The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-19
FEMALE. ORPHAN ASYLUM.
The Annual Report and Election of
Officers.

The Annual Report and Election of
Officers.
The annual meeting of the Female Or
phan Asylum of Portland, was held yes
terday at the home on State street. The
meeting was opened by prayer and re-
marks by Rev. J. c. Perkins. Exercises
by the children followed, after which
these reports of the managers and treas
urer were presented and accepted:
Managers Report.
The swiftly passing months have
brought us again to the close of an asy-
lum year, during which we have received
twenty-five children, and have placed
seventeen in homes. We number at
present thirty-two. Quietly and peace
fully it has glided by, with little to
chronicle, save that it has been year of
great happiness for our little ones, for
again they have enjoyed the change from
sea breezes to country air. rms IS al
WAYS helpful, not only in the renewed
health of our children, but in the oppor-
tunity to make necessary repairs. We
are very grateful for the beautiful city
home which the tender charity of friends
has provided for the orphans; but
house, where so many live, where so
many little feet are constantly trotting,
is all the better to be left to itself for q
while. For these reasons the managers
feel justified in doing this, and only wish
that some benevolent heart, might be
moved to give a permanent summer
home, which will be found to be still
more useful, when we attempt las we
trust to do) to enlarge our plans in ac-
cordance with the act passed at our last
legislature. We hope to see this real
lied for this charity is dear to the hearts
of Portland people, not only for its own
sake. but also for the sweet memories OF
those now gone, who are SO tenderly as
ISOLATED with its past.
Under the careful and efficient manage
ment of those who have personal care of
the house, all the internal arrangements,
tory manner. In the school the kinder
garten system has been practically
adopted, and in the nursery the little ba-
bies thriving well, offer a good OPP
portunity to those benevolent ones who
adopt our children, to gain the first love
of their young hearts.
1t has been often asked If we follow
the fortunes of our children after they
leave US. To this we make answer, it is
done as far as possible, a special COM
mittee being always appointed, whose
duty it is to trace out their future. When
it is remembered that the antecedents of
many of them are SO unfavorable. it is a
marvel that the reports, with very few
exceptions, are so good. We sometimes
have the sweet satisfaction of their own
testimony, as when this very last sum
mer one came, bringing beautiful child
of 10 years, and said, Il was one OF your
orphans, and [ look back to my life IN
The Home with so much pleasure. There
I was we'll fed and clothed, and taught
good habits, and if, in the providence OF
the future, my child should be left with
out natural protectors, it would comfort
my heart to know that it was under the
protection of the asylum
We are always glad to see our fund in
creasing, and will mention that it has
been augmented this year by the receipt
of the following sums: Balance OF Mrs.
Lucy Ann Evans bequest, $12734; Mrs.
Anna J. Walkers legacy, $1,000; Mr.. Oil
yer N. Nash's legacy, 800; gift from an
unknown lady, $3.50. Treasures laid up in
heaven do their good work here also.
The money given to rear children in
righteousness bears fruit through the
generations.
For our yearly expenditures and dnan-
cial condition we refer you to the report
of our treasurer, Mr.. Franklin r. Bar
rett.
In closing we wish we could fully ex-
press all the gratitude which the mana
gers feel towards those who help us so
much by their manifold kindness to
make this institution success. Every
where helping hands are held out. AT
Windham Hill. where the summer was
spent, the cordiality with which the chill
dren were welcomed was most cheering.
Their school house was placed at OUR
disposal free of cost and in many ways
the change was made easy. And In the
city-how many gifts, not only on spec
ial festivals, but on other days, have
made our children's eyes shine with
gladness. To everyone who has aided
us with sympathetic word or kind deed
we ask that it may be returned in full
measure, heaped up, and running over;
may they recall in happy thoughts the
blessed words ssIn as much as we have
done it unto one of the least OF these. ye
have done it unto me.
Treasurer's Report.
From the report of the treasurer, Mr..
Franklin R. Barrett, we find that the
receipts were So, 9ss.s6, of which S6S9.75
came from annual subscriptions, dona-
tons, board and wages and the remainder
from income of the general fund, Clapp
trust fund, Shurtleff, Mrs. Fl. G: Libby
and A. w. II. Clapp funds. The ex-
penses were So, 9s5.25, paid in for ,proyi-
sions, clothing, fuel, washing, lights.
salaries and wages, repairs, etc., leaving
a balance of 1851.
Officers Elected
The following officers were elected:
President--Mrs James L. Farmer.
aTreasurerNMr. Franklin r. Barrett
Secretary-Miss Abby s. Barrett. NJ
Managers-Mrs. ,John b. Brown, Mrs: =, 1.