The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-05
FRIENDS OF
CHILDREN
Annual Meeting at TObey
Street Home.
THEELECTION OF OFFICERS
An EnjOyabl: Entertainment Given
by The Children.
THEELECTION OF OFFICERS
INTERESTING REPORTS MADE.

The annual meeting Of the Children's
Friendly Society was held yesterday
afternoon. at the home on Tobey street,
and IL was largely attended. The report
of the secretary showed that the larg-
est number of inmates for any one
month was SS, I'm February; the small
est, 20, in November; the average for
the year, trifie over SO. The total
number cared for by the society is
1045. of whom many fill places of re-
sponsibility and usefulness. Forty-five
have been received: three placed out;
three removed by board: 29 removed
by friends; two are boarded In the
country.
The report of the treasurer. MrChris-
topher G.. Lipptt, was as follows: Re-
ceipts, sl4,325.73: expenses, S920lCS; re-
investments. Sil66.9S; balance to new
account, s35707; total, sli. s25.73.
Then came the election OF officers for
the ensuing year but the office OF pres
ident was not filed. This was due TO the
fact that Mrs. Andrews had resigned
the office of president too late 10 be fill
ed at yesterdays meeting. The result
was az follows: Vice presidents, Mrs.
Henry G.. Russell. Miss Anna II. White.
Miss Emma l.. Manchester, Mrs. Eliza
B. Gerard; treasurer. Mrs. Christopher
@. Lippitt: recording secretary, Mrs.
Mary "A. Talbot: corresponding secre-
tary and assistant treasurer, Mrs Arba
ID. Smith managers In the order of
their election. 1871, Miss Emma A.Taft;
1885. Mrs. T. j. Battey; 1887, Mrs. Rob-
inson Pierce, 1890. Mrs. G. Morris
Smith. Jr.; 1890, Mrs. Forrest G. Eddy;
1891, Mrs. O.. A. Stockwell: 1891. Miss
Dol ~ Ng.p I,,,.
Armour: 1896. Mrs. Edward II. Mason;
1896, Mrs Howard Hilton; 1896. Mrs.
Knight G. Richmond: 1897. Mrs. Helen
r. y. Kendall. Miss Elizabeth Rounds,
Miss Bertha Lyman: assistant mana
gers, 1880 Mrs. William r. Barton 1890
Mrs. Thomas w. Ladd 1898. Miss
Elizabeth f.. Vose: 1898. Miss Elizabeth
Sackett: 1898, Miss Eleanor Green:ls9S.
Mrs. William Washburn; 1897. Miss
Elizabeth Train: 1897. Mrs. Walter Bah
cock; 1897, Miss Annie Barrows; col
lector for st. stephens church. Miss
Mary II. Wheeler: honorary members,
Miss Caroline Tobey. Mrs. BIB. Knight,
Mrs. Adnah Sackett, Miss Frances A. .
Whitaker: nominating committee Miss
Elizabeth Andrews. Miss Anna T. T.White,
Mrs. s. Millett Thompson: auditor. Mr.
Robert T.. Northam board OF advisers,
Hon. BENJAMIN T. Eames NJ. II. 7.
Goddard. Esq. q. w. r. Matteson Esq.
Charles Sjsson, Esq, H. NJ Campbell,
Esq: physician, III. M. Sanger M. D.
At the close of the meeting, the chill
dren gave n very pleasant entertain
ment the program being: Doxology.
school: salute TO the flag, school: well
come address, George FELTON,; recita-
ton. "A Narrow Escape" Florence
Helliwell; song. "a Memory" Mary
Hathaway recitation. THE Men who
Never Do" Edward Booth: recitation.
Don't" Jessie Travers; flag exercise.
school: song. "Unfurl the Flag" school
flag drill, school; song, Marching
Through Cuba" school recitation. "A
Little Boys Speech" Harold Edwards
recitation. DIARY of n Busy Kitten"
Alice CARPENTER; recitation. Autumn
Fashions" five girls: recitation
"Fredde's Speech" Freddie Helliwell:
recitation. "A Child's Trials" Jessie
Booth: song, New Year and Old"
school; song. America" school.