The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-11-16
CHILDREN'S
HOME WORK
Reports at Annual Meeting
Show Conditions to be Good
at the Parsippany Home.
KINDERGARTEN A SUCCESS


The annual meeting of the Morris
County Children's home was held in
the Young Mems Christian associa-
tion building on Wednesday morning.
President Charles A. Kip presided
over the gathering. Secretary John
e. Taylor in his report gave the fol-
lowing statistics for the year child
rem admitted as wards of Morris coun-
ty, 20: children re-admitted, 8; child
rem returned to relatives, g.; children
placed out, 1S; returned to poor house,
/: sent TO reform school, children
transferred to other institutions, 2;
children in home November lst, 70.
The school for the older children
conducted at the home is doing effec-
tive work. A new feature is the kin
Slergarten which is great success.
With twenty youngsters in the class.
The health of the children is excellent,
the financial condition of the home is
sound and buildings and grounds are
in good condition. The farmers
house has been repaired, new bath
room has been put in the main build
ing for the matron and staff, new
laundry stove installed, and a better
system Of outside sanitary conditions
has been arranged.
Robert D. Foote, George W. jenkins,
Albert HI. Vernam and Philander b.
Pierson were reelected directors for
three years. Miss Shaw and Mr.. Van
derpool were appointed committee
on printing.
After the meeting of the home the
board of lady managers held its annual
session with Miss Shaw in the chair.
The designations of Miss Leila Bah
bitt, of Mendham, and Miss NJ. H..
Cross, of Passaic, were received.
The following officers and managers
were reelected president, Miss An
ma Shaw; vice-president, Miss Julia
Frances Sherman secretary, Mrs.
'Wynant Vanderpool registrar, Miss
Sarah Fitz Randolph; treasurer, Miss
Marion D. Beach managers Boonton
township, Mrs. Alfred E. Dennis, Mrs.
@. B. Seabury, Mrs. Charles J. Brock !;
Chatham, Mrs. Guy Minton, Mrs.
James A. Webb, Mrs. Henry Feucht-
wanger, Mrs. Edward P. Holden (;
Chester, Mrs. Smith Hedges; Han
over, Miss Mary L. Smith, Miss Altha
e. hatch; Morris, Mrs. Francis s..
Heyt, Mrs. John Fl. Lidgerwood, Mrs.
Sadie Pitney johnson, Miss Anna
Shaw, Mrs, M. G.. White, Mrs. Wy
nant vanderpool, Mrs. Thomas @.
Bushnell, Mrs. Fl. o. Bates, Mrs.
Charles w. Harkness, Mrs. Wynant
b. Vanderpool, Mrs. Julius Catlin,
Mrs. Edward @. Keasbey, Mrs. Alex
ander MacColl, Mrs. Benjamin Nicoll,
Mrs. q. Gordon Knox, Miss Julia
Frances Sherman, Miss Sarah Fitz
Randolph, Mrs. Elbert s., Kip, Mrs.
Henry A. Henriques; Passaic, Mrs.
Frederick ii. Nishwitz Randolph,
Miss Marion d. Beach, Mrs. j. O..
Schrader Mrs. S. R. Bennett Rocka-
way, Mrs. Edmund d. Halsey Rox-
bury. Mrs. John Smith Washington,
Mrs. Lawrence FL. Hunt.
With the exception of the name OF
Mrs. Philemon +. Sturges replacing
that of Mrs. White on the committee
of education the old committees were
re-appointed.
Arrangements we're made for the
Thanksgiving dinner and the Christ
mas tree at the nome.
Charles A. Kip resigned as president
of the home but continues as a mem
Der of the board of directors. DR..
Henry a Henriques was elected presi-
dent in Mr.. Kip's place and the other
officers were reelected as follows -;
vice-president, Andrew T.. Cobb; Sec
retary, John f. Taylors treasurer,
Philander B. Pierson counsel, Joseph
f. Randolph and Willard w. Cutler I;
attorney, Edward X. Mills.