Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-24
ORPHANS HOME ASSOCIATION.
Tho Finance Committee Present Their
Repori;--A Deserving lusii.
tuition.

At the annual meeting OF the above
association Deid on October 18th, the
finance committee made the following
report;
Today opens the eighth year Of our
organization. The seventh year JUS.
closed Ia In many reepecta the most
eventful year In the life Of this institu.
ton. More money has teen raised
and expended, more children have
been entered aud cared for, more pro-
vided with homes, aud n larger num-
Der arc now In the Home-thirty-seven
than at any time since lie organiEa-
ton.
In June we moved Into our new
Home. Out Of the 100 beds, we asked
endowments for, seventeen have been
endowed.
The sum Of $1,000 was expended upon
the building alone; $500 more upon
walks, fences, putting the grounds Into
shape and few articles Of furniture.
We are now fitted for the accomoda'
ton OF soventy.fvc children.
We arc at present In debt about
$500 for the laundry, the furnace, the
water-tani, and about $500 ON small
miscellaneous bills.
The monthly expenses are nj this
date AZ follows Matron s25, house
keeper 500, wash woman 80.
No money IL paid for living expenses.
As We are nOn-sectarian, We draw
upun nil classes, sects and races, and II
4 wonderful how cheefiully aud gen.
erously all respond when called upon.
The meat markets In this city donate
all the meat consumed, the grocery
firms, all the groceries, the drug stores
all drugs and goods In their line; tue
vinegar, talt, broom and soap factories,
the oil companies, the fiour aud feed
stores, tho Cracker factory have given
weekly donation for seven years.
The Tlthing house has given $40 per
month In supplies. Generous dona.
tons have been made by dry goods
houses, book and stationers, knitting
factory, wagon companies, the bak-
cries, the insurance companies. Two
cows were donated by Bishop Preston.
A horse and three cows were kept last
winter, for which luovrn was puf-
chased. No bills fdr living expenses
were paid during the past year, with
the single exception OF coal and poia.
toes purchased last November.
Tue Home has enjoyed the past sum.
mer mn excellent garden. Over l2b
bushels OF potatoes were raised and con-
sumed and over 800 bushels Of apples.
We told you year ago that the out.
going board Of directors had been the
most Inefficient. We tell you today
that the board which Dissolved this
morning has been the most efficient
this association ever had. They have
rendered more aid, devoted more time,
raised more money, looked more care
fully afer the interests Of these un'
fortunate children, have been more
patient and sclf.sacriiicing than any
former board. They have stood thir.
teen shoulder 10 shoulder and In perfect
unity. Tho officers have been tifeless
In vigilance and attention-the result,
no doubt, Of the awakening aud
renewed Interest, the association has
tho past year developed. The assori-
alton has the last year been better rep
resented nj the monthly meetings,
been more keenly alive 10 the wants
aud needs OF the institution, hav,
taken many burdens OF the directors,
aud responded quickly nobly and gen.
erously when called upon.
with nll the labor expended aud
care exercised the internal workings
Of the Home have not been entirely
satisfactory. Means have been 70 lin
tied, our members 70 few aud our tasl
no hard. II Ia not your fault, nor ours,
that the Home has been grossly imposed
upon, both by unworthy parents and
Enthusiastically employees. Our ascot.
tion II made up OF women, unfamiliar
with the lower walks Of life and you
have been slow In properly estimating
the depth Of degradation aud infamy
Of the element with which you hav,
been brought In contact.
You will sec from the report Of Ia,
Matron committee the large number Of
children who have been adopted and
gone Into good homes. The Educa
tional committee will give you tn,
number OF children attending the Far
mers ward school, most excellent
school and where the children M srul,
are making nattering progress.
We have come 10 time In GU
history when II seems absolutely
necessary for n Territorial approprla
ton. Other States and Territories Civ,
large sums annually for the support o
the fatherless and worse than mother,
less walls and strays. Utah has nevel
appropriated ono cent TO the support o
home for the friendless, an orphan
asylum, u nursery or childs' home
Our home IA the only one In this vasl
Territory and Just for one moment stol
and think IL over. Maintained, KEEP
up and provided for all these sever
years by the efforts OF few women IL
this city,. Children come 10 our hom,
from all over this Territory and no
one deserving case has been refuse
admission when there was vacancy
We recommend this association X
before the next Legislature and de
mani rs right some recognition 70
lhis eiaAs OF children. We read IN tn,
iaily press OF magnificent scheme
maturing 10 ask for enormous sums 4
DO appropriated by the Legislature tn,
coming winter. While Utah Ia gettini
ready 10 Haunt herself at the World
Fair with her 500, 900, "io attract tn
eyes OF the worli"to hor fat hogs, he
squashes, her tatting and her Graz.
quilts let US ask for n tenth Of this sun
To buy bread for the destitute nm,
orphaned children. Ifshe would Civ,
some aid 10 this class she might lin,
that the Reform School ana the nsan
Asylum In the near future would b
less populous and require smaller an
preparations. EMMA MoviokER,
SARA SIEuEL,
l. CAMERON Brown,
rte ruipit ANA the Stage.
Rev. II. NJ. ShTout, pastor IJnit.,
a..tl,s., rhnrgh nlua Mn,.,,a -