The Portland daily press., 1897-10-20
FEMALE ORPHAN ASYLUM.
The Annual Election of officers and Re
ports.

ports.
The annual meeting OF the Female
Orphan Asylum was held yesterday when
these reports were made and the annual
election held:
. PRESIDENTS REPORT.
The work of the past year has been OF
quite different order from that of few
previous years. Moro has been done for
the comfort and health of matrons and
children, and this has been made possible
by the kindness of the friends of the in
stitution, and by legacies.
As was intimated in the last years. re-
port (1500) fifteen hundred dollars was re-
ceived from the Walker estate, "to be used
in housing the boys under our care.
For several years 1t has been usual TO
hire place in the country for the sum-
mer months, where the children could
have free range in the open air. some
times the extra expense was met oy
private assistance; sometimes from our
treasury.
An opportunity offering itself to pur-
chase at reasonable rate, farm Oh
Chebeague island with buildings IN goou
repair, it was deemed best TO purchase
out of the Walker fund a summer horle'
more particularly as our boys were need-
ing Dn6 rdlR0 anu ESOA 80 -
An anpeal for second hand furniture,
etc. was published in the Portland news
papers: with gratifying response, and
some of the furniture from the city home
was carried to Chebeague.
The wisdom of our action was apparent,
for during the summer the children,
MANY of them had measles and whooping
cough, necessitating isolation, and yet
thew could have the benefit of pure air
and sunshine which they could not have
had if they had been confined in the city.
One little one, q baby of doubtful origin,
q feeble little creature, died.
{ The committee who we're chosen to pre-
pare the annual report for 1895 for pub
LEGATION in pamphlet form, are to be COM
mended for the pleasing booklet, which
had wide distribution. thereby interest
ing the public in the Home, and SO, add
ing to our funds.
The committee on repairs found, after
the family had left the city home, that
much was needing to be done, especially
Tin the way of painting The outside of
sfhe building has been renovated and the
inside made sweet and clean with fresh
paint New cots have been purchased and
nice wire beds put on them.
70 the friends who so kindly aided in
/ this good work, and to all who have
helped us by discounts on things pur-
chased by money and gifts of furniture or
C1Ot&l&u4y We cAb0nu OuE Ac6IOy Ulduk5.
There are at present in the asylum
thirty one children, of these thirteen have
been recsived during the year. Seventeen
children were placed out, some for service,
some for adoption, niue of the seventeen
being reriiEned to their friends.
There are twentyone girls and tan boys
in the Home, thirteen Of whom are over
eight years of age, and eighteen under
eight, years.
TheSgeneral health has been excellent,
and all old enough to do SO have attended
regularly the public schools.
We cordially invite all interested in
charitable work to call and inspect the
Home, on visiting day, Thursday, of each
week, in the afternoon, especially to take
peep into our well appointed nursery
and see the very little folks.
HANNAH 7. FEM, President.
October 10, 1897.
sTREASURER'S REPORT.
Income.
Annual subscriptions, 1859. so
Sundry gifts, 141. AZ
Board Of children, 265. q
General fund, 1857. 81
Clapp trust fund, $50. OF
Shurtlef fund, 80.
Hannah G. Libby fund, $500
a. W. H. Clapp fund, $500
S4,114.09
Expenses.
Provisions, Sl,O91 81
Clothing and shoes, 233. 81
Fuel, 233. SO
Washing and extra labor, 156. is
Water and light, 9a.77
Furnishing, 4s9 %
House repairs, 537. 80
Sundries, 73. 90
Salaries and wages. sss 81