The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-11-11
Home for Destitute Children,

tion OF the Home for Destitute Children,
held on Thursday, October IL, 1876, the
following officers we're elected for the en-.
suing year
President-Mrs. William G. Hiokok.
Vice.president Mrs. James A.Shcdd.
Treasurer-Mrs NJ. Clapp.
Recording secretary-Mrs. Charles 4.
Allen.
Corresponding secretary--Miss Kate
Morton.
Managers--Mrs. l.. G. Dodge. Mrs. Il.
g. Kennedy, Mrs. b. 8. Nichols, Mrs.J +.
A. Shedd, Mrs. E. 8. Peck, Mrs. B.
Turk, Mrs. L. NJ. Clapp. Mrs. c. e. AL.
len, Mrs, e. Martin, Miss Kate Morton,
Mrs. O,J. Walker, Mrs. Spencer Marsh,
Auditor of accounts--Mrs. Sarah G.
Cole.
Advisory oommittee-Henry Loomis,
Miss Mary G. Torrey, Luther g. Dodge.
Mrs. Sarah q. Cole, William G. Shaw.
County managers-Addison, Mrs. A.
NJ. Beokwith, Middlebury; Bennington,
Miss 8. E. Park, Bennington Caledon.
10, Mrs Horace Fairbanks, St. Johns
bury Essex, Mrs. @. E. Benton, Guild.
hall; Franklin. Miss Fanny Brainerd, 81.
Albans Grand Isle, Mrs. O. G. Wheel
er, Grand Isle; Lamoille, Mrs. J. c.
Noyes, Morrisvile Orange, Mrs. Aaron
Davis. Chelsea Orleans. Mrs. Martha
II. Pease, Derby; Rutland, Mrs. s. W.
Rowell, Rutland; Washington, Mrs 10.
seph Poland, Montpelier Windham, Mrs,
G. II. Thompson. Brattleboro Windsor,
Mrs. Fl. A. johnson. Woodstock.
The secretary submitted the following
annual report.
To the corporators and friends Of the
Home:
Although the year just closing has
been, in some respects, the most trying
through which the Home has passed. we
would gratefully acknowledge the mcrcies
with which il has been crowned
We cannot report, as we had hoped to
do. that the Home is free from debt and
ready to enter upon the larger work wait.
ing to be done. The financial condition
Of the country, the depression in business
and consequent loss of employment for
many has seriously affected all charitable
institutions. and the Home has not been
exempt. While our income has been less
the demand for assistance has largely in.
creased. Within the past four months
there have been more than twenty appli.
cations for admission which we have been
obliged to refuse for lack of funds. We
have now about eighty children to feed,
clothe and instruct. The unavoidable OK.
pense of such family is not triAing. and
we have felt that VIC could not assume
. greater responsibility. Yet the question
is sometimes presented in another aspect,
and to this we ask the thoughtful aiten.
tion of our friends. Can we-ought we
. dare we--assume the responsibility OIL
refusing to feed the hungry clothe the
naked, aud teach the ignorant who come
:. to our very doors Who will save them
If we do not. from the misery and vice
: which dog their steps, and threaten thcil
,, lives with ruin?
To one branch Of the work, very i'm
portant branch, as it seems to US, VIZ
: would call special attention. During the
: : year we have had repeated applications t
i receive infants. We have had small
: number mine in all) under our care. bu
owing to the great expense incident II
the work, comparatively little has beer
. done in this direction. Still it is a worl
> which needs and ough. to be done. anG
. one the Home seems called upon to do
: A single instance will serve to show how
impossible it is for the Home to ignore o.
: refuse the constant calls, Two children
lone thirteen months aud the other les
9 than y week old-were left mother less
The father-a poor man. day laborsr-
had no way of caring for them. He hat
i no friends to help him, and what eoul,
: be done with the children? There seem
J ed no place but the Home Should VI
refuse utterly to help 10 such case
u The many instances which have come 4
our notice prove not only that there !
= imperative need Of some place whore help
less, homeless infants can be taken AM
D properly cared for. but that the Home l
u expected to be such place. Whether i
= shall answer these expectations is for it
. friends TO say.
i There have been thirty nine admission
!, !, during the year. from the following
!, towns, viz: Barton. Bristol. Berlin
~ Burlington, Dummerstou. Enosburgt
: Fairhaven, Ferrisburgh, Highgate, j eri
u cho. Leicester. Manchester, Milton, Rut
land, South Burlington, Wallingiord
's Winooski and Wiliston.
u Fifteen children have been provide
with good homes. three have died. on
from consumption and two from choler
IN infantum, and several have been returne
1. to relatives or friends. Cheering report
a from many of the former inmates Of th
10 Home encourage our hearts and maxi U
}: look forward hopefully into the future,
a. We wish to express our appreciate
re Of the faithfulness and skill Of DR.. H. A
n, Crandall. who has this year.as heretoior
r. gratuitously attended the children an
III also to thank those gentlemen who ha,
to SO cheerfully given US valuable legal an
be other advice. To our friend. Miss Louil
,t H. Howard. we are indebted for beaut
nj ful bell. which is only another proof
no the Interest felt by herself and family
ia the Home The gift Of $500 from D
II Joseph Gray of Taftsville. came mo
ut opportunely. and called for our warme
thanks. We cannot specify farther, b.
beg our friends. one and all. to rest q
"a, sured of our hearty appreciation Of al
'H' H. and every service rendered the Home.
- In the midst Of our thankfulnes o.
-. ~ hearts are saddened as we miss snoth
~ ~, face and remember that our faithful Q
al al worker, Mrs. Z Is. Whiting, will me
M Msu and work with US no more. How fait
:" - ful and devoted was her service those be
. :, know who had the privilege Of workil
''S side by side with Der. Almost the Ia
A;s Il. hour Of her earth.life was spent in talki
n Al