The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-09-27
An Asylum and an Educator.

m institution memorable for the great good 1t
has done. and which stands as a monument to
the philanthropy Of q great people. 1t was In
COrporRted Id 1854, and on the eighth Of Janu-
ary next or Whereabouts. II, silver wedding will
be celebrated with appropriate ceremo1ials.
The incorporators were Rev. J. r. Gutheim. q
Kursheedt, NJ. NJ. Simpson. Jos. Simon. Jos.
1tAgner, Jos. Uohn. M. stiewel. y. Fredlander,
Jos. H. Marks, Daniel Goodman. Isaac Hart.
Louis Rose, Lionel L. Levy, d. O. Labatt. L. b.
Gain, BENJAMIN Florance and Ezekiel Solomon.
or this number only four are now dead: G
Kursheedt, MI M. Simpson. M stiewel and
Daniel Goodman.
AL the time or its foundation 1t waa an enter
. prise Of considerable magnitude and hazard. as
the Jewish population was then no more than
about 2OOO and they were In their early struggles
for position and recognition. With unerring ae-
rurRcy however, they calculated the future and
went to work with the zeal and energy which SO
tlietinctively marks them In all their undertak-
inUs The lot OF the corner of Chippewa street
was purchased and small house built.
with the present front In 1867. there being
pressing need of further room. as the inmates
kept pace ID number with the increasing OF the
Jewish population. the house was extended
further back, giving an Idea of greater com
pletenaes to the building. In order to still
further meet the growing necessities ~ the In
sttution. the adiolning tWo.story dwelling al,
the two amaigamated. As 1t now stauds the
Home IL made up of these two houses. between
which lies the court yard above alluded 70.
reporter of the DEMOCRAT yesterday visited
the Home To see the effect Of the Improvement
made by this latest acquisition. He WAS ad-
mitted by brightlitte boy Of about lwelve years,
aud usher.d into the hall and into the pressnce
Of Ne. Bnnzel. the superinttendent Eyeryt t;,
and a general air of cheerfulness circulated
through the place. The. reporter noticed two
one oil which was inscribed to Mrs. Miriam Ha-
bsr who died April Z. 1896 and tue, other to
pa9lel Goodman. VINO 'lied noty ,a1ar lsp ~
Home, and love prompiau this tribute to their
memory.
In the parior on the right hand side were
lered faces Of NJ. NJ simpson Isaac Seheros Aud
Geo Jonas. This parlor is chi,ly used for the
81 q m Se Centre 1
the house is the dining room with its seven
long tables covered wi b immaeulate white
room and the kitchen. all models OF neatness
and comfort The reac portion OF the yard y
supplied with washing rooms bath -reotns and nd
d stable for three cows, which supply all the
tactical needs of the establishment, The second
story ID occupied by the girls and is divided
Into two compar ments-one. the nursery, for
Infants, and the other for the grown children.
Each apartment 10 large and contains about
eightean or twenty beds, Handsomely dressed:
.eebmfor Il is so with Of the ddormitorles
throughout the entire building. Then there
are rooms where the childten learn sewing and
emit 70, derry, and many Of them have pro4nced
SOM exquisite pieces Of artistic work. There
are also dressing rooms and rooms Tor storing
clothes. Gil kept In uniform order. On the broad
galleries he children were disp0rEinR them
selves IN high giee. happy and contented as
hey ms e. h A. =, ne es e h feces a
cred anout her with every manifestation OF al
faction--un affection which SPOKE more than
fl,.an and nSf Az
IN the flrst floor to the left was the
SCHOOL ROOM. M. am.
supplied with good furniture and oil the neces-
idF 1ae
when they are sufficiently old, they are sent TO
the public schools. There are at present about
Ways way distins ulslsd Themselves st sx-
rhnao II II The Lnae sooo
ssndsnes s pus a1 1d hs
s q e hssa marks u merit fom
building Reserved fer Tie boyna. aud found there
The children rise ut 1880 q. m. and at o'clock
answer roll call. At they break fat, and at 9
III pac s nner h
place, after which the romping begins At 3
O'clock the lights are all put gu. and the in
The place il supplied with every imaginable
accommodation, even to atelephone to summon
M physician whh needed Mr. and Mr.
Clara Lord. There are two cooks. three wash
erwomen and four nurses, and the tend.rest
only two wid ms Ii the house. and they have
been there for years They are Ms. Goldsein.
sgsd o. years. and Mrs. Bergmann. n. They
live quite happily The entire number Of chtl
dren is 100. about equally divided in sex on
saturdays all attend divine service under the
directions OF the uperintsndent,
The Home has been always
REMARKABLY HEALTHY.
and Y was only last year that any considerable
slcEness prevailed there. Then the yellow
total OF thirty five sick only two died. It Is one
81 the directs Of TIE institution not only to care
homes and occupation for them. aud this pa
ternal Gaze Is exercised over them even when
ope places The found ia aeaa
houses for the boys. and there are several In;
stances Ct former inmates growing rich and
There are three sources Of ,reyenue. Tho
nrst comes from the members. which are 800 In
~ T viz Il annas and the
t1ird source is the B'nai Birth organization.
Wnlcn contributes 80 = member; Two q the
FORMER presidents are now dead-Geo. Jonas
md N. A. Simpson. The following are now the
Omcers OF the association:
les. SimOn. president.
aey: v X. Guthem. first vice president.
Haber. second vice president.
b. ka1z. treasurer.
3. T. Kursheedt, secretary. who has filled this
DQsitton now upward Of thirteen years.
Dlrectors-J2s. Kohn. H. Newman, II. Abra-
Julius Keifrer, s. j. Hart. Gabriel Kahn. Rev j.
~. a. Churmaeiro and F. Goldsmith.
since the inception Of the Home' 445 per-
IONS have been admitted. and the properly now
possessed BY the association in real estate alone
= estimated at upward Of $50. 900.
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