Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-30
.7HEORPHANS' HOME
Annual Meeting of Cbildren's
Friend Society,
Old Board OF Officers and Managers Re-
elected-Reports of Secretary and
Treasurer.

The annual meeting of the Childrens
Friend Society was held at the Or
phans' Home corner of Main and Ben
eft streets, Saturday afternoon, when,
in addition to transacting the business
of the session, the members Of the board
of managers were given an entertain
ment by the little ones. The meeting
opened with song by the children, and
after a prayer and hymn, the annual
report of the secretary, Mrs. Aide NJ.
Waterhouse, was read as follows;
The appeal of like to like is the hid
den, but potent, influence which in all
this busy, feverish world holds human
ity together And there is no subject
that can claim greater sympathy than
that for which this institution is organ
izea, the care of destitute orphan
children. Evidence of this is seen ip- this,
our 49th annual report. With business
and commercial life struggling under
great depression and many objects Of
charity daily presented to the public,
yet all the needs of the home have
been met, and the hearts of the little
ones have been made glad by the fire.
quent gifts of kind friends. The good
work goes on in the same quiet, help
full way that has characterized it from
its very beginning. Our records show
we have cared for SIS children during
the year; 35 are in the home at pres
emit. The year has been one of general
good health in the family Mothers,
who through sickness or in any way
have been unable to care for their little
children, have found it a great help and
comfort to bring them temporarily to so
comfortable home.
The sewing societies from many of
our churches have helped US in our
work, and we have received generous
donations from the Friendly Union and
the Bay State Shoe and Leather COM
pahy, through the Employment Society.
Fruit, flowers and vegetables have been
generously provided during the year.
The Daily Spy and Evening Gazette
have been gratuitously sent us, and we
acknowledge other fsvors from these
dally papers; also from the Telegram.
Again, we gratefully extend cur thanks
to Drs. L. f. Woodward, David Hair
rover, B. M. Pevey and C. F. Bliven,
Tor their services so kindly given, and
to all the friends who. have i'll any way
given substantial aid or brought happi-
ness into the lives of these little ones.
Thursday, Feb. 8, was a red-letter day
with the family of the Orphans Home,
who were given a fine sleigh ride by
Mrs. Edward M. Wood. At 2 o'clock
they started in q four-horse sleigh for
the home Of Mrs. Woods mother Mrs.
r. P. Buck Of Millbury where they en-
1oyed delightful afternoon. The chill
dren sang and recited and Mrs. Buck
cp0 IL
O'Clock they started on their homeward
drive. During the same month Is Young
ladies from the Pleasant Street Baptist
Endeavor Society," chaperoned by Mrs.
G. H. Arnold, entertained the little ones
With games, songs and recitations Mise
Liscomb and also the young people from
the Second Baptist and the First Uni
versalist churches have been very kind
in their attentions. April is was the
fourth anniversary Of the opening OF
E. A. Ea5ton's new store, corner Of Main
and Pleasant streets He decided TO
celebrate the event by contributing the
entire proceeds of his soda water bust
ness for that day to charity. The Or
phans' Home was selected as the insti-
tuition to which the money should be
given, and as result of Mr.. Easton's
generosity, the treasury was enriched
by SIS. 30 During the afternoon the
CIiMuI I'll VI LIE HUME were given money.
by some kind friend to 90 down and
patronize the soda fountain: free glasses
of ice cream soda were given and they
returned home thoroughly happy
Through the generosity Of Mrs. q r
Hutchins, 2S tickets were given the
children to attend the bazaar at Pied
mont vestry. Miss Disco sent invita-
tions to the MAY festival All tbe First
TJniversa1ist Church Tn Tnne a MN, be,.
of the children attended the annual pic
mic of Piedmont SABBATH school INV
4 DIR. n. nj Pevev made his annual 10
nation Of firecrackers Tn Ane1,st MIS-
ri 4 Pratt eave the vol1noer cjildra,1
and fine attendants q car rida into +ba
country. i-' ''A
Mrs George Putnano has LindIy o,i,,a,
her sar1yica9 eavaraI ,F+at.noons, 80
trimmed hats for tba gjris The bo s,l
finn TbanlSseiI,ing 5inna,. ,,,.a,,iaaS ~,
several fTenerous nansons, and eniavoS
nv i weIl and banr1, fan,iI,, 20, H.
nrinc;naI event in tbe o-lti, 81 49,
her C!hristn1as noorni,,s ~ ~,
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nome Win brioht , n,as i'-ii $50 70 ~ e 49,
and baarts file5 ,,.,ts, is,, iSsppy ts.oes
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