The Portland daily press., 1899-10-18
Reports Show That Coed Work Has
Been Dene.
Expenses Have Been
Kept Within Income.
Institution Receives Legacy of
$500.

The annual meeting of the Female
Orphan Asylum was held yes esday after
noon at the asylum on Stats street. The
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year:
Frssident--Mrs. W. II. Fem.
cs-President-Miss Hannah A. An
derson.
Secretary Abr S. Barrett.
Treasurer-Branklin II. Barrett
Auditor-Siduey W. Thaxtsr.
ManaReTs-Mrs. J. b. Brown, Mrs.
Hiram l.. Jones, Mrs W. 5. Beckett,
Mrs. George II. THOMPSON, Mrs. j. E.
Mcdowell, Mrs. George u. Thurs tan, Mrs.
). W. Thaxter, Nrs. X. Ii. Turner. Mrs
j. p. Baxter, Mis- M. Il. Barrett Miss
M. j G. Clapp, Mrs C. ID. Nash, Mrs.
W. L. Putnam, Miss l.. b. johnson.
The president. Mrs. Hannah 4. Fem,
made the folio wing annual report:
The year ending October Ia, 1892 finds
the asylum In excellent cc II iition both "a
to its family and Its buildings.
We bave the same efficient matrons. but
regret that the nursery will lose It's pre-
siding genius and the place will be filled
by q new Incumbent
We have at present IS CHILDREN, OF whom
30 ara girls and are boys. or this num-
Der three are toarders, and 10 other chill
dren not belonging to us.
We have received during the year 3d.
six of whom were returned to their
friends. We have placed out in homes 20.
IA of whom were returned to their
friends.
In the early spring epidemic Of
whuoping cough and m easlfs entered the
home and there being no rooms in
which to isolate the caEes, ths 6ifease
came into the nursery and proved fatal to
| the fceblest of our babies, so ths Il four of
them die1; one has since died, n akinu
five deaths in all.
1t has teen thought wise to bpild an
addition to the house on State ft-tet, eni
accordingly committee was chosen from
among the managers, who obtained
plans from Mr.. Thompson, tie architect;
These being approved by the board, the
new rooms were built while the family
were at OR island Home on Great Che
league. We have now complete equip
ment in case OF contagious illness, so that
there can tie isolation, sn1 or at COM
fors for the patent according to modern
sanitary methods.
We invite the friends OF the institution
10 inspect our building and see what has
team done for homeless and friendless
children. We would say that the gen.
eral health of the Children physically
and morally has teen wonderful, and
reflects credit to the matrons of the insti-
tuition.
10 the public we would say that our
asylum does not stand for boarding
house for she children of those wh1 will
not care for the little ones horn to them,
who prefer to find freedom fran Tespon-
sibility and throw aside fatherhood and
motherhoo7 There are worthy cases, but
| there are many unworthy, some applica-
lions must therefore of necessity be de-
clined.
We would express our thinks to the
many friends who have SO kindly aided
us by gifts AMI personal interest.
The treasurer's report shows that our
expenses have not exceeded our incoms.
We have been remembered in the Will Of
Miss Aphia ID. jackson.
Treasurer +. Il. Barrett presented this
report:
l submit my statement of the income
and expenses OF the asylum for the year
ending with September 80, 1899, as fol-