The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-10
THE BENEVOLENT WORK. ACCOMPLISHLD BY THE HOME
 FOR THE FRIENDLESS
Development and Expansion of It's
 Philanthropy Since Formation in 1867, Told of in Annual Report of Secre-

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 Told of in Annual Report of Secre-
 tary.
 The following report of the secretary
 of the Home for the Friendless will be
 read with interest by those who have
 followed the work of the devoted as-
 sociation of women who have conducted
 the institution:
 To the President and Manager of the
 Home for the Friendless:
 Another year has closed in the record
 of the work of the philanthropy of the
 Home for the Friendless; a record filled
 with endeavor to bring comfort and
 cheer to many of earth's friendless
 ones; for that is the work of the Home,
 started by noble coterie of women in
 June of 1S67 it has grown to be a re- cognized organization of philanthropy
 known throughout the state When
 the Home was first started it's princi- pal work was to be the reclamation of young women who had been led astray
 to house them, to give them material comfort, and a foundation of noble
 ideals, that at the end of their stay ait
 the Home, having, if possible instilled
 vital principles in their character, they
 would be able to go out and fight the
 battle of life without falling. Also the
 idea of the work has been to care for
 practically destitute children, or to en-
 able mothers by the payment of small
 board for their children to go out to
 service until they could bridge over temporary destitution and embarrass-
 ment.
 These two factors in the work of the
 Home, great as they have been and are, have been overshadowed by the even larger work of caring for poor
 destitute, helpless and friendless old. women, or providing a comfortable home for women by the payment of small board. Case after case can be cited of shelter given to women found In destitution, women deserted by their husbands, women deserted by their own children, and to women who de- sired to take advantage of a comforta- ble home provided by the payment of what is termed full board. Thus the Home represents a community of life and interests like little world in it. self, and as one thinks of the wooden structure that house1 this philanthro- py in its early days and to-day views the splendid brick edlfice, one feels that indeed the work has been blessed to marvellous degree.
 One feels a degree of pride and grati- 1 tude, not only in the exterior of the building, but in the air of cleanliness and general atmosphere of material comfort of the interior, for as one en- ters they immediately feel that air of | immaculate cleanliness that pervades | the place. As one waniers from room | to room studying the individual types, one sees human nature in all it's phas- es. One witnesses how ambition, ieal- | ousies,, friendship, beauty of faith and r character can exist with the exterior of old age and younger womanhood un- der one roof. One examines the pie lures of dear ones grouped about in the individual rooms, one handles the patchwork, the crocheted lace the in- trcate drawn work and admres, for every room speaks individually of the taste and character of its occupant. f. We wander into the sitting-room and find few of the women gathered there for sociability. One will tell you that she has hardly missed going to church of a Sunday for over forty years They love to hear the news of the day. and many are marvellous readers of the newspapers and remember what thev read. One cannot study the inmates individually without being impressed with the vital factor of character in lives, and one of the members of the who has just left us for the Heavenly Home has proved a wonder full example of faith, patience and all he virtues of Christian character.
 Everything about the Home speaks If material comfort, and although it is , impossible for an organization to SUD- ply an actual Home with ties of loved )nes, many of the inmates are more housed and cared for than aver in their lives before. Every month two visitors are appointed to visit from the Board, and they try in -heir frequent visits to bring comfort T md cheer to the inmates. :
 Entertainments are frequently given i turing the year. They commence with i he Christmas festivities, Mrs. Justus f Iotchkiss by her generous donations ' making this possible. Mrs Justus ! Mrs. Joseph Sheffield Mrs. V Eli w. Blake Mrs JudsOn "A. Root and f Mrs. George W, Staples formed the CO., \ erie of women who helped to bring the a of the Home for the i 7riendless into being. Those specially interested in the Christmas festivities z It the Home attempt to heach the indi- I 'idual desires of the inmates, to see q f some special wish cannot be grati- , fed, and as the list is read it savers of f ,athos to witness the different tastes md desires of the members of the r household Dr. and Mrs Timothy Bishop, Mrs. T. f I. Greist, Mrs. William Fields, Mrs ' yharles Graves, Mrs. William Warner f nd Mrs. Herrick with many others bv s he good things they have provided last Il Christmas helpei to make a very gen t rous and attractive feast. The mo- n lotony of the daily life is broken by en- "A given by different people ' nd organizations. In fact, they cone f with delightful frequency during the n ear and the household enjoy the reel f ations, music and refreshments provi- |