Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-30
REPORT OF PRESIDENT.
Mrs. w. c. Bennett, of Moline, Makes
Annual Address to Board.

Mrs. w. c. Bennett, of Moline, Makes
Annual Address To Board.
Mrs. w. c. Bennett, of Moline, pres
ident of the Bethany Protective asso-
citation submitted her annual report.
which is in part as follows
The thought uppermost in the mind
of your president at this time is one
of gratitude. Gratitude first of all to
this board of directors, and to the
standing committee, individually and
collectively, for the hearty support and
cordial cooperation in all the under
takings of the past year. for to your
untiring energy and fidelity to duty
are we indebted for the success which
has followed our efforts.
She wishes too, to thank you for the
honor of her reelection. She accepts
gladly because of the added time in
which we may together carry out some
of our unfinished plans, and come the
nearer to realizing the hopes we enter
tain for the future of this growing
charity.
l think you will agree with me that
our grateful acknowledgements are
due our faithful superintendent Only
those who are in closest touch with
the work of her special department
can understand how many and varied
are her duties.
Then too. how can we thank enough
our matron. Those of you who were
present at the annual meeting of last
year will remember that a member
of this association gave us a bit of adj
vice In the light of his own expert
ence he had come to see that a certain
amount of training is necessary to
conduct a home like this successfully.
Said he: 'You must have at its head
person who has had experience in this
particular line before you can expect
to bring this branch of our work up to
where it should be-
NIatrOn is Secured.
Acting upon this advice we began
our search for a matrOn who should
fill the requirements. We were fortu-
nate enough, indeed. when in May last
we succeeded in securing the services
of one who now holds that important
position. Backed up by years of train
ing at the Soldiers Orphans home in
Davenport. she took hold of the work
here in a sympathetic, thorough-going
manner, which has resulted in the es-
Establishment of home which is fast
growing to be model of its kind.
Come and see for yourselves what an
atmosphere of comfort and happiness
surrounds the children who are
brought under this roof. You will find
a welcome not only on visiting day.
but every day of the week (Sunday
excepted, which is a day rather set
apart for the parents or other special
friends of the children.).
| hardly need to add that both the
superintendent and matron have ac-
complished all this good work in the
face of dire obstacles and untold diff
culties. They have done it too cheer
fully and uncomplainingly And for
one hope with all my heart that they'll
not have to wait until they get into
the next world for their reward
To me it is a significant fact that all
the officials, as well as the superin-
tendent and matron, were reelected.
1t is certainly encouraging to feel that
the board of directors thus place the
stamp of approval upon the present
administration.
Thanks for Sacrifice.
Do not voice the sentiment of each
member of this board when / say that
we feel under peculiar and lasting OBJ
legations to the two hard working bus
mess men who have become such illus ,