The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-12
THE CHLDREN's HOME.
Annual Meeting, Elect ion OK omcers and He
ports.

The annual meeting of the members and
| friends and inmates Of the Wichita Child
ren's Home was held at the Presbyterian
church Sunday night. That that institu-
ton has been thoroughly implanted in the
affections and good wishes OF this people
was strongly enough evinced on this oc-
casion. 1t is reported that well onto 500
were contributed at the meeting. We pub
fish the formal proceedings. reports and
| address of Mrs. President Foster as fol
lows:
| The annual election of officers resulted
| as follows: Mrs E. J. Foster. president;
Mrs. NJ L. Carver. first vice president:
Mrs j. H. Black, second vice president;
| Mrs j. l.. Dyer, recording secretary: Mrs.
| C.. 4. Ramsen, treasurer: Mrs. A. Basiey,
financial secteary.
The president appointed the following
committees for the year: Executive com
mites-Mesdames Basley, Carver, Dyer.
Fitch and Rochelle. Finance and Build
ing-Mesdames Foster, Shields, Dyer,
Buckner and Black. Auditing committee
l-Mesdames Craig and Remsen. Clothing
ommittee-Mesdames, Fauicette, Fitten-
ger, hartman and Rochelle.
sECRETARY's REPORT.
Another twelve months has been added
to the history of the Wichita Childrens'
home, and again we sum up what has
been visible to our finite minds of the bless
ed work OF caring for Gods little ones. To
US 1t has only meant year of anxious,
constant thought, careful planning and
judicious management, but to the many
little children that have been sheltered
under the roof of our home only God and
L. III -
only know our work has been the means
of giving hundreds of children all the
physical comforts of a good home. of pro-
vidiug the tender and watchful care of a
mother while here to those who were
orphaned or worse than orphaned
and finally that our work has been the
means of filling the void in chiidIess homes
as well as saving from crime and infamy
helpless, innocent children. This is recon-
pense enough to the twenty devoted
women who have come here month after
month, through the scorching heat of
summer aud the freezing blasts of winter
to carry on this work OF rescuing the chill
dren.
That the work of the Childrens' home
has been so unprecedently successful dur
ing the past year when the general financial
depression has been so great; is a matter
of surprise to the board, and for which our
slncerest thanks are due to the general
public who have so literally responded to
every appeal made by us.
We would emphasize the fact that every
Friday from 9 Il. m. to p. m. the public is
cordially invited to visit the home Q29
North Pennsylvania avenue) and see for
themselves the great good that is being
accomplished in so quiet way.
Last year the grim reaper had taken
two of our lambs, this year we have been
spared this sorrow, and to the efficient
care of Drs. McClees and Stoner we owe
much for the good health generally of the
children OF the home.
During the year just closed we have re-
ceived into the home sixty-one children.
OF this number one was sent to the Deaf
and Dumb asylum, one to the Imbecile
asylum, one ran away and one was sent to
the Beloit Reform school, twenty eight
were taken by parent or guardian, found
homes for thirty. AT the home at present,
fifteen
Every passing year but adds increased
confidence in our matron. Truly of her
can it be said: Her children arise up and
call her blessed" The good seed sown by
her loving counsel will bear rich harvest
in the years to come in the hearts of many
score of men and women who were once
the boys and girls Of the Wichita Chill
dren's home, and in that she will reap
higher reward than mere dollars and cents,
or our warmly expressed thanks for her
unfaltering, watchful care of those in her
charge.
l know I but voice the entire directory
when l say of our beloved president that
no words could express our gratitude
to her, and our appreciation of
the answering devotion with which she
devotes her life to this work. Her zeal has
been an inspiration to all of US. To her
we owe, in a large measure, indeed the
success that has attended our work thus
far.
We are indebted to the children of the
schools and to the public for countless
favors, to the city papers, the city coun-
Gil, the county commissioners, to the
Street Railroad company, TO Drs. Stoner
and McClees, and to many others. We
would like to specify for favors extended
the Children's Home, and to all we would
say, it has been said 'Inasmuch as ye did
it unto the least of these, We did it unto
me-" and this is greater compensation
than the sincerest expression that we
could make
Gods blessing has been upon our work,
and may He continue TO bless it until
finally our hopes may be fulfilled and
somewhere in our beautiful city will rise
the walls of large conveniently arranged
home, to whose sheltering care may be
brought all unfortunate children whom
death, poverty or crime have made home
less, and thus the streets, the jaiis, and
the reform schools may be cheated of their
helpless victims.
ELLA GLENN SHIELDS, Rec. Sec.
GENERAL ANNUAL.