The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-06-19

Good Homes for the Homeless
The first annual conference of the New
Jersey Ch.ldrcn's Home Society was held
en- the 9th inst 10 the Y. M. @. A. build
ing, Trenton. Among those present were
Rev. G. II. Tullis, Columbus Rev. 10,
seph NJ. Nc Nuliy, Woodbridge; Rev. e.
M. Lightfoot, Lambertville ; Rev. j. NJ.
Ashton, Cramcr Hill; Rev. Joseph d..
Bradley, d. D., Tuckerton Rev. James
II. Kerr, Hopewell, and Rev. William
McNair, Atlantic Highlands. The Board
of Managers met previously and heard the
reports of the various committees. Rev.
w. w. Knox, D. D., the President Of the
Society, presided.
The Treasurer's and Secretary's reports
showed that from September 18th, 1894,
to June LIST, 1896, there had been collected
$S,51S76. OF this amount 81, 275 had
been received from the dues of the 1l2
life members. The Society has 40 local
boards, in as many towns of the State,
and about 1900 annual members. The
expenses of the Home were reported at
$47s,06 the travelling expenses of the
agents in collecting money and placing
children were $325.0s; the salaries of the
SCENTS amounted TO 50, 1876. SO. At the
present time there is a small Indebtedness
upon the Society of about 1926. The col
lections for the month of May have been
greater than any of the previous months.
Rev. NJ. T. Lamb, the State Superin-
tendent, presented his report for the year.
Work was begun in Trenton, May goth,
1894, little more than year ago. A
convention was called September 11th,
after forty-two local boards in fifteen
counties had been organized, to effect a
State organization. This organization was
legally ratified on the Oath day of October.
The total number OF children received dur
ing the year has been 81, with 16 others
practically turned over to the Society,
making 90 in all. or these, 81 have been
placed in good Christian homes.
Rev. w. w. Knox gave an interesting
address at the beginning of the afternoon
session. He called upon the local boards
of the State to enter upon active work, in
securing life and other members; second,
he called upon the local boards TO find
homes for placing children. DIR. Knox
related some practical work which he had
been called upon to do in this regard
third, this Society should not antagonize
other institutions working in the same di.
rection. Ard in the last place, he recon-
mended that the Society should favor 10
the National organization the holding OF
conferences for the consideration of this
work. The address Of DIR. Knox was a
most interesting one and inspired all those
present with desire to do something in
this work of placing homeless children in
Christian families.
The following were elected members of
the Board of Managers, to hold office until
June, 1898: Rev. w. w. Knox, d. D.,
New Brunswick Rev. A. ]. Miller, As
bury Park ex.Judge William M. Lam
ming, Trenton; Rev. e. M. Lightfoot,
Lambertvlle Charles w. Howell, Tren-
ton Arthur Truscott, Merchantville; Miss
Laura II. Satterthwaite, M. d., Trenton !;
Rev. J. e. Deitrick, Bridgeton; Rev. j.
II. Bradley, d. D., Tuckerton Mrs. Nor
ris II. Keller, Mount Holly Abel Smith,
Camden Rev. W. q. Dc Hart, Rarltan.
AT the conclusion of this meeting the
Executive Committee met to elect officers
for the coming year. The result was as
follows: President, Rev. W. W. Knox,
New Brunswick Vice Presidents, David
Warman, NJ. D., Mrs. G.. Sherman Potts
and Rev. A. j. Miller; Secretary, Rev.
G. II. Ingram Treasurer, John Sykes,
Esq. Counsellor, ex-Judge William M.
tanning; Executive Committee, Rev. w.
W. Knox, d. D., John Sykes, George IL.
Ingram, Miss Laura Satterthwaite, M. D.,
Rev. L NJ. Lightfoot, Rev. b. G. Lippin.
colt, d. D., Charles W. Howell, Mrs. G.
Sherman Potts and Mrs. Asa Colson.