Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-25
elected:

Mrs. +. c. Becker. Mo- W. L. M''eoH'
Mrs. NJ. c. Flagg. MIS- .. u. AodlnS'
Mrs VIM. Wakefield. MIS-. MAJ. "Ii9.
Mrs. 7. d. Ludden Mrs g. W nacheIo'
Mrs. j 4. Sabn MISS IA u AICGlIls'
Mr. Henry Kittson. Miss Kate w NicholS.
Mrs. Conrad Gotziau Mrs. Kenneth Clark.
Mrs. Il. L. Cutter.
REPORT OF THE sECRETARY-T4F YEARS
WORN
The number cared for at the Home for
the Friendless for the year 1882, has been
Gfty-nine (59); forty-four (4N adults,
month flfteen1 5)chIidren. Average for each
in the year has been fourteen "a. The
greatest number in any one month was
eighteen (1S), N February, and eighteen
(18l in December. The least was nine (9),
in October The necessity for relief in
these cases does not differ materially from
former years, and the nationalities repre-
scented vary as usual, French, English,
Dane, Swsde, Norwegian, Canadian and
American have been received. 1t is no
ticeable how few who apply are reported
2reU. Sickness and feebIeness drive many
to the doors of charitable institutions who
might otherwise have made brave strug
gle for their own maintenance.
sPECl1IEN CASES.
Recovering from illness and needing a
home while regaining strength "Discharg-
ed from hospital, but not strong enough to
work" Denied shelter by ones own fam
lily, and needing a home until recovered
from severe Illness" "Out of employ
ment and needing home until situation
can be obtained" These are a few cases
and give a clue to the reason for the policy
pursued in almost all instances of giving
temporary relief. In all these cases you
will see that there was looking forward
to some future good, which should make
charity unnece 7sary. Aged women with
out friends able or willing to support them
are each year inmates of the Home. -Four
such have been cared for this year, part
of their board having been paid by friends.
One child, rescu ed from the craelty of a
step-father, vas furnished a home
until place was procured where she could
work. II should like to stay here always,
they are so kind to me-" said this poor lit
lie thirteen yea old girl who had known
life. A woman with Iour children, who had
journeyed from New Hampshire, expect
ing TO meet Eer husband in st. Paul, dis |
appointed ard out of money. came to the |
Home for a few days until kind friends in |
her own church provided for her. These |
instances suffice to show the character Of |
the whole years work.
OUTLOOK FOR THE FUTURE.
1t seems fitting as we enter the work of |
this year, which seems to |
promise so much to this |
Institution, to glance at the outlook for |
the future. Through the liberality of our
st. Paul friends about half the money has |
been supplied to erect
NEW AND Co31IoDIoUs BUILDING.
to take the place of the one in which for.
twelve years the work of the institution |
has been carried on. Those who have Wis |
tied the Home in past years have seen the |
small rooms and meager furnishings, have |
seen the sick cared for, in rooms which it |
was almost impossible to make comforta- |
BILE in winter, and know without further |
question why \ new building is needed. |
1t was needed years ago, but it has not |
seemed practicable to attempt it before.
Now that half the money is all pledged the
contract will soon be lett in the hope that
the early spring will see the work be-
gun. With the new building, the old COM
plant of ''too limited room" will have |
passed away, and our Home will enter |
upon a new era of increased responsible |
ty, increased expenditure, and
we trust increased usefulness. |
PRESENT WORK.
The plan of tha work will not be essen
TALLY changed. First of all, that which |
our constitution sets forth, ''the desire to |
befriend, encourage and give shelter to |
destitute women and children" is the main |
design and work of the Home. Some |
branches of this work which have hitherto |
been left almost untouched for lack of |
facilities, may, if our friends sustain US by |
the encouragement of needed funds, yet be |
entered upon.
ADDITIONAL PLANS.
There are many mothers who are able |
and DESTROYS to earn their own living, but |
are hampered in any work by the impossi- |
bility of either leaving their children or |
taking them with them. IF we can provide |
room and nurse to take the daily care
of such children we may render efficient |
C1p W d OAooo WIZ NOU1u S1dQly DS SILL |
supporting.
HOME FOR AGED WOMEN.
Through all the years of its existence the |
relief of aged women has borne large
part in the work of the Home fer the |
Friendless. Its book of records shows
name after name of those who, having out |
lived their contemporaries, their children |
and their property, have there found a
haven of rest after maAy storms. How |
great boon that has been the young and |
the untried cannot know, but it is part of |
the work which is dear to the hearts of US |
all. 1t is hoped that number of rooms in |
the new building may be devoted to the |
purpose of giving lifelong homes to desti- |
tute age women. To make this feasible |
we must have fund, either by endowment, |
from our wealthy friends, or by charging
definite sum Tor admittance,as is usual in |
such homes, which sum may be rails ed by
any one interested.
NOT A HOSPITAL.
Hospital work has never been designed
as the regular work of this institution.