Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-16
GOOD WORK OF INSTITUTE
Home for Waits Shows a Steady Advance
ment and Enlargement
FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT NEARLY READY
Two and FOrty-Four Little
ones Come and GO During the
Year-Finances IN Fair
Condition.

The fifth annual report Of the Child Saw
ing institute for the fiscal year ending Oc-
tober 81. will soon be published. The
pamphlet will contain reports by the treas
urer, board Of trustees. nursery committee
and medical stad: a brief Of the objects
and methods Of the institution; several ac-
counts Of the miserable and pathetic con-
ditions surrounding children when they
we're taken into the institute. with pic
lures Of some OF the children; a list OF
officers and medical attendants; a word Of
thanks to contributors, and several pic
lures Of the new home OF the institution
at Eighteenth and Ohio streets.
The Child Saving institute has been at
Eighteenth and Ohio streets for a consid-
cradle time. The house itself is we'll
adapted TO the present use, and is sur
rounded by an ample playground. The in
stitute seems to be in a fair financial con-
dition and the work is enjoying a steady
growth. A graduate nurse has been en-
| ployed so that the children can be better
looked after than formerly. The following
taken from the report gives briefly the OBJ
jects and methods Of the institution
"The Child Saving institute furnishes
temporary care and shelter and provides
permanent homes for homeless children;
exercises a careful watch-csre over chill
dren after they are placed in homes in
vestigates in the city and country, cases
OF abandoned. destitute and hayward chill
dren: gives advice to parents. with a view
to the Improvement and permanent good
of their children: endeavors by all reason
able means to keep children and parents
together: prosecutes cases in the courts 10
rescue children from abuse and immoral
influences; studies questions relating 10
children; aids in promoting child-helping
legislation and strives TO cooperate with
existing charities"
Some Figures on work.
In a resume Of the work OF the institute
for the year ending October 81. found in
the report OF the board OF trustees, the
following figures are given. There were in
the institution on November /, 1901, twenty
four children. During the year 1s6 were
received and twenty-four readmitted, max
ing a total for the twelve months OF pa
Eighty-seven children were provided with
homes, eighty-six were restored TO theiI
parents, twenty-nine died under s month:
of age, two more, who we're more than {
months old and less than ? years, died
three boys. 10 or u years OH, ran away
from the institute. and at the end OF the
year thirty-seven children were still under
the charge OF the INSTITUTION.
According to the report of Treasurer c.
w. Lyman. the expenses Of the institute
for the fiscal year ending October 81, have
been $3.50 more than receipts. The bonded
and floating debts, app~roximating 5000
have not been decreased and there is g
pressing need for a considerable further
expenditure to care for the increasing work
Starting with S953.55 on hand at the END
Of October. $420,65 was received during No.
vember; s7S7.O6 in December, s1,0T0.74;
January, $685. ~; February. $612.S3; March,
$4,000; April, s519.9s; May. $3s4.71; June
S462. II; July. 3407.23; August, S503.0 OF; Sep
TENDER, s415.47. and October; making a
total for the year OF ss,o14.12.
As given by Mr.. Lyman's report, s5144I
was paid out on all counts during Novem
Der; S502.95 was disbursed during Decem.
Der; $6S7.9 during January; $555.2s in Feb.
uary; 1891. 70, March; s6s6.15, April; ss26.s9
May; s447.72, June: S55s.2s. July; $5sO.57
August; s6ss.92. September; s712.Ss. October
This makes a total Of s.. Oss.33 for the year
and leaves a balance of s92479 on hand
Nursery Committees Report.
The report by the nursery committee con.
tains these items: On the side Of receipts
during the year, &66117 was collected from
pledges: Stab from donations; $142.6s wal
taken from the small savings banks; Wa
hoo. Colon and Cedar Bluffs contributed
Si0.75; and the Greenleaf Epworth league
added $3.50; making a total Of S993.2s. There
was S124.50 on hand at the beginning Of tbs
year, which added to the amount received
makes a total of Sl,117.73 received.
During the same period disbursement
were made as follows: Amount turned int
general treasury. $500: paid for soliciting
.nd .o1lorsan. eF-g g.. c,eg - - -.
terial and additional expense in nursery
s27.10; furnishing of new home, 1905 IS
making a total OF sse0.s2. The balance OF
hand October 81, including the reserve
fund Of 800, was S154.iI.
The institute was the recipient of va.
rious donations during the twelve month
just completed, $3.50 was contributed to-
wards the purchase Of linoleum. $3.50 Il