The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-05-26

haIe Orphan Asylum what One q
Our Charitable Inst,s,,,,o,,. ~,
Done and is Doing.
AT the annual meeting of the Male Or
pnan Society on Tuesday night a report wa
presented which Ia of SO much interest thu
Dut Tor its length it would have been pub.
nshed IN this paper on the following morn
ing. IL Is that OF DR.. w. W. Parker, presi
dens OF the society, and its great workine
spIrie. Few OF our charitable institution,
NE, nts ooing SO much good In quiet way, and
Inc report says: "Since our last nun M
meeting important changes have taken
place IN our society. The asylum, for near.
~ twenty years located on Baker street.
was In October last
REMOVED 70 HARv1E,
e growing suburban village, six hundred
yards from the western terminus of the
City Railway. This change. so important
70 Tue future welfare of our association,
was not made without deliberation. Your
board i'll body visited the new site, and
after having the buildings there examined
by practical mechanic, determined to
purchase the property, consisting of two
story building s. by 81 feet, almost new,
with AZ acres of land beautifully situated
attached. The whole property was bought
at the low figure OF $1.750-the building at
$500 and the land $3.50 per acre. We at
once insured the house for $1,000, though
bought at the low price of $500.
In the opinion Of most judicious and
practical builder, this house will last atleast
thirty years, and will amply accommodate
one hundred boys. The highest number
ever yet reached was fifty. 1t was neces-
sarY to alter the interior arrangements of
tho building, go as to adapt it to our wants.
This, together with the enclosure and other
changes and improvements, cost about
II 400, making the whole amount So, 100.
These expenditures were met by the nro-
ceeds derived from the sale of the old asy-
lum and some property in part of the city
where there was no prospect Of improve
ment, the property itself yielding us very
trllling income. We think the transfer of
the investment very judicious.
GOOD DEAL OF DELAY &c.
and reorganization followed the removal
TO our new locality, owing in part to an en-
TIRE change of management, servants, &c.
Inc winter also being very inclement, it
was allncuit 10 make much progress in i'm
proving the grounds. We are. however.
now progressing very satisfactorily undeS
the management of MIR. ]. r, Gin. orr
present superintendent, late an officer in
the Planters National Bank. The ground
not having been cultivated for years, a GREAT
zeal OF work was necessary. Fruit and
ornamental trees have been planted in preaf
numbers, and if the present season should
be favorable we expect to supply the bows
abundantly with the ordinary Vegetables,
Next year we believe the garden will yisld
more than they can consume. The bows
take much interest in assisting in the garden
when out of school. It will, however. re-
quire years to bring these grounds to the
perfection we hope to attain, when they
will be both ornamental and valuable.
Mrs. Gill, the matron, the wife of the SUI
perintendent, is very dligent, and will soon
have her household all that we could de-
sire. She has only occupied her present
position six or eight weeks.
Miss BOhaunOn, who at present is the
teacher, is diligent and faithful, and the
boys are improving in their studies rs well
as in their department.
WHAT IS DONE WITH THE BOYS.
We are glad to report that, with one ex-
ception, more boys were received and ap-
prenticed last year than during any wear
since the foundation of the society-24
81 boys in the asylum. During
the year just closed we received 20 and
apprenticed IA, leaving under our care ut
this time 81, ranging from 3 to 15 years old.
Several of the boys put out last year were
adopted by those receiving them (the par
ties having no children). have often urged
married persons without children (eSpe-
clally those keeping house) to ADOPT an
orphan boy or girl-not only as means of
doing good, but us measure to improve
their own happiness. Sometimes | have
succeeded, and | think in every case with
the most gratifying results. Indeed, when
the orphan is taken from Christian motives,
Gods blessing will doubtless follow this
act Of obedience. A house without child
in it is dreary place indeed, and there are
probably enough Of such homes in this
Commonwealth to furnish 4 happy home
for every orphan in the State.
We are glad TO state that from these IA
boys put out or apprenticed last year, we
have received
Tue MOST FLATTERING REPORTS.
None of them wish to return. Two were
put to the printers trade in Raleigh, N. c.,
and write in the most juDilant style. What
4 different, and what a sad report did |
receive yesterday from boy whom I sent
to this asylum, with his little brother, tif-
teen years ago. These boys remained in
the asylum some months, were tractabe, |
aud progressed well. But at the urgent
and ceaseless petitions of their mother they
were at length returned to her. The older
boy soon got into bad company, got to steal-
ing, and finally became
REGULAR PROFESSIONAL THIEF.
Not content to operate in q small scale
here, he went to New York. Some months
ago his mother died in this city, and he
came on and took his younger brother with
him to New York. Yesterday saw sweet
little girl of ten years-his sister, who is in
3 few days to join this gang Of thieves in
their horrid den, to witness their midnight
orgies, and from the sunny hours Of child
hood to plunge suddenly into an abyss
OF vice and misery into which no ray OF
Heavens blessed light will ever shine. The
older brother, learn, is very handsome
man, remarkable even in New York for his
dexterity, and operates usually in female
attire. Fatal day was that to this entire
family when "Horace was taken from the
roof of this society,"" Alas !
"Who can tell
TIE wide extremes Of heaven and hell"
Per contra, q lady died here last year In
extreme poverty, leaving three boys. The
father had died years before. On the death
of the mother the children had not where