Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-02-16

Home Their Reception by the Cti,sns-i Took
q s,,i ne G,,ty-spsschss a ne !!'t2a H,ase-a
J P'easaa, Hour IL tie HDa. S:hooi-M,ss Meet
ing ~ Presbyterian Cturch-An oyster Sapper
for Ftadse.
The Iowa Legislature recently ap-
p,inte Il Joint Co n nittee to visit the
Soldiers Orphans Homes at Cedar
Falls AMI Davenport, to examine into
the con iuct o. these institutions, aScer-
tain their present and prospective
wants. and report to the General As
sembly what legislation, if any, was re-
/ quired. These limitations are now un-
der the control OF Il corporate COM any,
of which Judge Cole, OF Dss MONIES. is
President; but bill is ba.ore the Leg
islature which provides for the raising
of a tax of one-half mill on the dollar
for the support of these Homes, and
permits the State to have partial voice
in their control. This bill was intro
duced at the instance OF the present
management of the Homes, it having
appeared that it would be impossible to
meet. expenses by patriotic contribu-
tons. The Committee OF Investigation
was appointed in view of the contem-
plated action of the State. The Com
mittee is composed of two Senators and
two Representatives, viz: Senators
Hart, Of Buchanan County, and Lar
inner, of Scott County; Representatives.
Burnett, of Muscatine County, and
Thompson, of Scott County.
I The Committee, with the exception
of Mr.. Burnett, arrived here on Mon
day evening, accompanied by DR..
Wright, Secretary OF StsIe, and II Trus-
tee of the Home. In the evening Il So
cial gathering OF citizens at the Home
welcomed the Committee
Tuesday morniny Wallaces' big sleigh,
four horses attached, was ordered out,
and the Committee, in company with a
delegation OF citizens, took look at the
city. y long stop was made at the Pub
lie School, which the Committee exam
: ined i'll every department. In the High
! School Department. addresses were
made by Senators Hart and Larimer,
DIR. Wrightand Representative Thomp-
son. In the intermediate Departments
! Messrs. Eherhart aud Melendv enter
! tanned the children, and in the Primary
| Departments Messrs. Streeter aud Per-
kins had the floor. The speakers, as
Old Black Hawk said, Were arranged
according to grade. He thought he
was put i'm the lowest grade, but 10 inl
: himself mistaken wAen another gentle
man was called upon to address an \ b
G class. The speeches were all soo,l, OF
course, but those IN Tile 10 the highest
grade 10y the honorable Egeuttemau OF
the conphny, are icservin ; .. tae StelC.
ef praise. D~e ger tlemla wits pt.tic-
ence to the schools OF one hundred
years ago. The strangers were deil .ht-
ed with their visit To tae school, wnI, h
! they thuLS ht Was being admirably con-
Quoted, and Were emphatic in tneir Ell
comiums upon our people for the lber-
allty and gool-ta-te displayed IN the
erection OF SO line a school buiiIln5 -
! The Committee Were next taken u eX-
anime the water power an / is improve.
fmGnts, AMI were plrsicIiariy pleased
with our Iine iDltins m! It's rnc
! sieighing was eXc1ilelt Ia | the con y
ance cOntotCtDie, al the ioli Of no.A-
bles was wnirieI aroInl iowa oil it
was time to unload for Ilnner.
/ In the afternoon ot FLes lay the Com
mittee took a look ovet tn. IL ONE bull l.
/ ing, and examined it in all It's RAM lea
tions. Setting rooms, the girls sleeping
rooms, the boys sleeping rooms, the
nursery, the .seim4treSs's room, the
school room, the dilIas hall, nc. They
made no Complaints, AMI fire. luently ex-
pressed II lmiration. Tney seemed to
. be fully satisfied that the Home was
under good nllna cement, that the chill
drcn were all comfortably provided for,
ana that the Institution WAS II great
blessing to the orphans ana tneir wal
Dwell m ,thers. Tarir full ana reliable
opinions, however, mast be IookeI for
in the report which they will MAKE to
the Legislature. A very pleasant hour
was pissed in thu s:hJ,l rom. Tna
children are all b;.gl; al intelligent
looking, and wall ca nptre Iavofa,iy
with any similar num Der & .Jhered any
whsre IN Iowa IA, s.lJDi is excl
lently con lctej by Ms Wills, III ~.
periehced teacher, ASSISTED oy Mss q ii,
DRY. Tae nimsaf OF pads il a,,u5
ninety. SOM OF the VIZ in lilsel
In an eAa ntnlt!on o. thc cIIiten IN
their studies, ami all wee p,ea5el wtGi
the evidences o. thDrbl shlass aal pto.
hciency Wlicl they gave. IA tla 60 irse
OF an exam. itton .. tlt cltsi al .se15.
rapiiy, Il politician astti whsfs 5aiE
River was. A bright l.ttie Ft.ipy, wlD,
the teache: said, was never a. loss or an
answer, sp, ie dsv.cy i,s5in,-ly, Sara
of raXas! PteGty COL rep =, c,l1tl
80, 1 Z 81. r