Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-06
THE rwENrY-sIxrH ANNUAL REPORT
Ofthe Children's Home. of Wheeling, West
Virginia.

and efficiently without any striking
characteristics. The Home retained a
warm place in the hearts of the people
OF Wheeling, and kind a benevolent
friends continued to sustain it The
officers, directors, managers and COM
mittees each bore their share of re-
sponsibility and labor in the spirit of
Him who came not TO be ministered
unto, but to minister.
For twenty-six years this splendid
charity has afforded a refuge for des-
titute and friendless children of our
city, supply their temporal wants, train
Ing them Intellectually and morally,
and placing them out with good fam
lilies to be cared for and prepared for
life's duties.
During all these years the Divine
Friend of children has stamped this
work with all His approval.
The average number of children in
the Home the past year was greater
than for several previous years. At
the present time there are twenty.
seven. The health in The Home has
been very good. No serious sickness
has befallen the children, but when
medical attention was necessary it was
gratuiously given, at in the past, by DR..
]. C. Hupp. The little ones have en-
joyed number of summer outings and
special pleasures on holidays. Those
who we're Of proper age received in
struction at the Third ward public
school. Each Sabbath the children are
taken to church service and Sunday
school, and as far as possible are kept
under the influences that will lead the
young hearts to turn towards the gentle
Savior who said: Suffer the little chill
dren to come upto me and forbid them
not, for such is the kingdom of
heaven"
The Board of Lady Managers, COM
posed of twenty-one devoted women,
with Mrs. J. c. Hupp as president, gave
much time to the various interests OF
the Home. n addition to their month
~ meetings, The ladies zealously look
ed after the welfare of the institution
and the daily needs of the children.
Mrs. John Frew, chairman of the
Household Committee, reports the con-
dillon of the Home excellent. The regu-
lar spring house cleaning and papering
is finished and every place clean and
in good order. The faithful matron.
Miss Louisa Forney, has given general
satisfaction. The children are kept
clean, their manners are good, the food
is wholesome and well prepared and
the children seem happy and content
ed. They were well remembered by
kind friends at Christmas. as in former
years, and a beautiful tree well filled
with gifts made their little hearts
glad"
The Admission Committee reports
through its chairman, Miss Mary Nc
Kee that less than the usual number
Of children were received during the
year. The total number was nine; five
boys and four girls But as fewer have
been sent out in the past year, the
Home has been filed almost to its ca
pacity all winter and spring. We had
an unusual number of applications this
year for the admission of very young
children, but as our limit is two years,
other provision was made for them for
the present"
The chairman of the Binding Com
mittee Mrs. John j. Jones, reports,
past year-fve boys and five girls.
After trial two of the girls were re-
turned by The parties who had taken
them, with the report that they had not
proved satisfactory. Three more girls
are to be sent to homes in a few daye.
Two of the boys were given to their
mothers. whose circumstances permit
ted them to again take Care of them
We have had good many applications
during the past year for girls from ten
to fourteen years old, but have not
been able to fill these applications on
account of the youth of the children in
the Home. We have had very salts
factory news from some of the chill
dren, and in almost every case they
are doing well. OF one little boy the
adopted parents say they hardly know
how they got along before they took
him, as he is so bright and Interesting
and so much company for them. An
other man wrote th.t his boy is very
bright. healthy lad, and tina, he intends
to educate him and give him the best
advantages within his means. He said
if we had any more boys like the one
we sent him he could get homes for
several more in that vicinity"
The real estate committee, composed
Of Henry X. List. w. B. Simpson and
William A. List, report "the general
condition of the Children's Home prop
erty as good During the year past, it
has had the tin roof and windows re-
paired also some other small work
about the premises. An entirely new
pavement was laid in front of the Home,
and the pavement on the east side re-
paired, likewise the pavement in the
yard. Trees North Carolina Doplars),
were planted along the curb on both
sides of the building before the pave
mert was laid. The ladies had new
water boiler placed in connection with
the kitchen stove"
The Thanksgiving donations were
as generous as usual. For the SIX
teenth time the system Of sack gather
ing was pursued, bringing in large
quantity of necessary articles from all
parts of the city. Sympathetic friends
kindly remembered the little ones on
special occasions and generous citizens
furnished the means to carry on the
beneficent work at the Home. All this
we acknowledge with deepest graft
tude.
Following is the report of the treas
urer, Mr.. John X. List, showing the
amount of receipts and the wise and
economical expenditures for the year
ending May l. 1896:
RECEIPTS.
Balance May 2S. 1s95......$ 927 50
Subscriptions through II.
rdanksgiving offerings -. 1of 50-s2, 52S %
DISRJ- RSEMENTS.