The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-02-03
Seventh Annual.RePorso Of the BOARD
Of Managers Of the Home fer t.
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Seventh AnnuaI.Repors Of the hoard
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As the time has again rolled around
for retrospect and review. it is also a
time for thanksgiving and praise
Probably the same amount of money
clothing, provision and general sup.
plies, that we count in our yearly re.
ceipts. has never represented more.oi
the personal, intense, deyout SELF
hood of its donors than does this. Not
given coldly. not grudgingly, or OF ne
ceseify; but pervaded with life and
love and prayer. therefore we believe
with power. When friendless women
and children needing food and raiment,
and often sick, have sought the shell
ter of our home. we have noticed,
especially if our funds were low i'm
mediately following them came money
or supplies-ofteD unsought and from
an unexpected quarter. In fhe past
year we have never lacked the means
to comfort and nourish the sick and
friendless stranger. At no time since
| the organization of our work have we
had more persons under our care in
good situat ions, giving satisfaction to
their employers and good promise for
future usefulness, than at the present.
For conducting religious service in
the Home. the services of c. f. Coffin >,
I. NJ. Hughes.J. Dudley, n. Gillian,
Levi Jessup, Committee from the Wo-
mans Christian Association, have
been highly appreciated We receive
eratuitously. Plymouth Pulpit, Chris
tan Union, Christian at Work, Advo-
cate of Holiness, Scattered Seeds. In
dianapolis Journal, Richmond Palla--
dunn, Telegram and Independent;an and
we especially thank the editors of the
Richmond papers for our publishing
and printing. free of charge 81 We ten
der our thanks to VIM. Parry for fur
| nishing car to take the family and
friends OF the Home to a picnic at.
! New Garden, and return. free Of
| charge. Our friends at New Garden,
who provided, 60 kindly and tounti-
\ fully everything calculated to make
the day one long to be remembered,
especially by those who have had less
of joy than of sorrow in life, have sure-'
" realized the blessing of cheerful
giving To County Commissioners,
| Township, Trustee. Mayor and city
officers, who have kindly counseled
and aided us whenever occasion re-
quired. We are under obligations. Also
to T. H. Workman and II. Shofer for
use of horses and carriage. and to the
Street Railway Company for tickets
for street cars, and VIM Bennett for
omnibus tickets. Our thanks are
especisily due to Superintendent j. F.
Miller. for Kindly furnishing passes to
our Superintendent and committees,
when arranging for our annual dona-
ton, and other business interests of
the Home; and E. w. Mcclure, for
passes on the E. & III. Railroad.
October Both, the day set apart for
the reunion Of the friends of the In
etitution, was this year in every way
pleasants and profitable. Cambridge,
Dublin. Walnut Ridge, I.ewisville,
Carthage, Newport, Chester. Dover,
Middleboro, West Grove, Lynn WASH
ington. and Poplar Run Preparative
Meeting, were represented with lib
eral donations of provisions and gen
eral supplies. also, farmers, millers,
and friends, ofrome vicinity of Rich
mond, were generous in their contrib
utions on this day.
Scarcely day in the past year. but
we have received some token of re-.
membrance either in money, wood 4
provisions, clothing, new or second
hand; for which y on behalf of the
homeless and friendless, we thank |
you, friends, at home and abroad-in
city and country. seb ns1 Ia
= We especially tender our thanks to |
those who remean bered our Home on
Thanksgiving and Christmas days
For the prosperity of our Home in |
the past year, We owe much to the |
kindly influence and good manage
meni Of our Superintendent, Mrs. +.
B. Swank, whom. it will be seen by
our Treasurer's Report, has managed
the work most OF the year without an
assistant. Esss3 satvetiad
= Amount taken for work done in the
house, Sta 43. All ofwhich has been
expended as earned for inmates
e Number at commencement of the |
year, 10; admitted as members of the |
Home, 30, transients, adults, 55, chil-
dren, 10 homes procured for adults, |
10; children, 9; sent to friends IL; |
children given to Orphans Home, 2;
sent to Reform School, 2; to County |
Asylum, 1; prisoners cared for, 81
three for city, two for county; insane
persons cared for until provision could !
be made for them, 2; died, adults,
none; children, 3; number of children
cared for, -. ~ vw 4 n
Number In the Home at present:
Adults II, children S-Total 20. 70
tal during the year 12l.
On behalf of the Board.