The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-05-29


The statistics are as follows:
NUMBER or children aided during the
year '''''.'.''....... .1S4
average NUMBER. ................,....1 31
New admissions. ................,. 81
Returned to friends. 80
RACED at service. ...............,.l II
Given in adoption. 1
Lieu '.'.....s ...................., 2
present number under Asylum care 1871
The Nina-Lynette nursery has cared
Tor tWenty-one infants, ten of the num-
Der being admitted during the year.
The present number is twelve OF the
tWenty-one, six We're returned to
friends, one died, and two were pro-
NOTED to the House nursery.
Louis Liteck, a Russian Jew, seven
months old, died June 26th of infamma-
ton of the bowels.
Maggie Lord, seven years old, died
October 20 of softenening of the BRAIN
the disease dating probably from in
fancy.
Few cases of serious illness have &C.
Cured during the year, and with the
exception of malarial troubles, which
have prevailed more than usual, the
health of the family has been good
A mild case of diphtheria occurred in
December, the sufferer being one of the
employees The patient was removed
to the Ives cottage, and no other case
of the disease followed.
The schools have maintained their
usual excellence throughout the year.
There has been no change Of teachers
and no interruption from sickness, and
the discipline and teaching have been
entirely satisfactory. The older boys
have been instructed in carpentry on
Saturday mornings with as good re-
suits as we could expect from children
so young. We have found that some
knowledge of the use of tools renders
the boys of more service to the families
with whom we place them. A girls
sewing class, taught by three of the
managers, with the help of other
friends, has done some very creditable
work.
The religious instruction of the chill
dren has not been neglected They
have attended on Sunday, as usual, the
morning service and Sunday school of
the United church. We appreciate
more and more the kindness which this
church, for so many years, has extend
ed to our children. They attend the
service not as spectators, but as wor-
shippers, and their love for pastor and
teacher binds them to the church with
bond which is not easily broken. The
Sunday afternoon service at the asy-
lum has been pleasant and profitable.
The children attended on Easter day
the Sunday school anniversary at ST.
Paul's church, where they sang and re-
cited
The holidays have been made happy
by the kindness of those who remem-
Der the orphans while planning for
their own loved ones The Thanksgiv-
ing dinner marked the day as fes-
tival; and the Christmas dinner, for
which, as usual, Mrs. Robertson gave
the turkeys, was an event to be re-
membered. The Christmas tree held
gifts for all, and the Christmas festi-
val was very pleasant one.
Donation daJ October IL, was, as ev-
er, the great day of the year. A per-
feet day. throng of friendly visitors,
with kind and cheering words, made
the day delight to the children and
ercises in the schoolrooms were very
satisfactory the singing being espec-
tally commended. The unusually large
attendance of the Donation day COM
mittee gave much pleasure to the man
ayers, who were glad of the opportuni-
ty to express their thanks to the gem
tlemen for their kindness and for the
liberal gift which their energy had col
lected.
The children have had pleasant en-
tertainments and excursions, which
they have greatly enjoyed. During the
summer rides to the shore with their
care tal1er with q little time to play on
! the sand, We're occasions to be long re-
| membered by children, some of whom
saw the seashore for the first time.
| In August they enjoyed an afternoon
sail on the steamer Continental In
| September they went with the United
| church Sunday school to Lake Salton-
stall and greatly enjoyed the long car
ride, the sail on the lake and the pic
| mic in the grove. In October the kind
ness of a friend gave them long ride
| in the electric cars. A visit to the
| Chrysanthemum show gave them great
| pleasure. In November a friend gave
them a delightful ride to Woodmont
and another friend gave the younger
children a ride to East Rock. During
| the Gounod festival they attended, by
| invitation, the final rehearsal of one OF
| the concerts, and it is needless to say
| how much it was enjoyed. We thank
most cordially the friends who have
ministered to the happiness of the
; children and frightened somewhat
| their incomplete and lonely lives.
| In September our esteemed matron,
Mrs Laura A. Kingsley, retired from
the position which she had so long and
so ably filled. During ner faithful
service of more than twenty seven
| years she has watched with loving and
| tender sympathy over hundreds of lit
tie ones, and in all parts of our land
| ''her children rise up and call her bless
| ed" We accepted her resignation with
deep regret and with much anxiety in
regard to her successor. Fortunately
we were not obliged to seek beyond ouI
| own doors. BY the promotion Of Miss
| Grace L. Kelley, the first assistant
matron, (nOw Mrs. John Hunt) we
| have filled the place most acceptably
with no confusion or interruption in the
| household.
| The children who are at service in the
country have been watched over as
| usual, our visitor having made fifty
! four visits. The reports have been I'M