The daily gazette., 1879-06-24
SECOND EDITION
rhe Chlldrem's Home.

A WORTHY CHRISTIAN ho"
tag HOME Is CONDUCTED, AND HOW
1T LOOKS TO A VISITOR.
The Home for Friendless and Destl-
tute Children Is one OF the Oest anu ihose
human establishments of public charity
In the city. 1t has been III existence
somethinp more than seventeen years,
and during that time mauy holieless
and friendless little oues have oeen car
ed for andputfnto homes where u ey nave
been respectfully raised, whep put lor
that, they might have grown up III SIN
and ignorance. ,,
Under the manag 'men' OF Mrs. isaac
Crouch, the Home has been very sue
c..sstuly and satisfactorily conducted.
The other day, in order 10 ascer' aln the
condition of the Home, reporter of this
paper called at the house, ana was KIND
" shown throwh the different depart
mcnts by Mrs. Crouch. -,
The Grst room visited was the chill
dreu,s library. Ii is pleasant lit'ie
room nicely furnished and .tastetully a.
RANGED, Hundreds Of lttle volum' ),
sucb as would interest small children
were placed on the shelves, and upon
table was generous supply OF juvenile
magazines. Appropriate moltoes and
framed engravings were hung on the
wall.
The school room was next entered
and Is the door was opened the busy
hum of studious voices met the ear.
About 80 children are attending school
now and one could not hip noticing the
bright and intelligent faces OF most OF
the little sch liars. Few seemed Older
than four cen years aud the majority,
we're to all appearances under that age
8 The little girls were in most pleasant
state of mind over some presents which
Mrs. Clement b. Smith, Of the schoo'
committee had sent them. The most
valuable of these presents was a very
large doll and for time after its receipt
the teacher, Miss Florence Morgey, was
at loss to make an inn artial disposition
Of it. She at last hit on an original
plan aud one that gave eviden' satisfac-
lion. In speaking OF this plan, she said
"a At last co icluded to d we the C oice
to tie children, and so told them 10
vo the possession to the best girl in
school. Maggie Lee got it by unani-
nous vote. That is Maggie over there. y
The writer looked in the direction indi-
Gated, and saw little gill, not more
than eight or nine years old, with a
br ght aad happy look on her face, and
holding doll baby in her lap, almost
a. large as herself. The scho | commit.
tee is composed of Mrs. Clement B
Smith, Mrs. Benjamin Nields and Mis-
t,th fHka Af ths
school--and it is host undoubtedly q
success is largely due to the efforts OF Miss
MOrgey, the teacher who has been the
instructress here for several years and
whose patient and earnest labors have
met with much success.
The other dep,rtm nts of the hom'
were then gone thI ough. The nurser,
was the first of these visit, d II is wher
the children Of very tender years ar
kept, W no are unable 10 go about lh
among the older children. Several o
them are hardly able TO walk. Tn
girls and boys sleeping departments ar
pl ant rooms, with the beds arrange
along all four of the sides. The be,
teads in the boys chamber are made {
non, or they would have been broke
NoWh iouS NiouNh ooJS'
sick room is furnished, to be used
case of illness, and passage from Il
school room opens into play roo
where the little ones can enjoy then
= Ives wien the weather is bad.
There are about fifty five children no
in the home, and this is fair but not
strictly correct estimate of the avelag
attendance during the Spring, SUNNI,
and Fall. In the Winter the attrndsn,
incr ases from twenty to twenty five pr
cent. Children are constantly CONT
and going applica ions for the admissit
Of children, and for children to rails
being made daily. Few children VI
enter the home leave it to go back when
they came and none do SO except Of th,
own strong determination. They a
kept until good and pleasant hoI
has been procured for them. Since NJ
Crouch has teen here-a time of lit
more than one yrar-only one dea
has occurred. That estimable lady
ably assisted in her work by her t
daughters.