The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-03-04
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
\. r. KURN HATTIN HOMES
Interesting Reports of Officers and
Gratifying Results Acknowledged


ton known as The New England kurn
Hattin Homes was held at the office at
Bellows Falls, Tuesday, February 8.
President W. j. Van Patten not
being present, Vice-president Rev.
Benjamin Swift Of Woodstock, pre-
sided.
Reports Of Mr.. +. l.. Walker, treas
urer, and Rev. Edward A. Mason, ex-
ecutive secretary, were presented
| Mr.. George b. Graf of Boston, Col.
| J. G. Estey Of Brattleboro, Mr.. George
/ W. Coleman Of Boston. Nh. Arthur j..
Crockett Of Boston, and Mr.. Frederick
J. Hillman of Springfield, Mass, whose
term Of office expired, were reelected
trustees for three years. Mr.. +. l.,
Walker was elected treasurer and Rev,
Edward A. Mason, clerk.
Encouragement was found in IN
creased receipts for general expenses,
in increase of endowment fund from
s42. 500 to $6l 800 with two estates in
course of settlement which will very
soon add more than $4,000 to the en-
dowment fund, while % pledges of
$3.50 of the forty needed for the sup
port of boys for a year in the Aims
worth Cottage were reported, eight OF
which have been paid. 1t was decided
to open the new building as soon as IT
is feasible, and it is hoped that this
may be soon, for at least 20 boys.
The treasurer's report showed that
while the expenses for the past year
have increased by reason of the addl-
tional number of boys at the Homes,
the donations have also increased, SO
that aside from debt incurred IN
obtaining a new water supply, the
ordinary expenses were nearly met,
and since January /, enough funds
have come in to pay all outstanding
accounts. Greater interest in the work
| is shown by the larger number of con-
tributors. Plans are being made for a
new building to be erected at Saxtons
River this year, funds for which have
been pledged
According to the bylaws of the cor
poration the other officers are elected
by the trustees, and the present OIL
crs will hold over until later date,
when the trustees will meet.
Report of Executive Sec'y for 1914
A little more than year ago Mr..
Walker, in introducing the executive
secretary through the magazine, de-
fined his duties. He said: "He will
be editor of the publication issued by
the Homes, have charge of the office at
Bellows Falls and its correspondence,
present the work in churches ard pub
lie meetings, and also keep in touch
with the Homes ard the boys.
Inasmuch as it is an undoubted adj
vantage in at least five months OF the
wear to have the magazine come out
at the beginning of the month, the
time of issuing the magazine has been
changed from the middle of the month
to the first.
The magazine has gone out with
exceedingly few errors. Much OF the
credit for this belongs to Mrs. Mason
who spends considerable time on the
magazine every month, but without
any expense to the Homes.
There has been good increase IN
the number of subscribers, sol new
subscribers having been obtained, very
largely through old subscribers or
friends of the Homes. There are now
about 1000 paying subscribers.
A large number Of copies Of the
magazine have been distributed at the
Vermont Boys Conference, at the
annual meeting Of the Federation Of
Womens Clubs, at the Bellows Falls
Vair and at the Vermont Boys and
Girls Agricultural and Industrial Ex-
position at Windsor, and at church
services on Sundays, when the work
has been presented.
1t is an undoubted advantage to the
bows in the Homes to have a periodical
for which to write, while the magazine
1 is fresh advertisement every month
for our work. That it has an influence
is evident from the fact that scarcely a
number goes out that someone, because
Of something seen in the magazine,
docs not send in a gift Of money or
goods; and a single number was ap-
parently responsible for a gift Of
! $4,000.
/ Directly the magazine is expensive;
Indirectly it is seemingly very cheap
Having charge Of the office at Bel
lows Falls and its correspondence in
cludes practically all Of the treasurer's
wrok, except that connected with the
endowment funds.
The correspondence is very large
and might, with great advantage TO