The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1866-03-15
For the Upton Advertiser
Visit to the Soldiers Orphans
Home, at Davenport.

As many of the benevolent in Cedar
county have contributed to this charita-
bic institution, they will probably be in
terested in reading few particulars
gathered during a very short visit. The
buildings are about two and a half miles
north of the city, and were erected to
accommodate some of the cavalry of this
State during the war. Since then the
Government has appropriated them for
the Soldiers Orphans Home.
Late in the fall they were mere shells,
but through the energy of the managers,
seventeen of them have been petitioned,
lathed and p'astered, and put in comfort
able condition. One is not yet finished.
One Of the buildings, which are now
called Cottages" is used for the matron;
one for q sewing room, and fifteen are
occupied by the children and their care
takers. l was in one of these, which is
under the supervision of Sallie Cowgirl,
OF Springdale. 1t was divided into four
apartments. A small entrance hall,
setting room, a bath room with one bed
in, and one other long room with five or
six low beds in, and we'll supplied with
small chairs and play things. This cot
tage was furnished-and that very nice
ly-by the little girls of Iowa City. In
it arc copyrighted about twenty-five
little girls from three to eight years old.
Friend Cowgirl said she sometimes put
six in a bed three at the head and three
at the foot, which she thought filed it
plenty full enough.
On the 9Th inst there were $50 child
rem, which would make % for each cot
tage, OH an average. 156 of these are
under ten years of age. A few arc up to
lG. Seven deaths have occurred during
the winter by measles, and one by infia-
nation Of the lungs.
The dining room is 5Ox1O0 feet, con-
tanning IS tables, each of which will seat
8 persons. In addition to the children,
there are AZ employees. The Superinten-
dent thinks that ~ will run the institu-
ton, after they get over the measles and
fairly started.
The school house is pleasantly situat-
ed OH an emincncc, and surrounded with
natural trees. The school is divided in
to tlve apartments, and nearly all the
children are old enough to attend. At
present they are not SO far advanced in
their studies rs we generally find in our
district schools. This vii! probably soon
be reversed. With few exceptions the
children are orderly and we'll disposed.
! Ruphes Hubbard, the Superintendent,
has had much experience in training
children; having been teacher in Gin
cinnati for ten years, and Superintend-
ent OF the House of Refuge H. that city,
four years.
| The religious training Of the children
Is not overlooked. A portion of the
Scriptures is read each morning, and
they have singing and prayer, morning
and evening. On Sabbath morning they
have school, and preaching in the after
noon. The members Of all the religious
denominations in Davenport are invited
to attend to the latter service by turns.
In addition to the cottages heretofore
mentioned, there are % stables, 40xlOl
feet; one Of which is used for washing
room, one for drying room, one sta
bic, and two for storing vegetables in
leaving Is large rooms which may yet b,
arranged for the benefit Of the institu
; ton, If reeded.
3! There 10 another branch OF the Hom