Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-12-18


The following statement in reference 10
The Orphans Home 70 clip from the Iowa
City Republican, whose editor is one Of the
rsusless, cad ; nembef Of the Executive
Commlttes Of The institu.ion:
We uads en- mstthly visis last Wednes-
day 70 the Orphans Home at Devsopoes =
80 a ths Rssestive Coouitsse. !he
Hoo eonaoiasd an asssaee lass oeosn Of
455 ssphaas, and inessass ovse u pssvsous
oouth q ~ Uode the s0cisos sspsssess
lon q DE-. Coeheon u y eecomine 0efe
thoroughly systeaised and e6ieisnt IN 10
workises. H
The schosls aes good and srs the leading
fsaausU. New ladoa1siss ass osing tetfN
duesd = fsse = ossss vill psrmik They
arc rev making their own capss bonnsee
and clothing, and mending their boots and
shoes. Thsy viii manufaeturs these last -
soon - they can. An arpls cooking rssgs
has recently been put up, which wS!ts
beautifully, saving fuei and labor and doing
the cooking much bstter than il could be
done on stoves. A boiler for generating
steam and washing and drying clothes !.
now being put up, which will be . great
saving Of labor and fuel. A horse power
washing machine is being put Up, which y
to DO paid for il successful. from which much
assistance 10 expected. The magnitude oi
this institution may be judged somewhst
from the meals they cook. Five bushels Of
potatoes arc required for ono meal!
Tho health of the Home 10 excellent
There has been but very little sickness since
Dr.. Cochran took charge. The quiet and
good order Of this vast ouuber Of boys ana
gisls ase wondsrfui. A lady remarked that
they had no bad boys there. But they have
certainly received many who wers couSted
hard cases At home. Kindness, thorough
ness and 6rmneses, with the good example
Of those longer there, seem to conquer the
most obdurats boys. Only two or three
have been found incorrigible.
The lack Of funds prevents furnishing
tie Homs - Il ought to be. or making ma
ny iupsovsmsnts badly needed. Branches
Of industry might b intreduced with
great sdvsntass, Ii the trustees had funds
1t their disposal for the drst outlay for
work rooms. machinery. raw material, in
structions, etc. Bet the Board 10 tied up
BY oath and legal penalties 70 an expsndi
turs withi., the receipts and must not 20 be-
yO00s oveo WuSSV CuOtO 70 SVOu PtOWs0c "
! profitable return in the future. So soon
- the Legislature has opportunity. Il will,
no doubt. remedy I'll these dtQsulties.
Mr.. Powers, Executive Committee Of the
Home ut Cedar Falls. writes that the new
oticers Of that Home are managing with
gratifying success.
Mr.. Powers says:
''Mr. and Mrs. Abbott are doing every.
thing to bring up the institution. and have
no doubt Of their success.
think now We can bring our Home up to
. standing with the Davenport House,
lie also says they have two hundred and
thirty one orphans At Cedar Falls, thus
making nearly seven hundred at both, and
no doubt over that number now. at the rate
they arc increasing. Just think Of il, sew
en- hundred orphans. made 90 by the death
Of their fathers in the service Of the State,a
good sized regiment Of them. What an
honor to Iowa that she has not left these
needy ones to chance, to aims houses and
ails for care and education, but has gathered
them into Homes, rca! homes, far better
than many Of them ever had before. Sho
is the only State that has done this with
any system Of completeness. Others are
now following her lead aud citing her as
their example Let Iowa cherish, - her
pet institution, her Soldiers Orphans Home.