Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-26
COMPLETE REPORT
INDUSTRIAL HOME
Mrs. Mercer B. Tate Tells OF
Interesting Work Among
the Children

Mrs. Mercer B. Tate, the CORES
ponding secretary of the Children's
Industrial Home, presented the fol-
lowing report at the annual meeting
held yesterday in the Y. NJ. C. A, the
report of the treasurer Miss Agnes
fellX showing a balance of $91.59 af-
ter expenditures of 9,349.34 had been
paid.
AS we look back over the past
years history of the Children's In
dustrial Home, we find much cause
for gratitude and thanksgiving. Mrs.
Rettew. the president of the board of
managers, has conducted its affairs in
most efficient and successful man.
ner under the direction of the matron,
Mrs. Leyton, and her assistants; the
work of the home has gone steadily
forward. Mrs. Brubaker continues
her excellent work, not only in the
Sabbath school, but as supervisor of
the home, to which she was elected
in the early part of the year. Miss
Segelbaum, our very capable school
teacher, is doing splendid work among
the boys and girls.
During the year the hand of Provi-
dence has been laid heavily upon U.S.
In the early part of the year, Mrs.
Mary c. Burnite, one of our Oldest
members and for many years its very
efficient corresponding secretary, was
called home. A little later Edward
Boyer, one of the oldest and most in
terested of the advisory board, en-
tered into rest. During the latter part
of the year Mrs. Martin w. Eager, for
many years an ardent worker and
chairman of the admission and dis
charge committee, where she gave
much of her time and strength to
increase the work of the home, was
called to her eternal home. We have
had very little sickness in the home,
and that only the usual little ills to
which all children are subject.
Good Industrial Work
The industrial committee report the
children doing good work throughout
the house. The boys helping to keep
the house in good condition by var
nishing floors, caneseating chairs, and
mending shoes. The girls have a
cooking class once a week, also a sew
ing class from which we hope they
will derive much benefit. They also
assist in the kitchen and throughout
the house generally. During the year
we were delighted to be able at diff
ferent times to extend a helping hand
to the Nursery Home and to the Syl-
van Heights Orphanage. The Nur-
sery Home lost their home and many
family came to us for some weeks un-
til their new home was ready for oc-
cupancy. Shortly afterward the Syl-
van Heights Orphanage had the mis-
fortune TO be visited by fire and
we had as our guests for a very short
time several of the sisters and few
of the children.
Our many thanks are due DIR. c. r.
l.. keene, DR.. V. Hummel Eager and
Dr. John II. Eager, Jr., for their kind
services during the year. The needle
work guild contributed a great many
articles of clothing and bedding which
we greatly appreciated. The home
and the relief committee which was
organized to relieve the suffering both
at home and abroad at the closing of
their rooms gave us an abundant sup
ply of new clothing for the boys and
girls and some bedding for which we
were very grateful.
The donation of Easter eggs from
the public schools was very large. The
Hummelstown and Oberlin schools
also remembered us most generously.
The usual Thanksgiving donation from
the public schools was received and
from many friends a large supply of
canned fruits and jellies.
Number Cared For
We cared for on an average of 80
children a month, the largest number
being 101 and the smallest number
so children. We received during the
year % boarding children, % county
children, and one home child. There
were dismissed II boarding children
and Is county children. Six county
children were returned to their par
ents and home children were return
ed TO their parents; II county chill
dren were placed in private homes by
the Associated Aid Societies which are
constantly inspected by them.
our many thanks are also due Lewis
Neffer for his entertainment for the
children, the Harrisburg Railways
Company and the Automobile Club
for the annual outings to Hershey
Park and to the press of Harrisburg
for their kind notices of our home
and to all kind friends who in any
way contributed to the welfare OF our
home and its children.
Thankful to our Heavenly Father
for His care and goodness, we enter
upon the coming year with the hope
OF future prosperity and continued
success.
Respectfully submitted,
MARY d. TATE,
Corresponding Secretary.