, 1874-11-05
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
HOME OF THE FR1ENDLEss.


HOME OF THE FR1ENDLEBa. :"
A regular mooting Of thss instituston VAS bald
yessostaY morning. The aeorotsry road report
from tho Burr Af,ssion, which statcd that daf1hB
tho past month nearly 500 family visits had neeh
mado by tho Mhtron Of that institution, and tnas
tho financial department was lonribhang' fa-
port from tho Durr Industrial soelety stated
that saventy-six additional applicants haa neon
enrolled during tho past month; that the A.
tendance had boon zosulsr, and worry 'lis1le s'ok~
uasa reported. -.
stated that no additions Ind beon made during
tho month of October that tho proaont num-
ber Of minated enrolled wno 214, OF which lb2
were adults and ca children. Dismissed during
tho past month Adults tn anS - ohiatans isa ~;
don't reported as financial account, the folloN..
Ing; Nouss e1ponse nccouns, balance on hand
0at. l., %, 2so.61 donations. oash. so5242;
board Of toaolss S5o 1ont for the ew9 prosed-
S3,166.68 balanoo on hand Nor. for house
md sohool expenses, e449.4s; balance on hand
Nov. for homo niasion expousea, sot0.M caah
on hand Nov. !. ,76S. ,,,.
Tho PreHldont then presented . communication
10 tho Homo In reference to
NEnuILD1N0
tho BtoroB tGo nud 1T Randolph street, destroyed
by fire in October, 1871. Ihe cost Of aunh 70
hans ld sson ss set ass forth g 5e /, 4ho Tbs
ono-fourth of tho cost. Tho burr
AIiaslon Fund owoB tho Fomo Fund she sun Of
$4,000, The report was put to vote; and tho
President mud Vfce-pfosidont worc authorized to
trausfer from tho Durr Mission Fund to tMa
fund OF tho Homo security to an amount aufti-
oient to meet Tho deficiency duo from the former
to tho lattor Oh account Of rebuilding tho storea
Tho following vsro sesa1snIas shon appointed as Sup
ply Committee: Mrs. Ely. Mrs. Bristol, Mrs.
Asay and Mra. Islan. deception COmu1ittee--
Mrs. Ellis Mrs. Bradley Mrs. Sullivan. Indus
trial Comlnittee---Mrs. Higgins, hirs Murphy.
Extra Committee-11ra. Anderson, Ara. DR..
Wnrrcn.
THE cooK-DuoK.
Tho amount received by tho Cook-Book"
sale WAS 8209.50. Mira Hoag stated that thero
was great donland for cook-books in the coun-
try, but thoy were unable to obtain them. She
therefore offered, as an extra indueemept to buy
ors, a resolution that oil persons purchasing tho
"Cook-DoolK" before the lat Of December
shall be entitled to year's subscription 10 the
Visitor.
Alleged CRUELTY.
The Committee appointed to Investigate cor
thin charges of alleged cruelty on tho part OF tho
Matron, submitted tho following:
os or Sra u & sar and ID iss Hary II Thomss ~
r,cmhcra Of this toard and tho Of sovory In
tho government Of the Homc, noicea iu The culuAao
beg lcavo to report:
Tint TINY have ava1lcd themselves Of every Of
3 n rSse and vN no sao IT,
houed, and fud that, during the notwithstanding Ut
AIRS. Grant, period Of egh eara, ouIy three four
csi.cis,n anil that ne!shor Of thceo havo resuod in
any injury to tho person.
ia u to Se s sT by fos
any peSson rcpcattug It lnuat, Of necessity bo an
enemy. This BY means follows anu should not 10
ai'oat snoul not sse,to our wonter WHEN i Is ecu-
s1lurcl tha an idea is entertained BY some minds TINT
eornores punishment to my es.sn ~ sninfesns ,
bodily palu, however aght, Is cruelty. To affirm this,
snd that eectnal controi over tho i,n,atea Of Tho
Homo 10 maintained By moral suaaiGn Alnnc, con-
That a1rs. Grant should havo succeeded for thcao
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positions. Of mitch Or little moral cultivation pro-
scnttng auch widely dtiorcnt intellectual character
stics, In matter Of sincere congratulations.
That Ala has ths mAlntaned such perfect order IN
Tho tnalisuon, with thu almpst nniYcrn. approval
and grateful acknowledgment Of ths inmates ihesa-
sevcs, 80 well known and admitted that point 10
1t fully Qualifying confidence In her administration,
While We do not catta for Mrs. Grant exemption
gratefully affirm that sha possesses qualification fos
tic government and general management Ut tho Homo
u s & ss sao 1s sa
instances when that r1uncas Of purpose that secks
but tho inuates' good hna et first baen most unwe1
como; but subsequently acknowledged to havo boon
Approaching tho rIgh. and duty et Tho friends o!
kindly criticism, end soliciting tho continued fnvo.
] and corutannnco Of tie benevolent, who hnys SC
generously aisd hefeo4ose, the hoara Ilcd8e thcts
bcat efforts Ia render this noble charity asa,,re
| succcss.
Whie your Committee would have greatly preferred
tint the resignat' Of ra 3. q. Miller and 31lns
Mary Thon,aa had ,ot boon presented, yes,reeognztnr
ther right to Withdraw from this Board ut any tt,e
they chopRe they recommend that thait designations
he acceptad sud for such aid they have been abt
to render to tho Homo, they have tho thanka OF thl
| Board. @. @. HAMMOND, Chairman Committee.
After auditing few miner bills, the Board ad
| jouuned.