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THE ChILDREN'S HOME.
The Great Work Which an Augusta
Institution is Doing.

With October on Augusta institution,
abOnt whose noble and far-rraching
work for humanity many of our citi-
zens know too little, entered upon a
new year of usefulness The Childrcn's
Home upon lower Sewall street, With
new matron and with numerous
changes and improvements in its
equipment and system of supervision is
better fitted than ever before for It's
work The new matron. Mrs. Estes. is
especially fitted for her important pc
sition, and changes in the board of
managers, the system of visitation. etc.
have strengthened the general manage
ment of the institution and made the
methods of supervision more efficient.
The board of managers is now made
up as follows: c. C. Hunt, j. P. Hen
dersOn, Eleanor Hamlen Joseph +.
briggs, Matilda w. Atkinson, Willis c.
Hawes, Dr. w. S. Thompson, Joseph
Williamson, Jr, Mrs. Mabel G. Bailey.
Rev Mr. Hayden. A. w. Fowles. Mrs.
Caroline Fogg, Mrs. J. f. Tuell, George
A. Alien. Miss Nellie Moore, Mrs. Clara
Turner, Mrs. Hiram lockwood, Mrs. A.
NJ. Drummond, Rev. c. G. MoSher, Q.
r. Wellman, Mrs. Clara NJ. Turner or
these, Mr. Hunt is the president, Mr..
We!lman and Dr. Thompson the vice
presidents, Miss Hamlen the secretary,
Mr.. Briggs the treasurer and Mr. Will
hanson the auditor. The executive
committee is composed of Mr.. Hunt,
Miss Moore and Mr.. Briggs. The trus-
tees are Rev. Mr. Mosher, Mr.. Halves
and DIR. Thompson. The superintendent
ie, of
Portland and Miss Frye of Augusta as
district superintendent. 1t has also
been arranged that there shall be a
visiting committee from the ladies of
Augusta. and the visitors for the next
few months are as follows. Miss Mar
garet Sibley for October; Mrs. w. II.
Gannett for November; Mrs George c..
Libby for December, and Mrs. Thomas
Lombard for January. These ladies are
to call at any day or hour, to examine
the details of the life there. to make
any suggestions they see fit and to re-
port to the board of managers.
The Home was Incorporated in 1901.
and since then has admitted 267 chill
drer. little waits and orphans from all
parts of the state, of whom $50 are now
in comfortable and respectable homes.
TIE following table shows Il summary
of the work for the past year:
Number of children in the Home Aug.
l, 1907, 20; number of children in the
Home Aug. l. 1908, II; number of chill
| drcn admitted during the year, 80;
| number of children placed out in trial
| homes, A; number of children returned
| from trial homes, 10; number of chill
| drcn transferred to other institutions,
| O.; number of children returned to- rel
ativeS, .; number of children placed
and since adopted, 10; number of chill
| drcn placed and contracts issued, s.;
number of children cared for in the
| Fl ONE, 81; total number of children
| cared fer by the Home since 1901, 267 !;
| total number of wards i'm care of the
Home, SO; largest number in the Home
at one time, %; smallest number in
| the Home at one time, 10; number of
subscribers to "Our Mission Work. y
$500.
From a small beginning the institu-
| ton now occupies a large and com
| Portable house which is free from debt.
During the past year large addition
has been built and furnished. The
currant expenses of running the Home
| ids't year Ntlt PV@oo' anu poll NL7
| spent upon the addition, the new heat
ing plant, etc. making the total
amount paid out last year s9t55. The
income was $1O,266. of which $6S39 came
| in contributions; S1S75 from the State
and $l32S from the balance on hand at
the opening of the year. The balance
on hand at the close of the year, Aug.
| l. 1898. was $50.
These simple statements of fact show
something of the work of the Home
and its needs. 1t depends for it's sup
port almost wholly upon voluntary
subscriptions and gifts. and nobody
| who visits the Home or studies into
what it has done and is trying to dc
can doubt its great usefulness or its
worthy character