The Portland daily press., 1885-10-21
FEMALE ORPHAN ASYLUM.
The Annual Reports and Election of
Officers.

The annual meeting of the Female orphan
Asylum of Portland was held at the house of Mr.
Charles E. Jose yesterday afternoon at $50
O'Clock.
MANAGERS REPORT.
During the past year, no change has been made
in the management of the Orphan Asylum. Under
the efficient supervision of our matron, aided by
her assistants, everything has been conducted in
comfortable, satisfactory manner. AS this IS
not intended for permanent home, unless IN ex-
ceptional cases, our children come and go, and our
numbers from month to month often vary. we
nave at present twenty-eight Twelve nave been
received during the year Homes have been found
for nine. We will mention here, in answer to
some questions, that this is not exclusively a 10
cal charity. Children in need OF Sucn refuge
cheerfully received from any part OF the State
The general health of the household has been
excellent but little Cora Morse, the invalid child
whom we have alluded to in previous reports mas
gone from us. She was received into the Asylum
in August 1875, and through over nine years OF
suffering was tenderly cared for-so tenderly
that in spite of illness she was happy, c0ntented
child Last Christmas she was brought down to
enjoy the Christmas tree, and her own pretty
gifts, but when the New Year opened, her eyes
closed on this earth forever. Looking at the
thoughtfulnesS and Kindness, which her condition
seemed to deyelope in her companions, one
could not help feeling that the little life had had
Our children are now at Old orchard Beach en-
joying an outing" The kind friend who has
though absent did not forget the little ones. We
trust that she may occasionally remember the JOY
she is giving them, and that IL may add zeSt TO
her own pleasure.
Our permanent fund has been augmented by
the Hon. Samuel E: Springs bequest of $4,000
Mrs James Greenleaf's gift of 500, and Mr.
Charles Cooks Gift of S10O in memory Of his
wife. We are deeply grateful to the kind friends
who in life and death remember us, extending our
means of usefulness, and enabling us to carry out
in more fitting way the spirit of this tender
charity; but we must beg our subscribers not to
think that we can dispense with their annual
gifts. The change in the rate of interest requires
much larger DrlnclDal to bring IN the same
amount Of income, and we need increased instead
Of diminished subscriptions The founders OF
this society were conservative, they were chary
of incurring debt Their successors, treading
humbly in their footsteps have endeayored to ad-
here to their principles and the garment y has been
sometimes been very tight mt. 1t is only OF late
years, that the benefcence of friends, has ena-
bled the managers to carry on the home, without
an almost painful economy, and those
who have watched the working of the institution
carefully, know that it will be very long, if ever
before the receipts can exceed or even come up
to the need and capacity of wise expenditure,
We ioyfully pay a. large thank offering to the
the Boston and Maine Railroad, for free trans
portation to and from "The Beach,; to the Port
land Horse Railroad Co., who readily respond to
any request; to the superintendent of the Maine
Central Railroad, for the happy day at Lake Mar
anocook; to the Portland Press for their daily
paper; to the gentlemen and ladies, who by gifts
of toys books, flowers, fruit and dainteS, dffuse
a brighter tint over the atmosphere OF the home
to the kind lady who has assisted so much during
the last five years by paying Tor sewing; TO our
tradespeople for their liberal discounts, and for
the occasional gift of the whole bill to those who
so cleerfully give. us their labor; to our good
physician; to our treasurer for his 1udcious man
agement of our finances; and to our special COM
mitteeS.
| Much of the usefulness of this institution de-
ponds on the good Judgment and faithfulness of
| these committees. Grateful TO all, we feel i'm
| PEELED to refer particularly to the one that looks
after the admission and putting out of the chill
| dren. Without seeing it, it would be difficult to
| understand the anxiety and responsibility in
| Cured. or the amount of time consumed in this
| service. In the future may they see 1.-THE work OF
| their hands, and be satisfied.
Respectfully submitted,
SARAH b. FARMER, President
TREASURER's ACCOUNT.
Treasurer in account with the Female Orphan
Do