The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-13


Ryan HoteI-Reports of the Of
feers show That Great Work
Has Been DCne During the Year
Just Closed.
A group of earnest men, represent
inc the churches and the charity work
ers of the Twin Cities, gathered in the
parlors of the Ryan hotel yesterday
afternoon and went over the results CT
the years work of the Children's Home
Society of Minnesota.
The society was founded several
years ago. with Cyrus Northrop, LII.
D., Of the state university, as president,
and is one of the most interesting
charitable organizations III the state.
The work in behalf of the homeless
little ones brings the men and women
Intimately connected with the society
In contact with the extremes of life,
the wretchedness of poverty and the
comfort of atiiuence, and many little
incidents of the years work just COM
pleted were told in the secretary's re-
port which demonstrated how much
real good the society is doing in a quiet
way. John Moak, of the humane So
ciety, had with him a letter from a
little girl whom he had placed in the
care of Mrs. Webber, the assistant SUI
perintendent of the organization, some
TIME ago, anu lIlIOuBA her d DOIIlS Idu
been found. The letter was we'll word
ed, with wonderfully correct choice
of language, and the penmanship was
better than that of many grown peo-
pie better reared.
The members bring honest effort
along reform lines into the work, and
many a sad little heart has been made
glad by unexpected transportation in
to a comfortable and sometimes luXuri-
Gus home where there have been friends
with kind faces and loving hearts
ready to efface forever the memories of
There was an excellent attendance OF
officers and board.
Rev. Z. P. Savage, the superinten-
dent, reported that the year ending
April 80 had been the most important
in the history of the society, in the
number of children provided for, and
in the progress Of the work. The rec
ord is:
Children in charge May 1, 1897 ........ %
Children received during the year 49,. LAB
Children returned for replacement. 43
Total number of children in charge dur
Number Of children placed in homes
Tor the hrst time Observation-Disclosures. 100
Number of children replaced ........... SO
Number of children placed and replaced 1873
Number Of children died ... s
Number of children returned to guar
ulans $500. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. II
Number of children sent to other in
Number OF children on hand May i,
Whole number cared for since Sept. II,
1888 .......................1,2G 9
OF the children forty were received
In Minneapolis, thirty-six from st.
Paul, and seventeen from Duluth, and
the rest from the various parts of the
state.
As to nationality, the fathers of thir-
ty-nine of the children were Ameri-
cans, four English, eighteen Irish, sew
en- Scotch, three French, one Canadian,
twelve Germans, two Swiss, twenty
Swedes, twelve Norwegians, four
Danes, nineteen unknown.
The mothers of thirty-six were Amer
leans. three English, thirteen Irish, five
Scotch, six French, one Canadian, thir- |
teen Germans, two Swiss, two b.
hemian, twenty-five Swede, seventeen
Norwegians, three Dane and eleven un-
known
During the past year temporary
homes have been established in both
cities. In st. Paul at Ala East Eighth
street, whereA Mrs. F. S. Morey is In
charge, and in Minneapolis at 123 Tn
Ion street southeast, where Mrs A.
Adams is in charge.
The expenses of the year have been
as follows:
Receiving placing and supervision
Temporary care Of the children $500. 1858 90
Printing, postage, office rent etc 700 So
publishing and circulating The Chill
dren's Home Finder ................ 1873 Is
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 449 Ct
Paid on expense OF the national So
clety ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 500 %
Expense in taking children to homes
and in their temporary care -. 145 As
interest On invested funds .......... 141 Sc
subscriptions to The Home Finder. $50
Receipts from contributions were S971 IA
Mrs. B. L. Russell resigned and re-
moved to Pennsylvania in September.
1897 and Mrs. A. Weber has served
very efficiently in her place
Rev. D. B. Jackson Is the assistant
superintendent, and Mrs. E. P. Savage
has charge of the Minneapolis office
Miss Sarah E. Northrop is the assistant
secretary in charge Of the st. Paul Of
fee.
Hearty thanks were extended to the
public press and to the officials of the
railroads for valuable aid in prosecuting
the work
The former officers were reelected as
follows:
President. Rev. Pleasant Hunter. D. D.,
Minneapolis; vice president. E. NJ. Van Du-
zee, st. Paul; honorary vice presidents Cy-
rus Northrop, LII. D., Minneapolis: ex- Gov.
A. H. Burke, Duluth; Col c. H Graves,
Duluth; Rt Rev N. N: Gilbert D. D., as
St. Paul; Rev. e. P. Savage recording sec
rotary.
And with the addition of the new
members of the board it stands the
same, as follows:
A. P. Croonquist, st. Paul; Rev. Ben
tamin Longley, D: D.. st. Paul; Rev H.
2: Nichols, D. D., Minneapolis; Hon.
Charles Kittleson, Minneapolis; Rev George
R. Merrill, .. D.. Minneapolis; Hon. D. R.
Moves, St. Paul; Rev. H. F. StilweIl, St.
Paul Paul; Hon Hugh Harrison, Minneapolis;
Hon NJ. G. Norton, Winona; w. ]. Dean,
1fnr Srratth
Rev; j. G. Hoblitt, Minneapolis, Mrs. E.
A, Russell, Minneapolis Rev. f. P. Savage,
Minneapolis; A. w. Bradley, Duluth E. c.
Gridley. Duluth; Mrs. c. G. Higbee, st.
Paul; Rev. Pleasant Hunter, D. D.. Min
neapolis; E. NJ. Van Duzee St Paul; Rev.
c. d. Andrews D. D., st. Paul; Rev M
D. Edwards, D. D., st. Paul. Hon. Lars
Suenson, Minneapolis; Rev. c. ]. Peter,
Minneapolis.
Rev. E. P. Savage, DR.. Pleasant Hun
ter and Mrs. Weber, of Minneapolis,
were elected delegates to attend the ma
tional meeting of the society in Chi
cago this year.
Present at the meeting were:
A. P. Croonquist Rev, ]. C. Hoblitt, Rev.
70. p. Savage, Rev. Pleasant Hunter Rev.
NJ. d. Edwards, DR.. Longley, DR.. Soper,
Jno. Moak, NJ. L. Hutchins, Mrs. W. Web
ber Mrs. Savage, Rev. D. B. Jackson Rev.
H. F. Stilwell.
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