, 1873-01-14

Annual Meeting Of the Washineto,t.u
Home Association.
Reports Of the Treasurer, secretarr
and supsTint c1dent. 80

| Tie annual meeting of the meubars =, ~.
| Washin5toninn Home Association VIVA hsla =.
the Home, cornar Of Madison et7cct and n.,S1
| avenue, last evening. Tho attendance vsa -
fasse. ;. ~
The Treasurcr's report for the wear r.s e,t
! mittcd- The receipts vcro 81, 7,547.m and ~.
expenditures 316.6e1.15; balnnce, ss56.75
:, Tho Secretary reported TINT in Janrarv thn,.
woro Sc inmates in the Home; in Feb7n,rs >ss' ~
alarch, %; april, SO; aEay, g; June, e: ill.,
81; August, 50; September, ST.; October. A.
November, Al; December, 80. The1e IL A..
from boardora and inmates E, ,97407, IN eon:r,.
lent OF 16 FREQ boarders.
The annual report OF tho Superintendent, N
n. Van Court, was submitted. After refe,ra.
to the effect Of the re in 1871 upon the inteests
OF tho Home he expresses satisfaction nj H..
result OF the years 1abors and efforts IN ~.
work Of reformation. Tho number Of nr,,o..
admitted during 1872 was 1863, Of whom D, Vars
regarded as reformed" G2 classed as "honA.
full" 49 "donbtfu1," end II livery doubtfuln
These classitications wore made from, c}osa sna
continued observation OF the conduct Of fha ;n'\
matos, and only after their action for ! Ionoth.
ened period, justified the hope that a ersdna,
or complete reformation had been eTacte3 ~
percentage Of absolute reforms vas reYardai ~ .
high as in any other similar institution il ~
country Five deaths hal occurred during h
Rsi' {sa s s"s1s ssss 1as4s 9t hass % ii
Il unknown" Their :: a7a:axs sSss' 10 .sa
WIS IS years, and nativity-Americaa. loo tn
eign, 4G unknown, co. Their occupations n.
cluded all ayocations, from merchants and l,Y-
yars to mechanics and laborerB. The Supe1a--
tendent regarded Us ono of tho most important
mr,1 of Tn = @
fact that during that period nino families, lon7
separated BY intozica.ion, were reunited b. Tia
beneficial influence OF the Home He also eoo.
eidered that there WAS decided improvement
In the general character Of tho inmates Ths'
Library had been enlarged during the past sea,.
but still fell far short Of what was really needal
The practice Of aufreptitiously bringing in liqug
by the inmatea, aud which had formerly
proved so great IN evi1, had been stopped
Finally, he considered it ine1pedieut Ia 70.
move tho Home from the city. as n.,ny who
have to labor deily would be- deprived Of is :.
had been subject OF anxiety since tho fire, Ea1
although 1atterly improved, tho receipts 4. pms.
ent would not render the institution sclf.szs.
tanning.
DR.. Char. II. Earle, Attending phyaicia7, IL =
ported that only one inmate died during tha ycar.
and that two had committed suicide. Bs.veea,
six and sev2n hundred yisits had been made to
the Home, and Las patients treated. Ee spoke
OF the drinlking Of liquor hJ sLa inmates o{ H.
Homo, and suggested that every one who ~
seen to be under tho influence he seat to ths
hospital until he fully recovered; and ta.. no
intoxicated Individual be permitted to sleep r5
q sober brother ths breath and the body exhs!-,
ations Of the formor b"ing imprognstel with Il.
cohol, might revive 4ne appetite Of his bed
fellow.
Mrs. G. B. MarBh, Chairman Of the L.di@f.,
Committee. reported that, luring the past year, !:
the Visiting Committee had ua3e 1c5uia- Ti.:a=
TO the Home, and used oycry effort to promote
tho welfare Of tho lnmateg. They FL. that tha
conduct of the Home was not wla! it should Ha
There had been extrayEgance in supplying tsa.d
The institution was not frst-clasa boarding
house, bat comfortable home end thsy iea:1l
for its future under the present management.
The natron had too large u Iac,nF TO p:o7atI
attend to her Duties. They objected to u !
Home being made IN asylum for ungoyernaLas
persona tho inmatea had too r.rch llhecJ
They doomed removal from temptation, eInplsr
nent for the inmates, stric: but kind trcatm-at:'
40 alcohol IN tho laboratory, aud good nsezssws
essential to the future usefulness and pcoatek
y of the institution. :..@ .::.:z~
An election tor Directors then took pl.ce With
he following result: G. Il. Holden, VIM Z
Wells, Dr.. N. s, Davis, DR.. r D. Fitch; 8: =
Culver, Vim Hodgson, Rev. E. J. Goodspee1
7. L. Draae,- Rav. Il. Il. Ryder, .Ipntos Heah
31:ee A. aillsr, Rev. l. E. kiittidge .WasaiaS !:
on Warren, DR.: D. A. Cotton. Rev: Ii. IL: PsEt=: i
,prst.' ~: - 's= f>z>1@c i
The meeting then adjourned. -: r: