Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-23
PERSONALS SOCIAL
ANNUAL MEETING
INDUSTRIAL HOME
Officers Elected and Anniver-
sary Exercises With Interest
ing Exhibits by Children

| The following officers were elected
this morning at the annual meeting of
the Children's Industrial Home: Presi-
dent. Mrs. Charles b. Rettew: vice
presidents. Mrs. Edward Boyer. Mrs.
Catherine Milhouse, Mrs. Samuel A.
Watts, Mrs. Edwin s. Herman; record
! ing secretary, Miss Emma Bross: cor
responding secretary, Mrs. Mercer B.
Tate; treasurer, Miss Agnes Felix.
rms afternoon anniversary exercises
were held with a brief program, in
cluding singing, devotional services, led
by the Rev. Mr.. Leinbach, talk by
the Rev. DR.. Lewis S. Nudge. song by
Mrs. Joseph n. Hayes. songs and reci-
tations by the children of the home.
The treasurer. Miss Agnes Felix,
showed balance of sS9.4S in the treas
ury after expenses amounting to s96.54
had been paid. Both the state and
the county have helped in the expenses
of the home, which are necessarily
heavy, and many private contributions
have been received. The board of man
ayers asks for a large membership at,
one dollar each, as we'll as other con-
tributions.
Report of Secretary
As we look back over the past years
work of the Children's Industrial Home,
we find few changes and that it differs
very little from that of former years
Mrs. Rettew, our much-beloved presi-
dent of the board of managers, has
conducted its affairs in a most efficient
manner. and the attendance of the MEM
bers of the board have shown great
interest in the work of the home.
Mrs. Leyton, the matron, directs the
work of the assistants and the chill
dren in very capable manner.
Mrs. Brubaker. whom the children
dearly love, continues her excellent
work in the Sunday school.
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are doing excellent work in the school
room, having an enrolment of sixty
seven children in the two rooms. The
school has had an attendance OF 80
per cent, which shows that the chill
dren are in excellent physical condi-
tion, and for which we are very
thankful. During the year two of
our oldest members were called
home: Mrs. Lerue Lemer for many
years chairman.of the educational COM
mittee. where she gave much of her
strength and time, entered into rest
and Mrs. Charles B. Eager, one of the
original members OF the board, and for
many years an efficient and capable
president.
The Industrial committee report the
boys and girls doing good work,
throughout the house. The boys have
done much in the last year. under the
guidance of Mr.. Snyder, to keep the
house in good condition; vanishing
doors. furniture and floors; painting
walls; reseating chairs; mending
shoes and making a few new chairs
The older boys also give a great deal
of help in the laundry. The girls have
a cooking class once a week. They
also assist in the kitchen and through
out the house generally. Both boys
and girls make their own beds and
care for their respective dormitories.
We cared for, on an average of nine
ty-three children a month, the largest
number was 101 in March. 1916, and
the smallest number eighty-one in June,
1916. There were admitted sixty three
boarding children, and sixteen county
children. making a total of seventy
nine admissions. There were dismissed
seventy three children. The Associated
Aid Societies placed thirty-four chill
dren in private homes, which are regu-
larly inspected by them, thirty three
boarding children were returned to
were placed by the Associated Aid
Societies and one Home child was placed
blythe chairman of the Admission
and Discharge Committee. 1t is with
much regret that many worthy and
needy applications could not be consid-
cred for no other reason than this:
That there was no room in the Home to
ing filled to its capacity almost con-
tinuously during the entire year.
Thank Many Friends
Our many thanks are due Drs. Kune.
V. II. Eager and j. Ii. Eager, Jr.. for
their kind services during the year.
The Needlework Guild contributed
great many articles of clothing and bed<
ding, which were greatly appreciated.
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 large supply
of canned fruit and jellies.
This year the Christmas donation
from many friends was the largest ever
received in the history of the Home,
for which we are very thankful.
Owing to the number of cases of in
fantile paralysis during the summer,
the annual outing of the children to
Hershey Park was not held last year.
Our many thanks are also due to
many kind friends who contributed in
numerous ways to the welfare of our
Home and its children.
Thankful to our Heavenly Father
for His many mercies, we enter upon
another year, with unbounded faith
and love that this, His work. shall be
a continued success"
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