The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-11-20
SUCCESSFUL
CHARITY
The Twenty-Fdth Anniversary
Of the Morris County
Children's Home.
A RECORD OF THE GOOD WORK

A RECORD OF THE GOOD WORK
The twenty-fifth annual meeting Of
the Morris County Children's Home
was held id the Y. M. G. a. Hall last
Wednesday morning. The president,
George G.. Kip in calling the meeting
to order called attention to this fact,
and declared that none need be
ashamed Of the record Of the quarter
century. He said there were some
things about finance to which be
would refer and told of the resigna-
tion Of r. d. Foote, as treasurer OF
the association, after ten years of eff
cient service His resignation was
made necessary on account Of his
health at that time. Ridley Watts
resigned at the same meeting as a di-
rector and P. B. Pierson was elected
to fill this vacancy and also the vacan-
cy as treasurer. Mr.. Kip also told Of
the regretof the members at losing the
services of Mrs. Lidgerwood as treasur-
er Of the Woman's Association, a posi-
tion she has held for twenty years, Of
ten subordinating personal duties In
the interest of the home. Fortunate
ly Mr.. Foote remains as director and
Mrs. Lidgerwood continues on the
Woman's board.
rrit,<, ox,,4a,,x,ac ~ 4Iaa gaot,,o oanfi,f,o q
to increase, while there is a continual
diminution in the receipts. During
the past year it was possible to con-
duct the work for Thousand Dollars
less than usual, but with all that
there still remains a deficit of $500
which was taken from the capital ac-
count. He suggested that an effort
be made to secure additional subscrib-
ers or larger subscriptions SO that an
other thousand can be available.
Secretary Taylor in his report says /:
The certificate Of Incorporation is
dated December 9Th, 1881. Its first
board of directors met at the resi-
dence Of A. Il. Hull, in this city, a
constitution was adopted and the fol-
lowing officers elected President, A.
B. Hull; vice president, Dir. John W.
jackson secretary, Rev. John 2. APP
pleton; treasurer, George w. Jen-
kins.
Twenty-One panper children. from
the Aims House. were committed to
our care by the board of freeh0lders,
and the property az ParSippany rented.
1t cons listed of a large house and about
twenty-five acres of land. 1t was
bought by the Association in 1883 for
Nine Thousand Dollars of which Two
Thousand Dollars was paid in cash
and NOR gage for Seven Thousand
Dollars, which has long since been
cancelled. was given for the balance.
The two wings to the building have
been added by us. The Home is sup
ported by stipend of Sl.50 week,
paid by the county for each child-by
the interest of a small Endowment
Fund, and by gifts and annual sub
ScriptionS of a generous public. The
average number of County Wards in
the Home for some time has been
about sixty-five- There are more boys
than girls. Out of school hours, the
boys are taught something Of carpen-
tering, gardening, ETC., and the girls,
sewing and house work.
Our records show that in twenty
five years to November lst, five hun
dred and sixteen children, wards of
the county, have come under the con-
troll of the Home. OF these two hum
dred and seventy-one have been re-
turned to relatives and friends.
Homes mostly in the State of New
Jersey have been found for one hum
dred and Sixty-6Ve. Very many of
these, according TO late and full in
formation obtained by our officers,
have turned out wcll and are becOm-
ing self supporting and useful citizens.
Children are received at the Home at
three years Of age and discharged at
sixteen years OF age.
To give the children as thorough a
discipline as possible, we seldom put
them in homes before they are eleven
Eichteen have been nIaced II insti-
buttons, mostly for the insane and
feeble MINDED, Eighteen children