The herald., 1893-07-12
Meeting Of the Los Angeles Or
phan's Home Directors.
Reports of the Officers Showing
What Has Been Accomplished.
An Interesting Programme Given by the
Youngsters- Tho Business TrAp-
sacted and the Election
OF Oficers.

afternoon, commencing at o'clock, In
the main assembly room OF the home,
corner OF Yale and Alpine streets.
The president. Mrs. D. g. Stephens.
presided. After prayer by Rev. b. f.
Coulter, an interesting programme was
rendered, as follows:
sons-Children of the home.
kecitatiou-lda Hassen.
Rectatlon-Miss Helen Mar Bennett.
Instrumental music-Misses Aunie and
Jennie wethern ann Master Dan wethern.
Recitation-ida Hassen.
LongfeIlow's Work Bong-Mmes. Pomeroy
and Abcrnethy.
A number OF the friends of the home
were present and took great interest in
the proceedings.
The home has now in its care III
children. and all were present in charge
Of Mrs. Nellie Clark, the superintend
ent.
The children, ranging from tots no
more than 2 years old to IA, were neatly
dressed and weli-mannered. Their be-
havior reflected great credit on the care
and training they receive, and won uni
versal commeudation from the visitors.
Mrs. Abernethy, recording secretary,
read the proceedings OF the last annual
meeting.
Mrs. Il. H. Hewitt, financial secre-
tary, read her annual report, showing
the amount and source OF the funds Of
the society. There had been received
the sum OF $12,090.94 during the year,
while the expense account ran up to
$l3, 3,450.37.
Rev. B. F. Corlter, treasurer, read
his report. There was no material diff
ference in this and the financial eecre-
tary's report other than including the
balance on hand at the beginning of the
year-$3971. .20-msking total for the
year OF SIG 6,062.14.
The amount received from the rela-
tives and guardians towards the Support
OF the home was within fraction OF 9h
cents per day for each child. The re-
mainder necessary to maintain the in
Htitution comes from small annual
state appropriation and the earnest
labor OF the lady managers. The home
is in no sense county charge.
The report OF Mrs. Stephens, presi-
dent, was an excellent resume of the
years work and contained pleasant
tribute to the many faithful lady work
ers for the home.
Mrs. O. B. Woodhead, corresponding
secretary, Mrs. DR.. Hagan of the admis.
eion com mittee, Mrs. Brousseau OF the
educational committee, Mrs. Chapman
of the finance committee, and Mrs.
Clark, superintendent of inside work OF
the home, made their several reports,
showing the institution as being in ex-
cellent condition.
The secretary read the report OF DR..
e. r. Smith, showing that the sanitary
condition of the home was all that could
be desirsd and the health Of the inmates
good.
Resolutions OF thanks we're passed for
Doctors Smith and VIM. Brill for their
gratuitous services for the past year;
Doctors Maynard, Smith, Brill, Bicknell
and Lasher, for past gratuitous medical
services running for from three to five
years each, were lected life mem bers,
as were ALSO Judge Chapman and Rev.
B. f. Coulter
The ladies of the English Lutheran
church, by Mrs. Hiseock, sent in So. so
collection towards q bed in tho home.
The committee on nominations for
officers for the ensuing year presented
the following list of officers and man
ayers, which were unanimously elected:
Mrs. Elmira I. Stephens, president;
Mrs. Flora Ferguson, vice-president;
Mrs. Jennie Chapman, second vice.
president; Mrs. Laura Alternately,
recording secretary; Mrs. Ida Wood.
head, corresponding secretary; Mrs.
Ellen Hewitt, financial secretary Mrs.
b. +. Coulter, treasurer.
Additional managers: Mrs. Ida Wood.
head, Mrs. Flora Pomeroy, Mrs. Mary
Parcels, Mrs. Rose Hagan, Mrs. Louise
Kerckhoff, Mrs. Harriette Baker. Mrs.
Carrie Brousseau, Mrs. Charlotte Fitch.
Mrs, G. A. Forester, Mrs. Addie Smith.
Mrs. Elvira Barnard, Mrs. Alice Hender-
son, Mrs. Alwilda Dodsworth, Mrs. Lind
ley, Mrs. Stowell, Mrs, Sophie Weldon,
Mrs. Alex. Campbell, Mrs. I. B. Huber,
Mrs. Tom Goes. Miss Martha Dodsworth,
Mrs. Teal, Miss Rachael McManis.
Drs. E. r. Smith and Edward r.
Bradley were elected physicians for the
ensuing year. fsa
After the election was concluded re-
marks concerning the benefoent pur-
poses of the home were in order. Mr..
Coulter's were particularly to the point
He believes, ae indeed do all the lady
managers, that the public Of Los Ange-
les do not fully understand nor appreci-
ate what this home is doing for homeless
children; the value it representa- to the
great public in caring for those whose
only crime fs that they have neither
father nor mother to care for them, or
have been abandoned by unnatural pa
rents.
Mother Ransome's few remarks were
highly appreciated.
Mrs. Stephens report was good read
ing all through. She paid caustic at
tention to the state board of examiners,
who arbitrarily and unjustly cut down
the allowance made by legislative ap-
preparation toward the maintainance Of
the home. She thought these gentle-
men lacked considerable element of
justice and liberality, as well as philan-
thropy.
After the public meeting adjourned
the managers met in extra session and
the president announced the standing
committees for the year as follows:
Finance-Mmes. Chapman, Lindley,
Dodsworth, Stowell, Huber and Miss
Dodsworth.
Admission and discharge Mines. Ha-
gan and Pomeroy. 49, z.
Household committee Mmes. Par
cells, Baker. Fitch, Kerckhof, Teal, Bar
nard and Weldon.
School-Mmes. BSousseau and Hen
deYHon.
Health committee Mines. Forester
and Campbell.
Nominating committee - Mines.
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