The herald., 1894-06-16
ALL FOR THE ORPHANS SAKE,
Annual Meeting Of the Orphans
Home Society.
Points of the Presidents Annual
Address.
She Thinks That the orphAnages sho nj d
DO Turned Into IndustriaI
Schools - Reports of
ComnitteeH.

the annual meeting of the Los Angeles
Orphans Home society, held YESTERDAY
afternoon at the home, corner OF Yale
aud Alpine streets. The exercises, which
were held in one of the rooms on the
lower floor, were very interesting, ant
in addition to the reports of the varioul
officers and committees, the address Of
the president, Mrs. Elmira T. Stephens
was heard.
The house is in excellent condition
and held its own in fine style last year
both from the standpoints OF members
and subscriptions.
In her report the treasurer stated that
since July. 1893, when the last meeting
had been held, s1l, 629.72 had been re.
celved, which added to the balance on
hand, made total of $13, 65l.2S. Gu,
of this amount $756243 had been ex.
pended. leaving balance for this year
of $60S8.85
The exercises were held in the school
room on the lower floor. In addition ia
the visitors, the children OF the home
also occupied seats in the room.
The programme was opened with
prayer by Rev. B. f. Coulter, after
which the reports of the treasurer,
financial aud corresponding secretaries,
household, health, school, admission
committee, superintendent and ply ii.
clan were read. The reading was inter
spersed with singing by Mines. Pomeroy
and Aoernethy. The report OF the at
tending physician was to the effect thas
but two deaths had occurred during the
past year--one from. throat trouble and
the other from acute consumption.
Mrs. Stephens then read her annual
address. She reviewed the organization
OF the society ID years ago, and told oil
its growth from the home on Broad way
to that on Figueros street, and from
there to the present location. She said
that even with all of the work accom-
Plished they were not satisfied. Among
the things necessary were better laws.
First, laws to govern parents and make
them responsible for the pro,er care OF
their own children; second, laws de-
priving incapable parents of their chill
dten and giving the society the power to
place such children in permanent homes.
The truth should be looked squarelv
In the face. Keeping the chill.
dren in institutions cared for by
unsalaried women or farming them out
by salaried men will not solve the cues
ton. Both places are radically wrong,
and only men and women who have
had experience in both methods can
say how wrong. When the state is
asked to do its duty toward the unfor-
tunate children are etate schools or or
phanages advocated. The state has
enough of these schools. bat what is
asked is sufficient money to prudsntly
and carefully give to these children
training which will enable them to tigh {
successfully the great battle of life.
The women wish to use the Australian
ballot system, If for no other reason, to
enable them to turn the institution into
an industrial home, where children who
have not committed crime may be
taught self support.
Mrs. Stephens address was warmly
received, after which brief address en-
dorsing the views of the previous speak
or was made by Rev. B. f. Coulter,
Mrs. Anna S. Averill, by request OF the
president, also spoke few words. She
moved that the presidents address be
printed for distribution, which was
carried. Mics Jennie Ha-
gan of Chicago next led the children in
During the exercises Miss Jennie
Wethern played on the piano and Miss
Mamie Crowder rendered violin solo.
The election of officers followed, the
previous ones being reelected as fol-
lows: President, Mrs. Elmira J. s.
Stephens; first vice-president. Mrs.
Flora Ferguson; second vice president,
Jennie Chapman; recording secretary,
Laura Abernethy corresponding secre-
tsry, Ida G.. WoodheRd; financial Sec
rotary, Ellen Hewitt; treasurer. Rev. B.
F. Coulter; board of lady managers,
Mines. Florence Pomeroy, Brosseau,
Mary 0. Pards, Harriet l.. Baker, Char
lotte Fitch, VIM. G.. Kerckhoff, Rose
Hogan, Chas. Forester. Huber, Teale,
Goss, Smith, Lindley, Stow.
ell, Arvilda Do1sworth, Alice Hender-
son, Elvira Bernard, Misses Martha
Dodsworth and Rachel A. McManis.
The board held a meeting and APP
pointed the following committees for
the ensuing year:
Finance-Mmes. Chapman, Lindley,
Dodsworth. Stowell, Huber, Teale and
Miss Dodgworth.
Admission and discharge Mines. Ha-
gan and Pomeroy.
Household Mines. Parcels, Baker,
Fitch. Ketchoff and Teale.
School-Mmes. Brousseau and Hem
derson.
Health-Mmes. Forester and Ber-
nsrd.
Nominsting-Miss McManis, Mines.
Smith, Goss and Brousseau.