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Show THE ISDUSTRIAL HOME. Twenty Women and Children Now Provided Pro-vided for at the Institution. Mrs. J. II. Ferry, president of the "Woman's Industrial home, has submitted her annual report of the institution which shows a multitude mul-titude of interesting items and that at the present time there are in the refuge twenty persons, eight of whom are women and the remainder children. Eleven of the children arc attending school. Since the institution was opened 111 persons, women and children have received its benefits, while besides this there have been 'Zol applicants who were not deemed admissible. "Upon such numerous applicants," continues con-tinues the report, "as a basis congress was asked to enlarge the scope of the law. This was thoughtfully and carefully considered by congress and resulted in the following amendments to the original fart; these amendments taking effect when the Utah commission was designated as board of control. con-trol. They are: First, first or legal wives. Sec-end, Sec-end, women and girls with polygamous surroundings sur-roundings in danger of being "coerced into polygamy. Third, girls of polygamous parentage par-entage anxious to escape from polygamous surroundings. Fourth, women and girls M ho have been proselyted elsewhere and remove re-move into the territory in ignorance of the existence there of polygamy." The association had occasion December 3, to consider applications from the Orphan's home, and the following cases were deemed admissible: "Margaret Simpson, aged 6, on the statement of medical attendent that the mother's death was caused by insanity resulting re-sulting from polygamy; Mrs. Erickson and hea children by reason of poverty and temporary temp-orary insanity caused by polygamy; Mrs. Caroline Miller and her child, as coming under un-der that part o the law referring to danger of being coerced into polygamy; thechildren of Mrs. Woodworth, a polygamous seventh wife, were received." The report then goes at the same length into the. conditions of the past changes that have taken place and the work with which the future confronts them. It refers to the manifesto, its effect upon womankind and the importance of encouraging departments that will provide employment aud means of self support. " i The report was heartily approved and all the official encumbents re-elected. |