Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-05-28
PRorEsTANT ORPHAN ASYLUM.
The Annual Reports and Election-A Graf
flying Exhibit.

flying Exhibit.
The annual meeting OF the lady directors of
the st. Paul Protestant Orphan society, for
the election of officers, was held at the asylum
yesterday forenoon, resulting as follows:
President, Mrs. Horace Thompson; vice presi-
dent, Mrs. G. A. Hamilton; treasurer, Mrs.
E. F. Drake; secretary, Mrs. C. ". Griggs.
The yearly meeting OF the society for the
election Of board of directors, was held on
the 25th instant, large number of ladies be-
ing in attendance. ~.
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY.
The report of the secretary for the year end
n G May, 1881, was first read by Mrs. C. W.
Griggs. The interesting document is pub
lished herewith In full: 80 ~ 81 80 -
Mrs. President and Board of Managers:
Herewith submit my report of our asylum
for the year ending May, 1881: t5lT Ea-2
The family now numbers forty persons, as
many as the capacity OF the building will al :
low. There have been, thirty Ave children re-
ceived and seventeen dismissed during the
year. Age of the youngest child two
years, of the Oldest eleven years.
Nationalities represented are English, German,
French, Swede, with g. spyinkling Of Ameri-
cans. eeob cdr 7,n.i1b 'rfnyiob;s efly 70 .,rirg
Children under two years of age are not ad-
mitted. We have neither the room nor the
money to properly care for them. In all
asylums in large eastern cities the infants are
assigned to a separate building with separ-
ate corpse of assistants. Occasionally a
founding is left at our door, but the public
must distinctly understand that such children
cannot be received. Foundlings are seldom
orphans, and do not come under the provisions
of our charter. The county commissioners
will be notified and asked to remove all such.
The health of the family has been uniformly
good, no : disease except measles in q
light form having entered the asylum, and
only one death having occurred, that of the
youngest child, who died in July last, of
cholera infantum. One child was adopted,
| the others were removed by their relatives.
We are constantly meeting with a class of
people, who have unbounded confidence in the
management of our Institution and are anxious
to place their children in our care, faithfully
promising to pay board in part or In full, but
who just as faithfully neglect to pay, and
refuse to sign papers giving us
The custody and control of such children. In
justice to our citizens, from whom most of
our support is derived, we have long felt that
some legal enactments should be made in our
favor. i1y .i2t1eL % c15a .f
An act passed by our legislature last winter
giving to orphan asylums destitute children
whose parents have refused or neglected to
provide for them during the period of six
months, will aid us greatly in our work.
When we have taken such children, and
purified them, physically, mentally and NOR
neatness and good behavior, taught
them the principles contained in the Ten Com.
mandments, the Sermon on the Mount and the
Golden Rule, tits most discouraging, not to say
aggravating, to be obliged to give them back
to the idle, Incorporate father, or vagrant, in
competent mother, who may claim them, and
who will allow these children to- follow them
in their downward course and eventually be-
come pests to society. .g-s vfaesT -e,
have been paid by cash subscriptions from our
gentlemen named for the purpose.
Up to this time only about half the amount
necessary has been subscribed, and very nearly
all that has been used. If those who have not
already been called upon would, without fur
ther invitation, send their subscriptions to our
treasurer, Mrs. Drake, it would afford us In
finite satisfaction, for a fair bank account is
conducive to peace of mind. sA5 - 4- {
Many valuable donations have also been re-
ceiyed, such as -four, groceries, clothing, dry
goo Is; vegetables, wall paper, q large hanging
lamp for the nursery, labor in putting up
storm a sash, and o7 the knitting
of mittens and stockings by those
who were unable to give sums Of money. A
box containing clothing and mittens was re-
ceived from the Little Cleaners, OF River
Falls, Wis.
A large swing having been donated, the ex-
pressman, Mr.. Smith, took it to the asylum,
put it in place, asking nothing for his SER
vices, saying the happiness Of the children
was sufficient payment, II the motive sancti.
fed the gift, then such people as Mr.. Smith
who perform kindly acts for sweet charity's
sake, are laying up vast treasures in the next
From the St. Paul Lyceum and Dramatic
club, j. G. Hanly Sc rotary and treasurer, we
received quite handsome donation in cash.
through the efforts of DR.. and Mrs. Mat
tocks, who solicited among few neighbors
and personal friends, the children's playroom
has been fitted up in very attractive manner.
Pictures iadorn the wallis, small chairs and
tables and play. things provided, make this
Much of this furniture was Christmas
gift from q band Of little girls under the
charge of Mrs. 81. Norris ,iCros @
The older children attend Sabbath school at
the Fourth street chapel every Sunday morn
ing, and through the iongs: tedious winter, Dr..
Mattocks has driven to the asylum nearly every
Sunday afternoon and taught the younger
ones bibls lessons. s5.l g-5.Itff-}
Our expenses during the winter for food and
fuel have been heavy, the extremscold weather
and the large family being good and sufficient
reasons. Storm sash were purchased for most
of the windows; the cost was great but the
comfort corresponds. G. sii-,v o. {. .ig- 5,t
During these sixteen years we have had no
| fund forIour support, but now we seem to
have reached the point when legacies are re-
the sum of isi4I.20 was received from the
| estate OF q gentleman who died ID Duluth, and
| as is well KNOWN thes late I'D. RAMSEY left
us one.tenth Of ihis large property. It was
very gratifying to our board to be so remem-
| bered by Mr.. Ramsey, for it viii open to us
greater fields OF responsibility and usefulness.
No money has been received, al; the estate is
not,yet settled, but whenever It is the board
has decided to safely invest II, and all moneys
received in a'similaf manner, as an endowment
/ fund, trusting 10 DUR citizens for current ex-
penses as heretofore. u % ~ -toifs 57ay
Passing over our own board Of management,
which consists Of sixteen women who are
elected from !theP f6tsstaht churches in our
city, and ofswhom IL may be- said that each
most thoroughly respects the other, we NAV
j speak some words Of praise about the imme-
date SUPERVISION and management of the asy.
hum building. The Institution has never
been so appropriately o ffcered and
controlled as now. Matron, assistant
matron and teacher; have each done the part
assigned her with zeal and Christian fidelity.
The hired man has been with us during the
entire year, and is very efReients Many COM
forts are added to the premises year by year,
and the appearance of the whole building, as
| one walks through it, is that OF happy home.
Wa earnesllv desire That mure fyf mr. citjzens