, 1874-02-06
Annual Meeting of the Trus-
tees.
Election of 0lllcers for tho EilslliDS
Year.
Reports Of tho Secretary, Treas"
urer, Etc.

diana ayepuo and Tlirty-1rst street. This inst''
tuition is comparatively spoa1ing. got III It's
tnfancy, but tho amount OF good dono by it is
iucssinnblo. Worry fow pcoplo Boom to hl'oW
wllat q noblo work Is doing through tho instru-
mentality OF n fow benevolent and bonotlccnt
lados and gontlolnon.
lilo nblo report OF tho Secretary, Mrs. r. II:
AIitclel) Is glvon below Ill full, and 1s o[ great
interest, both showing what ia now doing anu
sufficiently endowed. noro IL MI almost r'lliillit-
cd field for tho pitlanthropiht. and is deserving
OF far moro encouragement than 1t receives from
the general pnbic.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The meeting yesterday canlo to order at y
o'clock, und, tho President being abscnt,
Mrs. George Herbert was called to
tho chatr. The officers for tho en-
Trenidont, Nrn. s. 1. Norcross; Vico-prosido,,t,
Mrs. George Herbert SECRETARY, Mrs. q. n.
Mitchell Treasurer, Mrs. g. @: 1onton. Tho
following gentlemen wero elected a.. trustees 3
Dal,iol Shepherd, Richard j. Runlslo, William ..
Ogdon, and tho lley. i. z. Chamberlain. Thlr-
ty-two lntios wore choscn managers, an9, tho
election being finished, the reports Of tho differ"
ont officers for the paBt year wero road anu asto-
4ively listened TO.
THE BEcnETAnYs NEronT.
Tho prcsidont being unayoiaably absont, OF
courFo, bhe .;avo no report but inc present.
eon0ltlolt3 Iio "h1ts, anu !Ae "uih po'''t' uo''"
In tho Eefuge aro giyon IL, tho following report
Of tho Secretary.
During the last year eghtyshrce inmates lave bean
received III tho Home. Thirty "f tlssa were not yet
eight wero honorably discharged; ten ieit without
Permission, ten were scut to other institutions SArsa
death as occurred. rhs preseiit number Of nn.atea
nt!uIta, 3d. nfants 10. sono avo becn srns awly Ill
o ss desre wo Of e %aGes Is % avo o. tic daily e Of
the institution resemble aH nearly hs possiue tue ite
Of Tho family. Even thoso families who have Lad
youchsafcd them tho privileges Of moral and religious
discipline, rs well of mental and religious tra.niIg
understand but inperiscty. set tho duo hubso IN;
10 keep tho atmosphere around them pure and
scrcisc AB the truly hh1py home m On earth H.
e ts naass oqfs sa M hos na %
MUM time Now, 1t is to be remembered that this s
family, most Of whom utterly Ignorant ncny Of
whom ra vicious, NIL Of whom 1tniacilincd NOR
ny ont Of thio chaos wo try to briug order in this
wiso Tho day III begun will iamiiy worship, con-
family Il distributed about tho house III DIFF
lereat industrial departments. Tho objcet is
to d some aaptaton md preference for tho workso
sewing is douo for tho public III tho past year 6G
garments have been malo there-s2o7dl earned IL
another, dressn,ak!ng and nlnory IN the sliape Of
iades' breakfast caps. sonv Of tho nmaca re1aain
in the nursery n charge Of tho Infants o.era attend
ci WI WSe thsro Is not o istructio il sSe
daily III tho p'aiuer English branches. Some aro
a sx to qay o ey 6 oea a
Tor them. so,no few study earnestly from tho truo
love Of knowledge, ecziag with eagerhesa oprorunl-
Lives. Hc1gous SERVICES aro held Oh Sunday prayer
meeting evening each week. ono eyenin; eacll
week Is aevoted to n ao
These evenings aFo anticipated with delight md ex-
cccdgly cntoyed Dy tao noseao: nho a'i,l,
7nents are vnsies consisting sometimes ol readings
tnt music sometimes u chafAuce anu games oilco
Or twee tlo pay nag oaeh yery erGao @
in making these evenings sacceRsful anu doligt-
ful aro most warmly thanked and grcteful's ren'en-
DR.. Dnko has given q lesson in physiology once
week. Mi5s AlacaneS caaoh ~ ~ ,aa dor aa .ac
S ossaa m se ~ onte 1ns wee Wor
poor to express how thankful We arc to thsso
lud!es for their assistance In addition to tho yallahe
their aymrathetio encouragement. ,Thoy become VOL
4intary animated BY tho desire TO 90 something ior
sronay s9DaS EDn Hands sada'' t''''is' .'S' M ~ S' ~
During tho Inst year lndy who wns travelling
with tue wide sca between ner nu snis aseMa
acss woman, with everything ihat WAS beuulitnt
inround her md with great calMety 70 a1precato
n enjoy 81 loysy gs M r maSefne!ess d a9 no not
aud bctholght herself what she could do bning happy
and privileged Tor the nnhappy anu M aesa'ate. an
present Of books to tho inates af this institution.
which havo given them great dehght one oi them
who had read .,Dhyd ooppertiea" Will great intsr-
"I .lnl; tho most interesting character in David
A4"A ~
great many pryat!ons IN his youth to prcare him to
enjoy e hossgs Of life In hia rper yenrs. as aor te
auor, think he nlakcs everything clear and comre-
7leusvo to the rcadors nina, aud tlo child wife
think ia base representation Of the human heart uc
fore comes III contact with tho cruel surroundings o
tho wortd.n
l Annals OF Quiet feighborhoou "IHe character
OF Catherine Ven sows what can 10 done by Kindness
of we'll Us by tho falsity Of num- ~ tho lsa
place sic ta introduced US very hardeneu creature
Iut through tho kindness and perseverance, OF tlt
Vicar, when her father Gusts her out INTO the merc1e
of cold, unfecliug wor an n'i,ef @ uoe, ao .sa vta
1fe,"
Until aat summer no have aliowed mothers N tn
institution to giyo nway their infauts Aeing tht1l
TO procure guol homes for thom. Wo dl1 this be
cause It was not only difficult nu. seemed a nnoiSSinQ
for wonan with babo III her arms to earu l!vlnt
BY my honora9o means Wherever ah9 anpearet is
baolis good women turned their faecs. Notwith
standing this repeacl e1srienco r. juno last ta
Of nloticr aud chlld whllo in tho Home aud 10 in
form all who should afterwara seek ta protection