Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-06-10
HOME FOR FRIENDLESS
Trustees Find Good Management Dur
ing Institutton's Busiest Year

The State board Of trustees of the Homo !
for Frendless Women held is annual
meeting at tho home on Shelbnrne road
az noon Tuesday. Eight of the twelve
members OF the board Were present and
the president, Mrs. J. =. Weeks OF Middle
bury. presided. The treasurer. Mis-. w. A.
Dawson, read the annual report which
showed that the income OF the homo
from all sources during the year was
III ,172.99 and that the disbursements in
Guiding all current expenses, some new
equipment and insurance. were $40, 26Sb.
The balance Of S1,513S would cover tho
unpaid current bills of May and leave
net margin of s5S3.79 in the treasury. In
view of the remarkable high cost of all
supplies and the increase of cost OF help
in the home, the trustees, who had looked
forward to what seemed an unavoidable
deficiency, were more than pleased with
the financial results of the year. IheV
give full credit for this to the most
! efficient matron, Mrs. NJ. B. HOWARD
who is not only kind and helpful mother
| to every unfortunate girl and baby VINO
| finds succor in this beneficent institution,
but is a financier of no mean ability; and
the aid and counsel of the local board OF
MANAGEMENT who have given generously
of their time and best thought to the
economics of the business OF the IN
stitution.
The secretary of the local board of
MANAGEMENT, Miss Theodore Agnes
! Peck, made a very interesting and III :
structive report. The report showed
that shelter and care has been given
to 6s women during the year rang
ing in age from 10 to "A; that the
religious preferences of the girls have
been Catholics 25, Methodists II, Bap-
lists Q, Congregationalists 8, Epis-
copalians 1, Universalists 4, Advent
lists 3, Presbyterians l.
The number Of babies born has been
"a, and the number of babies careu
for who were not born in the Home
was 90, making a total of LOG, the
largest number of any single year
in the history of the Home the
number of babies adopted from out
side was and of those born in the
Home was "a. The NUMBER PROVIDED
for by the mothers, which is always
encouraged by the Home, was "a
There are now "a babies in the Home
10 of whom are awaiting adoption
The trustee of the permanent fund
, reported the same out on we'll secured
;, first mortgage, with interest promptly
paid.
The following officers were elected
4 for the ensuing year: President. MIS-
]. E. Weeks of Middlebury; vice presi'
r dent, Mrs. f. NJ. Denny of Montpelier
d secretary, Clarence j. Ferguson O
: Burlington; treasurer. Mrs. W.
t Dawson of Burlington; auditor, Mrs
J. A. o. Ferguson of Burlington: loca
a board of management. one or NOR
from the various local churches. a
r follows: M-s w. A. Dawson, Mrs. d
y B. Bceman, Mrs. P, c. Mahan, Mrs
X u Il McSweencv Mrs Sam Spa rEawk
II Mrs Gardner Brewer. Mrs. Fl. II
$. Hickok, Miss Theodore A. Peck; com
II mittee on permanent fund. James
h Macomber and Clarence Ferguson.
l. A resolution Of sorrow for tho deaf
% OF L. f. Wilbur. for &c years Nom
:. Der and untiring worker on the poar
u Of trustees, was unanimously adopted
II A change of name of the Home wa
ID considered and committee is to b
appointed by the president to furthe
E. consider and report on the matter