Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-03
CARE 0F 1H[ ORPHANS
Various Societies Engaged In
the Work In Iowa Make
Their Reports
SOME INTERESTING STATISTICS
A Total of Seventeen Societies Have
Submitted Their Reports as Required
by Law-They Have Property Valued
at sss3,227-summary of the Re-
ports.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines March 3.-The last leg
isiature made the requirement that the
various associations and organizations
engaged in caring for orphans in Iowa
should make annual reports to the
state board of control. The first of
these reports made have just been con-
sidered in the Office of the board and in
the annual report will appear a table
showing what these orphans societies
are doing. 1t will be an interesting
addition to the report of the board. The
table covers statistics furnished by II
Of the societies. Eight of them are
influences. Six are Lutheran, and two
are Catholic. The oldest is one in
Montgomery county which appears to
have done little until recently. Some
OF the societies reporting merely find
homes for friendless children, but the
majority provide home for them.
These. various institutions have proper
ty valued at s3S3227.56 received during
1902 at total of $127,652.S6, paid out for
lands and building last year $4S,3S0.S6,
for other investments $500. for salaries
and general expenses $102,537.03. and
had a total expense of s151.517.S9. Since
their foundation these societies have
cared for S,S57 children. there We're
received first time SS3, returned from
families 179, placed in homes 610,
placed in state institutions II. de-
creased AZ. returned to friends 29O,
cared, for in 1902 1899. average cared
for last year TO, total remaining at
end OF the year SS1. The following is
a summary of the reports from each
one Of the institutions:
American Home Finding association.
Ottunwa, incorporated 1889, value OF
property $3.50, children received since
Organization 23S. received first time
|115 returned from families 81, placed
In homes 1876. placed in state institu-
tioss II, deceased g. returned to
friends 8, cared for in 1902 $780, aver
age number in 1902 8. remaining De-
Icember 81 4, receipts $6,s55.67 salaries
and other expenses s6,s5797; has no
home but boards children until placed
in homes.
Boys and Girls Home, Sioux City.
1894, for Woodbury. county children un-
til homes can be found, property $500,
cared for 1902 65, average 90 remaining
ia, receipts S1,S79.27, expenditures ST.
679.12.
Christian Home. Council Bluffs, 1888.
receives adults and children from all
places and keeps children until Of age
or placed in homes. property $4,000,
children received 1000, cared for 1902
239, average 1873, remaining 1873, receipts
$26,401.23, expenditures same.
Danish Lutheran Orphans home, Elk
horn, Shelby county, children received
from any Danish congregation in Uni
ted States and kept until of age, prop
erty $4,000, cared for 1902 23, remaining
25, receipts $1,476.sS. expenditures
I$1.426.29.
nes Moines Home for Friendless
Children, 1889, children from Polk
sooner placed, property $4,000, chill
dren received $50, cared for 1902 113,
average 40, remaining 40, receipts
$4,36O.9S, expenditures s6.660.51.
Evangelical Lutheran Kinderfreund,
Fort Dodge, 1901, receives and finds
homes for all children needing them,
received 33, average S, remaining 6,
receipts $4,000, expenditures $2,540.
German Evangelical Lutheran So
ciety of Christian Charities. Muscatine
1894, home for aged and children, lat
ter are kept until Is years Of age.
property 100000, cared for "a, average
and remaining same, receipts $4,071.26
expenditures S4,140.36.
German Roman Catholic Orphans
asylum, Dubuque, 1879, receives chill
dren chiefly from north half OF state
and keeps them until IA years of age,
property $4,000, received 932, cared for
1902 234, remaining 1S1. receipts $9,-
261.12, expenditures $33,722.9s.
Home for the Friendless. Cedar Rap
ids 1886, children from Cedar Rapids
and vicinity and kept until homes are
secured property $22.500, received total
5000, cared for 1902 162. average 80.
remaining 33, receipts s3,130.30, ex-
penditures $2.4S6.42.
Iowa Children's Home Society, Des
Moines 1890, children received from all
parts of the United States and kept
until placed in homes. property $37,-
900, total received 2,435, cared for 1902
3S4, remaining 20, receipts s2l,6SS, 76,
total expenditures s21,249.57.
Iowa Evangelical Lutheran Orphans
society, Waverly, 1900. receives from all
parts of the United States over and
under IL years of age and keeps them
until of age. property $4,000, total re-
ceived n, cared for 1902 II, average SO,
remaining CT, receipts s1O,s91.s1, total
expenditures $10.S39.41.
Iowa Home for the Friendless, Du-
buque receives children from Dubuque
county and keeps them until 13 years
of age or sooner placed, property ST.
O37 SO, received in 1902 sc. average 70,
remaining %, receipts $4,6s5.s7, ex-
penditures $3,295.55.
Kenwood Industrial Home, Cedar
Rapids, 1901, children from all places
kept until self supporting. property
$500, total received 13. cared for 1907
10. remaining 5, receipts $1,000, ex-
penditures same.
ST. Vincent's orphans Home, Day-
export. 1899. children over 2 and under
Ia received from Davenport diacese and
kept until IA, property $4,000. total
received 214. cared for 1902 lo9 aver