Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-18
belfast
Annual Meeting of Children's
Aid Society Of Maine-New
Officers

The annual meeting of the Child
ren's Aid Society of Maine, which
maintains an institution known as
the Girls Home, in Belfast, was
held Tuesday afternoon when the
following officers and board Of dir
ectors were elected:
President. Rev. William Vaughan;
vice presidents, n. c. MeCausland,
Edgar b. Weeks, Miss Maude Mat
thews, Mrs. Moses w. Rich, Mrs. ].
w. Manson, Mrs. G. w. Burleigh;
secretary and field superintendent,
Mrs. Charles NJ. Craig; treasurer.
Clement W. Wescott; assistant
treasurer, Miss Alberta Farnham;
attorney, Robert F. Dunton; auditor,
Mrs. Craig.
Board of Managers. term expiring
1923; Mrs. Manson. Mrs. j. II. Howes,
Mrs. Mary c. Mansfield, Mrs. r. f.
Dunton, Mrs. E. Maude Barker, Mrs.
Ben Hazeltine, Mrs. E. p. Frost.
Term expiring 1924: Mrs. Ira M.
CODE, Mrs. James c. Durham, Mrs.
EHerard A. Wilson, Mrs. Orlando Z.
Frost, Mrs. A. j. Nickerson. Mrs.
Thomas B. Dinsmore, Miss Anne c.
Crosby.
Term expiring 1925: Mrs. G. H.
DEMO, Mrs. Essie P. earle, Mrs.
Moses w. Rich. Miss Maude Mat
thews, Mrs. Stella Millett, Miss
Loula Mason and Miss Grace Hall.
Real estate committee: John r.
Dunton, Edward Evans and Norman
Staples.
Treasurer's Report
Amount on hand May 10, .921.
$685.. Receipts: Contributions. in
Guiding requests s3026.99; State APP
preparation, including a part Of last
years, $2,S33.50; miscellaneous. 1865. :
80; income, $1,023.S2; total, $3.50. O5.
Disbursements: Salaries, S1,716.61;
expense field superintendent, S70.47;
subsistence supplies, $122021; cloth
ing. S3S9.26; heat and light, s573. &c;
miscellaneous, A1S120.
(This includes note paid. $1,000 and
purchase of bonds, s1,3S9.53.
Report of Field cccretary
During the past year we have had
40 girls in our charge, five of which
have been discharged, two being Of
age and three returning to their
families. Two others have been
adopted ana are most dcvotedIy loved
by their foster parents.
OF the So wards remaining. IL arc
at present in our Home. 10 has been
the average number throughout the
year. although occasionally we have
had %.
thirteen are in family homes
where they are receiving affectionate
care and teaching which should holm
them throughout life Two are n
School training for future work Sjx
new girls came to us during tho vo.r
ana three were returned to us after
iohg visits away. We have placed
seven girls and the ARRANGEMENTS
ildde lor them seem so desirable and
fortunate that. we may reasonably
nope they may be permanent.
we nave also had the happy chance
OF placing an orphan boy in a good
nome where he is being educated He
was a brother Of some of orr IittIo
girl wards.
frequently by letter or visit ue
come IN touch with other girls who
were former charges of our society
rms has happened in seven cases
Two were happily adopted; one we'll
llarTied' and the other two working
Tor themselves. 1t has been q good
year at the Home with little to re-
grct.
Health has been normal. school
work Tor the post part satisfactory:
oally behavior we believe has i'm
proved. Pleasant happenings Of the
year nave been many.
Ihe Society recognizes the fact that
the gratifying conditions are due to
the splendid management of our
caretakers and regards itself most
fortunate in retaining the services of
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Green as farmer
and housekeeper and of Mrs. Florence
Taylor as matron. The farm has
been skiifully managed: every in
terest of the home has been care
fully considered and the children re-
ceiVe constant and considoratc care.
Tile buildings the coming year will
have to be painted, at a large ex-
pense and the Society is always
grateful for assistance from its mem