The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-01-07
Annual Report of the Secre-
tary, Mrs. Taylor, Has Just
Been Prepared and 1t Con-
tainS Much of Interest.
LONG JAIL RECORD
OF ONE LOCAL WOMAN
During the Year She Spent
Two Hundred and Twenty
Five Days Behind Prison
Bars at the Home.

Mrs. y. NJ. Taylor, recording secre-
tary for the Home of the Friendess
has prepared the following very inter-
esting report on the condition Of the
home at the present, also touching up
on affairs at the home during the year
1907. The report follows;
This is the 10th anniversary of the
organization Of the home For a sea
son We lived in rented quarters, NOV
ing into the present building in 1869.
Since that feeble beginning the Home
has advanced greatly and many i'm
prOvementS have been made. In that
early period the board Of managers
had to go out and solicit for daily sus-
tenanCe. We must never forget the
herOisn of The early managers of the
institution. With our modern i'm
prOvements of electric lights, tele-
phone. baths and modern system of
heating, We can hardly estimate the
almost superhuman efforts of those
loyal women. many Of whom have
year the new iail has been completed,
which gives Us more room, but both
old and new TAILS have been full the
past month. The buildings are in
good ORDER but the lawn and fences
both front and rear need some alton
ton as soon as spring opens. The
first Of August Mrs. Margaret Spen-
Ger, a former matrOn and we'll known
TO some OF YOU, returned to once more
take up the duties of the matron. We
feel That her influence over the in
mates, is that of Il wise and iudicious
mother, firm but gentle and sympa-
thctic
We were beautifully remembered by
our friends on annual donation day.
and at the holidays. which were espec-
tally happy times for the children.
They had tree electric lighted and
full OF gifts. To see their happy
faces, more than repaid us for our
toll. All, including the prisoners, re
celVed gifts. Al the beginning of 1907
We had insane. = old ladies. in
valid, | young girl for care. and four
year old boy for care We have re-
celved during the year, S insane. /
traHslentS, 20 prisoners tone woman
has spent at different sentences o25
days in Jail in the past year, We
have received unfortunate girls. :;
sick women for care and 10 Juveniles
We have released - prisoners. 4 tran
sients, ) insane, > girls. | old lady who
was taken to the hospital and died
there. There was one birth and no
deaths. We have at the present time
the invalid girl. the girl boarder. one
unfortunate girl. | sick woman for
care, 1 old lady and ) children in the
Home department. In the iail we
have insane and four other prison.
ers, one of whom will be there till Au-
gust unless her fine is paid Religious
services are held in the rooms of the
inmates and morning services at the
table. Whenever there are those who
are able to attend service in the chap
Ell, services are held there. We take
this opportunity to thank the press
and the public for their many kind
nesses to the institution. In the
words of Lyman Abbott D. D. I'VE are
not writing in the sand. The tide
does not wash it out. We are not
painting our pictures on the canvas,
and with brush so that we can erase
the error of yesterday. or overlap it
with another color today We are
writing with a chisel on the marble.
and everytime We strike a blow. we
leave mark that is indeiblc."
Respectfully submitted.
MRS. A. NJ. TAYLOR. Rec. Sec