The Portland daily press., 1890-05-15
THE TEMPORARY HOME.
Annual Meeting and Election Of Off
GERS Held Yesterday.

The annual meeting of the Temporary
Home for Women and Children at Deering
was held at that institution yesterday after
noon. There was large attendance, there
being nearly forty ladies present, consisting
OF the directors and friends of the institu-
ton.
The home is in a satisfactory condition,
under the management of Mrs. Pardee. mat
ron. with two assistant matrons. There are
at present in the home ten women and twelve
children, the latter ranging from nearly four
years down to the tiny specimen of humani-
ty born last Sunday night. The little wait,
lett on Preble street short time ago, is still
there unclaimed. Among the babies is lit
tie colored child. few weeks old, not dis
tinguishable from its white brothers and sis
tiers of the same age. The children all
looked clean, and the larger ones were sweet
and kissable. The rooms were models Of
neatness and cleanliness, and quantities OF
wood violets frightened each room.
Among the inmates is young girl of only
IA, whose aunt kept dsreputable liquor
her sentence. Her daughter took her place
in retailing the poisonous liquid, and she,
too, received sentence. This left the young
girl alone in a place where vile men were
won't to congregate in the evening" These
facts becoming known to the ladies of the
w. G. T. u, they used their efforts to have
her taken away, and Judge Gould sentenced
her to the Industrial School at Hallowell.
Naturally her aunt objected to such wise
course, and has appealed, and the case is ex-
pected to come before the court any day. 1t
is to be hoped that the Supreme Court will
sustain the decision of the lower court, and
not consign her to that life of infamy for
which, as is very evident, her aunt intended
her.
Cornelia M. Dow, secretary. read the an
nual report, from which we make the follow
ing abstract:
May 8, 1885, there were In the Home IL wom-
en- and girls and II children. Two of these
months at work. Four of the children are still
with us. Two of the babies died. five went with
their mothers for whom places were secured, one
since been adopted. and one has been adopted in
to good home. Since the annual meeting we
have received % new girls and women, while sew
eral OF the old ones have returned for longer or
shorter time, and IL children. There have been
IL births and six children have died. One child
for the year, s5 women and girls, AZ children. At
this date the family comprises 10 women and
girls and II children: The family numbers now.
and has AL through the year more little ones than
adults These are all under the age of four years.
Some are very young. No matter how young or
by both nd parents al are
homes, when practicable, as has been the case in
two such instances. To a record of the family we
refer with gratitude, as out of the 236 or more
girls we know of but six who have not in some
measure been reclaimed, and OF only 81 have we
lost entire trace.
The Home is under the management of three
trusted matrons whose faithful care is shown in
the condition OF the house and good discipline of
the family. During the winter, which has been
unusually trying, owing to insufficient heating
power and the inconvenience caused by the pre-
yailing disorder, which attached to each member
OF the family, we were much gratifed at the pa
thence and family home feeling which pervaded
the household To overcome some of these diff
cuties during the next and succeeding winters, it
mas become imperatively needful to provide a
more efficient heating apparatus, and for this OBJ
lect we are compelled to make an extra call upon
the friends of the institution and generous pub
lie.
From the report of the treasurer. Miss M.
ID. Gould, we learn that the gross receipts
for the year, including the amont on deposit
May 9. 1889, were $6.245.27. Expenditures
for the year were $2,5951S, leaving balance
In the treasury of $3.65o09.
The following officers were elected for the
ensuing year.
President.Mrs. Alexander W. Longfellow.
Vice President-Mrs Philip III. Brown.
Secretary Miss c. M. Dow
Treasurer-MisslMaria ID. Gould.
Physicians-Dr. j. Z. Hersom, Dr. NJ Alice
Avery.
Board of Managers-Mrs. P. H. Brown, Mrs.
z. A. Brown, Mrs. VIM. w. Brown, Mrs. Chas. H.
Baker, Miss o. M. Beckett, Mrs. L. T. Burrowes,
MRS; j. W: d. Garter, Miss c. M. Dow, Mrs. VIM.
d. Fe1n, Mrs. N. T. Frank, Miss Fl. L. Fox, Miss
Longfellow, Miss Margaretta Libby, Mrs.
Margaret Merrill, Mrs. w. F.. Milliken, Mrs.
EEoch Martin, Mrs. Charles Oxnard, Miss c. M.
Patten, Mrs. L. M. N. Stevens, Mrs. whitman
Sawyer.
The resignation of Mrs. Enoch Martin
from the board of directors was accepted
with regret, and the meeting adjourned.