The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-06-01
sIxTRENrH ANNUAL RRpoRr
Of the ohildrsn'S Hpmsof wheeling, West
virginia.

Virginia.
Toht ROqFdQ DirsetoEs:
BREEHRES;-In submitting this report !
desire fnt Of all 70 maksgratetul asknoWl-
sdgmen! TO our kind Heavenly Father for
the prosperity which He has given our
work during this year Of great financial
depression. It Is meet for us ever to
recognize that It is He that openath
the hearts ofmen 70 respond to the cry Of
the needy and who hath bestowed the
health and preserved the lives Of the little
ones under our care, The Home hasEone
quietly forward in It's work duIipg the
year and has made It's record, Thirty-six
1857 different homeless little ones have
been sheltered, clothed, fed and made to
be- happy during the year.
Miss Amanda List, Chairman otthe Adj
mission COMMITTEES, reports the number
Of persons received by indsnture during
the yeAr-Atteen, five boys and ten girls.
There Is scarcely q meeting OF the Lady
MapsgeFs but that through this commit
zee theFa are brought to our attention sor.
rows that fill our hearts with sadness and
our eyes with team. And every true
Christian should be glad that such On in
stituliOl as this Is open to relieve the dis
treBses oil those who are the unfortunate.
We frequently hear 1t said "it ia very hard
TO give up my children, but l cannot do
otherwise. 1t Is harder to see them utter
ly ulproVlded for"
Hersls an illustration, Thscommittee's
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boy Il three years, entered by his mother,
who appeared 70 love him tenderlyi but
could not obtain employment as Q domes-
TO whilst encountered with the care oil
him. The father left home two years ago
IN search of work, and 10 supposed "a
have been killed by the falling ef q
pFidge,N
Another; "a mother, whose husband
Is dead, struggled for three years to sup
port herself and her children, hoping soon
10 have the assistance Of the Oldest son,
but who turned out badly and became the
scource Of great trouble instead Of q COM
tort, she placed two children into the
Homs,'
zone little boy who had nowhere to lay
his head was found by one OF the lady
nAnIgerS and placed In the Home. Upon
investigation 1t was found that his parents
were dead and he had run away from q
relative and complained OF bad treatment.
The relative prolsssed greaR willingness to
resign him to the Home" Instances like
these could be multiplied.
THE HOUSEHOLD COMMITTEE
through its Chairman. MIRA. j. @. Hmm.
reports few changes. IAN. thinga about
the Home are In good condition. The
Mstron, Mrs, NJ, A, Eoff, has the interest
Of the Home at heart, and the efficient
work oil the Assistant Matron, Miss L.
Forney, 10 worthy Of highest praise. Neat.
ness, order and cleanliness characterize
the management. The food Ia OF good
quality, aud is we'll prepared, and the
uealth Of the children has been largely
owing 10 this. The children seem
well satisfied and happy. They attend
Sabbath morning service and Sunday
School In the afternoon. They attend the
Third Ward Public School, holding their
own with the children coming from Gull
tured and luxuriant homes. The
Home . visited daily by gome members
Of the Board Of lady managers appointed
for this purpose" The Chairman Of this
committee recently visited one Of the
largest Orphans Asylums In the country,
and reports that while the buildings and
all things connected with II we're on .
grander tcale, the care OF the children was
not greater than that given in our Home;
and is Of the opinion that the work and
influence OF the Home under our care
bear y very favorable comparison with
those o. other similar institutions, though
they may be carried on with more pre-.
tentious equipments.
The following is the report Of the Treas
nrer Of the Oblldren's Home, for year end
lug May l, 1885:
Amount on hand May /, 1856. .,..... ,,,,,s $50 O7
Contributions. ..-.,.. ....... ..,...,. .......,., . l63 O6
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