The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-05-31
AT THE ORPHAN ASYLUM
DOINGS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING
YESTERDAY.

Nne Elecuon OF Officers and Managers for
the Ensuing Eear-The Managers Annual
+, Heport-Features of the Years Work
u The Financial Report,
AT the annual meeting Of the New Ha-
ven orphan asylum held yesterday af-
ternoon officers and managers were
elected for the ensuing year as fol-
lows:
President-NIrs. George w. Curtis.
Chief manager-Mrs. N. D. Sperry.
Treasurer-Nrs. Frederic Ives.
Secretary-Mrs. Henry Champion,
Assistant secretary-Mrs. Lemuel S.
Punderson.
Recording secretary-NIiss Eliza K
Twining.
Provider-Mrs. N. D. Sperry.
Visitor-Mrs. Charles I. Candee.
Additional members Of executive COM
mittee-Mrs. Frank W. Benedict, Mrs
Franklin S. Bradley, Mrs. Edward L.
Clark, Mrs. John P. C. Foster, Miss Ella
B. Gilbert, Miss Sarah B. Harrison.
Honorary managers--Mrs. Henry o.
4 Hotchkiss, Mrs. Nathan A. Baldwin,
y Mrs julius D. Bristol.
Managers Mrs. William H, Allen,
Mrs. Edward I. Barrett, Mrs. Henry II.
Benedict, Mrs. William II. Blackman,
Miss Mary B. Bristol, Mrs. Alfred Dag
gett, Mrs. Wilbur F. Day, Mrs. Angus
tus j. Dubois, Mrs. George M. Duncan,
Mrs. Edwin H. English, Mrs. James @.
English Mrs. Richard M. Eeverit, Mrs.
George H. Ford, Mrs. James H. Ford,
Mrs. Nathaniel L. Garfield, Miss Mary
H. Hadley, Miss Elizabeth c. Hall, Mrs.
John M. Hail. Mrs Lynde Harrison,
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S. Ives, Mrs. g. Purdy Lindsey, Mrs.
John w. Mansfield, Mrs. George P. Mar
win, Mrs. Edward G. Merwin, Mrs. Eu-
gene s. Miller, Mrs. Willis E. Miller,
Miss Josephine S. Newton, Mrs Thomas
B. Osborne, Mrs. G. Berry Poets, Miss
Lima M Phipps, Mrs. j. Newton Pier
pont, Mrs Charles H. Platt, Mrs Eu-
gene L. Richards, Miss Caroline q.
Richardson, Miss Mary p. Scranton,
Mrs. Elizabeth R. Ward, Mrs. Henry A.
Warner, Mrs. Pierce N. WEIGH, Mrs. Ed
win S. Wheeler, Mrs. William D. Whit
AZ ney, Miss Charlotte Winchester, Mrs.
Charles P. Wurts.
Trustees-Arthur d. Osborne, George
|W. Curtis, Thomas R. TrowbNdge, Sam
uel e. Merwin, N. D. Sperry, Henry w.
Farnam, Wilbur F. Day, George II.
Ford, Luzon b. Morris.
Following is the report of the man
%agers:
MANAGERS REPORT FOR THE
YEAR ENDING MAY Is, 1895.
The managers of the New Haven
orphan Asylum present the sixty-sec-
ond annual report:
The statistics are as follows:
Number of children aided during
the year ...................'..' 1sS
Average number .................." 15o
New admissions .........,,.,.'.'''' oz
Placed at service .........,........ II
Returned to friends ............... 90
#Died ...................'..'.
Present number under asylum care l2S
OF the three deaths reported, two |
were infants in the Nina-Lynette Nur- |
sery-Roy T.. Provost, sixteen months |
bid, died in July of cholera infantum;
Doris M. Sellek, died December 80, only |
bne month and seven days old, and |
notherless.
The Nina-Lynette Nursery has cared
or twenty-three infants during the |
rear, with an unusual proportion OF |
Eoung babies. With but two deaths
mong this large number Of little ones,
Ne can confidently say that they have |
deceived the best of care.
IL
Excellent There has been no epidemic, |
% case of contagious disease and very
little sickness of any kind.
The schools have suffered no change
Il teachers, and the instruction and dis
ipline have been admirable. The teach
RS, while giving the excellent service
Expected and required in the public
RNchools. have given also a sympathy
AN nd cooperation with the work of the |
sylum which Is fully appreciated by
he managers.
The boys have been instructed In
arpentry on Saturday morning, and
ave Learned something of the use of
bols. A class In sewing has been
v prned for the older girls under the
VI are of two of the managers, who teach |
hem every Saturday afternoon. Our
tcelIent care-taker, Miss Belcher, came
us for the sixth time in the summer,
hid the long vacation passed smoothly
hid pleasantly. 1t Is a difficult task
M provide amusement and occupation
r more than a. hundred children out of
hool, and the summer vacation us
he of the perplexities of the year
The children have been instructed
Sunday, as usual. In the morning
rvice of the United church they have
Drshipped with the great congrega-
Dn. The Sunday school has welcomed
d taught them, and the kindness ex-
nded to these lonely children is am
duence which we fully appreciate. In
e afternoon service at the asylum,
e friend who has long taught them
IS sown the good seed whose spring.
Cup we sometimes see, and always
pc for. During the year other friends ]
We assisted in this service. and our
anks are especially due to several
ntlemen who have interested and in
Jcted the children. ]
bn Good Friday the children attended
missionary meeting at the Center
lrch, where they sang and recited. S
Easter Sunday they accepted the in
alton to the Sunday school anniver- I
E at st. Pauls church, where they
g a carol and recited a part of the
echism. Their recitations and de-
" tment were commended on both oc- r
ions. Y
HE donation visit occurred on Octo- F
49, It was a delightful day, even Z
80 >, ta,- u J1e1aI 1,ot 1ra,a 500, |