Evening star., 1894-01-10
CARING FOR THE ORPHANS.
The Annual Meeting and Election at
the Washington City Asylum.

the WASHINGTON S1ty Asylum.
There were some pleasant exercises yes
terday afternoon at the Washington City
Orphan Asylum, corner of 14th and 5
streets northwest. at the annual meeting
of the officers and managers of the insti-
tuition, held to hear the reports for the
past year and elect officers for the year to
come.
Shortly after 2 o'clock the children all
marched into the main room. where the ex-
ercises were conducted, and took seats in
front of the visitors present. They were OF
all sizes, ranging from boys and girls tf-
teen years of age to little tots of four years
or less, all neatly dressed, clean, and hav-
ing a contented, well-fed and well-cared-
for appearance about them that was pleas
ant to see in such a gathering. The exer-
cises. over which Rev. DR.. William Alvin
Bartlett presided, were begun with the re-
citation of the twenty-third Psalm by the
little folks, followed by singing and prayer.
DR.. Bartlett then read the reports for the
year just ended. The first of these was a
list Of the various donations that had been
received during the year from generous
Washingtonians in all parts of the city.
This was followed by the report of the
treasurer, giving a detailed statement Of
the entire receipts and expenditures of the
year 1873. The total receipts for that pc
riod were sl7.534.65. and the expenditures
were SlJ,929y9.
The secretary's report, which was next
read, gave quite a history of the work OF
the institution since it's beginning and COM
parisons of the work OF several different
years. In 1919 there were about thirty
scholars in the asylum. Last year there
were 1S5 inmates up to June. when, owing
to a shortage of funds. the number had to
be reduced, there now being 147 children
under Its care-75 boys and y girls.
DR.. Bartlett made an address to the man
ayers and to the children in which he con-
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upon the good work of the past and praised
their careful and thorough efforts. He said
that in no public school could a more con-
tented, well-dressed and well-fed lot OF
children be found. The work a bless
ed one, and the time would never come
when the people of Washington would let
1t perish through neglect. 1t had a place
in their affections and would always re-
ceive their liberal support. The officers
for the coming year were then elected, the
same ones who served so well last year
being chosen again for the duties They
are as follows: First directress, Mrs. S. +.
rick; treasurer, Mrs. Edward Temple; sec
retary, Mrs. George h. Harrison; cor
responding secretary, Mrs. Z. T. Sewers:
assistant secretary, Mrs. ID. 5. Lamb;
registrar, Mrs. George Brown. and Mrs.
Mrs Wright Rives, Mrs. Edwin Green,
Mrs. NJ. G. Emery. Mrs. A. Y. z. Garnett,
Mrs. John Rodgers. Miss Waite, Mrs. L.
La Rue Johnson. The trustees are as fol-
lows: F. b. Mcclure. ]. J. Darlington,
Blair Lee and Reginald FendaII.
Those in charge of the Orphan Asylum
are Mrs. j. b. Wright superintendent
Miss Lamson, matron. and Miss Charles.
teacher. The asylum, although in good
condition, has not been as well supported
during the PAST year by the people OF
Washington as in years before. Only half
as much money has been received this year
by the institution as in previous years OF
its existence