The times., 1898-09-18
THE CRITTFNToN MISSION.
President Petty. of the Home, Makes
His Annual Report

j. F. Petty, the president of the Flor
ence Crittenton Hope and Help Mission,
yesterday submitted to Herbert w
Lewis. superintendent of charities, his
annual report of the operations of the
institution during the fiscal year ending
June 30. 1885, with an estimate for the
maintenance of the institution during the
year ending June 80, 1900.
The report which is signed by Kate
Waller Barrett, the superintendent,
states that the work of the Mission has
been very successful during the past
twelve months The report, in part, fol-
lows:
I'm no period of our history have so
many interesting cases come under our
charge. One particularly gratifying
phase of our work is the continued and
growing interest in our system of keep
ing the mother and her babe together.
This is being manifested more and more
by our saved girls. A strong sentiment
has grown up among the inmates, in IA
yor of a girl Keeping her baby, and no
word of disapproval is too strong for
them to use toward the inmate who
comes with the intention of leaving her
offspring. The ostracism and contempt
tent agents in dealing with one of the
most perplexing and almost insurmount-
able problems of character building.
1.-The opportunities in Washington for a
girl to get rid of her offspring are nu-
merous, and it Is only by the most de-
termined effort that the present situation
in our home has been reached.
During the year there have only been
three girls who have willingly given up
their children. OF course, these relin
quished them after leaving our home and
not while they were inmates thereof.
1--WE have broadened our charter TO
cover two important departments. One is
a school of domestic science. At the
head of this training school we have
most competent superintendent, who was
graduated from the Indianapolis Normal
Training School. The members of our
first class are all now occupying remu-
nerative positions. Arrangements are
now being perfected to put in a laundry
plant. We have felt in the past the need
of some self-support, but lack of funds
has retarded the execution of the plans
we had in view.
Another very important feature is
the placing Of mothers and their children
in country homes. We have formed an
organization in Virginia, and opened cor
respondence with small towns and dis
tricts where, through mutual friends, we
have been able to place out many of
these women.
I'VE trust that our next appropriation
will be larger than the last We had
hoped to secure from Congress a suffi-
cient amount to enable us TO buy our
present building, as our generous presi-
dent c. n. Crittenton, besides his dona
tions to the general expenses and i'm
provements, held himself in readiness to
pay 81 600 toward our first payment on
the purchase of the property, but we
failed"
The following statistics are also given
concerning the mission: Inmates admit
ted during year, 16S; inmates July L, 1893.
IL; births during the year, "a; situations
obtained, 72; sent to their homes, 81;
transferred to other institutions, 40; sent
to hospital, 5; married and withdrew. Z;
left voluntarily. 10; dismissed, l; infants
died, 4 inmates June go 1888, 55.
The following financial statement is
given:
Receipts: Balance on hand July 1,
1897, S7415; appropriation s., 900; rent $3.50;
contributions and other sources, SO, 39;
total, 81, 1864.
Expenditures: Salaries, s475; rent, 5000;
other items of maintenance, s2S33.3S; to-
tai, s4,207.3S.