The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-22
CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY
Annual Meeting Held In This City
Work Done During the Year
Officers Elected.

The regular annual meeting OF the
Washington Children's Home Society was
held in the First NJ. p. church yester-
day afternoon. Rev. DR.. G. f. Whitworth
presiding.
The Childrens Home Society Is a ma
tionai organization. with branches in
twenty-five different states in the Union
and has been in existence for ten years.
Each auxiliary receives its name by pre-
fixing the name Of the state In which it
Is located 10 the name of the national
society. The Washington branch was in
corvorated under the laws Of this state
about two and one-half years ago, and
has since placed Isl children = homes
where they could be properly Cared for.
Mrs. I.ibbie Beach Brown has been en-
gagged in such work for the past thirteen
years and since the Incorporation OF the
society has been lis superintendent. The
organization is not conducting any per-
manent institution for the care OF chill
dren. but when a child is found, and the
right family is not just ready. the enid
is boarded in a private family FOR a few
DAYS until a home can be secured. The
money for the expenses of the various
societies is raised in their respective
states. and no financial aid is received
from the national headquarters. The
average cost for caring for all wards OF
the different organizations throughout the
United States is about so. The officers
OF the society claim that this way Of car
Ing for homeless children IL much ies
expensive than the old institutional rn:l,,-
ner.
The first business OF importance that
came before the body at yesterdays meet
ing was the report OF the superintendent.
Mrs. Brown. 1t covered her work dur
ing the past year. and showed that 81 chill
Gren had been provided VITA comfortable
homes. The society receives children OF
ali natonal!iies.
When Mrs. Brown had finished. several
ministers Of different denominations adj
dressed the meeting on the good work ac-
compnshed by the society.
The principal address OF the day was
made by Chancellor c. Il. Thoburn. OF the
Puget Sound university. Of Tacoma He
referred principally TO the benefits that
society receives by proper education OF
homeless children. and commended the
work OF Mrs Brown very highly When
the chancellor closed. the treasurer made
a short report that showed that 81 sSs had
been raised. and all but si95o was spent
in carrying on the work Of the society
New trustees were elected as follows:
Et-enezer Sherlock. Rev. DR.. George f.
Nn!tworth Rev r. F.. Whitman. Rev =
r Thoburn. II. o. shuey. Rev ii. g.
Tcncle. Rev. Herbert Gowen and Mrs.
T.. : Wood
Tire meeting then adjourned, and the
trustees met and reelected last years
officers for the ensuing terms. TTaey are
follows:
Hon. " II Wood. state president: Rev.
q. F. WAisworth. u. d. first vice presi-
dent: Rev. Wlu1ot Whitfield u d sec-
ond slCc president: Rex. II u. Brown
talrd v!ce president: David Myers. fnan-
ctal and genera. secretary. George IL.
Park. treasurer. Mrs. i.ihb:e Beach
E:own. sale scuperInier4eLt. Hon. JOAN
7. Neagle. counselor.
The society If publishing a su1al four
page monthly paper devoted 20 ;E2e inter-
est ~ SIS work and edited by Mrs.. L!oeie
Beach Brown. ne state Superintendent