The Portland daily press., 1891-10-21
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Mrs. Farmer read the following
MANAGERS REPORT.

Again We give our subscribers greeting,
glad, that taking all things together, 1t can
be cheerful one. To begin with our chill
dren, we report to the society. that during
the year, we have received seventeen into
the institution. have found homes for ten,
and have returned four, who have been
under our care for some time, to their friends;
while never quite satisfied and always long
ing to do more, we feel that this is fairly
good work. Our present number Is twenty
two, most of them quite young.
The health of our little ones has been
generally good, but we have to lament the
severe illness of our kind and gentle matron
which has deprived us of her services for
some time, and whose slow convalescence
will continue to do so for the present. Mean
while, the institution through the efficiency
OF our assistant matron and some extra help
has continued to run along in its internal
management more smoothly than we could
have anticipated.
Our orphans, thanks to the kindness of
friends in providing invitations to enter
tainments. have had many opportunities of
seeing life outside the asylum, and we have
accomplished for them recently what has
often, and for long time, been the earnest
wish OF the managers, viz: an open, but
sheltered place for their play hours. Their
tons.
For our financial condition we refer you
to the report Of our treasurer. Mr.. r. r. Bar
rett. You will notice that our expenditures
have exceeded our income by a trifing sum.
Our permanent fund has been augmented
TINS ms year by three ,ne legaces, viz: Miss Lucy
and Hon. A. W. II. Clapp, $1,000
The death Of Mr.. Clapp removes from us
lifelong friend, to whom and to whose fam
ily the asylum owes much, his father having
oequeathed to i, In the days of weakness,
McCobb remarks in her semi-centennial re-
port, "beiDg followed by gifts ard legacies
from others, has given the institution a sta
billy which 1t has never lost.
Slowly. but surely, our old friends are be-
Ing taken from us; the institution is passing
into the hands and management of a new
generation, and in closing our Gath year it
seems not uniting to look back and recall
to mind those who gave themselves to the
cause in the morning of its day:-The offic-
peat reverantly, the names of those just
women whose memory is sweet Sally M.
Smith, Nancy Cushman, Thankful Hussy,
Elizabeth L: Fox, Mary B. Storer, Eliza l..
S6o sna MAJ. Afs dsey Susan Wood Lois w.
:, 3. Merrill, Elizabeth G. Atwood. Susan
Richardson. Mary Radford, Lucretia Froth-
ingham. OF these Mrs. Storer
g gsses the ,ovna Longest est service. 4s
with, her life: Mrs. Dana removed from
Portland, but did not lose her interest in the
society. Its earliest meetings were held at
ner mouse. one survived to hear of its pros
perity. dying at Auburndale, November,
1889, the last OF the sixtnen.
During the year, encouraged and melted
by an offer Of large and permanent pecunia-
~ assistance, and in order to put ourselves
In a position to avail of it when the time
should come, after careful thought and con-
situations with wise and valued old friends,
the society at a special meeting voted to re-
quest of our legislature an enlargement of its
charter for the purpose of extending its use
fulness. spetition was granted, the act
relating to 1t being approved by the governor
March 10, 1891. In taking this new depart
ure. while we look forward to work In the
future on broader plan, we humbly trust
that every change may be tempered and con-
trolled by the wholesome conservatism of
the past.
For the manifold kindness that has been
shown to our children and our institution we
return hearty thanks. We have had so
many favors,-the excursions to the sea
shore, the fruit and flowers, the books ana
toys, the papers from the press of the city,
the services Of lawyers and physicians, the
remembrance of different societies,-we can
not enumerate all; but to every one who has
aided us In any way we are very grateful.
tod bless them.
In behalf of the Managers,
5. B. FARMER,
october 20, 1891. President.