The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-04
HOMELESS TOTS.
Second Annual Conference
of the New Jersey Chill
dTen's Home So
ciety.
EIGHTY ONE WAITS CARED FOR
Reports By State officers Show
Excellent Management-Man-
ayers Elected for 1897.
EIGHTY oNE WAITS CARED FOE

TRENTON, June 4, 1S96.-The second
annual conference of the New Jersey
Chilaren's Home Society was held in
the T.. M. c. A. building yesterday.
There were two sessions. morning and
afternoon. The report Of the treasurer,
John Sykes. showed the receipts during
the year had been 81, 494; and the ex-
p~enditures 81, 4S4.O0.
The Secretary presented a summary of
the work of the Superintendent and
Assistant for the year, as follows:-Num-
Der Of children placed the first year,
ending June 1, 1896, "a; total. 81;
average cost of placing each child this
year, $50. There were during the year
80 requirements of children. When, for
any reason. all is not satisfactory to the
foster parents or the children. he So
ciety takes them back and seeks other
homes. for them. OF the 81 children
placed, ten were under two years of
age, six boys and four girls; nine were
from two to five years of age, one boy
and eight girls; eighteen were from five
to eight years of age, eleven boys and
seven girls; twenty-five were from eight
to twelve years of age, nine boys and
sixteen girls; seventeen were over twelve
years of age, eleven boys and six girls.
Rev. M. T. Lamb, the State Superin-
tendent, presented an interesting report
of the work during the year. Inter
esting cases were given of the efficiency
of the, society in finding homes for chill
dren left without parents, and in sup
plying children to those anxious for
them. An instance was given of a babe
two weeks old. whose mother had died,
being brought to another mother whose
infant had died within twenty-four
hours of the time that the request for a
child was made known to the Superin-
tendent. The State superintendent was
anxious to have additional help en-
ployed and wished the society to assist
in the organization of Delaware.
AT the conclusion of the report, Rev.
D. r. Foster, in strong terms, expressed
his appreciation of the showing made by
Mr.. Lamb of the work of the society.
The assistant superintendent, Rev. Wal
ter l.. Mayo. also presented a report,
which was listened to attentively, and
showed many interesting features of the
work. Mr.. Lamb visited 1870 places and
Mr.. Mayo POI during the year.
The conference accepted, with thanks,
the donation of a thousand copies Of
.Child Saving" from the author. the
State Superintendent, as a further token
of his devotion to the work.
After the noon recess the Committee
on Nominations of the Board of Mana
gers presented their report, which was
adopted, and is as foIlows:-Revs. E. j..
Knight, NJ. P. Fixes. Judson Conklin.
David Warman. M. D.; Rev. George H.
Ingram. Rev. B. C.. Lippincott, D.. D..
Vineland; Rev. ]. B. McGraw. d. D.; Mr..
John A. Anderson. Lambertville: MI.
James C. DeCou, George M. Franklin.
NJ. D., Heightstown; Rev. A. +. Meury,
Jersey City; Rev. R. K. Boyd, Phillips
burg; Mrs. Asa Colsons Woodbury.; Miss
Ella F. Newman, Newton; Rev. Mr..
Whitehead. Passaic.
The conference then listened to an
address by the President, Rev. w. w.
| Knox. D.. D. The hearty support given
to the society from the beginning by DIR.
Knox has been of the greatest benefit.
Thos who heard his address yesterday
afternoon found the reasons for his 10y
atty and were led to believe in his con-
| fidence Of its success in future undertake
| ings. He said, among other things, that
| no new problems were before the society,
but the wants of the children and the
| needs of the childless homes. He be-
given to the management of local boards.
and that more work should be given
Them
David Warman, M. D., read a carefully
\ y 0ttSAA ~ @ROtA ~.
the Society to Similar Organizations
It was discussed at some length by mem
bers of the conference. Rev. E. M.
Lightfoot. of Lambertville, opened a
discussion, How Increase the Efficiency
| of Local Boards?"
At the conclusion of the conference,
the Board of Managers organized for the
years as follows:-President, Rev. w. w.
Knox, D. D., Vice Presidents, David
Warman, NJ. D., Rev. E. M. Lightfooti
Treasurer, John Sykes; Secretary, Rev
George H. Ingram; Counsellor, Hon,
William NJ. tanning; Executive Com
mittee. Rev. w. w. Knox, D. D., Johr
Sykes, Rev. E.. N. Lightfoot, Charles w
/ Howell. David Warman, M. D., Rev. d
r. Foster. Rev. George H. ingram, Rev.
elected State Superintendent. and Rev
w. T.. Mayo, Assistant State Superin-
tendent; Finance Committee, Charles w,
Howell. e. C. Hutchinson and James c,
De Cou.