Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-20
Annual Meeting of
Me. Children's Home Society

Officers Elected for the Ensuing Year
Co. preparation Of Public Most
Gratifying-Report Of State Super
intendent Shows Interesting Facts
The annual meeting Of the Maine
Children's Home Society was held
Thursday, Jan. l6, at the official
HEADQUARTERS at $50 Water street
The election of officers resulted in
the choice Of the same staff VINO
served during 1918, as follows:
State Board of Managers-George
f. Gay. Augusta; Joseph E. Briggs.
Winthrop; Mrs. Caroline S. Fogg,
Augusta; Dr. W. S. Thompson. Au-
gusta; Mrs Mabel 6. Bailey, Win
throp; Mrs A. E. Drummond, .Au-
gusta; Miss Nellie Moore. Augusta;
a. w. Fowles, Auburn; George l..
Crosman. Portland: H. E. Coolidge.
Lisbon Falls: Alton c. Wheeler.
South Paris; Walter NJ. Sanborn,
Augusta; Herbert L. Emery. Water
Vile; George Z. Macomber. Angus
ia; Arthur A. Head. Waterville;
Rev. w. ]. Layton, Rev. A. Francis
Walch. Rev. E. S. Philbrook. Rev. v.
O. Anderson. Rev. w r. Wood. Rev.
c. D. Boothby all Of Augusta; Mrs.
Lillian I. Swift. Augusta; Alfred w.
Hawkes., Manchester.
Officers of the board-President,
George +. Gay; LIST vice president.
George l.. Macomber; End vice presi-
dent, DR.. w. S. Thompson; secre-
tary, Mrs. Caroline S. Fogg; treas
urer, Joseph E. Briggs; auditor.
Mrs. Annie f. Drummond; counsel
lor. Walter NJ. Sanborn.
Executive committee-Joseph +.
Briggs, Walter NJ. Sanborn, Miss
Nellie Moore. Turstees-Dr. W. S.
Thompson, George E. Macomber.
Joseph F.. Briggs. State superinten-
dent. Willis G. Halves.
The following facts from the re-
port of State Superintendent IIawcs
are Of interest:
Number of children in board
ing homes January I, 131S...... IS
Admitted ........ ..'.........'... -
Re-admittcd INSTRUMENTATION. 3
Placed in free homes .......... -
Homes found Observation-Disclosures. 11J
Returned to relatives and
guardians ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. -
Transferred to other inStitu-
tons NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Cared for in boarding homes. 1856
Adoptions reported ........... 10
Deceased NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. )
Total number cared for by our
Society to date ........ | ,03..
In boarding homes Dec. 81, 1918 24f
Visits to children by our Dis
trict SuperintendentS .......... 80.
Visits to children from the Of
fee 1920
Calls by our District Superin-
tendents. investigating prospec-
tive homes ................. ia
Calls from the Office, investi-
eating prospective homes ... !.
Calls by our District Superin-
tendents. investigating cases :. 446
Calls from the Office, inveSti
eating cases ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ~
Letters written by our District
Superintendents ......... 49,
Letters written from the office. j, sou
Advisory board and references Isl
Subscribers to Our Mission
Work NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 9,40J
The society has four district super
intendents who cover the State
; Gertrude l.. Frye. NJ. Elizabeth
Arnts. Grace r. Chapman. and Clara
II. Meservc. The investigation ct
homes, also of cases Of distress or
neglect. the supervision Of children
placed in free homes, the transfer OF
children and the collection Of funds
devolves upon these workers who are
appointed by the State superinten-
dent.
The cooperation Of the public has
been most gratifying and helpful
and the cordial thanks Of the society