Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-06-27
THE CHURCH HOME.

The annual report Of the Church
Home at Yorkville, covering operations
for the twelve months ending May l.,
has just been issued, and 1t shows ex-
cellent management for that institu-
ton. Receipts and expenditures dur
ing the year have amounted to $11,-
a39.53, and the general status Of the In
stitution is intelligently comprehended
in the report of the executive commit
tee, consisting of Deaconess Gadsden,
Rev. T. Tracy Walsh, ]. 8. Brice. M. c.
Willis and w. B. Moore. The report Is
as follows:
Your executive COMMITTEE In this
their report for the year ending March
31st, would mention several matters Of
interest The only occurrence to be re-
GREETED Is that on January 18th, Dea-
coness Vile was called to return to
her home on account Of the sudden
death Of her father, our sympathies
went out to her In her great sorrow.
In her resolution not to return to us,
the Church Home Orphanage has sus-
tanned great loss. Since August, 1908,
building and advancement Of the work.
Through the most trying and crucial
years In It's history she labored unsel-
fishly and incessantly for its welfare.
Through her efforts the Capers Memo
rial fund increased and the memorial
became q fact. The present building
which shelters thirty children Is per-
manent record Of her energy and ge-
MUS for pioneer and constructive work.
Her exact place cannot be filled.
In our opinion the report Of the
treasurer is q splendid showing anu
should be an encouragement to all
friends of the orphanage. Most effect
i've work Is being done among the chill
helpers. OF this on investigation you
will Judge for yourselves. In this con-
nection we wish to call attention to the
work Of the young cottage mothers
who were reared In the orphanage. In
spite Of their youth and inexperience
they have demonstrated their efficien-
cy, rejecting credit both on themselves
and the home.
We are indeed fortunate in having
resident physician at the orphanage,
DR.. Catherine N. Munro Of Providence,
r. l., who has made her home with us
since last fall, doing most unselfish and
invaluable work professionally and
otherwise. We appreciate her kind
ness fully. We would most heartily
commend our primary teacher, Miss
Wilson, and our farmer, Mr.. Jonas, Tor
their efforts in beautifying the grounds
and especially would we mention the
great Improvement constantly being
made on our farm and would suggest
that you look 1t over while here. We
strongly recommend the purchase OF
an additional ten or twelve acres to
our farm as 1t could be cultivated with
out increasing our force and be made
to save the present expenditure for
stock feed, as we'll as produce bread for
the home. We would also strongly rec
ommend that second story be built
on the present main building dining
room. This would give US a splendid
assembly hall and properly shaped for
stage at one end. We estimate that
this could be done at an outlay or $500
or $1,000. We hope you will look at
this building and give this due consid-
Grafton. We would also call your at
tention to the fact that we cannot
stand still and in order to go forward
and meet the constant demands from
helpless little ones we must have ad-
ditional cottages and we hope you Will
In your wise consideration devise some
plan whereby this may De accom-
plished.
We again acknowledge our indebted
ness to all Of the physicians in York
Vile, who give their u.iselflsh services,
taking turns of three months each, and
to Drs. Cartwright and Black for their
attention in dental surgery. In fact we
are indebted to so many people for 80
much goodness and kindness that we
cannot attempt to embody them all in
this report, but to one and all. they
have our heartfelt thanks.
We regret to report that our perma-
nent fund, which Is so important, has
not materially increased this yeer, 1t
having increased only $850.0O, however,
we have every confidence that we Will
be remembered by our friends, al time
goes on and this fund will be mace ad-
equate.
Since our last report the chapel at
the orphanage has been enlarged and
very materially improved and Is quite
attractive. In closing We would also
mention that a small infirmary erected
on the grounds, separate and apart
from any other building, for the reten-
ton Of new children, as we'll as the
sick, Is most desirable, and we hope
some good friend will erect same as
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