The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-06-21
Annual Meeting of the Children's
Aid Society of Maine.

b. Bracket, Pres, presided and after
the routine work the reports of the year
were given and accepted.
The report of the President and Field
Supt., Mrs Bracket, showed fully as
much work accomplished as in former
years, but with much greater effort. The
visiting, soliciting, investigating homes
and accompanying girls to and from the
Home show most creditable results.
More than 600 calls have been made and
nearly 81 ZOO turned over to the treasury
in contributions.
Thirty-five girls have been cared for in
the Home during the year.
Number in the Home beginning
of year, 10
Taken in 16
Placed out, IA
Returned, 3
Average number, l9
Largest number at one time, q
Smallest, II
There are twenty-one in the Home at
IuC plCScAt LlIiiC anu lWeHIy outSlut SILL
under observation, not yet adopted. Sew
eral girls hav- been placed in excellent
homes in other States among them two
infants. The youngest now in the Home
is eight months and the others range
from three years to sixteen.
The report commended the splendid
dope hy tho efficient frop Mre
MacNeil and the gratifying results of the
farm under Mr.. MacNeiP s supervision and
in the face of many discouraging fea-
lures, The receipts from farm products
were more than any previous year, being
upwards of 5000, this in addition to the
consumption of milk, butter and eggs by
the large family The treasurer's report
was read by Miss Farnham, Asst Treas
urer, and showed receipts $4,698.41. Dis
bursements including repairs, buying
stock and every expense S4,574.17. The
society has only debt of So, 900 on the
new annex built several years ago. The
investments total S14, 500. The financial
standing of the society ranks well with
any like institution in the State
The nominating committee Miss Caro-
line E. White, Miss Caroline M. Cutter
and Mrs. E. A. Wilson reported the fol-
lowing list of officers and they were unan-
imously elected: President, Mrs. Mary
Carle Mansfield; Vice Presidents, Hon. N.
n NJ L. Z
Weeks, Old Town; Miss Maude E. Math-
ews, Mrs. M. w Rich, Belfast; Mrs. Lucy
D. Burleigh, South Berwick; Miss Martha
w. Fairfield, Saco; Secretary and Field
Supt., Mrs. E. L. B. Bracket; Treasurer,
c. w. Wescott; Asst. Treasurer, Miss AL
berta Farnham; Attorney, Hon. R. F.
Dunton. Board OF Managers to serve
three years: Mrs. J. W. Manson Pitts
field; Mrs. James H. Howes, Belfast; Mrs
Mary C. Mansfield, Belfast; Mrs. R. F.
Dunton, Belfast; Miss E. Maude Barker,
Belfast; Miss Caroline E. White, Belfast;
Mrs. C. B. Porter, Old Town. Term ex-
pires 1919. Mrs. Ira M. Cobe, Belfast;
Mrs. E. A. Wilson, Belfast; Mrs. Joseph
Tyler, Belfast; Mrs, c. A. Pilsbury Bel
fast; Mrs. A. J. Nickerson, Searsport;
Miss Caroline M. Cutter, Belfast; Mrs.
Thos. B. Dinsmore, Belfast Term ex-
pires, 1920 Mrs. G. H DEMO, Bangor;
Mrs A. M. Ferguson, Belfast; Mrs Moses
w. Rich, Belfast; Mrs. A. |. Brown, Bel
Maude E. Mathews, Belfast; Mrs. Amos
Clement, Belfast.
The appointment of the house and sup
ply and real estate committees were left
to the executive board. Mrs. Bracket
retires voluntarily from the presidency in
order to continue the field work which
she has carried on with the other duties
for sixteen years. Under the restrictions
of the new law passed by the 18th legis-
dent. The society is most fortunate in
securing the services of Mrs. Mansfield,
who will bring both dignity and ability to
the position.
A majority vote of the directors was
recorded to withdraw from State control
and work Independently under the old
form, but owing to difficulty of securing
funds at the present time it was decided
to defer this until little later.
No definite action was taken in regard
to methods of entertainment, but COM
mittee of ways and means was appointed,
consisting of Miss Maude E. Mathews,
Miss Caroline E. White, Mrs, M. W.
Rich and Miss Caroline M Cutter The
president in her report charged the mem
bers that ''all efforts in behalf of their
dependent little ones needed to be
strengthened not weakened by any neg
lect through other needs; that this was
the highest type of service following the
Masters command that not one of these
should perish.'" The good work of the
Home in almost twenty-five years can
not be estimated, but it's right to exist is
supreme.