Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-01-17


ton of every orphan child.
Is there not an argument sufficient in
that statement to arouse the public minC
to action! Are there not those among u
who will stin paying the debt of 1852
Will you not visit the Institution anC
judge for yourselves; see the children
during the hours of school; see then
while gathering around their humble
board with frugal fare, while health sit,
smiling on every brow, and contentmcnt
in every face? We think it would warm
the fathers heart, and moisten the moth
er's eye; they would then realize tha,
there was reality in the necessity which
we find it so difficult to impress upon tn,
public by any endeavors we can make.
The strictest economy is used, 81 2i
cents for meats of any kind, and about rs
cents for vegetables, is the usual amoun,
expended on each market day. Some
times we have donations of vegetables.
The house has never been kept in better
order; much praise is due our present
matron for good order and neatness, and
her watchful and tender care of the child
rem. We have also competent teacher
who, we believe, faithfully performs hcr
duties. ei a7
During the past year the orphans have
been unusually blessed with health; not
one of our number is missing from the ac-
customed seat, except those who have
been taken from the asylum, or placed i'm
proper situations for them. While they
have been spared, the shafts of the de-
stroyer have fallen around us--one vacant
seat is found in our Board of Managers.
Mrs. Bla9den, who has been associated
with us for several years, and warmly in
tererted in the orphan cause, was sud-
denly removed. With her afflicted family
we deeply sympathizc. We trust and be-
Eeve her end was peace"
The Rev. DIR. Laurie, who for years has
been a warm and jealous friend of this
institution, has been taken from us as
" shock Of cora fully ripe" On this our
anniversary his venerable formis missing:
one of the few who was always found to
join, counsel, and cncer US in our work of
charity. Peace to his ashes"
Mrs. Hodge was nominated, and BY a
unanimous vote elected Manager in the
vacancy made by Mrs. Blagdcn's death.
We have fifty-seycn children-thirty.
four girls and twcnty-three boys. Witlia
the year seven children have been taken
from the asylum, by permission Of the
managers, and twelve received.
To Drs. Patterson and Nairn for medi-
cines kindly furnished.
For collections in the Church of the
Epiphany Sl00 0O
From A street Presbyterian
From Trinity Church in the alb
sence of the Rector IS 90
From the Foundry Chapel 50 90
From the Church Of the Ascen-
sion on Thanksgiving day 81 2S
To all we return our warmest thanks.
and trust the opening year will find them
again disposed to plead our cause.
Our thanks are due to the proprietors
Of the Panorama of the Bible. for invi-
tations for the children to see it: also TO
attend an exhibition of the Mammoth
Cave Of Kentucky; also by invitation,
visited the Panorama of the Holy Land.
To our President Of the Board of Trus.
tees, W. w. Corcoran, ESQ, who has fur
nished the asylum with four large ward
robes, besides donation of one hundred
dollars, for general expenses, twenty-five
dollars, for additional salary to our ma,
tron, and the sum of one hundred and
eight dollars, to supply the orphan girls
with a comfortable dress, and each boy
with a warm suit of clothes for the
winter-also, stove for the school room,
We return our sincere acknowledgements.
The reflections of man, for such acts
of kindness to tic poor and needy, will
be as downy pillow to his head, when
the bubble Of Fame which cncircles the
warrior and the politician, shall dissolve
itself to air.
We would also return our thanks for
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