Omaha daily bee., 1890-02-03
LINCOLN NEWS AND NOTES,
The State Industrial Home for I'm
fortunate Women.
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY.
II Trouble Which Has Existed BE-
licyed to Be Oyer-Grandpa
Burrus Ordered TO Answer
to Contempt.
Associate Board of Charities.

associate Board of Charities.
LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 2.-ISpocial to THE
BEE. During the past week THE BEE made
mention of the annual session Of the
Woman's Associate Charities, having the
management Of the State Industrial Homo
for unfortunate women located at Milford.
AS the meetings were hold behind closed
doors, exact reports of tho proceedings were
difficult to obtain, aud, as q matter of course,
much was sent out TO the public press that
was not exactly true.
The recording secretary, Mrs. Bond of
thus city, was seen TINS morning by The BEE
correspondent, and besides her formal re-
port, which is given below, many interesting
facts we re obtained which are here epito.
mized.
Tho law provides for but twelve members
of the board of trustees, but this number
was increased to seventeen last spriug,
though the change has not proven entirely
satisfactory. OF the twenty.six children
born ut the home four have been placed in
good homes, one was still born, three mis-.
carriages, one was sent 70 the Home of the
Friendless and sixteen remained at tho home
on December 81, 1889. The home has re
solved to take care of Its own children In the
future and not attempt to send them to the
Home of the Friendless. or the inmates
twenty three were Americans, four Ger
mans. one SWISS, one Swede and one Boz
hemian. Their ages ranged from fifteen to
thirty, the average being twenty years.
There are twenty-ninc unmarried girls. One
of the widows had been abandoned by her
husband, another had been twice a widow at
nineteen, the first husband having com
mitted suicide. Ten of the girls were or
phans, ten half orphans and ten had parents
living outside the state. Improvement
IN the morals of many of the girls is
noticeable. Mrs. Perkey, the superintendent
in her annual report said II am pleased
to be able to report n great change, morally,
IN some of the girls. Some who came ad-
dicted to the use of bad language, after hav-
ing been under the influence of the home for
a few weeks, express a desire to quit sucn
habits and be pure in speech. Some who
know little of the bible, now say that hey
read a portion Of Gods word daily, and often
express a desire to become Christians. In
deed their very countenances show moral i'm
prOvemeht, while others are slow to learn,
and no doubt it will take more than a year
to work any permanent change"
Much complaint is made concerning the
plumbing and the disposition of the sewage,
and the ladies' hope that the board of public
lands and buildings viii correct this apuoy-
ance at an early day. The home hopes to be-
come a training school for tn SO unfortunate
girls and fit them for the duties of life. Spe-
cial attention will be paid to housekeeping,
laundry work, cooking. table waiting, dress
making and such other kindred industrial
pursuits. The trouble which mas existed in
the management is believed to be over now,
and harmony is expected in the future.
The following report Of the proceedings OF
the associate Charities during its two days.
session was ore pared for THE BEE by Mrs.
M. Isabel Bond, the recording secretary.
The annual session of the Women's Asso-
clate Charities for thesstaIe Of Nebraska,
convened at the state capitol January 30,
and continued in session until the Both. A
tull attendance OF members was
/ rannrtn1 rn,,eaunntinr Hrnpl Tlo.x
Omaha, York, Seward, Milford,
Fairbury, Tecumseh and Lincoln.
The business of the annual meeting was to
receive reports, elect officers for the coming
year and the transaction of such general
miscellaneous business as should come up
for consideration.
The report OF the treasurer of the associ-
ate charities showed the balance on hand of
the appropriation of S3l, 900 with which to
build the south wing to the Milford home
and maintain the present branch to be Si6,-
$50. IL. making an expenditure of Sl4, 443.S 80
oil the south wing, which is nearly complete,
and i'll officers salaries ard in current ana in
cidental expenses.
The superintendent Of the industrial home
reported thirty inmates received since the
opening of the home, May 1, 1889. She also
reported the amount of work done. improve
ments on morals and a firm disposition on the
part of a majority of the inmates to lead q
better life.
The physician reported twenty-slx births
Il ohnb " HCbStai hCalbh VI Llio luudbt
was good. There has been but one death
and that was an infant.
About two months ago the house commit
tee employed a dressmaker, who is to in,
struct the inmates in cutting, fitting and
making dresses. Her success has been such
that the board voted to retain her two
months longer on an increased salary.
The committee on rules and regulations
recommended the printing ia leaflet form of
100 copies of the rules and regulations to be
furnished to the State Women's Christian
Temperance union Headquarters and request
that they be mailed TO each state, district and
county aofficer OF the Women's Christian
Temperance union in Nebraska. ,
The president, Mrs. Angie +. Newman,
read her annual address which contained
many valuable suggestions, but for the rea-
son that a c0py was not left with the secre-
tary IL cannot be inserted In this report.
The following officers were elected: Pres
ident, Mrs. Gertrude M. Mcdowell, Fair
bury; vice.president, Mrs. DIR. Carscadden.
York; recording secretary, Mrs. M. Isabel
Bond, Lincoln; corresponding secretary,
Mrs. N. V. Harlan, York; treasurer, Mrs.
DIR. Latta, Lincoln.
Mrs, Angie F.. Newman, Of Lincoln re.
signed her membership on the board of
trustees of the Industrial Home at Milford.
A motion was made not to accept the resig-
nation, but as she insisted, Mrs. DIR. Freda
Lankton Of Omaha, was elected TO the va
cancy.
Mrs. Gilbert l.. Laws rendered her resig-
nation as q m of the board, and Mrs.
Watson b. Smith Of Omaha was elected in
her stead.
On recommendation of the board Of public
lands and buildings the services Of a resi-
dent physician were dispensed with.
Mrs. Carascadden and Mrs. Harlan of
York were appointed the auditing commit
tee.
The majority of the standing committees
were reelected.
The board of associate charities meets the
last Wednesday in each month. The next
regular meeting will be held February 20,
1880.
CITY NEWS y NOTES.
Donations for the South Dakota sufferers
are being received by Shaw & Shaw ia the
Potvin block. They must DO in by Tuesday
evening, as the relief train over the Elkhorn
will leave Lincoln Wednesday moraing.
The attorneys OF Rev. Father NJ. A. Ken
nedy, who was bound over to the district
court of Fillmore county under the bastardy
act, recently began proceedings to abate the
action, the child in the case having died.
The prosecution opposed this move and a
hearing was had before Judge Morris in one
Of the state library rooms. The court has
taken the matter under advisement.