Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-03-01


The PROTESTANT ORPHAN AsrLUM.--Tto
thlrty-.ixth annual report Of the Washington city
orphan asylum (Pfotestantl has Just been pub
%sb and Tsnth 4 St.tsa Il Il Il. report 10 Se To-
tally inadequate to the odAtion Of the dss-
ttute children in whose behalf Application 10 son-
earnestly invoke such assistance will authorize
them TO enlarge the building.
The msn.gen sppen thss As .,,p Prote,t.nt com.
than two-thrds Of the population are Protestants,
and represent fully three-fourths Of Its wealth,
yenient @ % building, & % which would only have been
suitable ten years ago, not capable OF comfortably
accommodating seventy children. There ought
now to be accommodations for two hundred chill
The number Of destitute children thrown upon
the public charity during the past year il much
prices OF all articles OF fconsumpton the manAgern
appeal to the benevolent for further contributions.
strust.d in this Asylum during The pAstys Two
olths girls have become oi age. One was Aedto
her mother and onsis employed At the Asylum, ro-
ceivink wages for work done A. heAmItress. Two
children have been adopted by suitable peru)usj
three returned TO parents, and two provided with
homes. Two OF the little ones have died since the
The Sabbath school connected with the institu.
tion 10 stated to be In prosperous condition. and
much enlarged by the contributions, as follows;
The Library was first commenced by donation
from the New York Avenue Church oil one hun
dFfa II. sh.P GSy SSy of Mr.
lar and other Baptist friends, they received tso
TTon he Fourth Presbyterian Church they re-
ceived another two hundred OF secondhand vol.
umes, but in very good condition.
Ministers Of the respective churches are Invited
to look in upon the school on Sunday Afternoons,
at o'clock, and encourage them In their nob!s
exertions. ..
| elementary branches OF education II conducted BY
| the same teacher who, for two years, has given
entire satisfaction to the managers oy me remark
scholars, under all the distractions and Interrupt
tions Incident to their situation;
| The average annual cest Of boarding, clothing
and instruotng each ehild is S7o and n to this is
added the probable value OF the various donations
OF fruits, vegetables meats, and clothing this sum
Reference to the TreAsurer,s report will show
| that the Asylum Ia not In debt, Expenses have
been kept within bounds and the bills paid at the
The Board make their grateful acknoWlsdgm
| to the following gentlemen To MssaTs. J y. Har-
prsfesIionaI ServiceIj to Or. NArD, for medicines
to Mr. Gideon, for paper and publishing yearly re-
porti to the respective newspapers, for vhIisul
notices; to L. J. Middleton, for liberal supplies Of
The donations during the year amounted 10
sl2Is s3j subscriptions, o. Oll1b concert In May,
| OF which ESQ was a donation from Gen. Barnard,
$t7ob0i Epiphany church, for 1852, ssu.2oi Luz
therAn church, sS6Oi Wesley chapel, e2ls CO., New
YORK avenue ohurch, Slle2oj hhoehnon ehuIeni
lass OF which was contributed BY Mrs. u. OTls
Tayloe,) 1l27lSj Epiphany Christmas offering tor
1868, Sl1S sSj MeKendrea chapel, S2ooi Rev. Mr.
Finkle'G church. $50.
| Some Of the subscribers for 1859 are thus stated
Mr.. CorcorAn, sl0Oi Mics Coleman, DR.. Guntsnt
Mrs. James c. Mcclure, $50 each; Dr.. \. Johnson
S80ir ColoBsl Freeman, DR.. J. Q. Halt Mrs. h. q
Temple, S25 sAchI Mrs. Clement hill, e2Oj Mr
Frederick PillIng, s7oj Mrs. ireland, tloi Mrs
Elizabeth 4, Abbott, Mrs. Blair, Mrs. Dr. Coolidge
Mr., De Vaughn, Mrs, SAMUEL Fowler, Mrs Fletcher
Mrs. j. L. Hodge, Mr.. John P. Inglo, Misses keer
Mrs, Kibbey, Mrs. 8. p. Lee Mrs. DR.. May, Mrs
Nation Mulllkin, Mrs. J. W. MAury, Mr.. kuther
shuster, Mrs. John A. smith, Mrs. Commodor'
bhuSriek, Mrs. Richard WAllaeh, and Miss Weth
PriSoipsi donations In cash are thus SoknoWl
edged; ,.
tsrbuFy HGll) sI6S; Samuel NormsAt, 'EVeIAl Bar
nGrd, $50 each, Dr.. Q. Hall, e1oi WymAAb exhi
bltion, Ss6.60j German Association, S2o'