The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-01-07
Annual Report Of the Sec
Ond Years Good Work
Accomplished

Rescue home.
There has been 4 girls in the home
during the year.
Returned to ther homes =.
Went out to work. ",
Went back to sin, e.
/ Went to other homes .
Died. 0.
/ Sda in the home, 13.
Our average number of mnates ia
the home has been about twelve
adults. and from four to six children.
Making an average family Of ehout
twenty all the time.
Morning and evening worship and
Sabbath services have been regularly
observed in which many Of our girls
have been converted TO Chris. and
are leading new lives. In the last
fcw months the department % The
girls has been very good. The girls
have been busy sixteen quilts have
b en- pieced and quilted. five comforts
and towels, sheets. pillow cases,
dreaceS aprons, etc, too numerous to
mention have been made.
A splendid garden was raised 6nr-
ing the summer, and a nice flock Of
chickens A part OF the year the
home had its own butter milk and
eggs Has two fatted hogs for win
ter meat About four hundred quarts
of fruit was canned. Mr. Stumpff
kindly giving us access to his peach
orchard and other fruits being do
mated.
Mrs. Jantzen hi kindly furnished
the home with a good team of horses,
and Mu. Holmes gave buggy, a
fatted beef and one of the two hogs
aforementioned. In addition to the
above many useful articles. such as
quilts comforts, wooden quilts, clo,h-
ing. ahoes, provisions, meat, hard
ware, mating. and books have been
donated, for which we feel very
4, thankful
In repairing we have built ESQ feet
Of senea papered eight rooms, paint
, ed floors ald one of the houses. We
, bought five bedsteads two dressers.
FIVE commode5. two heaters, and case
line stove. twenty yards of mating.
= rugs. lamps, dishes, chairs. etc. On
Christmas day we had a happy family
reunion. Those present were eight
of our girls who are working in the
city. our vice presidents and wife. and
Mo.her Cook. making in all twenty
, FIVE adults and ten infants. BY the
Il kindness of Mrs. E Cook Ms.
Painter and other friends we were
provided with two nice turkeys and
= a bounaful dinner was pacraken oe
One OF the working girls presented
the home with a five dollar bill ant
+ oher gifts were given.
}. The workers Of the home made a
special effo,t to make the day pleas.
ans and each girl had a nice treat o.
n candy, nus. oranges and other use1
presents. Prayer and song followed
e and it was indeed happy day
Our president, Mr. J. w. McNeal
surprised us on Thanksgiving mon
= ing with a fine large turkey an,
IS plenty of nice cranberries and celery
Mrs White sent UP a nice bill o
groceries and come other friends
l. fine beef roast Thus has our Heav
g enly Father bountifully provided 70
re us. We praise him and thank IA,
people. We desire to thank all on
friend. in the cl,V who have so kind
Of ly contributed to ou' needs duun
the past year The druggists, mea
markets, grocers, bakeries, coal deal
ers, draymen. dry goods merchan
and other business men Of the city
II Thanks also are especially due Drs
Duke, Rucks. Ralph Smith. Hahn
- Hamin Barker and Reed who hav
rcnde ed valuable service free q
charge
We have also Travelled extensiyel
h throughout the territory and arr eA
tremelg grateful TO the business me
OF other towns and cities for so nobl
he coming up TO our help.
ot To the many different churcte
% which have cordially welcomed us 70
meesings and public collection in BE-
half Of the home
n Total amount Of donations. 81
2Sl90; total amount for home worl
"a S458.25; total. Sl74O15.
Amount expended, household e1
ponses, s1,37S 10; pad on propert
and interest 1906 80; paid on lumbe
$4,000; total expended si729 q