Evening journal., 1914-06-03
YEARS ACTIVITY At
DEACONESS HOME
Annual Report Submitted
Yesterday Shows Much Ac-
compliShed During Period
ENDOWMENT FUND
FOR THE INSTITUTION


West street. under the auspices OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church, was
held yesterday. The trustees were
called to order at IL o'clock by the
Rev. Dr.. Vaughan 5. Collins, presi-
dent OF the board and Mrs. George
M. Fisher was elected secretary pro
TEN in the absence Of the the secre-
tary, Mrs. Sylvia II. Burris, of Mid
dletown. Roll call showed seventeen
Of the twenty-three trustees present.
The report Of Miss Sarah X. Weldin
treasurer of the board Of managers,
showed total receipts for the year of
S2,S37.95 expenditures, $2,737 AS;
leaving balance OF $10050.
Great interest was manifested in
the report Of Mrs J. ii. huntington,
/ president Of the board of managers.
+ While the trustees are the legal cor
poration, the board OF managers has
full charge of the executive work OF
running the home, and as this was
the first annual report every trus-
/ tee was anxious to see how the first
years work In the new home had re-
suited The report showed q growth
4 OF interest and efficiency in the work
that exceeded the anticipations of the
most sanguine A few OF the many
items of interest in the report were
as follows:
We have at present the following
members of the home: Mrs. II. A.
Sweet, superintendent; Miss Emma e.
1 Kelley, preceptress at w. c. A., alb
sent on sick leave since April; Miss
j Charlotte Arnold, parish deaconess at
Grace Church; Miss Lula r. Morse, on
sick leave; Miss A. A. Simpson, par
ish deaconess at Asbury Church; Mrs.
Minnie Il. Cole, deaconess at Negro
Settlement; Miss Mary Duchon, kin
dergarten and settlement work; Miss
Ruth Benson, assistant.
Enrolment in the sewing class so
average attendance 35.
From this same enrolment of girls
we have our class in stories and
games, and junior league. The average
attendance in the junior league IS
ABOUT 2O-quite number never miss
a session. Some have already com.
pleted the three years memory work
almost entirely since January last
4 Consists Of the Lords Prayer
Apostles Greed, Ten Commandments
Beatitudes, ], 23. 8, and 100 Psalms
the parable of the Lost Sheep, Matt
XVIII, %, and Suffer little children q
Mark X 1916.
Have enrolled IS boys in basketry
and boys club; and evening attend
anee Of boys in basketry II, afternoon
class s.
In embroidery class 20 are enroll
cd, average attendance Of 9. Four OF
these girls are also in sewing class
but the remainder are enrolled in nc
other class.
Total enrolment in the Kindergar
ten 40; average attendance %.
This means that $50 boys and girls
have been in attendance more or less
regularly in the classes at the Home
since they were opened on September
Is, 1913.
We could have had a class in kitch-
en-gardening and dress-making if We
had only had room for them. These
we ought to have for another year. ii
possible, as well as classes in cook
ing, mothers meetings and health
talks on the care of the body, ETC."
Tie following figures tell a part OF
a wonderful story Of faithful work on
the part of those modest workers fol
social uplift
Total number of calls made, 4.466
In canvassing, 1893; parish work
! 1853; on the sick, SIC; on business
1893.
Number of papers given out, 447;
books, As; testaments, /.
Persons given material relief. 2S3
garments given out, SAB; baskets o.
food, 311; OF fruit, s.; articles of bed
ding, s.; coal donated, / ga tons
milk, 1874 pints; cash, $29; bouquets
Secured situations for nine per.
sons; secured for church, Sunday
School, IA; and Junior League, 80.
Total attendance Sewing, 2,644
embroidery, 239; kitchen-garden, 12S;
boys club, 5O2; night school. IL; bas
kerry, 6sS; kindergarten, 6,494; moth
ers' meetings, 49,"
Taken to hospital, /; children fol
days outing, 4S0; cared for as proba
ton officer, !; reported to S. P. G. c.
/ i; persons nursed, s."
The trustees listened in wonder Al
SO much having been accomplished
The terms OF the Rev. Vaughan s.
Collins, Henry r. lsaacs, H. r. Cannon
and Mrs. Sylvia IL. Burris, Mrs. Eliza
beth Q. Shepherd, Mrs. Emma L. Wei.
din, Mrs. Anna Briggs and Mrs. JEANNE
r. Field having expired, they were re-
elected for the term Of three years.
The resignation of the Rev. II. +
Carpenter was accepted.
During the meeting the president an.
nouneed that Mrs. JEANNE r. Field
whose liberality had made the home
possible, desired to start an endowment
fund for its maintenance, and had
placed in his hands bond for $1,000
bearing ) per cent. interest, for that
purpose. A rising vote of thanks was
given the donor for her liberality.
After the business session, visit was
made through the rooms to view the
work of the classes in kindergarten
sewing and basketry. after which the
trustees were invited TO the diningroom
as the guests of the founder Of the
home, where a collation. awaited them.
The Riddle Memorial Deaconess
Home was dedicated on May Is, 1913
by the Rev. Joseph +. Berry, d. ID.
IL. d., bishop of the Methodist Epis
eopal Church, and resident in Philadel
phia.
HUcKSTERS GET LICENSES.