The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-06-17
THE cHlLDRENs' AID SOCIETY OF
MAINE
Annual Meeting Held at the Girls Home,
Belfast, June Is, 1915.


Annual Meeting Held at the Girls Home,
Belfast, June Is. 1915.
The annual meeting of the Childrens' Aid
Society of Maine, adjourned from May 18th.
was held Tuesday, June 18th. at the Girls
Home, Norrhport avenue. The meeting was
we'll attended despite the unpleasant weather,
and much interest was manifested by those
present in the work Of the Home. The presi-
and in the absence of Mrs. Annie L. Nc
Keen, Sec'y. Miss Maude M. Mathews, Asst
Secy, served. Prayer was offered by Rev.
Arthur A. Blair. The report of the pres
idept showed a vast amount of work done
in investigating homes, visiting. soliciting and
accompanying girls to snd from the Home. A
much larger number of girls have been cared
for than in any previous year-forty in num-
Der.
1, the Home beginning of year..
Taken ln....
Placed out.
Returned
Average number .............2b
Largest NUMBER at one time. ............."..".29
Smallest number at one time. .......".........22
Since the close of the fiscal year four have
gone out and the present number in the Home
is "a.
The farm acreage for grain and supplies has
been greatly increased and there is now a fine
herd of cows and young stock, large flock of
hens and chickens and an extensive piggery,
from which a handsome income is expected.
Twenty-eght small pigs nave been on sale
recently. The work has been somewhat handi-
capped of late by the absence and serious ILL
ness of Mrs. MacNeil and the frequent and
enforced absences of Mr. MacNei, but with
the early return of these efficient officers much
more will be accomplished. The society has
been most fortunate in the emergency in hav-
ing the valuable services of Mrs. Julia Ward
well as substitute matron, and Mrs. Rose as
housekeeper.
The treasurer's report showed receipts from
contributions and miscellaneous, including
GLIDING the restocking of the farm and re-
pairs. 81, IT'S. 81. There is still outstanding
loan of $500 on the rebuilding. Endowment
shows investments to the amount of $1,000,
with income on $4,000 from the McClintock
estate.
The nominating committee, Miss Caroline
White, Mrs R F Dunton and Mrs E Wilson,
reported the following list of officers and they
were unanimously elected: President, Mrs
Elizabeth L Bracket; vice presidents, Hon
VIM B Swan, Belfast; Hon Edgar Weeks,
Old Town; Miss Maude E Mathews, Mrs
Moses W Rich, Belfast; Mrs Lucy D Bur-
leigh. South Berwick; Miss M W Fair
fold MrsM Nary
field; Treasurer. w Wescott Auditor and
Field Supt, Mrs l. B Bracket: Advisory and
Publishing Conn., Miss Maude E Mathews, Mrs
Annie l. McKeen, Mrs E L B Bracket; Attor-
ney Hon F Dunton; Board of Managers,
to serve three years; Mrs Ira M Cobe.
Mrs. Charles A. Pilsbury, Miss Maria An
drews, Belfast; Mrs. J Nickerson. Searsport,
Miss Caroline M Cutter, Springfield, Mass.
Directors to serve two years, Mrs. J W Manson,
Pittsfeld; Mrs. James Howes. Mrs Geo E
Bracket, Mrs. Dunton, Miss Maude
Barker, Miss Caroline E White, Belfast; Mrs. |
c Porter, Old Town; to serve one year. Mrs.
G H DEMO, Bangor; Mrs. M Ferguson. Mrs.
M W Rich, Mrs. l Brown, Mrs. VIM B
Swan, Miss Maude E Mathews, Mrs Amos
Clement, Belfast; Real Estate Com. Alfred M
Ferguson, Norman Staples, G Norton.
Remarks were made by Rev. A. A. Blair, |
Mrs. W. F. Sturtevant, Miss Maude E. Math-
ews Mrs. F. H. Mayo and Mrs R. F. Dunton.
The Home was very attractive and immacu |
late in every part and each room PRETTY deco
rated with flowers and ferns by the acting ma
tron and older girls The twentv.four girls |
dainty and well dressed, were introduced at the
close of the meeting and gave two songs very |
creditably. Some very sweet voices were
heard among the number. The girls range in |
age from to 16 years,
The Home, established twenty two years ago,
has had its serious trials and struggles but is
more prosperous at the present time, and is
doing greater work, than ever before The re-
suits of this long period of years, the caring |
for hundreds of dependent girls whose future
might otherwise have been vastly different,
would give the Home the strongest possible
claim upon every one who loves to share in q
high and noble philanthropy.
vote was taken to hold the usual lawn
party and sales the second week in August. |
arrangements to be made by the executive
committee.