The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-14
CHILDRENs HOMIE SOCIETY OFF MIN
NESOTA ATTEND TO THE COM
FORT OF I72.
ANNUAL MEETING YESTERDAY.
REPORTS SUBMITTED SHOWING
THE GENERAL CONDITION OF
THE ORGANIZATION.
WITH THE EXTREMES OF LIFE
Are Those Engaged In the Work
Brought In COntact-Annual Adj
dress Next Sunday.

The annual meeting of the Children's
Home Society Of Minnesota, was hele
yesterday afternoon in the Y. M. G. A
rooms The annual report Of The
superintendent, Rev. e. p. Savage
showed that 172 children had beer
cared for during the year, % Of whom
were in charge May 1, 1897; besides
these II had been cared for in NORTH
Dakota between May 1. 1896 and Jan
l, 1897, when North Dakota ceased te
be under the charge Of the Minnesota
society, having organized a state boarc
Of it's own. The whole number Of
children cared for since Sept. II, 1889
has been 1,096.
The receipts of the year from con-
tributions have been $7,60S.97; from
payments ON expense and other
sources, $202.19. The expenses have
been $7731.67. Besides these from the
circulation of the Children's Home
Finder, receipts, $772.70; expenses,
$686.84.
The workers during the past year
have been Rev. e. P. Savage, super
intendent; Rev. D. B. Jackson and Mrs.
B. L. Russell, assistants; Mrs. e. p.
Savage in charge Of the Minneapolis
office and Miss Sarah E. Northrop, st.
Paul, assistant secretary. Rev. B. II.
Breasted Is superintendent Of North
Dakota
The report said:
The work In behalf Of the homeless little
ones brings us in contact with the ex-
tremes of life-the wretchedness of poverty
and the comfort Of af1uence the sorrowful
and the joyful, fearful faces of stricken and
distressed mothers, as they come to us when
pressed beyond further endurance by their
penury and helplessness, often deserted by
the father of their children and unable to
the smiling faces of fond foster parents as
they proudly tell of the accomplishments Of
their adopted children, each new word and
bright little achievement possessing all the
fascination of new discovery to them.
Thus it is that our work touches the OPP
posite poles of human experience, happy as it
is for us that we have these contrasts, for
were 1t all confined to the sorrowful side we
should be in danger of becoming hopeless
pessimists. I sometimes fear that in the
frequent sight of so many sad faces, dis
appointed hearts, and also cases OF deep de-
pravity, we become inclined to dwell too
much upon the dark side, but the intestimat-
able privilege of doing something to asuage
their tide Of wretchedness and woe and be-
ing permitted to place the children OF these
unfortunate ones In positions In life where
they will be less likely to be subject to such
sad experiences.
The period Of our work is too brief to
speak of final results, but thus far in the
great majority Of cases 1t has been most
gratifying. Here and there a child who has
had most unfavorable surroundings in early
life has given us more anxiety, being obliged
to change the child several times. But even
then among those Of this class some of them
have In time greatly changed for the better.
The great majority of those who come to US
as babes or very young are as happily fitted
into the families who have them as If they had
been born there.
The annual address will be delivered
by Hon. A. o. Wright, Of Madison,
Wis, on Sunday morning at Plymouth
Congregational church, ST. Paul. and
ON Sunday evening at the First Swed-
ish Lutheran church, Minneapolis
Mr.. Wright is known as one Of the
most eminent among the charity work
ers Of the country, having been presi-
dent of the National Conference of
Charities and Corrections. His ad-
dress will be most interesting as he
speaks from wide experience and
through acquaintance with charity
work of this and other countries.