, 1865-07-13
WASHlNGTOhlAN HOME,
Formal Opening Of the New Buildlos--Mest-
log Last Evening.

The WsshinptcnjsR Home III It's new building
rear the old s.Bu'1's lead Tavern" on West Aad,-
son strcet, wns formally iDaugarated laat eve
ming, ty meeting Of its friends and supporters.
choir Of gentlemen. exeellcntfy accompanied
by q lady upon the plano, were present, adding to
the interest Of the exercises Of the evening,
The chair was occupied BY the President, Chs.
j. Hull, Esq.
Dr.. N. 8. Davis, Of the Executive Committee,
said Itwou1d rot be bis purpose to make all11iona
to The general pteYAiencn OF intempefanee In the
community. 1'nat 1t exttted h1d been known for
many generations.
IT was slso known that efforts hsd long been
made 10 mstEtte the evil. Seeing the great dit1-
entity experienced In reforming those who had be-
come addlcted To the excessive use Of tntoxlca.
to prevention than I. reformation This idas ~ wa
very philosophical aad right II had been tho
mftIs Q! dong nueh good and was ELL doing
e. TSSs ds' .as' :: ID 0s bot p1oass s
a' old .euesr,yes s1':saa'5s
u he Society Of Gooa TempIars, have attempted
the wolk Of reform BY tnteayor,ng to ontaia
within lss bouoa., tneeriatse. snd surrounding
slso eood: fsilsd IN nss hayine insfitatea homes homes
TO Place the object Of reformation IN, and uauage
him ACCORDING 70 hts Individual 3dlosyncracles
10 meet lie void. md this time to withstand III
Tic ides or establishing such institutions was
= yss5 ,tS7 s
building In New York Bat this one hp cost 50
much money IN gathering together the stones
etsce Of comp ctioE to Afford means Of txbloiting
tion founded for sufficient period to afford any
%ss hs %..hs 9ee "a ne@s eo9a 81 :t
That atinstltutton organized on far more humble
scale, without pEttensions to extensive ground.
the moft satisfactory a,tlra. Results snfaeientiy
bright to encourage friends OF reform In Chlc1zo
to uodertske similar work: The Home IN Cal
patient was receiyed on The 17th d.y Of December
In that year. During the hrat Twelve mon,hs no
1eas than twenty patients Wefe received.
stitut,op, to conform to is rules and regulations.
Some Of the psdeuts hare tett and gone 1nto
business In other portions OF the county, so that
@ ee,s q tne irst{tatcn o,Sers. Mo lett r41i Of
prcmiee and good determinations TO Ahstatn tur-
ever nom The Intoxicating liquor which had psoz-
as hsss n.sg s,
b=efed tncontidernte friends, who, not only did
not aid their eoTts n reform, but actually placed
1T
are Known 10 be now In pood positions, an honor
10 themselves and friends, instead Of the bitter
sous9e of Ersst Which tie ncbEtste mas: ALVEY,
dwelling house on Slate Street.
This was soon found 10 be totally lna1eqnats to
| the requirements Of the Home. Many applicants
had to be turned sway because thete was no room
for them> 20 that the friends and auaeEt fabored
without cessang to 0blain a moro c0nmod1ous
building. At length thty succaaded, and Oh.
| tained the erection which they then dedlcataa-a
building which for years had been employed as a
msnufactolJ Of iuebfiatee. 49,
Tbs epeaker, In conclusion, urged tho necessity
l Of money 10 CRIT on the work. and begged hls
| resrtrs to use thetr influence 10 gain contrtbu-
tons 10 The insufauoa, and thus incsezsr it,
| value, -
Hon. Samuel Ryan, Of Appleton, wiscorsln, Of
| the Appleton Cffacfnt, and member OF the Legls-
lAnre felt that. had ii not bean for the Washing
tontAn Home. Of Chicago. be thould not be before
them. He fal!y appreciated the yalne OF such In
| ftdtnt1one, having experienced tho good they e.
| fected, sud tbousd ever feg9Yd with Affection tho
lpttrurnen entatity which had tavtd hiu from ruin.
Rev. W. q. Ryder. D. D., felt that ware no oh;
er proof OF the excellent effects OF The tnsttttf
Visible, The presence .ot the geutleua Who tn
| medtAte1y preceded HIN would be sufficient 10
thoroughly sindicate it In thu mluds Of tho peo'
ture hnd pattd frequently through his mind sug-
Rt4ttvs Of the ,nflitutlon they insuguta.ed: J.:
s'Ceste To do evil, learn 10 do we'll" Tho old
Bulls Hesd tavern had for year8 been pursuing q
cou.te Of evil. standing on The road to perdtiou.
for really thers was tlt'le difference between the
wsy to destruction and the way to fnehr1at1ou 1t
had now csafed 10 DO EVIL. and was now lcarning
ltwss greatly ueeded in ths community, needed
~ 1iehi, needed to make theta batter and truer
Attef prsycz by Rev. A. L. Brooks, the meeting
| adjourned.