Morning journal and courier., 1892-05-27
NEW HAVEN ORPHAN ASYLUM.

NEW HAVEN ORPHAN ASYLUM. Meeting of the Management- Reports of the Secretary, Treasurer ana Mapagers-Events Reviewed- Satisfactory Condition - officers Elected for the Ensuing Year.
 Tho annual meeting of the New Haven orphan asylum was held at the United church chapel yesterday afternoon. A number of we'll known society ladies were present at the meeting. over which Mrs. George w. Curtis presided. The meeting l opened with prayer by Rev. MT. James of the Second Congregational church in Fair Haven.
 The constitution of the asylum was read and the president announced that the re- ports would be read.
 The report of the board of managers for the year ending May,..5, 1892, was read by
 It was as follows:
 The managers of the New Haven orphan asylum present the ffty-ninth annual re- port.
 
 Number of children aided during the year,. 176 Average number. 1S2 New admissions .......................... a Placed at service. ......................... 2 Returned to friends. ......................... 2 Present number under asylum care. ......... la5 Of the two deaths reported the first is that of an infant three months old A feeble child from birth, the best of care could not save it's life. It died in August of cholera infantum.
 Charles Gorham, whom some may remem ber died in October. Feeble in mind and body, he yet had fine traits of character, l and had made many friends in Woodstock, where he had been most kindly cared for for several years. Those who knew him | high, and to get him to knowingly com sible" "He owed great deal to the train ing received at the orphan asylum"
 The Nina-Lynette nursery has completed it's first year, and has proven most useful addition to our work. Twenty infants have been cared for during the year. Many of them were motherless, while in some cases we have felt that the life of the mother, as well as that of the child, was saved by OCT timely aid. The present number is twelve, which is all we have room for. The healthy, happy babies form pretty picture, and the nursery is a very attractive place.
 There has been very little sickness in the asylum. In March we were visited by
 humps, having sixty-four cases. None of
 the children were seriously i'll, and with
 one or two exceptions they were able to at-
 tend school without interruption. At the
 same time there were several cases o1
 chicken pox in the Nina-Lynstte nursery. , The Ives cottage was completed in Septem- ber and is furnished and ready for use
 but we are glad to report that no con
 tagious disease of malignant character
 has made it necessary to occupy it. The report then speaks of the class 1T
 carpentry for the older boys on Saturday ! evenings, and the small articles made by ! the little fellows; of the Sunday -schoo
 instruction given; of the Good Friday ani Easter day services attended; pays 8 trib ute of thanks to the workers on Donation day; speaks of the Christmas dinner give1
 by Mrs. J. B. Robertson; of the Sunday a school festival at the United church, tn
 excursion to Psrlor Rock and other event
 in which the children took part. The re port speaks also of the good deeds done b, which the children were given outings, ,sucl q as drive given by MT. Charles King; law Wayland's home grounds; an outin s at Leete's Island given by Mrs I Lynde Harrison; gift of s5 for the nu,
 sery folks by Mrs.N. A. Baldwin; gift Q ,- $40 from Gan unknown" to be used i !. giving pleasure to the children, whic broughta ride to Fair Haven Height a ! for the children and chestnutting tim and box of oranges and tub of ice & cream m an n
 en ef Graes ehareh A tnese Eind sve1 D are thanked Proceeding the report says: '' ! remarkable as to deserve special mention. Fc
 more than twenty-five years Miss Grace Inge and and thousapds of garments made by her hand
 have shown her interest in our work, ana hay ! frightened the labors of the household. d The children who are at service have bee l. visited and watched as usual, our visitor havin
  n and affectionate We give A few & extracts:
 Gd mus hsye
 good many years: suppose she feels as if st
 must stay and take care of the children as Tor
 as she can stand it. should think she would l
 all tired out taking care of the children year a |, ter year. It isn't everybody that would sta
 t5ere d. quite hand taking care of the children and st
 boT nd vEfss she Says to raoed g. poun1s this fall and now I weigh eighty; ;ol
 ta 1 sna sv r1
 cows and cut up eight bundles of cornstalks D. night get in wood and sometimes help wat G. the COWS @ and carry out the milk paiis and he ,g Another writes: eve have about the san 'o number l of @ cattle as when wrote before exec t. One of the girls writes: 1T am learning
 skate and am going to school every day. a learning all can at school and at honsewor to too. help to wash and % to iron end sprinkle away in their right places"
 These few extracts r present the general tol
 of the letters. They show the busy, chserf friends.
 A legacy has been received, additional, ss fro
 The amount received from the Donation d' ka l was S63S3. 1a.
 to former gifts the sum of sss7 for the furnture an l the Nina-Ly nette nursery, and from Mrs. Bal N: win and her friends we have received repeat, . pleasure of the children.
 h. The year has brought to us losses which ' ce record with sorrow. The death of MT. James
 Mason occurred in January. Elected in 1SI id Mir. Mason had served as a trustee for near a- been ch .irman of the board. By his death t IT, asylum loses a valued friend and adviser, who =, ability, kindness and courtesy will be held F.. From the board of managers we have lost ne death Mrs. Edward E. Hail. An efficient ma
 axer she had served on the board for neal ,s- twenty two years with unfailng interest a ar In closing our report we ask continuance lal the generosity which has sustained our work en the past, and which alone can make 1t possit a5 aa In behalf Of the managers. ed MARY L. PUNDEhsoN n- The report of the secretary was accepted a h. ordered printed
 - The report of theltreasurer Mrs. Frederic Iv y: was read. Figures from the report are as f 'st lows:
 ds Received from Donation day collections,
 3S3 IS; from Mrs. N. A. Baldwin, to furnish t - Nina-Iynette nursery, ,$S37 interest on permane as fund, $1 ,590; from George WCurts. trustee, ,$1 ,a- 100; board sf teachers and children at asylu ha | $1,572.3o.
 no Among the expenditures were Family C 're penses, $11 O 50; repairs, $785 80; the Ives or tage with heating apparatus, $9, 12; salary ,oa l matron, $500.
 h ,se MT. George W. Curtis appeared before t ne meeting and told of the way in which the fun he of the asylum were invested. The securit n- were mostly in real estate, mortgages and ra "a road bonds.
 ,o OFFICERS ELECTED. of EOnacers were elected as follows:
 President-Mrs. George W. Curtis - Chief managers-Mrs. William Fitch, Mrs. W. D. Sperry.
 ed Treasurer-Mrs. Frederic Ives .ty Secretary-Hrs. Henry Champion. If Assistant secretary-Mrs Lemuel 8. Pundt oA o son.
 ty Recording secretary-Miss Eliza K. Twining to Provident-Mrs. N D. Sperry. ,ll l Visitor-Mrs. Charles T. Candee. - Additional members of executive committee on Mrs. n. W. Benedict, Mrs. Edward L. Clal It. Mrs. John F. 0. Foster, Miss Ella B. Gilbert M
 Sarah B. Harrison.