The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-11
BONES FOR CHILDREN.
Third Annual Convention Of q
Worthy Charity-Presiden
Mckinley Endorses the
Movement.
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TRENTON, June IL, 1S97.-Tlae New Jer-
sey Children's Home Society held its third
annual conference in the Y. M. G. A.,
building yesterday. The reports of the
officers showed hat the society is in a
fourishing condition. The report of John
Sykes, Treasurer, showed that over $1,000
had been disbursed in pursuance of the
aims of the society, and every bill is
paid.
The Secretary, Rev. George H. Ingram,
reported as follows:-Local boards or
ganized and officers reported. 8; lumber
of local boards organized from the be-
ginning of the society, ISL; number of
life members secured, "a; numbers of life
members secured from the beginning of
the society, S47; number of old life
membership dues, 1879; number of annual
member secured, 564; number of old
annual membership dues, 21s; number of
homeless children received from the be-
| ginning of the society, 1877; number of
children placed the first year, ending
June /, 1895, 81; number placed the second
year, "a; number the third year, Sc; num-
Der from the beginning of the society,
167; average cost of placing each child
this, year, $500; average cost of the 81
children placed up to June J, 1896, SS2;
average cost of 167 children placed from
beginning of society, $76.S4.
The following Board of Managers, class
| of 1900, were chosen: Rev. E. j.. Knight,
John Sykes, Rev. m. P. Fixes, Rev. D. R.
Foster, Mrs. James Buchanan, Mrs. Hen
ry Willing, Mr.. E. c. Hutchinson, Tren-
ton; c. c. Blauyelt, Hightstown; Rev.
James C. Parker, Jersey City; Benjamin
Patterson, Woodstown; C. v. BrinkerhoIf,
Hackensack, and Rev. w. D. Stultz,
Bridgeton. Glass of 1898: Rev. Chalmers
Martin, Princeton, in place OF Edward
Howe, from the same town, resigned.
Addresses were made by Rev. j. III.
Whitehead of Passaic; N. w. Caldwell,
Westfield; Professor Chalmers, Martin,
Princeton and C. v. Brinkerhon. of Hack
ensack.
The following officers were elected:--
President. Rev. W. w. Knox, DID, New
Brunswick; Vice Presidents, David War
man, ND, and Rev. James Parker, DID,,
Jersey City; Treasurer, John Sykes, Esq,
Trenton; Recording and Financial Secre-
tary, Rev. G. H. Ingram, Trenton; Coun-
selor, Hon. William M. Lanning, Trenton;
General Superintendent, Rev. M. T. Lamb,
Trenton; Assistant Superintendent, Rev.
Walter L. Mayo, Trenton.
Executive Committee-Rev. w. w.
Knox, D. D., New Brunswick; John Sykes
Trenton; Rev. L. B. Hartman, DID,. Tren-
ton; Charles w. Howell, Trenton; David
Warman, Nd, Trenton; Rev. D. r.
Foster. Trenton; Rev. George H. In
gram, Trenton; Rev. Judson Conkliu.
Trenton.
The New Jersey Children's Home So
ciety was incorporated October IS. 1894.
1t IS auxiliary to the National Children's
Home Society that began its work in
IillEois thirteen years ago. twenty-five
States lave been organized and 1000
homeless children lave been placed in
The society started upon the theory
that God has,, somewhere, a home in d
Ghrlsrlan FAMILY for every homeless child
ganized, the applications for children
nave been double the supply.
TIL Superintendents have organized 1855
local boards in the towns and cities Of
New Jersey, and still there is much
unreached territory. hi work of these
local boards is; To report homeless chill.
wishing children; to keep in touch with
every, child placed; to collect member.
snip cues ana interest the community in
the work of the society in every way
possible.
This is the most economical way vet
devised for caring for homeless children
The average cost of placing sixteen chill
dren was $54.5 According to this sys..
tenn this is the only draft upon. the be-
nevolence of the community for a home
less child.
The society has at present eighteen
patron members, who pay $50 down, or
$40 per year for five years.; 25s life mem
bers, who pay SIS down, or IS per year
for five years.; 1000, or more, ANIMAL mem
bers, who pay 81, including the subscrip-
ton to Homes for the Homeless
find a home in a Christian family for
every homeless child in the State; to
empty the almshouse of the State of
nearly 800 children, who are now being
raised as paupers to cut off the future
supply Of the children for the three
large reform school of the State.
Rev. N. w. Caldwell, of Westfeld. was
very earnest and touching in his address.
He spoke of the days when he himself.
as a child, was found by a colporteur and
where he earned his board and tuition
by waiting upon the table of the other
students. He had a warm place I'M
his heart for struggling boys ever since,
he said.
Rev. M. T. Lamb related an incident
of the awakening of the maternal instinct
by the care of children. A Mrs. Adams.
Of Hackensack, had taken a young infant
from the society, and before n. finally
died had become SO deeply attached to it
ciety unlike any ever before received by
it, DR.. Lamb said, in that it did not
specify whether the child shout be a boy
or girl or whether 1t should BIZ pretty
stances, got for Mrs. Adams the very best
child 1T could fine, as she had not even
stimulated as To ifs anfepadpnfS Sha ~