Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-24

are now tn the Home at the pres :,
Sent out to homes during that time.
generally to places in the country. .26l
Returned to parents or other relatives. .lS
RACED IN reformatory institutions, >
. UOyS, 8irlS.... .
transferred to other children's homes
Died while in the Home boys, 6 girls; .
age, boy. 2 ris.....................:...
| Runaway and were not brought back. 8
Total 500
OF the children returned to parents or
other relatives. some were only in the
home a short time, while others were kept
weeks and months before relatives could
give the management satisfactory evil
dence that they could keep them comfort
ably and send thief to school. OF the boys
who ran away at different times, they
were boys for whom we failed to secure
homes and in most instances were large
enough to earn a living, and fretted at the
restraint of the home discipline, so for the
good of the home they were not, after
the second or third offense, brought back.
OF the children placed in different
homes throughout the State, sixteen have
died-eight boys and eight girls. Two of
the girls had married, one of whom left
three little children, the other girl died
soon after marriage.
One of the boys was drowned, one killed
by falling tree, and one, who was learn
ing to be a railroad engineer, was killed
by being struck with the engine. He was
about twenty-four years of age at the
time of his DEATH and was married.
At the annual meeting of the board of
directors, held June 9, 1900, the following
officers were elected:
w. B. SinDson, president; G. L. Gran
mer, first Vice presidents Myron Hub
bard, second vice president; John c.
Lynch secretary; John K. List, treasurer.
Board of Directors.
The present Officers and members of
the board of directors and also Of the
board Of lady managers are as follows:
w. B. Simpson, G. l.. Cranmer, B. w.
Heterson. George A. Laughiin. A. L.
White, D. c. List. Jr, Rev. j. H. Littell,
John c. Lynch. Myron Hubbard, W. A.
List, J. ]. Jones, DR.. r. H. Billiard, John
X. List.
Officers of board of lady managers-Mrs.
J. c. Hupp, president; Miss Laura Law
son, secretary; Mrs. ] j. Jones, corre-
spending secretary.
Members of board of lady managers
Mrs. John Frew, Mrs. Guy r. G. Allen,
Mrs. Annie Norris Mrs. John c. Lynch,
Mrs. R. Harden. Mrs. B. w. Peterson,
Mrs. George Kurner, Mrs. George E. St-
fel. Mrs. Louis Whit Mrs. Walker Fris--
sell. Mrs. B. r. Catch, Miss Amanda List,
Miss Mary Mckee, Miss Jennie Wise, Miss
Hettie NJ List, Miss Kate Allison, Mrs.
John Moffat.
Presidents of the Home.
Rev. s. B. Barntiz, d. D., now of Des
Moines, Iowa; Rev. w. B. Thompson, now
of Detroit, Michigan; Rev. E. H. Dornbla-
ser, now Of Springfield Ohio; Henry X.
List Of Wheeling until his death in May,
1900.
Presidents of the board of lady man
agers-Mrs. L. A. Hagans, to the year 1872;
Mrs. W. +. Butler, to the year 1879; Mrs.
j. c. Harden, to the year 1885; Mrs ].
c. Hupp, to date.
Matrons of the Home-Mrs. Jane Old
ham. Mrs. M. d. Boyd, Mrs. Josephine E.
Northrop, Mrs. M. A. Eoff, Miss Louise
Forney, deceased, Miss Lizzie Forney, at
present time.
At a meeting of the board help Septem-
Der 6, 1900, the building committee report
known as the McCrumm, In Woodsdale,
about two miles distant from the city, cas-
lily accessible by the motor line or by car
riages and other vehicles, the purchase
having been made in accordance with
resolution of the board passed July g. 1900.
The price paid for the same was $500. Z
At a meeting of the board held on March
5. 1901. both plans and bids were submitted
-
which was unanimously approved. The
gross sum for the new building was not to
exceed the sum of $4,000 when completed
The building is to be ready for occupancy
by the first day of December, 1901.
A committee consisting of Messrs
Laughlin, White and Lynch were appoint
ed to arrange programme for the laying
of the corner stone to take place on Mon
day, June "a, 1901. and the ceremonies at
tendant thereon.
In McmOrfam.
In the death of Louis S. Stifel, a men,
Der of the board of directors and secretary
of the board for twenty years, which was
so sudden and unexpected that not only
was the board called upon to mourn the
death of faithful and devoted member
VIII chad the interests of the home at
heart, but the entire community, realized
that they had lost an honorable citizen
and upright man, whose place would be
hard to fill.
At the time of the happening of the acct
dent which resulted in his death, he was
in the full yigor of manhood and bright
future seemed to be before him.
Modest and unassuming in nature, he
was warm hearted and liberal and the
home had no warmer friend
In May, 1900, the board and the commun-
ity was called upon to mourn the loss
of the president of the home, Henry K
List. He was elected president of the
Children's Home, July 49, 1880, which of
fee was continuously held by him from
that time UP to the time of his death
In him the board has lost not alone a
wise counsellor and earnest officer. but
ones wo contributed by his labor and
means to the best interests and welfare Of
the home
The loss of two such noble, worthy and
disinterested. men produced shock, the
effect of which will not be recovered for
years to come. Each erected to them