The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-26
MT. CARMEL
 CHILDREN'S HOME Annual Meeting of Woman's Auxiliary and Election
 of Officers. MRS. A. c. STILES PRESIDENT Memorial Service by Miss Hough and Recitation
 by Mrs. Lennox.
MRS. A. C. STILES PRESIDENT

The tenth annual meeting of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Mount Car mel Children's Home was held yester- day. The business meeting was held at 10 o'clock in the Congregational church at Mt. Carmel. The children of the home sang an opening song, and a prayer was made by Mrs. Mary B. Moody, M.D., after which Miss R. H. Burwell made the address of welcome. The reports of the secretary. treasur- CT, and address by the president were read, and officers for the coming year elected.
 The present officers and executive board were reelected, and are presi- dent, Mrs. A. C. Stiles; first vice presi- dent, Mrs. M. L. Bronson; second vice president, Mrs. G. V. Smith: secre- tary, Mrs. W. H. Elkins; treasurer, Mrs. F. H. Cram; executive board, Mrs. D. H, Cooper, Miss Rosa Burwell, Miss Harriet Hough, Mrs, Arthur Die herman, Mrs. c. E. Marsh, Mrs. B. M. Wright and Mrs. J. D. Cutler.
 The memorial service read by Miss Harriet Hough in which she spoke with gratitude and words of praise of the work of Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. Hewett, .anr Mrs Caldwell, who have done so much for the home, and the children in it, and expressed the appreciation of all who have had the good fortune to have been associated with these wo- men In their good work, was one of the features of the meeting,
 Mrs. Laurens Lennox gave a reel tation in her usual pleasing manner and her selection was followed by an other song, by the children.
 Little Gertrude Holehouse told oi the "service of the two pennies" whict she wanted to do so much with, but de. cided to give them up to help swell tht fund for others needs.
 After the collection was taken and the benediction pronounced, luncheon was served, and those present went tc visit the home. The meeting was tht Ia rzgpet iy, .,,apy xraare II, ,t t.aa ,,,. fortunately happened that the days ap pointed for the meeting, the last fivt or six years have been extremely un, pleasant, and the presence of so many Interested friends yesterday was mos gratifying.
 The Mt. Carmel Children's Home wa opened under the present method O carrying on it's affairs, in January, 1897 when their charter was obtained, anC , the Ives property including house, barn and cottage with sixteen acres of lant was purchased in December, 1895, ant the home founded by Mrs. Cornella T Blake, who was president of the Wo mans auxiliary until three years ago Tn 1899 large addition was put ont, the house, and in 1902 the cottage wa, renodeled into a hospital, the "Corwil Memorial cottage" At the presen time this cottage is used as an annex and the older girls of the home liv
 there. Miss Stiles, the president. spok in her address of the need of none, for the enlarging of the house partic ularly, as there were thirty-five chu dran at the home now, and a waiting 1 List of fourteen, for whom there Is no room.
 l In letter from Mrs. Blake whicl was read at the meeting yesterday, tn
 object of this work at Mt Carmel wa beautifully expressed. 'tNo better worI
 was even given women to do. Tn
 work of saving children for them | selves"
 The children who are old enough ar required to do some work each day am they attend the school sessions regu larly each and all of them. To see tn little people in their gardens, or play ing in the grounds shows plainly tha shadow is kept out of their little live as far possible, and their bright faces and happy voices fully repay thos, whose labor goes to bring this condi ton about for them.