National Republican., 1875-12-02

teenthouaanddoll for the support Of seventy five
transient paupcrs, but for the past two years has
given nothing to the hospital
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS ORPHANS HOME
Tho lady managers OF the Soldiers and Sailors
Orphans Home, In presenting their report for tho
year ending Dec. 81, 1874 state that they lsbored
under great financial embarrassmontso owing to the
failure Of Jay Cooke & Co. which deprived them
OF the appropriation voted them by Congress for
the nseal year ending June g, 1874, amounting 70
In order to meet the demands Of their large
household II was determined by the trustees 70
to legacy from the estate OF Mr.. Ward, the
amount to be returned to the fund when the deli
cheney appropriation should become available.
The health of the children is stated to have
been excellent
The Homo School is under tho charge Of Miss
Frost, whose influence over the children, both In
the school and in the family, IS beneficial, They
attend the church and Sunday school Of the
They report the constant welI-doing Of the boys
and girls, who, having reached the age of sixteen,
have returned to their parents or guardians. Two
Of the eldest boys have had situations provided
for them at the Springfield armory, wherb they
are learning their trades.
Owing to the provision OF their act Of incorpora-
tion that .'ouly destitute orphans of soldiers or
sailors who have died in tho late war; no chill
dren have been admitted during the year.
The enurnber of benefciaries Is f2-4 are males,
IS fenales-ranging from the ages Of two to
thirteen years.
The reeapitulation of payments during the year
SHOWS dls lsoursements, on all accounts, amounting
to s13 03 and on account of donations the trea1
urer Acknowledges the receipt of sl73s5
ST. AIMS INFANT AsrLuM q
Report of st. Apn's Infant Asylum, Washington,
u. e., for tho year ending Sept II, 1875.
This Institution Is sustained entirely by private
contribution, and has never received any assist
nbee from the General Government. During the.
yearthey have received and cared for seventy. dve
foundlinRs ard orphans pearly all Of whom we're
destitute, oesices a number Of homeless women.
For some three or four years an addition to their
the want Of means the scciety has been unable to
make 1t. Finding IL impossible longer 70 defer
increasing the size OF their buildlng, they have
commenced an addition, and intend at the coming
session OF Congress TO ask for an appropriation.
All the colored foundlings are received, but they
having the room nor the means to provide for
them.
This institution is conducted BY the Sisters Of
Charity.
SISTER AsSEs, MatrOn in charge
ST. JosEPH's MALE ORPHAN ASYLUM
Report Of st. Joseph's Male Orphan Asylum for
the year ending October /, 1876:
Has never received aid from the general or city
diers' orphans received and cared for during the
war. Number Of orphans about 10O;'number of
pupils at school 100; number Ofpupils free, 30; cost
Of support, $1,000.
WAsHINoToS, October i, 1875.
ST. yINcENT's ORPHAN ASYLUM.
Report of st. Vincent's Orphan Asylum, Wash
ingtOn, ID. O., for the year ending October l. 1875:
This institution was Incorporated by Congress
February 25. 1851, and in July, 1882, made an ap-
propriatlon Of twenty thousand dollars, (s2O 600
viz: $4,000 to St. Vincent Orphan Asylum and
$1,000 for the washington City Orphan Asylum -
and has received no aid from the general or city
government since 1882.
AT present the orphans provided for is 40; num-
Der of pupils in the school Is 230 of these 70 arc
free scholars; cost Of support of the orphans is
about 81, 900 per annum. The orphans of st. Vim
/ cents Orphan Asylum, when arrived at suitable
80. Taaa I'll.
try" to bctaught trades. The number of orphans
now in the institution is 80 and the proceeds of tho
work Of the orphans support the house. Cost Of
support about 5000, aud receives no aid from gen.
eral or city government.
woNEs's cHEIsrIAS ASSOCIATION.
The FIth Annual Report OF the Managers of
the Women's Christian Association of the Dis
trict OF Columbia for the year ending Decsm-
Mr. William Stiekney, president, and Mrs.
Thos. Wilson and Miss Laura Sunderland, secro-
iariss, give very full and detailed statement of
the operations Of the society, announcing that
they have 3 large and suitable piece of ground,
Tree from incumbrsnce, on which TO erect HHome''
buildings, and present their thanks TO Congress
0elses- a,ss ,.sv m,,,v.,, ,..,-r that, ,..,,,.,,
the United States down TO the humblest contrib.
utor who has aided them In any way.
This excellent association has its .employ,.,
devotional" and visiting" Committees and TIE
meetings Of the board Of managers are held On
inss are well attended, and reports from each
branch Of the society are presented. The mana
gers are confident, could they bring these re-.
ports Immediately before the public, they would
meet with a ready response from the liberal
hearted. The duties deyolving upon the ladies
ofthess various committees are well and faith
fully performed. Besides the support derived
from regular contributions, the friends OF the
society Will perceive that efforts are made to at
Sssg insr a1a and
tainments, and that the ladies do not spare them.
selves any hard work, or leave anything uadone
are hshAtX sfhAX Ma5 1lRsEsass their treasury and
needy and unfortunate.
1t appears from the showing Of the semploy-
mentr committee that through this channel relier
has been afforded to two hundred and eleven
women during the year, and when IL Is remcm-
bered that in most of these cases each woman rep
resents family depending upon her exertions for
support, some idea may be formed of the mag
nitude of the work. OF this number fifty-two were
employed in the sewing g-rOoms, but the greater
number were supplied each Wednesday with work
by the piece at their homes. During the year the
receipts Of this committee, from labor, materials
sales. donations, and proceeds of festival
amounted TO s2,97996 while their expenditures for
fuel. rent, labor, and material amounted to 81
47392 expenditures in excess of receipts Al 4o39
In summing up tho work for the year the ladies
feel that great allowance should be made for the
increased expenditures. The employment branch
has been carried on independently of the Home
thus requiring rent and other expenses not called
for heretofore. The demand for help has been very
urgent, and they have cndeayored 10 turn no one
away who needed employment.
The association gratefully acknowledges dona-
tions of groceries. provisions, Shoes and money
from the public and solicit cast-of garments and
rags as the garments are remOdeled for the chill
dren, and the rags are sewed together by them
and are woven into carpets for the institution
More than one hundred yards have thus been fur
nished.
Out Of the seventy five children cared fordurIng
the year but two have died-one from disease
and one from the result Of fatal accident The
sheiteripg arms OF the Home are open to the chill
dren Of want, so far as IL Is possible provide for
them Mothers can here place their fatherIess
children while they go TO seek and earn q 1--we
Ihood.
The amount of money received for the year from
subscriptions and donations Is $3.50 81 and from
bequests, church collections, &c, 81 39L53. The
contributing members.