The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-11-22
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Something About Its Management andi
Inmates-The GOod it.Accomplisnes'


Something About Its Management andits
Inmates-The Cool II. AccOmplishes'
There is not more deserving or more
beneficial Institution in Wheeling than
that which is modestly housed up on
Thirteenth and Jacob streets. The Wheel
ing Children's Home was organized in
February, 1870, and in the course OF the
past ten yean has had in all some
four hundred inmates. OF these
about one hundred and sixty have
heen placed in comfortable homes,
and not more than ten have ever
beeu returned to the institution. The
csnacity OF the home is stated OF
thirty, although q larger number than that
have been accommodated at one time. In
the course OF a year an average OF seventy
one were cared for, some going out TO live
In families and others entering. Two have
come OF age within the Home. The in
mates now number twenty.six, nine being
girls and seventeen boys.
TIE CHILDREN e. = ri
90 to the Third ward public school, and
are quite fayorites Of Miss Meholin and the
other teachers. They attend the Mission
Sabbath School in connection with Rev
Baruitz's church, and all the churches
alternately. ''Fy '.'iS-.s
They are not all orphans, some having
parents who have deserted them. These
worse than orphans are within the per
manent legal control OF the Home, undel
its charter. They are legally committed
before magistrate and their parents can
not reclaim them.
Through the kindness OF Rev. Mr.. Bar
nitz, an 1NTELLIGESCER reporter was per
mitted 10 pay
A VISIT TO THE HOME
Saturday afternoon, and to make tour o
inspection OF the different apartments. !
is an interesting institution to go over. Oh
the first floor Is neat and commodiou
parlor, set apart for the Board :ot Mana
gers, It was furnished by the congrega
lion OF the First Presbyterian church. Oh
the opposite side OF the hall Is the sittinI
room, and in the rear tho dining hall,
pleasant, airy room extending the who'll
width OF the building. Between this ant
the front rooms is the old school room
now used as a play room and for reading
and study. Its fitted up with substan
tial benches. The dlnning hall has two
Hong tables OF snowy.Clean white wood
and while eating the children cit upol
long "settees," extending the full length
of the table. The kitchen is neatly fitted
up with a view both to convenience ant
order, and roomy pantry adioins. Tht
bake oven is Just at the door, and in tn
yard is wash house.
The most noticeable feature about thu
whole establishment to visitor living II
the city is the
scRuPULoUs CLEANLINESS OF EVERYTHING.
Only a few OF the rooms are carpeted, ant
the floors OF the others were as clean a
the tops of tables, and these were polished
till they shone.
The children were mostly IN the play
room when we called, though q few o
them were engaged in little duties abou
the house. Two little chaps, eight or tel
years old, were in the wasll'house securing
KNIVES for the coming bazaar and they dit
lit as il It was rare fun to make them shine
The inmates oil the Home are all required
TO perform duties in keeping with their ag
and streugth. The little ones even havt
some trihing responsibility which is ex
cellent training for the Work.a-day world
The larger boys take month about In OF
tending to the fires. The duties in all de
partments are thus alternated, 30 that al
have share OF each in the course OF
year.
| Three servants arc kept, washer
woman kitchen girl and chamber
maid. These are the lyperSons active
lly engaged about the Home besides Mrs
Mary Ann Eolr, the very acceptable Ma
iron, and her efficient assistant. r. UP
THE SLEEPING APARTMENTS
are on the second floor, extending tn
full length OF the rear portion Of tn
building. A partition in the middle di
yides that OF the girls from the boys; AMI
at the ends OF each are wardrobes for thu
children's extra clothes. Each child i
Furnished with three suits and changes
Throughout. In the rear OF the dormito
ries arc the bathrooms. When tho Iepor
ter peeped in The boys two little fellow
were standing hesitating, apparently
whether they would dofT their clothe
and dive in, or merely wet their heads ant
declare they had bathed. They, final!
decided to do the square thing, aud ,Whet
the inspector left we've about ready TO
their abluuon, although they didn't seen
to enjoy the prospect any more than thu
general run Of boys.
In front on tie second floor is thu
matron's room and the nursery. Jus
now there is no baby 10 the home, and thu
only use the nursery Is put TO is tos. th
occasional care Of sick members oil tn
flock.
| THE GROUNDS III t}
OF the Homo are reasonably spacious
Having in mind the little boy who de
clared he
""d leafser DO 4 cat
Like Thomas, or \ pig,
N DO little boy and not
Have any p'asc to dis."
The reporter asked little inmate OF thu
sterner sex II the boys had the free ru1
OF the garden, "Yes, sir" he said, "anC
we raise lots o. things." We thought per
haps they did raise great many more
things than he had in his mind, and thai
Mrs. Eoff must have her hands pretty full
when, for instance, they raised row
Mr.. Barnitz aiterward corroborated the
boys statement, though. They made
quite nice little garden last season at any
rate. Whether they raised much he wat
not informed. ~. Il, ~. al
The Association has Board OF Mana.
gers and also Board OF Directors, in whom
lies the control OF the institution. The
building is owned by the Board, and
should