, 1873-12-10
THE WAsHlNGT0MlAN HOME.
Celebration of Its Tenth Anni~
vcrsnry.
Number Of Inmates During the Yoar---
Their Occupations and Birth
Places.
Tic Financial Condition Of the Home.


Home, corner OF Ogden avenuo and Madison
strect, wau celebrated last evening, in tho 1cc-
turo-rooin OF tho institution. Tho room Was
denecly crowded with ladies' and gentlemen,
among them many OF tho former inmates, who
lad reformed, and NOW hold high social positions
In this aud other communities.
Tho oxclc'soB began with prayer by Judge
Gookina. aftor which tho audience eaug
"Trionds Of Temperance, Wolcomo Hcro."
TIE YEA1t'0 WORK.
The Superintendent Of tho Homo made tho
following statement Of what had been done III
lilo institution siuco April lust: at thas tiho
thoro wcro Twenty-Five boarders. since NJ dlen ei
thore have boon 107 admissions, making 182 III
iii. Ths nativlty of the patients is as foliows:
From, England. IL; 1roland. 70; Scotland: 6;
Wales, 3; Frn,,ce, /; Germany, !; swcdon,
j; s0qt Aner,ss, f1a,so i; c'na0e veTops h'10;
Massachusetts. 16; Connecticut, Rhode L.. H.
Jersey, l Maryland, 6; Virginia. !; Alabama,
i; lennessec, keutncy, 7s,;n South oaros r.,
Of tho 132 patisnta wcro citizens Of Cook
County, or lived IN Chicago after leaving tho
Home. Fourteen Of tho patients ca1no to
Chicago rl, tho intention intent , OF mnknG nsa1'i
n:riyal anu were obliged to Hoiourn at the Homo
until they could got into business. ......-
Of tho twenty-four now. in tho house, overy
,,,n,l, with siisslo exception, was o citizen OF
Chicago antl intended to remain 20. This Btntc-
meut wns undp to show tho falsity OF tho asAor-
tion IN tho Sunday Times OF tho 3oth Git. by o
correspondent, who atated that, Of tho twonty-
thruo who wcro then in tho house, only 1.-Two Woro
c;tzoua Of Cool; County.
ylle TRADES and professions OF thosa who have
bce,, in tho lIomo since the 1st Of April aro III
follow: ssaesulon, q clerlB, 8; buokkcopers,
o; fsr,nors &; carpenters, 4; maclliuists, 1;
plumbers, i; contractors, 8; journalists, NOR
Chants. j; commission agents, s; lawyers,
4; travelling agents, 8; fur dealers,
j: sajlo:s, 4; sloouakcrY, /; painters, q
rrocors, 2; insurance agents, q; saloon-keop-
prs, 4: printers, S; teaoIers. q and oue each Of
FIN tolioYiuv occ,lpatiouA ArtiHt, slirt-c,lttcr
alur r-b,,iiicr tyro- -trcsscr butcher, apeculator,
frttit-raiBcr porli-pacer claim agcnt, bricklayor,
tl;t,yist lnauu tacturer, actor, collector, olitor,
spIlipy. pliysiciau, ctc The age OF tho oldest
pst,ept IS I3, lho youngest I5, and the ayerngo
nhout 3DL years.
or the 3131 patients. 63 nre known to have
t]rlnk liquor since tltoy wo.o nlmitted. l"enty-
two OF tf,is number wero safforal to remain. or
wore readulitted, aud arc sober mon to-
dav, With FUR prospect of remaining 30.
Tic circualusanccs lat lod to their fall, and tho
experiences attending it, llal probably taught
them Il lcsaoll that would not soon bo (Orgottcn
tPheroforo. out OF tho 132, about 81 wero hope
ju!. OF lie remaining H. about a ha1f would
probably dc dr,ukartlB. lie hal no fellow
sl;U fur tito man who came to tho Homo Under
false nreteucrs, II he waH not actuatcd by II
njucorn tariro to beeon1e ana re1nain a Hober
man ho did not want him. aud it, after his ad,nia-
sion, eyiLcuco of insuccrity wns given, he wns
turned out, Ii such man was Buf-
ence @ would 10 POSITIVE injury to
o.;orp, lie woull not l,nyo men fall, with tho
;lopo IF saiuirr strength, thereby. Far from it.
Every iii weakened i man, but with TINT weaa-
gss.sa sts sA nd rsaa ea tss9 sese as Of
Of their voakue.s, anl this vas essential to Huc-
ceun. lie hud but l;ttlo Lopo for tho man who
Iofi tho Homo 60 strong IN lia own estimation,
tn srnnnrt him in liz resolution. Instances oc-
curreti where graduates lived sober for years
without invoking MD from any Bourco, but such
cases wcro exceptions. Tho ,ulo wns the re.
velsc-unloaa mcu lcft their old associations nnd
aud morality, thoy would relapse into their
fnrrncr hnhlts Of destination, 1t was tho tcBti-
1,iony Of Tho Oldest gluduntcs OF this Homo aud
tho one in Boston, that they gained strength ut
cye,y oxucr;ouce-nleet thoy attended, and u
corrcsuylf;ug weakness aud indifference fol-
loycd their abscnco from meetings, aud these
e3perioncce Induced him to require every
uautiont aut to attond tho expericnce-moeting whiio
In Tic Homo. Tho mcn WHO lad bcon in tito
institution lad with ono or two exceptions,
1,ct,nyctl wall. been obcdieut to i,lo rules, aud
conJucled themselves lilo gentlemen.
pn. DAVIS.
Dr.. N. 8. Davis tllou male \ brief addross He
b,cnt, l,y saving tuI tl,u W;.slngtonau Homo
W. ono or I'm narliost institutions Of tho kind
organized in Tho country. Tho QUO founded at
boston, md nitcr whel, this was 1,n,netl. wns tle
omiv one that waB older Propositions ycro
ncrtl;nr in tho Lgrislatures Of several States
In, thn nr,nniynt;un nf similar institutions III
was IN rcceiut OF letters every dav asking a. ID
tbo succcss and methods CT mauai;inv tic Home
horo ilnv surl, nntionts Toro admitted
~ warn willing to become in.
m,tas tho insL:,u:;on being voluntary
nTs RI wea a}sf, lcrL to tho opiion Of tic III.
mntcs MT tn INV lnur n timo thoy should remain
The r. ,rns NJ, o,flnnnco in ox;stonce by WHICH
,narintralo could nond to tho Homo auy ono who
was cnovictci Of hnbilual Jrl,nkonuess, Tic
na,yer or Iho institution seemed to bo 1nisundor.
nr:noJ. )r,nkarls wcro Frequently brought te
t;Ic lIomo 1,v their friends. never askjnr whether
H. wrutI stny t}o,o or not. and still tLey exnort
e1 thn nIlicors OF tho llouo to lotaiu him, i
shoml1, bn 1,nilerstood fiat tboy Ind 10 power tt
Eeep INV ono for single t|ay, It could not bt
rnnde ~ nlaue Of forciGIo aetontion TIC puticu
.,wst a,1oo will n ,,urnnsn n rnforu