The Portland daily press., 1898-05-12
TEMPORARY HOME.
Annual Meeting With Election of Officers
and Reports.

The annual meeting of the Temporary
Home occurred yesterday afternoon. Off,
GERS were elected and the report of the
secretary presented:
The Officers chosen were:
President Mrs. A. W. Longfellow.
Vice Presidents-M Mrs. Philip II. Brown,
Mrs. j. w. d. Carter.
Secretary 3. G. johnson.
Treasurer-Miss Cornelia M. Dow.
Managers P. III. Brown, Mrs. W.
W. Brown, Mrs. E. T. Burrowes, Miss o.
NJ. Beckett, Mrs. f. E. Boothby, Mrs.
Mics Mary G.. Daveis, Miss Cornelia M.
Dow, Miss Harriett A. Deering, Mrs.
Philip Deering, Mrs. William n. Fem,
Mrs Frank 9. Johnston, Mrs. A. W.
Longfellow, Mrs. Il. G. Lewis, Miss Mar
gueretta Libby. Mrs. Gertrude S. Leavitt.
The report of the secretary. Mrs. F. G,
Johnston, was in part, as follows:
We bring today the 18th annual report
of tee Temporary Home for Women and
Children, feeling sure we may have an
increasing confidence in our efforts. claim
ing that our charity is far reaching and
true.
We feel that an important part of our
mission miss Is TO supply as far ft IS possible
the training of those who come to lie
young in years
During the past year one of the mana
gers has invited them to her home, pro-
viding simple entertainment, serving
light refreshments. This kind act was q
"red letter" day to them for many days.
The glimpse of pure living served to i'm
press them more with the wrong acts OF
their lives and give them earnest desires
for better living For a long time the i'm
pressions made were not forgotten.
Our family for the year has been larger
than ever before. Three of the members
will doubtless remain permanent inmates,
as they are entirely untitled for taking
care Of themselves unaided.
The homeless child has been cordially
received, whatever the circumstances
little girls without father or mother
drifted into house of prostitution in a
neighboring city, found there by an
earnest w. G. Il. U. worker, were placed
in our home until some more suitable
place was found. From the almshouses
of our state, broken homes, we have re-
ceived little ones into our care.
The need of money to meet our expen-
ses, pressed hard upon us when the new
year came in. and we record with special
gratitude the generous response to the
appeal presented by our president to the
public. Truly the promise was verified
''In thy need will answer From many
sources, the money came to meet all do
mands. The good we have endeavored to
accomplish both physically and morally.
seems far 'FRONT.' Disappointing. Insubor-
dination has been much less frequent dur.
ing the past year and in all cases the
judicious appeals of the matrons have ac-
complished the desired results, showing
that in each heart lies some responsive
word that is touched by loving kindness
and tender patience. 1t is with deep re-
greet we speak of the continued illness of
our beloved president.
AS to what has been accomplished by
the years work, it is impossible to say.
The work we have undertaken is not as
q rule followed by speedy results. Our
earnest efforts may lead these wander
ing ones to new life yet the chains of
habit are not easily broken, and we must
not be discouraged if success does not
always follow. AS we review the past we
might we'll say, .sHow littls. did not the
unwritten and invisible exceed what we
can report. We thank our patrons and
friends for their cordial support anc be-
speak their continued interest not only
with their means, but with kindly sym.
pathy and encouraging words.
Our earnest prayer is that we may he
wisely led in all matters pertaining I'd
this work.
Respectfully submitted
Mrs. II. U. Johnston, Secretary.