The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-01
IN GOOD CONDITION
THE oRPHANAGE AT SUMMER
 FIELD INSPECTED.
Report of the Superintendent Shows That Splendid Work Has Been Done in the Past Year.
 Out of Debt.
Advertiser Bureau.

0rnhanase in the morning and spent the day and enjoyed themselves very mucn mingling with the officers and children ot the institution. The efficient superinten- dent, Miss Sadie Hunt, had good dinner prepared for the visitors and taken aItorether they spent a most delightful day. The following members Of the Board of Directors of the Home were pre- sent and took part in the meeting: pr. I. w. Newman of Talladega, pr. A. J. Lamar, Montgomery; Dr. 5. F. west Birmingham; Rev. J. M. Patton, Games vile: F. M. Jackson, Birmingham; MT. Brown, Birmingham; Rev. w. F. nur' and T. P. Whitby, Selma.
 The finances of the Home are Tn netter condition than ever before in the history of the institution. After deducting all outstanding claims the sum Of $SZS:A would still be in the treasurye The Financial Agent of the Home, Rev. T. Ii: Jones reported that the sum Of S5,569 nao been subscribed to the support or the Summerfield Orphans Home during the past year, and of this amount only ssls was yet uncollected. It was thought that the greater part of this sum was per1ect- ly secure and would De coh'e'te" i'o the treasury later on.
 The foIlowinp report, which was read to the Board by Miss Sudie Hunt, will De of interest to all friends of the lttle 
 orphans throughout the State:
 ''The Lord has been very gracious 10 us this year." After a year which brought sorrow and losses, l heard the above expression used at Watch ser vice. by the friend whose death we mourn as we would the death Of a iather This has affected our Home almost as It did his own loved wife and children. But with thankful hearts we work on fully as- sured that he is now happy Tn that nome not made with hands, eternal in the HeayeYts." One of our little ones, too, has fallen asleep during the year that IS past Macon Yearwood. after a snort illness, died September 10th. But for every trial and bereavement His grace has been sufficient. "In some respects this has been hard year. Last winter thirty-nine of our little one had whooping cough. Though some of them were quite sick, none re- ouired the services of a physician. l want to thank Dr. Fuller for his Kind services when our little boy was SICK.
 Drs, Ward and Kirkpatrick of Selma,
 also treated our children when necessary.
 Thanks are also due Drs. Whitby and Reeves for dental work.
 we have done what we could Tor the children's spiritual welfare. giving in- structions at family prayers and individ- ually, besides the religious instruction in school. Believing that no amount of home training can take the place Of wor- ship in the sanctuary, we take all or the children over 2 years of age to Sunday school Sunday morning. Most of them return to the il o'clock service. In the afterno nowe have the Juvenile Missiona- " Society, to which all go, the larger ones remaining to the devotional ser vices of the League. The large ones | also attend service at night and prayer meeting Wednesday nights.
 we find work for all. The large girls l help with the cooking, house cleaning, | laundry, etc. The boys cut and bring
 the wood. milk and attend the cows and | help work the garden and patches. We | have raised quantities of vegetables this year, besides peas, and thirty bushels Of corn. We have a nice patch of sweet potatoes. We have eight fine cows and
 get quantities of milk and butter. We | killed three nice pigs last winter and | will have four large ones to kill this l winter. We feed these from the garden
 and kitchen.
 "Our teacher, Mss Bessie Renchcr, has
 done faithful work in the school room, l Owing to the lack of school furniture and
 the large number of unclassed children
 they have not been able to progress as
 rapidly as we hope they will this year
 Through the kindness of friends we were
 enabled the latter part of the season to
 have a kindergarten teacher. who also
 taught some of the children. who were
 especially talented, music. They made
 rapid progress and we regret that we
 cannot have an assistant teacher this ses'
 sion. We have added a new industry
 this year in a sewing teacher. The large
 girls go to school at a. m. and remain | until 1 D. m. We then have dinner and
 at 2 they go to the sewing room. By | that means Miss Rencher can devote the
 whole afternoon to the younger chil-
 dren.
 We have made some Improvements this | year, have a substantial garden fence al
 a cost of $75; have bought twenty new
 white iron beds for the children anG
 have made twenty-five new mattresses
 These improvements were made without
 calling on our treasurer.
 Miss Carrie Jackson of Montgomery
 sent furniture for the teachers room Professor Brown and Rev. Robert Echol:
 of Greenville, raised among the faculty and students of the Southern University
 enough money to furnish the school room
 We now have seventy-two children"
 Boxes of clothing and provisions. valued
 at several hundred dollars were sent t'
 the Home by different friends throughou
 the State ,and the matron was directe'
 to hereafter keep an account of thes
 donations and estimate their worth al
 near as she could.
 Last year at the annual meeting
 handsome new rocking chair had beel presented to the Home. Judge P. G Wood was the first one to sit in 1t. A tribute to the memory of this goo' man 1t was draped in mourning yester day and a monogram of his initials work ed in flowers was placed in the chair, a a tribute of love from these children. Mir w. w. Burns presented to tn Home an acre of land with cabin or it. which is located near the building and a resolution of thanks for his gen ! erosity was voted him by the Board. A vote of thanks was also rendered tn Matron Miss Sudie Hunt and her as sistants, for the excellent manner il which the institution has been managed the past year
 The Alabama Conference was petitionet to elect Rev. w. P. Hurt and Dr. T. P Whitby as members of the Board. Tn salary of the teacher was raised iron S25 to s30 per month, for a period of min months
 The Board of Directors reelected Dr Newman President of the Board for tn enc uink year and MT H. H. Stewart Treasurer.
 This has been the most prosperous am harmonious year in the history of tn orphanage.
 Struck a Little Girl. A day or so ago. while one of Dr. T. F