The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-05-12

MS IeLLH year. MISS Eedll i. N0aiSS
has been re-elected matron Of the
home and DR.. ]. d. Dillon has been re-
elected house physician.
This was the result of the election
held at the adjourned annual meet
ing of the board of directors of the
home held yesterday afternoon at 1
o'clock at the office of H. Amerland.
The first business meeting of the
board was held a week ago but all
the business before the board was not
completed and the board took recess
until yesterday when it fineshed the
year's work.
The meeting was an important one
and superintendent Hall was author
lied to engage an office assistant to
help with the work while he was in
the field. This is an important addi-
ton to the home stan and was one of
the big features Of the meeting. Mr..
Hall stated to The Forum yesterday
that he did not know who would be
chosen as yet as no one had been sug-
gested and that was a matter to be
decided on in the future.
Superintendent Hall was delegated
to attend the national convention Of
childrens home superintendent to be
held at Detroit, Mich, the first week
in June, and also to attend the national
conference of charities and corrections
to be held the following week in Bos-
ton.
The full account of the annual meet
ing held May 4, with Superintendent
Halls annual report follows:
The May 4 Meeting.
The twenty first annual meeting of
the North Dakota Children's Home So
ciety occurred at the parlors of the re-
ceiving home on THURSDAY, May 4, at
10 O'clock, and in the absence Of Presi-
dent Weiser, S. S. Lyon, was elected
temporary chairman, and presided
over the meeting. The principal bust
ness before the meeting was 20 hear
The reports of the superintendent,
treasurer ana house physician, and tc
elect a CLASS Of ten directors for the
term Of three years.
Superintendent Hall outlined the
work of the society during the year, as
given in his report published in full
below
Treasurer Lyon made the financial
report, showing a very satisfactory
years work, in spite Of the short crop
all over the state. The substance OF
the report is given, following that OF
the superintendent
The report Of the house physician,
DR.. ]. G. Dillon, was verbal and out
lined the conditions of health and dis
ease in the home and cottage for dis
abled children. Among the deaths OF
children was that of the first large
child to occur in the receiving home
since it was opened eleven years ago,
The following were elected members
of the board of directors for the term
of three years: S. S. Lyon, Fargo;
Mrs. w. S. Lauder, Wahpeton; Mrs. w
H. Barnett, Fargo; Walter l.. William
son, Lisbon; Rev. C.. H. Phillips
Jamestown; r. M. Pollock, F. w
Peterson, Fargo; Rev. w. c. Lyon
Valley City, and Hon. Martin jacobson
Minot The annual meeting then ad-
jouned and the board of directors
convened, and reelected as its officers:
President-E ]. Weiser, Fargo.
First Vice President-C. r. Mere.
dith, Fargo.
Second Vice President. r. Treat
Fargo.
Third Vice President-R. B. Griffith
Grand Forks.
Secretary-H. Amerland.
Treasurer-S. S. Lyon, Fargo.
AS the hour was late, and much bust.
ness to be done, the directors then ad
journed to Thursday, May IL, at 4 2
M, at the office of Secretary Amer
land.
Superintendent Halls Report.
Twenty first annual report of The
North Dakota Children's Home society
for the year ending March 81, 1911, wal
given by Supt. F. d. Hall as follows:
To the Board OF Directors: For tn
ninth time since / was called to b.
your superintendent, / have the homo
of presenting to you my annual repor
of the work of the society for the yea
ending March 81, 1911. The past yea
is the twentieth this society has oper
ated in North Dakota, since it's organ
ization by Rev. e. p. Savage, of tn
Minnesota Children's Home society, a
an auxiliary of that society, working
under authority first granted by TIL
National Children's Home society, AM
this society has ever since worked a.
J an integral part of the national so
ciety. While we became Independent
Of that society upon our incorpora
ton, and are not under it's government
, at present except in an advisory ca
pacity, yet our rules and bylaws hav
never seriously diverged from thos
laid down by the parent society AM
the national organization.
With this date the term of ten mem
bers of the board of directors expires
and the election Nof their successors il
: one of the principal items OF business
to be transacted today. Those who's
terms expire with this meeting are
: S. S. Lyon, Fargo; H. F. Chaffee
Armenia; Mrs. Minnie B. Tibbetts
Glendale; w. l.. Williamson, Lisbon
Rev. G. III. Phillips. jamestown; r. M
Pollock, F. w. Peterson, Fargo; Rev
Willard c. Lyon, Valley City, and Hon
Martin jacobson, Minot.
Several of these have served as &C
tive members of the board for year
} and should be retained. II is irnpos
sible for all Of them to be with us a
our meetings, on account of long dis
tances from Fargo; but it Is import
Etant that we have members of tn,
board in the various sections OF tn
state, to whom we may refer ques
tions regarding our wards and ap
plicants for children. Especially is hi
true in the larger towns Of the state
and that the members be persons of in
fiuence and good standing In their com
! munity. AS the people or the stat
come to know that our board is mad
kup Of people Of this class, they are a