The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-08
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Fine Meeting Last Night Of 7i:... the
Children's Home Society.
Board Elected.
.,s.UPERINTENDENT's REPORT
Rev. William j, Maybee Re
views Work for the Past
Twelve Months.

The third meeting OF the Children
Home Society of Virginia, held last night
night in the Y. M. c. A. Library. bore
abundant testimony to the excellent work
this Institution is doing among the or
4 phans and the childless In this State.
Tho chief events Of last nights meet
ing were the reports of the superintend-
ent, Rev. William j. Maybee. and OF the
treasurer, Mr. Robert M. Kent. Jr., and
the election of board of directors for
The next twelve months. The directors
chosen were: Joseph Bryan. B. r. Well
ford. E. Raab. Rev. William Meade
Clark, D. D.. Charles straus. w H.
Clemmitt. NJ, d. Hoge. Jr., NJ. D., Rev.
". r. l.. Smith, D. D.. John l.. Will
liams. Charles T. O'Ferrall, Rev. Edward
n. calisch. D. D.. John p. Branch. George
b.. Davis. c. !. w. Tanner, John
Garland Pollard. Rt. a Rev. Robert
A. Gibson. ID. D., Rev. ]. G..
Cranberry, D. D.. bishop Of NJ. e.
Church, South. g. P. Walford, Robert M.
Kent, Jr., George A. schmelz Rev. John
Jere N,itherspoon, d. D., William c.
Every. r, r.. Fishburne and Judge r. r.
w. Duke.
The board will meet next Tuesday and
elect officers
REMARKABLE REPORT.
Superintendent Maybee said in his re-
port, remarkable for tho amount OF ex-
cellent work. which related:
This is now the third annual report OF
Children's Home Society of Virginia. In
reviewing the years work we have every
rea4on for announcement One hundred
children have been cared for by the soc-
ety. seventy-ave have been received for
the first time. Nineteen have been re-
returned for replacement (Which. was
done) and six were on hand at the begin
During. the last three years the society
has received as Its legal wards ESQ chill.
dren. All OF these, with the exception OF
approved family homes, not in any sense
$50 far as the management of the society
is aware as seryan Is OF r. un,dIerings, hm
The privileges OF sons and daughters
whore they are being educated and trainet
10 useful lives. with patience and kind
OF all the Z35 children forty-two hav
been legally adopted and made heirs a
law. In number more cases IS, "a me 81 adooP P
ers are placed under special contract
t BUT TEMPORARY RELIEF,
If the society had gathered up all thes
2s5 dependent children and kept them o
hand in GONE large building to feed an
clothe and train from year to year,
would have furnished to these some ten
i,orary relief hut no permanent provlt
ion And to-day the society would
handicapped and embarrassed about RI
ceiying other hundreds for lack OF ROOF
and funds 10 support so great a multi
Jude. But instead of that II has not onl
permanently placed these dependent an an
solitary ones In families of respectable,
but 1t has also helped and blessed ever
home where these little ones are PLACED
as Is witnessed by the appreclative lei
ters that come from these fos parent.
Ne have no moral right To deprive a chill
OF a good home when offered to- It, Nc
have we any more right Ia deprive 600
home OF tho blessing of little chilli
when the child needs home and III
home needs, tho child BY recognlzi1
Today is Just as free and ready TO r.
csiye other hundredy OF dependents 9
when 1t began its mission This lhre
years work has been accomplished. y
yolyine an expenditure OF So, ?t0, or 342i
Der CAPITA. lf'these 235 children were no
On hand II would require at least 81
per capita per annum for their supper
Including interest on money invested
necessary buildings, or va, aD and /,
maintain these until eighteen years
age would expcnd 1870, 10, the average az
If admission being less than seven az
a half years But the Number oil chlldIt
cared for does not nearly express y
amount OF good accomplished.
NTEREsTING FIGURES ~.
During ,rSs year VIZ have haa put As'