The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-05-09
Gov. Ferry's last day i'm Vancouver.
TISIT TO THE SISTERS
SCHOOL.
4 Reception at Mr.. c. II. Whitneys.

visit the House of Providence. The Gov
ernor accepted the invitation, and appointed
10 o'clock on Thursday as the time for his
visit. At the appointed time the Governor,
accompanied by few of our citizens re-
paired to the fine brick building occupiel
by the good Sisters and their extensive fam
lily of little ones. No one expected any
demonstration, and the Governor and all
who were with him opened their eyes wide,
when, upon entering the reception room,
they found all of the children, the boys on
one side and the girls on the other, ranged
in goodly order like a regiment of young
soldiers, There they stood, the babies first
and then the next largest and SO on in arth-
metical progression, and al looking neat,
clean, fat and happy. The room itself was
beautifully decorated with flags, flowers, and
appropriate notices, the central motto bear
ing these words in blue, ''Welcome to our
Governor" after all were seated patri-
otto air was performed on the piano, and
then Miss aget advanced to the front and
I IL
/ ing beautiful address of welcome:
To lis EXcellency Elisha P. Ferry, Governor
of Washington Territory:
| Very eminent Sir: With heartfelt feelings
| of happiness and Joy, the orphans and scholars
, of the House of Providence, conducted by the
| Sisters of Charity, welcome your cNcelcncy
! to the visitation of our home and schools. 1t
! seems to us, and allow us to express it, like
! the visit of II father to his chidlen.; and, in
I 4 ! IL 1 ;s.
! mighty God has placed YOU, are you not the
! father Of this Territory? Are YOU not the
| father by YOUR encouragement of progress and
! administration of Justice: Are You not much
more Il father 10y the power of pardon with
! which you are invested and which you so iu-
! Giciously, generously use? And are we not
+ our children who one day, We trust, will be
! members of our grand and glorious country
Of which You are one of the Governors?
! Again then welcome, eminent sir, to our
! home, where the poor orphan WNif snatchcd
from the jaws OF death or perditiOn, is shell
| tered nurturcd and tcndcrly cherished; where
religion and science bloom; where, with in
| ti~ahle zeal, our surpcliorS and teachers
| try To- imuldut in our soul, the true fear Of
God, the respect for authority and the love Of
! our ncirhbOrs, in order that We might, one
day, with confidence, launch our lrail bark
on the stormy ocean Of life, and prove our
selves true christians, useful members of So
cicty, and devoted children to our dear Rcpub-
| lie. We have been made aware, eminent SiT,
| of the heavy and responsible burden which
| weighs upon your fathcrly shoulders, and
| therefore we pray Almighty God that He
! might grant YOU, more and more, wisdom and
! knowledge to discern; justice and courage to
uphold; and energy, tempered by love and
mcekneSs, to discharge the so often arduous
duties Of your eminent position.
A. a slight token of our heartfelt let me
| So It, iniant-lille affection, accept. eminent
! !. bAGnpf n flfhprlV a4l l.
Jugs cmembcr sometimes your devoted chill
| d.cn, The ORPHANS AND SCHOLARS OF
THE House OF PROVIDENCE.
Vancouver, W. T., May ID, 1s,s.
Then was presented the little O. boquet
referred to; the boquet was indeed beauti-
full. The Governor was so completely taken
abacl. by the unexpected demonstration that
he could hardly compose himself to address
the children. He however addressed them
came from his heart, and beautiful, because
it was simple. After the Governors address
the piano sounded and the childish voices
I struck up THE Red. White and Blu-"
That over, the children were, by the inv..a-
ton Of Father Junger, addressed by Capt.
| w II. Smallwood and Messrs Bloomfield
and Fletcher, each of whom, moved to elo-
quencc by the sight OF the happy faces before
them, spoke cheering words to the children,
who took lively interest in what was said.
The Governor said that though he had seen
many beautiful things in Vancouver he had
seen nothin. SO beautiful as the happy chill
dren before him. He then said to the chill
dren that he would like to shake hands with
each one OF them, but as that would take
too long. he must salute them by proxy, and
/ he then took wee little girl in his arms and
! kissed her in the name of and as the repre-
proper being over, the Governor and those
present, escorted by Father Junger and a
number OF the Sisters proceeded to an exam
/ nation Of the building. They inspected
every part ''irom turret to foundation stone. -
/ The Governor, and all who had not before
examined the building, were astonished and
/ gratiied when they saw the perfect system
and order which prevailed in its every part
from kitchen to dormitory, and the unani-
nous verdict was that the Sisters OF Charity
Of the House OF Providence were doing a
noble work.
On Thursday last Governor Ferry was the
guest OF c. II. Whitney, Esq, and in the
evening was rendered reception by the
worthy host and hostess, who, with the Gov