Daily Republican., 1879-04-25
THE HOMELESS WANDERERS.
Of the Home for
FriendIess and HeStitute Chill
aren Last Ejght-An Excellent
granme-RepOrtO OF the Board
Of Managers.

Programme-Rep Of the Board
Of Managers.
A large and cultured audience was
present at Grace NJ. L. Church last
evening, the occasion being the ami
vprsary Of the Home for Friendless and
Destitute children. A fine programme
was presented and the auditors were
delighted with the entertainment. The
fifty little ones occupying seats on the
platform appeared to be very happy
and each went through his or her part
without any stoppags or prompting. In
fact the entertainment given was cred
1t to all connected with this Institution.
William Candy presided. The exer-
cises opening at 7.30 with the chorus,
$50 work for the Harvest is near"
after which Rev. DR.. Stevenson, pastor
of Grace NJ. Il. church, led in prayer.
The children next sang "All Because
He Loves me So" the l03 Psalm which
had been committed to memory
was recited by the school Labor,
Wealth and Pride" a recitation by one
of the boys was very interssting;a class
of seven girls next sang "a Home Shell
ter" The report of the Board Of Man
ayers was read by Charles Warner.
The following is the report: Tho Man
ayers of the Home for friendlesss and
Destitute Children again return their
thanks for The help extended to support
tho Institution, and present to Their
friends and contributors their sixteenth
Annual report.
During the year 36 children have
been admitted to the home, IA returned
to parents or friends; B indentured or
placed on trial; absconded and one
died. Of those absconded, 2 have been
in the Home but an hour, and the
others but day or two. The whole
number who have been under our
charge, is $50; number at present in
the Home 81 until very recently it
amounted to ~.
MANY of those returned to parents
or friends ,,have been placed temporarily
under our care as boarderS, to be re
claimed whenever their natural guard
ians are able to provide for them; but
even when ch ldren are legally com
mi.ted to our care, we are always ready
to return them whenever We are CON
yinced tina / may be done without
preiudi.l 10 their hest interests.
Some slight epidemic diseases have
prevailed during the year, without ser
ous results, and the only death that
has occurred in our large family is that
of very young child; who, when adj
mittpd TO the Home, was badly burned,
and after recovering from these inJur
les died OF dropsy on the brain. Dr..
Negendank continues his unremlttlnS
care Of our household; and we also re
turn our grateful acknowledgements
) to Dr. L. J. Mckay for valuable pro,
fessional service. About so children
: are capable of receiving some instruc-
|. tions in the school, which has for sever
al yeals been under the care of Miss
Florence Morgey, whose faithful and
patient labOrs are rewarded with all
the success that can be hoped for un-
der the circumstances, has te material
OF ltt StiiOuI ID C'iotdhLly choh hS ~ =
with the older pupils, aud many OF
the younger ones are at the age, when,
in other homes, they are inmates OF
the nursery, and too young to learn
anything but the difficult lessons OF Or
der and self.control.
In our last report we stated that We
had engaged Mrs. Isaac Crouch and two
of her daughters to take charge Of the
domestic government of our household
:. 1t is very gratifying to be able to say,
after years experience, that they
have proved well qualified for their
difhcult and responsible position, and
administer its duties in the spirit o.
love and sound mind, so that whilt
the law of kindness prevails in thu
) household, the discipline so necessary
) to tho success and we'll being of all sucl
y, institutions has been thoroughly estab
lished and maintained.
During the past season the house
: has been painted andput into good order
and many repair and improvements have
been accomplished, so that it is now
in better condition, and better adapted
to the comfort and convenience of oul
. large family, than at any time since
l we have occupied it. We owe these much
: needed impro ements 10 the means
!, furnished by the Delaware Horticul-
: tural Exhibition, and to the friends
who supplied our Home table with use
ful and fancy articles, from the sale O
, which we realized about S4OO; while
the whole receipts of the exhibition
= amounted to $967.31; larger sun
S than we have received for some years
. past, and we dersire to express al
warmly as possible. our grateful &C
acknowledgements to the friends whose
e1ertions helped to secure to us this
substantial benefit.
. The only addition to our Endowment
Fund during the year has been lega
cy of $500, from the estate of Mrs. Amy
. Y. Tatum. She felt warm interest
in the establishment of the Home, and
I aided in its organization. by her coun-
! sci and experience, and was one OF oul
, earliest and most valuable Managers
, She was always most most llbera
/. and cheerful giver, not only of pecunl
ary gifts, but also of love, sympathy
and kindness. Her connection witt
the Home was severed by her remova
from our city, but she always retained
! for it, warm and affectionate interest
= of which this bequest is the latest evi
nense.
: While our Endowment Fund is grad
u ually increased from year to year, by
the remembrances of those who wisE
u , the good they do to live after them
. We do not gain enough to make up fol
y the loss of the contributors which every
. year takes from us, and we must con.
tinue to appeal to our friends, for the
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