Evening journal., 1912-06-04
CARE OF
CHILDREN
kanaeerS Of Home for Friend
less Tots Report Much
Work D0ne
90 LITTLE ONES
IN SOCIETY'S CARE

emphasizes tho need Of money for
running expenses. and especially for
building repairs. The report shows
much good accomplished, and reads
as follows.
",rhe forty-eighth year has just pass
ed, and we feel we can give our
friends a good report Of the year.
The health OF the children has been
generally very good, though we have
had some cases of measles, whooping-
cough and chicken-pox, but no really
\ serious cases Of any of those diseases.
Members Of our Household Commit
tee have faithfully visited the Home
each week. and have been watchtul
s Of the running Of 1t.
1T is our great pleasure to report
s that Mrs. Hay, the matron, is still
with us doing good work. We feel
we are very favored in having secured
such a woman, and hope she may con-
4 tinue with us for many years. Her
employees are interested and cooper
& ate with her in such a way it must
make her work easier.
"The children are taken to church
81 and Sunday school whenever the
n weather is suitable. The pastor, the
n Rev. Mr.. Bicking, and the teachers are
N extremely kind to them. We are
II very grateful to all Of them but par
"a ticularly to Mr.. Bicking, who always
spends an hour with the children
4 every Saturday afternoon.
I'VE have had some much needed
q repairs done during the year. Some
n of the floors we're relaid, and all put
u IN good order. and the walls were
Il painted, which has greatly improved
81 the look and comfort Of the Home.
I'VE have 60 children at this time,
g. 35 boys and 25 girls. Number of
children admitted from April 1, 1911.
s. to April 1. 1912, so.
OF these as boarders, 3S; sent by
the S. P. c. c.. 10; number returned
81 TO s. P. c. c., 9; returned to parents,
N So: placed i'm homes, 2S; sent to
81 Elwyn. sent to Girls Industrial
a School. 1; signed in by parent, !;
ri adopted. 1 children in homes through
the State, p; application for children.
81 30
-Four of the nine children returned
"a to the S. P. c. c. were all of one
a family. and were not quite normal
81 AS there was no chance to get them
# in at Elwyn, there was no place for
them but the Almshouse. Our work
makes us realize more and more the
.. itrtl AltldWdIt Has AOI cOnAt lAdA0 l0A
81 such children.
Our Visitor reports of those placed
81 in homes there is not one but is treat
ed kindly as far as she can ascertain,
and her heart is made glad each time
she visits them A little more care
s Is taken each year in securing homes,
and in visiting the children after
they are placed in them We desire
zf 70 thank our Visitor. Mrs. Mary Lin
B coin, for the arduous and very salts
AS factory work she renders the Home.
She always has the children's interest
at heart, and she advises and cOunsels
# them by word and by letter through
S. the restless period of youth.
I'VE now have about forty children
enrolled as pupils in the city public
schools, and with few exceptions they
make the regular promotions at the
end of each term. Glass work gives
them an opportunity unconsciously TO
compare themselves with other chill
dren. and is an incentive to them 10
do their best. Newcomers who enter
during the term are Of course at a
disadvantage, but all who are behind
i'm anv study or whose recitations are
not up to the requirements, have an
afternoon study hour in charge Of a
NUHlOtItMl U6IHUNs lAtli NOMuuil III
school is generally satisfactory
M though heedlessness and lack Of energy
IS are common faults. We are CRATE
ful to the principal and teachers for
# their care of our children.
children under six, often to the
number Of twenty, are busy with oc-
cupation work each morning in ouI
own cheerful school room, under the
care Of one of the employees who has
had some kindergarten experience
They are trained to quiet and obedi-
ence and somewhat prepared fol-
regular school work.
under the direction of the Amuse.
ment Committee, Miss Margaret Nor.
ris. OF New York, was engaged C
oversee the activities of the children
during part of the summer months
giving attention TO their play, to the
girls sewing. and in various ways
trying to stimulate them to whole
some work as well as play. Hallowe 'eI
Valentine Day. and Washington
Birthday we're celebrated by little en-
IS tertainments, planned and carried ou
by the matron and her helpers.
instruction in Manual Training il
being given to the older boys by J
& Leslie Litz, a pupil of Mr.. Whitehead
f~ at the Wilmington High School, worl
~ benches accommodating seven boy
at a time having been provided, an,
the boys show great interest in thl
work This has been made possible
by the very generous donations a
Christmas,-many of which wer
given for the purpose. Besides this
IS much of the material was either do
81 mated, or given at cost price.
Our seamstress. Miss Newlin, de
- - serves our hearty thanks for her car
s. and patience in teaching the girls 4
sew. She is teaching the older one
& 70 make their own clothes.
- = IH December we received the re
n signation of DR.. Greenwood, who 70
seven years has been our physician
& serving us faithfully and we'll w
secured the services Of Dr. Julia
Adair, and feel we shall have a
conscientious care
"Dr Winner has promised TO go {
the Home TO look after the teeth {
q the children, only charging us for tn
materials he uses.
e I'VE desire to tank the two hos
& pitals for their generous services dul
7% ing the year
& I'VE feel the time has come whe
= we must make more effort to get MOI
money for our running expenses, an
ara thinking seriously Of making ou
2 Founders Day into a donation da
and see if IN that way We can maE
a beginning It is particularly IN
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