAS ccleprateu yeeter
day evening in the parlors Of the Home at th
corner of sangamon and Randolph Streets I,
addition to those officially connected with tn,
Home, large number OF ladies and gentlemen
who take an interest in it, were present. Th'
Lev. Dr. Powers, President of the Board OF Di
rectors, acted es Chairman.
The Rov. DR.. A. E. Kittredge prayed, and ther
the Prcsident read the report Of DR.. shipman
Superintendent Of tho Home, from which ap
pears that during the last year 22G babies were
received into the Home nearly twica as many al
during the previous year: When the houue was
rem only as would be otherwise thrown
into the river or under the sidewalk ;
but it has been found that othcl
children need shelter, and home, beside the
unfortunate ones above referred to, and those
left in the basket have been taken in and cared
Tor without exception. Many Of these we're To-
| 8itimate children. One was sent because tho
| fnther WAS gone and the mother was dying OF
| dead; another, because the family was already
| largo and too much st1aitened to care for an
| other infant; one WAS sent to the Home from
Du Quoin, at the dying request Of his mother,
and go, from various causes. many children have
been sent in, who, in no proper sense, are found
lings.
OF those left at the Home, D considerable
number have been returned to their parents. In
I'll such cases, where application is made before
the child has been given away, it is returned to
its natural protectors, though, ty a bill which
passed our Legislature last winter, and which
went into effect July 1, 1372 children left at the
Home become tho legal property OF the Home.
large number OF babies hnve been given
away. The greatest care has been taken to see
that applicants for children capable andworthy.
Two written certificates are required, one
that the applicant is able, pecuniarily, to rear
the child, and the other. that he Tor she) can
give the child T. Christian education.
In May last the Home was Incorporated under
general act OF the Legislature. tho following
named gentlemen having consented to act as
corporators: Thos. O. Dckerson, John Dilling-
!l:.tn, Rev. G. D. Helmer, Wm. G. Hibbard, 8. /.
Kean, Rev A. E. Mttredgo, J. L. Pickard, Rev.
will effect no change in the policy or basis OF
tho Homo. Having been elected Superinten-
dent by the corporators, the management of its
a1airs still rest in DR.. Shipman's hands
4 more immediate aud practical rcsult Of tho
incorporation was the donation of $4,000 by the
Chicago Reliof and Aid Society, with the pro-
vso that it should be invested in real estate. for
the benefit Of tho Homo. Pursuant to this pro-
south Of Madison. 84110 04. and $4,000 Was paid
down. The balance Of the purchase money,
5000, is in a mortgage, which has five yearB to
run Plans for building were obtained as soon
~ practicable, but, With all possible diligence,
pleted It is hoped that in a few weeks, o. days,
perhaps, the work may be resumed. The build
ing, with its henting apparatus, will not cost far
from $4,000, and will accommodate fifty chill
dren, with twenty attendants.
In addition to the work within the Home,
monthly record Of the doings Of the Home has
been published during the past year. The cir
culation OF this paper is now about 1,500 be-
sideg 1000 which arc distributed monthly by
+u%f -.~A:- -i,.L
they call their depot work. A little book OF
soma eighty pages, being republication Of 3
series Of religious meditations, published from
month to month in the Record, under tho tit1o
Of Musings" has also been published during
the past Jear.
The children, during the past year, have been,
for tho most part, under DR.. Shipmans care,
though he has had the assistance, at various
times, OF Drs. R. N: Foster, T. G. Duncan, and
Fl. n. Small. Tho diseases Of the eye and ear
have been undor the care Of Dr.: Woodyatt.
As for pecuniarJ matters, the Home has re-
ceiTed during the past year 7,45.14 more
than 81 700 Of this money VAS received through
the Ladies' Union Aid Society, and so, 900 from
has been expended, as already stated. The
residue hao been laid out for the Home
Tho Chairman then introduced the Rev. c. D.
He1mer, Of tho Union Park Church, who said that
word Of his would help it he would give it. It
he1niassneaa f,od carad mora for he nncared
for' than ali the rest. IF one ar two babies 1nade
m 11nncT b.nniness ;r m nanv thorsand 1,o1nes s
il Chicago, heE % much Joy thsre must :: "a IN The
wor1d he aood n1o"a to hoy ho:rd n r ha ~.
oo hacie,nr o@; Thnso h " en"a1ad - o ;n "otI ~
h,.zeat1 uo,k 1ure+ hSaeeo - LA anas
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10y ~: - praao1, tba a;,,ht - 1ha;4 ~
1ora t1,a ,ya1 III Hon,s ~ - .;ad ~, ~ t1
F.;th ,,;c1, = shoraJ Ta1 o.J AZ ~. nuo
thst + won11 he c,rT;e ~ ~ naqfact;n,
a15 tha+ ;+a ,aw hn;1;7;nr voH1 49,, -,
6n;abaJ He tr1'stad th.t IF ra.s,,4 ,eo,,,a
.1ae5 ,.,rd ~ tho ;nst;+,,t;o, a,,3 "a s.nt G
;e2a tbav nnld coD+-apana ~ u,a ~ 10
Tho President expressed tho wish that people
vnuld buv tho book and tracts referre1 To in the
rennrts mot rnore1v tn aid tha Homa Init sirca