The Morning herald., 1875-10-19
WILMINGTE MS CHAR TABLE IN
STITUTIONS.

ORPHAN AsYLUMs AND THE AGED WoMEN's
HOME.
Perhaps mention of some of the benevo-
lent institutions of Wilmington would not
be uninteresting to the readers of the HER
aid. The St. Peters Female Orphan Asy
lum is Roman Catholic institution, stu
ated on the northwest corner of Sixth and
West streets. 1t is large, wcll-fnished
brick building, containing upwards of forty
rooms, all neatly furnished, and rendered
comfortable by all the modern conveniences.
Here the Sisters of Charity have charge of
forty-ive little orphan girls, who are fed and
clothed, given an excellent education, are
taught music, tapestry work, fine sewing,
and are cared for until good homes are pro-
cured for them. All the little girls are
neatly dressed, bright, clean, and apparent
ly perfectly happy and contented. During
the Christmas holidays the children will
hold a Fair in the Institute Hall. 1t will
probably last about ten days, and the pro
ceeds will be devoted te the support Of the
asylum.
In connection with St. Paul's church is
Boys Orphan Asylum, under the charge of
the Sisters of St.DOminick. There are now
about fifteen boys cared for an, educated in
this institution.
THE HOME FOR FRIENDLEss CHILDREN,
founded several years since by some benev-
alent ladies of our city, is situated on the
Southwest corner of Ninth and Adams
Streets It is surrounded by quite large
park in which are beautiful shade trees,
and flowers tastefully and carefully arrang-
ed. The building is large plain brick one,
and from it's location is well suited for a
Childrens' Home.
The Home is supported by voluntary do
nations and contributions. There are now
in it sixty-six boys and girls, varying in age
from three years up to fifteen. They are
under the charge of a matron, who attends
to their clothes, and oversees the work of
the house, A teacher is employed to look
after the education of the children, and
yesterday fifty-two were present in the
school-room. Many Of them were so studi-
ously engaged as hardly to notice the
entrance of visitor -Four hours and q
half is allotted to study, and the rest to ex-
ercise and sleep, In the house are about
twenty-six apartments, consisting of bed
chambers, reception and dining rooms, par
lor and library, well furnished with reading
matter adapted to the understanding of the
children. Everything about the building
presented neat appearance, rejecting much
credit upon the Matron. Children are taken
here who have no friends or no enc to care
for them, from the age of two years up to
nine, or ten, and kept until good homes can
be given them.
The next noteworthy institution of
charitable nature is the
AGED woMEN's HOME,
on the corner of Harrison street and Gilpn
avenue. This is large new brick building,
under the care of Miss Carey, where aged
women can, by paying to the managers the
sum of 500, have comfortable home and
be well cared for. The house is very pleas
antly located in the most healthy part Of
Wilmington, and is in every way adapted to |
the comfort of aged persons. There are
now about nineteen aged occupants, who
have gone there to spend the remainder OF
the years left to them.
The building IL divided into about thiry-
six apartments, including neat and comfor-
lble bedrooms, q nursery on the first floor, |
where the sick can receive proper attention, |
quite large well-furnished reception room,
an airy home-like parlor, looking anything |
but like an apartment in charitable insti-
tuition. Every room, from the cellar up, are |
as clean as hands and brush can make them, |
showing that Miss Carey desires to have the |
appearance Of the house as home like as |
possible. w 'r.,.
J, In another number of the HERALD, there |
will be given sketches Of the remaining
institutions in the city, such as
City Hospital, etc. ,.-, :.
Mr.. Cheney, Of the Boston Globe Thea.
tire, has inausuia ated the era Of low prices.
running his scale from 81 down to 25