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A Karting of *W Smi£ Wm Hold ¥«'-terday Afhrniimm m m wmm pksemt.Tbe FinMsciaj Report SfeoWed a Balance on Hand ol A tout, $3100- Other Fe*tflft4ol Thia Philanthropic Work Equally Encouraging.The animal board meeting of the Children's Home Association was held yesterday at 3 p. m. at Unity Church, the president, Mrs. Daniel Shaw, in | the chair, and nearly alt the 24 mem hers present, among them Mes dames D. R. Moon, Fitch Gilbert, Smith Robertson, H. C. Van Hoveu-berg, I. D. Wiltrout, S.S. Kepler, J. McGrath, J. Bietcher, T. F. Frawley, D. W*. Day, C. M. Bufflington, M. W. Harris, S. H. Wilcox, C, E. Malcom, Misses Augusta Kidder, Nellie Piuk-um. The meeting was open to the public and several outsiders were present, among them Mr. C. A. Bulleu, who, as a member of the building committee of the Association, expressed great interest in the reports,That of the treasurer, Mrs. M. Buffington, showed the total receipts of the present year to be 31177.31, the total expenditures 81009.34, balance ou hand of $167.97, and including amount from the last report showed a total balance of $3203.63. The providing committee, Mrs. T. F. Frawley chairman, gave an itemized account of all provisions and supplies i purchased to the sum of 8346.75 which j discounted made a net amount of \ FKIfTST TBis committee further' re-‘ j ported that fuel for -,the Home had been donated as follows: A. If. !Stevens 1 load, Northwestern Lumber Co. 10 loads. Valley Lumber Co. 7 loads. .Empire Lbr. Co. 7 loads. Sixty visits were made to the Home during the year by the committee. Much of the provision used is not shown in the report as it came through ! individual donations. The inspection ! committee reported, through the j chairman, Mrs. Smith Robertson, that j | the.matron of the Home among the i various lines of household work, in ! which, by kthe help of two servants for i a part of the time, she trains the chil- j dren to assist, had mended 778 gar-..gallona of via-egar and canned 69 quarts of fruit, among many smaller items. The re port of the ‘•children's committee'* was rendered by the chairman, Mrs. Fitch Gilbert, and showed during the past j * year, beginning May 4, 1890, and eud* j * iug May 1, 1897 : Number of children ’• r j cared for in Home past year 22, nnm 1 s ber removed 12, number admitted { * temporarily or boarded 11. number at I n tending school 8, number not attend- veut time 10 ; nationality of children in 1 K Home past year, Americans 1, French [ * 4. Norwegian 4. Irish and Norwegian 3, j l! Irish and American 4, Irish 2, German I r! 1 ; average age of children 7, • c'Mrs. Jos. Bleteher also reported on lt;v sale of cook books. i ^Auiong the pleasant features was * the address of Mrs. Daniel Shaw, who ! * has presided with singular dignity and j force as president of the Association j i since its organization eight years ago. j t Mrs. Shaw feels the impulse of her purpose as strong in this work as at the beginning and is a constant inspir 1 ation to those associated with her. The « report of the seen lary, Mrs. I). W. j v Day, was also of deep interest, and I s showed much liberality from the * t friends uf the Associalinn. Mrs. Day j 1 has been secretary for eight years. j t The board will meet Monday at 3 p. ! { 111.. at Unit y ohm eh. and elect officers. [ r
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Morning Telegram
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, US
Fri, May 07, 1897
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