, 1873-01-16
A WORTHY CHARITY.

The Chicago Nursery and Half
Orphan Asylum.
Information Derived at the Annual
- Meeting Of the- Managers.
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Tho Nursery and Half Orphan Asylum ia one
the spring Of 1860 q few, ladies, Impressed with
the Importance Of having home for the chill
dren whose mothers had to depend on their
daily labor for their support, established q
nursery whero young children could be cared
for whlto the parents were employed IN their
daily evocaions- Here Infants were brought in
tho morning, cared for during the day, and
claimed in the evening, On tho payment Ct the
small fee Of S eerts, for tendance. The use
OF house 10, merly used for erugged school, on
Illinois street, near the lake, WIS offered to tho
ladies, and WAS occupied through the summer,
when the number Of childron having increased
from six to-: o.:twenty-fye, larger building was
rented on Market street. In the spring Of. 1861
another removal was had TO Otia street. About
tuo u1uo " lue Ae11osA Las Aeeu u supplying
lodgings to certain extent became apparent,
and the plan OF the institution vas modified to
accom,nodata t1;e r,eed :: IN 1ae7 lavca },oo1aa
~. 49, .s.S.t 49,. 1' Ae ~,
ea on on'o s'tee' "ss ienieo ano oeeopseo ohen
Aooo, "nen tne asylum "as moved 70 the corner
Of Franklin and Ohio streets, where it remained
until the fire. Tho new, handsome, end commo-
dions bn;klinp at Nh. as North H,]sted straat
- =. eet e..:.s r.;".,as 49, .1;1s-.'.s..
"eo no' lu.'e ''1ua0e4' Wv 1,'e suelen "0lo ~
once moved into it, and such provisions made
for them as circumstances rendered possible.
The children of tia German Orphan Asglnm
49, xs-.:c1.sS;4s. - 49, s.:.;..s
"e1e alao "1Nt' aa'A4 Aet . - '1o
tion, which they occupy at present, and which
they will continue to occupy until their; new
s,,,,e "a ,os,,n1ofa1 ~ NAAAN
fha TIe1f Orni,an Asv1nnn ta.es children of n,l
aoaa below "a vaora = rnooli croorsI,t Io;nr nni1
for thoir boevd Whatever the SURVIVING % pareat is
mi tho NOR. an5 1yIan thia "a tfa cnsn snpnorfe
aud educatos them entirely. There ia anursery.
a Snnf7av school and a f1av school tho laftsr
frrT;aI,2, a7unio5,e an to air11a taar1tar T},a
h,,;id;r Is aryant1. ~ ennninta1 ",;ciont1v
ou'loinE lS Petiectly ap!p!htetl, Bu1nc1enlly
capaclous t. accommodate 1a0 chllureni and Ecpt
III excauont condition It is uniucrmberel by
debts dkeb the s OF haTng helped M
On '8fs ss s e?f hs = sas torn to 9f s nsSss
from the Burr eEtuto,1 the income from board
bills and eleempyyuarv contributions.
'Fhe Ynanerera n1ct in ann,1nl sesaior nk tha
bn;Id;na1: rssten5ar Tha Yor;o7a formal ~
a.ta % as5 .ba,,,<- ~, ;net;+T,t;a4, ~ - ~ T.,
PoIts Wet ieu, 5uo"1n6 11e W 70 -.
prosperous conoit1on. lue cuf1elis EXPENSES
OF the past year nave not quito Tcached
81 600, not couutius various donations in
kind which have been gratefully received
and forn1 varv usofn} The ladies' in c1targa
go; ~ -. aso tI-a,,a. .s 49,, w.. afrs ~
oesuc ~ eApteee tu9nasyes - say 3la.o4 ~ ~
many gus especially el1!s u u money AMI SUP
plies from Cincinnati and st. Louis Inc OK
pepses OF the year haro been met by the interest
b;1ia There ia 7,,f littlc nnonoy in The t~aasnrv
~ + Vii eoo,, ha fonna nacaanarv ~ rnI;c;t
h.a - s4a so' ~ :. :: - 1 ~ III ~
Pecuu1aly a1us WHICH, ~ - ~ ue uoPcu, hnu ~
most feaduy granted. IL Ii Inc 1ntentlon o1 Inc
managers soon to open room in some central
portion Of the city where mothers can loare
their chlldIen during The gay 1of some trihane
compensation
lho report OF 1Qe pnyH1clan, 1t. .. r. de08es,
is as folloWa:
The nresent Eanarv condition of the Institution Is
,hont ncrfert tha annointments ~ to netr bnfIdin
rander,a Il nnsrfe ~ kan errrr ffanartrornt ana
the arrangements in each IN healthy condition. To
this end the physician naht warmly commands to the
managers tho Aatron ana. nef sanord!nates. Ihere @
4s pesn an aseSaga @ o. aooGt ~ i 0e nu
ber from twee1Fs to fonrteen hars been in ths nur
errr and n1,ier ycars 1t sae soma of these Tere
i.snts Of only few weets o snl ii Of ihosa ehil-
dSen nasa pcen 1eo og nauo. a 1ust nero al oi tne