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parents and children would have to be supported by the State as
paupers. Entrance into this Home is secured upon application at the
institution by parent or friend of the child, Tuesday morning, be-
tween the hours of 11 and 1 o'clock, or through correspondence to
Miss Isabel Wilmer, Agent, Home of the Friendless, Corner Druid
JEIill and Lafayette Avenues, Baltimore.

Home of the Friendless Children of the Eastern Shore, Easton,
Maryland—Receives from State, $1,000.for 1909 and $1,000 for 1910.
This instiution cares for girls only, who are received upon applica-
tion to the Board of Managers. The age of these children is from
3 to 8 years. Applicants received from any part of the Eastern
Shore of Maryland, the qualifications being mental and physical
:soundness. For detailed information, address said institution at
above address.

Home for Incurables, Guilford Avenue and Twenty-First Street,
Baltimore—Receives from State, $2,500 for 1909 and $2,500 for 1910.
The State receives through this institution exemption from the care

of those unfortunates who are unable to care for themselves. Corre-
spondence inquiring into the method of entrance Into this institution
should be addressed to Mr. John M. Nelson, 10 South Calvert Street,
Baltimore.

Home and Infirmary of Western Maryland, Cumberland, Maryland

Receives from State, $7,500 for 1909 and $7,500 for 1910. Apply to
J. W. Thomas, President, or Mrs. B. S. Randolph, Secretary. It is
required to keep six free beds under the State appropriation.

Home for Mothers and Infants, 2101 Barclay Street, Baltimore—
Receives from State, $600 for 1909 and $600 for 1910. Its object is a
temporary home for friendless and destitute women with infants.
Requirements of admission: Need of a proper home and freedom
from contagious diseases. Apply to Mrs. W. Graham Bowdoin,
Treasurer.

Maryland Home for Friendless Children, 624 Druid Hill Avenue,
Baltimore—Receives from State, $350 for 1909 and $350 for 1910. The
institution was organized for the reception and training of destitute
colored children between the ages of 2 and 10 years. Judges and
other competent authorities, in the counties of the State, are em-
powered to commit to this institution such destitute colored chil-
dren, of the prescribed age, as may seem proper to them. Only, it

does not feel bound to receive from the counties more children than
the appropriation from the State justifies. The children thus com-
mitted from the counties are directly under the supervision of the
board, and, at the proper time, after careful investigation, are
secured homes in private families, until they become of age, thus
making room in the institution "for new comers from the counties.
Any communication for information should be addressed to Mr.

George B. Murphy, Secretary, 1404 Argyle Avenue, or to the Presi-

dent, Rev. George F. -Bragg, 113S Park Avenue, Baltimore, Md.

Maryland Line Confederate Soldiers' Home, Pikesville, Maryland

Receives from State, $12,000 for 1909 and $12,000 for 1910. Under
the rules of the Board of Governors, applicants for admission are re-
quired to comply with the following conditions. (1) Proof of honor-
able service in the Army or Navy of the Confederate State; (2)
Maryland citizenship at the breaking out of the war or service in a
Maryland command; (3) if not a citizen of Maryland at the com-
mencement of the war, or having service in a Maryland command,