, 1873-02-24
H0ME FOR THE FRfEhDLESs,
Reasons Why 1t is Deserving Of the Support
and EnconruEcncnt Of tho Hencvolcnrly

1lCnG0na why 1t ~ DE6CrFtHE OF the Support
and EncouruEcn,cnt Of tho Bencvolcnrly
Disrosci.
Prominent among the charities of the City Of
Chicago is the Homo for tho Frondless, located
on tho corner OF Wabash ayonuo and Twentieth
street. This institution was Incorporated in
February, 1860, by the Legislature OF the 6tato.
Tho object Of The institution is set forth in tho
second article Of tho not Of Incorporation
in the following language: "The object
AMI purposes Of said corporation alalI
bo thu relieving, aiding, and providing
homes for fricndIeaB and indigent
women md childrou." OF courae those homes
arc found outside Of tho Neutrality-suspicious. tho
Home for tho Friendloss is only temporary
| atopping-placo until homes can bo found elso-
whore.
From tho report OF the Matron, Mrp Grant,
| NC learn tho following facts: Tluro wero in tic
home jan. !, 1872, 1o3 persons. During tho
| year there we're admitted to tho institution,
adults, 953; children, 52A making 4 total Of
1,550. Thla makos al average Per month Of 132.
The report says, "0ureyer changing family como
and 60 with coasoleas tread, nearly every train
bringing aomo ono to DO couuaelod or helped.
Every complication OF earthly sorrow or earthly
loss drift in upon us; tho diatreased and
troubled. 10 a]l these our ever opening doors
g,yo response, without regard to nationality, re-
| Hgion, or color"
There were sont to homes for adoption or re-
turned to parents nearly 600 Children. The man,
agors fully bolieve that parents 'aro tho proper
aud natural guardians Of their own c1ildren, and
hence children nre often taken and Kept for a
short tinle and then returned to their paronta.
Wo learn that tho demand f1r children for adop-
ton into good Christian fanslies is for beyond
Wo loatn from the report of tho Secretary,
Rov. =. ii. Boring, thatYery favorable rcportsaro
heard from tho childron VINO have passed
through tho Home to, homes elsowhero. Some
OF theae children, born in tho midst Of wrotehcd-
ness aud want, whore, il thoy Ind romained,
would have, in nll probability, grown up to ho
cd into good Christian families, whore they are
| receiving I'LL the caro- and culture that money
| and love can bestoW.
S ass2estv ea learn t6s 9 The The repent Of
Of the Home proper during tho past, year were
the receipts OF produce and clothing, upon which
nc cash value was placod by tho 1oncora. 1t must
occur to anyone that # is very different thing
to supply tho wants OF such 9 fafnily-constantly
olaimlng-as that compared with ona that ID
| moro permanent
nro two industrial schools under tio
supervision OF tho Board Of. Manngors,-
| Que on Third ayonuo, called tho Burr Mission,
IN honor Of tho noble founder, Jonathan Burr,
| deceased, ana tho QtneF In LILO u0me 1tHblf ALI
tho chiIdron In the Homo hayo tho full benefit Of
this school, and the school admits and Invites
other children to come md recciyo tho instruc-
| tlon given. Both of these schools nro supported
from funds appropriated by Mr.. Burr, for many
years the honorod President OF the Home.
Tho Homo for the Friendloss received in trust
two atoros on Randolph street, from ita former
President.
Three-fourths of the net proceeds are
to be applied to tho support Of tho Home, and
ona-fourth goes to tho support OF tho Burr
consumed by the great aro, but they haye boon
rebuilt though 1t will DO some timo before any,
thing will be roceiyod from ronts by the Home,
ho1lce, ut the present time tho Homo has no in
come. only aa given directly by tho people.
10 ono eau Inoasure, by dollars and cants tho
amount OF good done by institutions Of this
| kinf.