Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-01-26
MANAGERS CHILDREN'S
HOME SOCIETY MEET
Officers for Ensuing Year Elected on
Thursday Afternoon at the Annual
Meeting and Reports Of Superintend-
ent and Treasurer Are Presented

The State board of manager of the
Maine Children's Home Society held
its annual meeting Thursday afternoon
at the office of the superintendent at
/ 335 Water street, President George +.
| Gay presiding.
I The following officers were elected
! for the ensuing year: President, George
E. Gay; 1st vice president, DR.. w. :.
Thompson: ID vice president, George
f., Macomber; secretary, Caroline 5.
Fogg: treasurer, Joseph E. Briggs:
auditor, Mrs. Annie DrumIpond: coun-
snllor Walter l.. Sanborn; executive
committee-J. E. Briggs, Walter L..
Sanbor and Miss Nellie Moore; trus
( tees-Dr. w. s. Thompson. George f.
Macomber and Joseph E. Briggs: State
superintendent, w. c. Halves. The
following were added to the board Of
managers: Mrs. Lillian Swift Gn place
Of Matilda w Atkinson, resigned),
Rev f. 5. Phlbrok, Rev. William Il.
Wood. Rev. w. J. Layton, Rev. G. ID.
Boothby. Rcv. Francis A. Waich ana
Rev Victor O. AIt1erson.
Superintendent Halves was instruct
ed to secure the services of district
/ superintendents and also when funds
come in during the quarter to invest a
Y part Of the whole Of the endowment
" fund uninveSted.
. Mr.. Halves gave his annual report as
superintendent, which was as follows:
Number Of children in boarding homes
\ Jan. L. II. Al: number admitted 105:
I I'M q al p,Ir,,hn, r,Ia
in free homes 70: number returned
from trial homes As; number of homes
found 50; number returned 10 rela-
tives and guardians "a: number trans
ferred to other institutions Z; number
cared for in boarding houses 2Oo;
number Of adoptions reported IA; total
helped in any way during the year
45S: number deceased none; number
cared for by our society to date 95s:
number in boarding houses Dec. 81, II
, rs: number being supervised in free
homes Jan. L. 1917. 216; number under
supervision in free homes Dec 81 II.
80: visits to children by our district
superintendent Az. visits to children
from the office 325: number Of calls by
our district superintendens investigat-
i!iS IiDSptbllNt lOiIlGS III, NUMBER or
calls from the office Investigating
prospective homes 90: number of calls
hN our district superintendents inyesti-
eating prospective children 4S2: num-
Der Of calls from the office investigat-
ing prospective children Is: number of
letters written by our district superin-
tendents 1856; number OF letter writ
ten from the Office 5000; advisory
boards and references o14: number of
subscribers to Our Mission Work''
about 5000.
IN the report the superintendent
says that larger number of calls have
come for aid during the past year and
more dire needs have been met by the
valuable labors of the district superin-
tendents and other helpers. THE en-
ptnses. the report says. have been
Kept at a low rate even in these times
OF world wide unrest, strife and
change. The average cost of board per
child for each month was $10.22 The
salaries of our workers remain prac-
tlcally the same. but when in the field
boarding expenses have increased
There has been an increase in the
number of children cared for doubled
since we adopted the boarding system,
fut our expenses have not doubled.
This year the State will aid us again
TO the amount Of $500.
Our work is steadily growing and
more children should be cared for this
year. This will necessarily make our
budget for the coming year $4,000 be
side State aid. There are many shad-
owed hearts in need of help, constant
Iy calling for our aid"
Treasurer's Report
The report Tf.the trea aSltrer JOSeDI