The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-01-11
RESCUE HOME
ANNUAL REPORT

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We have had the blessing OF God ana
the cooperation OF the people through
! out the territory and are pleased With
/ the record of this first years work
/ IWenty-aiN girls ana women have bcen
sheltered in the home during the year,
/ three Of whom were not fallen women
/ but hospital cases whom we were Urgent
/ ly requested 10 care for. or the romaln-
/ ing twenty-three six have been restored
70 their homes, one was sent to the WIch-
/ ita rescue home, being q resident Of the
state Of Kansas, one died. one left the
/ home, one hos gone out to service and
! three went back in sin. Ten girls are stnl
with MS.
/ Eleven children have also been cared
/ for during the year. six OF whom were
] born in the home. The rest. children
Of sick and destitute women who were
cared for temporarily OF the six, one
has ded four were taken away hy their
mothers and one is still with us
morning ana evening prayer services
have been continually observed at The
/ home, also regular religious services each
SABBATH afternoon which have been reasons
pr blessing and salvation to many.
yearly all Of our girls soon after enter
ing the home are converted to Christ. mud
/ ttuly repent and forsake their evil ways
yet not an Of them are established IN
srHce and righteous living II takes time
Tor th0t, and we are following out as best
W. can the Injunction of the HOLY Writ
ference, and others save with fear, pulling
them out OF the tire,, harins even the
g93TTments spotted byp the flesh"
We desire to extend our thanks 10 Mr.
and Mrs VIM NJ. Jenkins and Mrs q
Il. Swan for kindly entertaining us for
weeks at their homes, and assisting us
In every way in their power to get the
work started Especially are we Indebted
70 Mrs. Jenkins for the untiring efforts
in raising nearly one thousand dollars
fof the property fund and other laborious
services as vice-president Of the board Of
trustees.
We are extremely grateful also to the
president our board, Mr.. Joseph McNeal
for kindly loaning us one thousand dol
lars In order that we might pay the fun
amount, seventeen hundred dollars. for
the property and have some besides for
Improvement
We desire also to thank all our friends
In the city Of Guthrie and throughout a.
territory and elsewhere for kin ily CO.
tributing for the property fund and for
The needs of the home The schools Of the
ity for their noble thanEsgiv'ug offering.
and especially out Wchiti- brother. J u.
Schollenherger, in whose miifl and neart
originated the first thought of a rescue
home in Oklahoma, and whose influence.
monsy ans prayers have been continually
blessing us
Cash donation for the year .a.... S579 90
Received for work done in home ... 1872 10
Total cash receipts .......-.........-.. ll&.O3
Grand total .... 49,. .,.,.............. 1851
Expenditures ...... .... .............. III 63
Balance on hand ...... .... ........ 40
LYDIA A. NEWBERRY. Supt
MISS ANNA l.. WH1TTEAIAN Mtron,
ANNUAL MEETING.
The board of directors met at the home,
1921 East Noble avenue, December 81,
1891:
President Joseph McNeal in the chair
Those present were Mrs VIM. jenkins,
Mrs Lydia Newberry. j. w. McNeal J. j.
Hill, j. ID. Schollenberger. Rev. j. l..
Mr. Harmon, Mrs. !. b. Beadles, Miss
Anna Witteman, Mrs. NJ ]. Jantzen, Mrs.
4. M, Holmes
Meeting opened with prayer by Mrs.
Newberry.
Minutes Of meetings during the year
were read and approved.
Reports were then called for.
ed
Report OF treasurer read and accepted.
Reports superintendent and matron read
and accepted.
Board of trustees elected.
j. w. McNeal, president
Rev J. l.. Brown, vce-president
Anna L. Witteman, secretary.
j j. HIN treasurer
Pearl Holmes. assistant secretary
Lydia A. Newberry.
Anna II. Tannehil.
Mrs. William Jenkins.
J. d. Schollenberger
Gus Anderson
Marie Jantzen.
HOME OFFICERS.
Mrs Lydia A. Newberry, superintendent.
Miss Anna L. Witteman, matron.
Marie Jantzen, assistant matron.
Anna H. Tannehil, general solicitor
Anna l.. Witeeman, secretary.