St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-25
HOME FOR THE fRlENDLESS
ANNUAL MEETING or THE 0RGaNiZa-
TON Yesterday.
sEcRErARY's REPORT READ.
"A Review ofthe Work OF the Year
=. Much Good Accomplished-A
Fairly Handsome Balance in
the Treasury = Death Busy
Among the Managers - Re-
Election OF Old Officers.


Among the Managers Re-
Election OF Old Officers.
Yesterday morning, at the Relief So
ciety, the managers of the Home for the
FriendleSs held their annual meeting,
at which the following report was read
by the seer etary:
Another year has hurried by since the
managers of the Home ter the Friend
less last listened to their annual report,
one not notable in its happenings SO far
d, the home is concerned, and yet not
devoid of occurrences of interest which
stand like mileStoneS along the path way
of the year.
The family has averaged forty in
mates a month, and the usual motley
tnrong OF unfOrtunateS have -ci aimed
our care and sympathy as they have
come and gone, needing the shelter Ot
the home Tor various reasons. but all
presenting the common passport of dire
need. 1t may not be irrelevant here to
recall few of the cases of more than
usual StrangeneSS or interest.
In September woman with three
children came for few days on her
way to Tacoma from South America.
Her story inevitably recalls the trite
remark aprOpoS of the StrangeneSS Of
truth.
She had lived with her family OH a
small island off the South American
coast, but during yellow fever ScUurge
lost her husband. Escaping with her
children at night from the ouarantined
island. she made her way in small
rowboat to sloop, which carried her to
the coast. From there to st. Paul she
had made her way, forwarded from one
point to another by kindly railroad Off
Gals. although penniiess. The fact of
a relative being in Tacoma made that
her objective point, and we hope that
the same energy and deter minatiop
which served her in such good stead
are now making a comfortable liveli.
hood possible to her in her new home.
MIR. Savage's children have made a
considerable percentage of the admis-
SiOns. His untlring perseverance in
finding homes for the waits is eXempli-
fled in the case of one boy who has been
in the care Of the home several times
this year, and who has been placed in
thirteen different homes, one family
after another discarding him.
Three children were placed in the
home last month by Mir. Savage VINO
might lave been brought up on desert
island, SO ignorant were they of all those
things which civilization has made
essentials to US. They screamed and
struggled over the unknown ordeal of a
bath, were frightened when obliged
to sit at Il table to eat,
running with their feud to a
corner of the room. and in general
conducted themselves like the unframed
little savages which they were.
A temperance lecturer of unbalanced
mind, Mrs. Turnev, was one of the
more striking inmates, and at present
there is in the home all interesting
woman of cultivation and accomplish
mentS, who is ANXIOUS to teach wood
carving Unfortunately so far she has
had no opportunity to make herself in
dependent as teacher, though she has
the wish to do so.
In March the home underwent thor
ough renovation. making 1t exquistely
clean and fresh. The unLlring work anu
interest of our president showed effect
i've results. By her suggestion the walls
and ceilings of fifteen ROOMS and all of
the Railways were covered with oilcloth
in refined designs, making most dur
able and attractive papering. Mrs.
De Wits generous donation of
seven iron bedSteadS with mattresses
came as most welcome gift and sub
Stantial addition to the furnishing OF
the home. Another gift. coming more
recently, of which we wish to make
special mention, is that of TWO carloads
of wood. for which we thank MIR. Wey-
erhautSer.
In April Mrs. Bunker left, and Mrs.
Mills. The present marion. came to fill
the vacancy, and has proved herself
thoroughly capable in her duties as
housekeeper aud kind to the inmates.
In May the secretary of the board,
Mrs. Graves, found it necessary TO re-
sign the Office she had efficiently filled.
The 40 articles which came from the
Needlework guild in November were
much appreciated by the inmates, as
was the Thanksgiving cheer, which
made SO bright day for them.
But Christmas was the brightest of
bright days. All the inmates were gen
erously remembered, but the children
were especially happy, for the generos-
ity of the children of the Mill school
provided them not only with tree,
a-glitter with ornaments to delight the
eyes, but with many gifts, which came
as unexpected riches to those unaccus-
toned to know Christmas as a merry
day indeed. The matron reported that
& clock saw all the children out of b ed
and wild with delight over their pres
eutS.
DIR. Haynes has been appointed physi-
cian to the home. having expressed her
willingness to serve its needs.
During the year the third payment of
the Henry Hale legacy has been paid in.
1t is, perhaps, we'll to say here that
some misrepresentation exists as to the
financial standing of the home.
Through the remembrance of its
friends the interest on the endowment
fund has grown to be OF great assistance
in meeting its expenses; but it has not
reached such proportions as make it
possible for them to be met in that way
alone, and it is still necessary to look to
the generosity of friends in order to
keep the home open.
1t is certainly due to our treasurer to
say that her wise and conservative
placing Of the funds has kept the home
entirely free from the financial embar-
easements which have SO shaken private
and public enterprises this year. Ed
ward g. Smiths assistance in the mat
ter has placed the board under Obiiga-
tons to him.
We have lost by death several valued
friends, whose substantial aid and sym.
pathy have always been at the service
OF the home. The place of Mrs. e. c.
Andrews, a faithful member of the
board, is vacant. Her husband has
transmitted to the home, at her ex-
pressed desire, 500 bond. E. f.
Drake lett to it at his death $1,000 In
these last few weeks Mrs. Evelyn Bur-
bank has been mourued.
These we feel are OF those who have
joined the choir Invisible of those who
live again in minds made better by
their presence.
FLORENCE FAIRCHILD, Secretary.
The treasurer, Mrs. s. ID. Fiagg, hand
ed in her report for the year, showing
that the society had received during the
year S4,09S.81, of which $1,000 came from
the estate of Henry Hale, and another
$1,000 from the estate of E. f. Drake,
and that the expenditures amounted to
S3,090.06, leaving balance in the trea S.
ury of S1,007 10.
After the reading of these reports thu
election for the ensuing wear took place