The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-04
Annual Nee ting Held and Board Of
0f6CerS Chosen.
WORK DONE DURING THE YEAR.
An Average OF Eighty-Two Children
Have Been Cared for During the
Year--The Children Gave q Very In
teresting Entertainments.

The Children's Friend scc'ety held its
annual meeting yesterday afternoon at
the home, AZ Tobey street. The room
was crowded with an interested audience.
Rev. Mr.. Martin opened the exercises
with prayer. The secretary then read the
minutes OF the previous meeting, which
were accepted. A report for the last year
was then read. There have been an
average OF eighty-two children In the
home. The lowest number WAS seventy
seven In he month OF November. The home
now has one hundred aud twenty-five
children. Me ntion was made OF some OF
the children who had died during the
year aud OF Mrs. Chase. one OF the strong
friends of the society. Mra Estrrbro ks
has been appointed matron Of the home.
Sunday school has been held regularly
every Sunday at the home. The different
holidays were appropriately observed aud
the children much enjoyed the generosity
of kind friends.
The treasurer's report WAS then heard.
The society has received total OF over
eight thousand dollars during the year
and has balance of $500 in the treas
ury against n balance OF a thousand dol
lars in the treasury last year. Lsgacies
10 the amount OF seven thousand dollars
during the year have been received.
Omcers Elected.
The nomi ating committee then re-
ported and the followins-namsd officers
were elected: President. Mrs. Francis
Henry q. Russell, Mrs. +. b. An
Louise p. Bates; treasurer, Mrs.
nj. ipn
Mrs. Mary A. Talbot; corresponding sec
retary AMI assistant treasurer. Mrs. A.
ID. Smith; managers, Miss Emma A
Taft. MISS Emma L. Manchester, Mrs.
william B. Dart, Mrs. Eliza h. Gerald,
Mrs. William NJ. B. Miller. Mrs. Char es
William Smith. Mrs. Louise Torrey. Mrs
Forest q. Eddy. Mrs. Thomas j. Battty.
Miss Lydia ID. Owen, Mr.. George
A. Stockwel!. Mrs. Lydia ID.
Owen, Mrs. j. w. Os erhout,
assistant managers. Mrs. William T. Bar
ton. Miss f. l.. Fisher. Miss Alice John
son. Mrs. Robinson Pierce. Mrs. Thomas
w. Ladd. Mrs. Elizabeth +. Vosc, Mrs.
William K. Foster. Miss Bessie Sackett,
Miss NeiIie Phillips. Miss Eleanor
Greene. Mrs. A. II. Thurston, Miss Irene
Calef; collector. Mrs. Howard Hoppin;
honorary members, Mrs. Sarah +. Tobey.
Mrs. A. Sackett. Mrs. Is. Is. Knight, Miss
Caroline Tobey nominating committee,
Miss Elizabeth Andrews, Miss Anna r..
White auditor. Mr. Robert Wortham I;
board Of advisors. thomas e. Duuneli,
ESQ, Hon. Eenj. Il. Evans, M. B. " God
dard, Esq. Hiram b. Aylesworth. Esq,
g. w. X. Matteson. Esq
Exercises By the Children.
The children I the home then gave the
following program: Welc me song by
school; gymnastics; recitation. "Discon-
tent" Lottie Stephens; song. "The Young
Sailors" g. Fisher, l. Colwell. w. Hai-
field; recitation. "A Mission" Edaie
Booth; Song OF the Grain" by the school;
recitation, "The Ambitious Chicken"
Mabel Wood; recitation, "Whittier's Boy.
hood;" song. The Lazy Boy" Irwin
Calwell; recitation. Little Johnny's
Pocket" Ernest Downs; recitation,
"Rapid Transit" Maude Pratt; song
up and Down TO London Town" Phsbe
Ellis and Ernest Downs DRILL song,
Good Night" by school.
Tie program was we'll rendered aud
was very pleasing tt the friends OF the
children who had assembled. One Of the
most pleasing numbers on the program
was the song "The Sailors Song" by
three little boys dressed as sailors, whose
acting rivalled much OF that seen IN more
DreteutiOus rerfOrmancas