The Republican journal., 1922-05-25
Annual Meeting

Of the Children's Aid Society of Maine
the Children's Aid Society held theil
annual meeting, May 10th, at the Girls
Home, Belfast, when officers were elect.
ed, as follows:
President, Rev. William Vaughan; vice
presidents, Hon. N. C. McCausland, Old
town; Hon, Edgar B. Weeks, Oldtown;
Miss Maude E. Mathews, Belfast; Mrs.
Moses w. Rich, Belfast; Mrs. Lucy D..
Burleigh, South Berwick; Mrs. j. M.
Manson, Pittstield; secretary and field
superintendent, Mrs. Charles M. Craig;
treasurer, MIR. C. w. Wescott; assistant
treasurer, Miss Alberta Farnham; attor-
ney, Mr.. r. F. Dunton; auditor, Mrs. C.
NJ Craig; board of managers. term to ex-
pire, 1928: Mrs. G. II. DEMO, Bangor;
Mrs Moses w. Rich, Miss Maude E.
Mathews, Mrs. E. p Carle, Mrs. Stella
Millett, Miss Loula A. Mason, Miss Grace
H. Hall.
Recommendations for house and sup
Wy committee, Mrs. James IL. Howes,
Nm. Ben Hazeltine, Mrs. o E. Frost,
Mrs. E. P. Carle, Mrs. James c. Durha IN,
Miss Maude E. Mathews, Miss Elizabeth
A. Kelley, Miss Grace II Hall, Miss Mar
garet Dunton, Miss Loula A. Mason, Miss
Anne Crosby, Mrs. E. P. Frost.
Board of managers, term expires, 1923:
Mrs. j. M. Manson, Mrs. j. II. Howes,
Mrs. Mary C.. Mansfield, Mrs. Z. p
Frost, Mrs R. F. Dunton, Miss E. Maude
Barker, Mrs. Ben HaZeltine Term ex-
pires 1924: Mrs. Ira Nj. Cobe. Mrs. f A.
Wilson, Mrs. j. c. Durham, Mrs. o. T.
Frost, Mrs. A. j. Nickerson, Miss Anne
Crosby, Mrs. t. B. Dinsmore.
The Secretary's Report.
To the officers and members of the Chill
aren's Aid Society of Maine:
In every country the care of the chill
dren a pressing duty, indeed. Our gov
ernment publicly recognized this fact
Twelve years ago by establishing "Chil-
oren's Bureau authorized to investigate
ana report on all matters pertaining tc
child welfare among the so, 0OO, 900 chill
oren of our country
lhe little group of men and women In
maine, who twenty-nine years ago found
ca our Children's Aid Society, recOgniZ-
Cd this same need, and though our work
Is, OF course, very small, it is a part of a
great whole and is in line with the pro-
gress of the times.
During this last year we have had 4C
girls In our charge. Five of these have
been discharged. two being of age and
Three returning to their families. Two have
Deen adopted and are most devOtedly low
ed and cherished by their foster parents.
VI the 3S wards remaining Ii are atpres-
ent III our Home Nineteen has been the
average number there throughout The
year, though occasionally we bave had as
many as %. Thirteen are In family
MONIES, where they are receiving alice
uonate care and teaching which should
help them throughout life. Two are at
schooi training for future work. Six
new girls came to US during the year, and
three were returned to US after long VS.
It's away. We have placed seven girls,
and the arrangements made for them
see,l so desirable and fortunate that we
may reasonably hope they will be per-
manent.
We have also had the happy chance of
placing an orphan boy in a good home,
where he Is being educated. He was a
brother of some of our little girl wards.
frequently by letter or by visit we
come In touch with other girls, who were
iormer charges of our Aid Society. This
nds happened in seven cases: two OF the
sIi were happily adopted, one well mar :
lied' and the others working for them
99siVes. 1t has been a good year at the
nome with little to regret.
health has been normal; school work
~! the most part has been satisfactory; ;
ua1iy behavior, we believe. has improved.
rieasant happenings of the year have
oeen many: happy parties for birthdays
ana on special holidays; summer outings;
mutations to matinees, to entertain
;nents' to moving pictures; Thanksgiv-
us and Christmas festivities, with boun-
NAui dinners appropriate to the seasons; a