The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-05-28
the 27TIl ANNUAL REPORT
OF tho Chiidrsns IlOms Of Whssllng'
Wsat Virginia.

O6 Gle ChIidrsh's llOms % Wheoiihg'
Weat VifEinia.
To provide homes for homeless orph-
ans; 10 befriend frlendless little ones; 20
give love and sympathy to young hearts
bcr6ft Of a parents love; TO iced. and
c!o.he, ard care ior, ard elacate and
train for usefulness needy children. Is a
commendable aud blessed work OF char
lly
Such has been the mission NJ the Chill
dren'S Home or Wheeling for twenty
seven years The Institution has Indeed
been a home" 70 many. Through lis
operations. during these ycars. hundreds
Of neglected AMI Destitute children haVe.
boon rescued. 6ilclted. elevated and
placed with kind hClrtcd families.
our citizens have aiwaya sustained the
Home by personal influence aud ample
generosity, and since It's formation the
Institution has been Indebted TO most of
tho gentlemen who are IS presen; dlrcc-
tors for their unnagglng intereN and
capable management.
The work accomplished during the year
Just closed has been done quietly and
Without prctentlon, but the record. shows
no decline ID earnest endeavor ana use
fulness.
The work In great measure. Is under
the supervision OF the board OF lady man
ayers, and the reports OF their various
departments are herewith submitted.
Airs J. g. Hupp. president, presents the
following:
with this month OF May. 1887. the
Home enters upon It's twcnty-elghth
year During that time steady. QUIET
work has gone ON, while II the capacity
OF the Home were greater much more
could have been accomplished. Each
case has been carefully considered before
receiving a child, and the children APP
piled for. have been placed In homes, nf-
ter Investigation and reference, A
greater number Of children have been
cared for during the past year than
usual. The general health has been
good, excepting a visitation OF measles
when a minority az the children were
afflicted. some being very sick. yet with
careful attention al recovered. The man
Agement OF the homo has been excellent.
The mntron and assistants have done
well. The Home Is, generally speaking,
In fine condition. The yard connected Is
not very Inviting. the soil IS so poor that
not n blade Of grass grove. The sur
roundInEs are hardly equal to those OF
Childrcn'B Homo.
The Home has been run financially
with an eye to economy. The gnod re-
suits each year OF the sack gatherings go
far towards a support. The grocery bill
for the past twelve months being only
$t2 G2, including iiouF-Hn excellent
showing for the size OF the family. MIX
Is the greatest Item OF expense, amount
ing TO 500 20. Dry goods were $77 so;
shoes ISL n. The Home has been thor
oughly cleaned this spring. two rooms
were papered and general WITHDRAWING
done.
A good average Of the managers were
in attendance at the monthly meetings,
and mUre harmonious board of ladies
does not exist. The chalrmen Of the DIFF
ferent committees have all done their
work successfully. A visiting committee
OF six Is appointed at each regular meet
Ing. Each lady has day 10 visit every
week for one month. The reports are
generally satisfactory.
II the attending expense would be
thought TO Justify an agent or visitors
sent once a year, or every two years, TO
visit the children to see II all things con-
nected with their homes Of adoption are
as represented to the board Of managers,
II would be source OF great satisfaction.
The homes OF the children are generally
mt very far away. and in some cases
many. are in one enighborhood. Some
times we have fears OF misTepreSenta-
ton, although the references may be ex-
cellent. The time. labor and expense
would not. we think. he great compared
with the good derived from work Of this
kind"
Miss n. Laura Lawson, recording Sec
rotary. reports that twelve regular
meetings and one special meet
Ing Of the board OF lady managers were
held. The matron's report was presented
at each regular meeting. and the inter-
ests OF the children and OF the Home were
given careful consideration"
Miss Mary Mckee, chairman Of the ad-
committee. reports: "a greater
number OF admissions than for several
years. The number being twenty-One-
seventeen girls and four boys. In addl-
tIon TO these quite a number have been
given the shelterinG care n the Home for
a day Of two. until reclaimed by anxious
parents. Careful and prompt investiEa-
ton Is given TO all cases brought TO our
notice"
Mrs. John ]. Jones. chairman OF the
binding committee, submits the following
report:
This committee reports the number OF
children sent out from the Home during
the past year rs nineteen. Eight boys
and eleven girls. or this number four
girls and three boys were restored
to parents and relatives. One OF the boys
sent out was returned to the Home. after
trial, as he was not satisfactory; 50 that
the number who have been sent out to
homes and given satisfaction Is eleven.
al 80. rPfVa La
and one boy for whom good homes have
been engaged and are only waiting for
the parties to come or send for them, so
that the exact number OF children fur
whom homes have been secured Is If
teen, ten girls and five boys.
Most OF the children sent out have
proved satisfactory to the parties who
have taken them. One girl has given
good deal OF trouble by her disObedlencc
and waywardncSs, but we have made mr..
rangements to transfer her to another
home. where we hope by different inilu-
enced and stricter discipline she may be-
come good and useful girl When VIC
consider the heredlty OF most OF the chill
dren taken into the Home, and their early
environments, the only wonder 10 that
such a large proportion OF them turn out
well.
Inc uOAEu OF HlaHhENLS ONeu uHu
homes for children whose parents or re-
iations are not willing, to give up ali
claim to them. We may have an appll-
cation for child and not have one in the
home satisfactory to the applicant, and
we may know ofa child outside who would
be suitable. ana we bring the parties into
communication, thus through the instru-
mentality Of the ChIldren's Home large
number (sOme now grown TO be men and
women have secured good homes and
careful training.
THE last little boy sent out to a home