The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-01-05
Children's Industrial Home
Group Prepares for Jubilee

on the Hill" at 5000 So. Washing
ton. and the more recently or
ganized Girls club for girls O
junior high and high school agt
at SIC No. L st.
Mrs. Frank S. Baker, presiden'
of the organization for the pas
eight years, was reelected TO serve
for her ninth consecutive year.
Other Officers
Other officers for the year are
Mrs E. A. White, first vice presi.
dent; Mrs. Sam Lavroff, SECOND
vice president; Miss Ruby Black
well, third vice president; Mrs
Herbert Hunt, fourth vice presi.
dent; Mrs. Harold Allen, record.
ing secretary; Mrs. George F
Russell, corresponding secretary
and Mrs. M f. Hubbard, treas
urer.
Reports of committee activities
during the past IL months included
finance. by Mrs. White; purchas-
ing. Mrs. Lavroff; house and
grounds. Miss Blackwell; receiv-
ing and dismissing. Mrs. Hunt;
investment and building, Mrs. j. II.
Holme: donations, Mrs. Frank
Carnahan; sewing, Mrs. J. w
Forddred; mending, Mrs. Sadie
Ames; Girls club, Mrs. Palmer
Kennedy; custodian, Mrs. Lee
Lewis.
Make Reports
Special departments reporting
also were nursery, Mrs. E. c.
Muir; dentistry. Mrs. Charles In
gram; recreation. Mrs. Edwin l.
Garrison, and general health, Mrs
Baker.
The Children's Industrial Home
is member agency of the Tacoma
Community Chest. but its main
tenance is made possible alst
through donations. dues, gifts. ano
board paid by parents or guard.
isns. When operating expenses
have exceeded the society's in
come, loans have been made from
the interest on funds handled BY
the building and investment com
mittee.
For the year. receipts totallec
So, 1877 for the two homes anc
disbursements were S15,122 SO. In
debtedness to the building and in
vestment committee has increased
more than $1,000, during the year
raising the debt to S7,061.94.
40 In Group
Accounts show that during tn,
year 6s different children wer'
taken care of at the home and !
at the Girls club. At present Their,
are 40 in the home and u in tn,
group for older girls.
During the near half century o
the organizations existence. it
/ purpose has been to care for need
children under legal custody, plac
ing them later in permanent home
whenever possible. In many case
parents or guardians contribute 1
the child's support.
Each week through the year.
subcommittee of the mendinj
committee has taken care of tn
upkeep on the children's clothe.
Chairmen for the regular meeting
during each month are, Mrs. w. Z
Reynolds. Mrs. Ames, Miss Elsi
Kent, Mrs. J. E. Olson, and Mrs
r. E. Burpee.
Active Members
Active members of the societ'
whose standing was accepted a
the meeting Tuesday are Mes
danes James NJ, Ashton, Sadi
Ames. Harold A. Allen. Virgil An
derson, Frank s. Baker. J. Il
Bradley. E. L. Carlson. Frank NJ
Carnahan, W. H. Crump, JON
Coffee, r. L. Doud, c. A. Eric
son, J. w. Forddred, J. L. Gsrvin
F. H. Godfrey. J. H. Holme. NJ. z
Hubbard, W. r Hughes. Herber
Hunt, II. A Hubbard. Edward Hill
M. Clarke johnson. Palmer Ken
nedy, Sam Lavroff, Lee Lewis
Frederick Mackle, jr.. D. A. Miller
z. c. Muir. o. c. Neikirk. Lola p
Nickel, D. p. Mason. Frank Nash
w. H. Rumbaugh. George F. Rus
sell. Z. P. Savage. D. C. Scott
George Franklin. IT., Hugo Metz
Ter. IT., Gerry Waechter. Lee P
Merrill. A. H. Trsver. J. D. Wells
Z. A. White. A. F. Wilbur. and
Miss Ruby Blackwell.