The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-02-03

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seventh Annual.Report Of the Board
OF Managers Of the Home for she
Friendless.
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:of
the personal, intense, devout SELF
hood of its donors than does this. Not
given coldly, not grudgingly, or of ne
cessity; but spervaded 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-often unsought and from
an unexpected quarter. In the 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 situations, givingssatisfaction to
their employers and good promise for
future usefulness, than at the present.
For conducting religious service in
the Home, the services of G. +. Coffin,
I. NJ. Hughes, j Dudley, N. Gillian,
Levi Jessup, Committee from the Wo-
mans Christian Association, have
been highly appreciated. We receive
gratuitousiy. Ply mouth Pulpit, Chris
tan Union, Christian at Work, Advo-
,cate Of Holiness, Scattered Seeds, In
jianapolis Journal, Richmond Palla-
dunn, Telegram and independent; and
we especially thank the editors of the
Richmond papers for our publishing
and printing; free ofchaIge. We ten
der our thanks to VIM. Parry for fur
nishing car to take the family and
friends OF the Home to picnic at
New Garden, and return. free of
Il
who provided go kindly and hounti-
the day one long to be remembered,
especially by those who have had less
of Joy than Of sorrow in life, have sure
giving To County Commissioners,
officers, who have kindly counseled
IL ..JaJ ~. -hono-o~
auired, we are under obligations. Also
to T. H. Workman and FL. 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
s Me4 ds sa ss asssE ss.s: f.
our Superintendent and committees,
ton, and other business interests of
the Home; and E. w. Mcclure, for
passes on the T.. & II. Railroad.
October Both, the day set apart for
the reunion of the friends of the In
pleasant and profitable Cambridge,
Carthage, Newport, Chester, Dover,
West Grove, Lynn. Wash
ington, and Poplar Run Preparative !
were represented with lib
eral donations of provisions and gen
eral supplies; also, farmers, millers,
and .friepe&s fIeA yicinitys 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-
either in money, wood. |
clothing. new or second |
hand; for which, on behalf Of the |
homeless and Eiendless, we thank |
you, friends, at home and abroad-in |
city. and county, nossffTsssb fifss : 5eI
We especially tender our thanks to
those who remembered 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
ment of our Superintendent, Mrs f. |
B. Swank, whom. it will be seen by |
our Treasurer's Report, has managed |
the work most Of the year without an |
sgnH veis aaivof1sci s1ggss4 81 =
Amount taken for work done in the |
house, St73 43. All of which has been
as earned for inmates. ~
Number at commencement Of the /
year, 49,; admitted as. members of the |
Home, 80; traneie sts, adults, S., chill
lren, Is: homes procured for adults,
l9; children, 8; sent to friends IL;
children given to Orphans Home, 2;
rent to Reform School, 2; to County
Asylum, /; 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
jared for, 3D. ~
Number ia the Home at present:
Adults IL, children 8-Total 20. To-
al during the year 121.
On behalf of the Board
S. A. ILfFF DAVIS, President.