Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-16

Elected President Maine Children's
Home Society, Succeeding Late
George E. Gay
Ten thousand dollars to carry on
the work is being asked by the
Maine Childrens Home Society of
the State Legislature, according to a
! resolve made at the quarterly meet
ing of the Board of Managers of that
society, held Thursday afternoon in
the Augusta office.
| George r. Macomber has been
| elected president of the Board of
| Managers, taking the place of the
| late George +. Gay. Walter NJ. San
| born was elected first vice president
and Rev. a. Francis Walch second
| vice president. Mr.. Sanborn, as le-
| gal counsel for the Society, will pre-
| sent the resolve for the State Aid.
| Resolution Adopted
The following resolution was made
| upon the passing away of George f.
Gay. for SO many years identified
with the work of the Maine Chill
dren'S Home Society.
George e. Gay
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George E. Gay. valued and highly
.steemed friend, and the president
md member of the Board Of Mama
rs of the Maine Children's Home
ociety, was called to the higher life
y his Master.
Brother Gay was identified official
IS with the work and progress of the
Maine Children's Home Society since
January 1909. and gave freely of his
time. help and counsel during all
tt ese years. In October 1909 he was
elected president of said society per-
forming his services in an able and
efficient manner.
Feeling that we have lost true.
loyal and faithful president from our
Society and desiring to extend our
sympathy to those whose loss Is
more keenly felt than ours. we CRATE
fully record the following resolu
tons:
Whereas. In the providence of God,
it has seemed good to Him to remove
from our miG-s our beloved friend
and President. George E. Gay, 1t is
! hereby
Resolved. that in his death the
Maine Children's Home Society has
sustained the loss of q valued and
esteemed friend. and one to whom
we could turn for wise cousel and
ready aid. and let it be further
Resolved, that we as Board OF
Managers and officers of said Socie-
ty, tender to the bereaved compan-
ion our loving sympathy and pray
ers for her comfort from the God of
all Grace in her bereavement and be
it also further
Resolved, that a copy Of these res
buttons be spread upon the records
of our Society, one sent to the be-
reaved wife, one published in the
Kennebec Journal and one published
| also in our Mission Work.
Committee on Resolutions
Quarterly Report
w. c. Halves, superintendent of
the Maine Children's Home Society,
made the following quarterly report:
number of children in boarding hous-
es Oct. /, 1924. SO: admitted during
the quarter, IS: returned from trial
or free homes Is; placed in trial or
free hons, Is; number Of children in
boarding houses Dec. 81, 1924, 104;
returned to relatives and guardians,
II; adoptions reported O.; transferred
to another institution i; otherwise
discharged, 9: in care outside, (being
superviseO Oct !, 1924. $50; in care
outside, (being SupervisedD Dec. 81,
l3Z4, LEUs tOldl HuIllDer III OuT Care,
324.
Explanation Of Appropriations
The Maine Children's Home Soci-
ETY. is asking the Maine Legislature
for the sum of $4,000 for State Aid.
The reason for the increase is attrib-
uted to the larger number of children
to be cared for. There may be an in
crease in the weekly per capita cost
in the coming years. AS only $3.50
is allowed by the State the balance
must be met from the society's cash
gifts.
The increase Is asked for princi-
pally TO aid fathers who are lett wild
overs with a family of children; al
so to help mothers who have been
left unprovided for by the State.
The estimate of the income for the
fiscal years, 1926-27 is made as fol-
lows, being the same for each year:
cash gifts $4,000; State for board
and care, $4,000; board and care
from relatives and towns, $4,000; en-
dowment interest. $1,000; rent, 800:
special appropriation. $4,000; The
average number of children care for
for two years, 1926; average cost of
board only per week, $1.15: June 80,
1924, the Society was aiding 10 faith
ers. go children) and 10 mothers Q8
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