Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-07-16

ns netting Ihufsday'
II rocstyipr the first years work
- -. r.. Ar..,.. o-rher., Hama
= = .'s' S'P".
@1otys the management Ieel mat
1k6y nay we'll congratulate them.
rsIvsn anon the reauits obtained.
- 'sr. s.ss.. ~ - Yur. loan ~.
- 's'S p~As ~ sAo' Aooo' '-
4oue Wes organised In . small
houao or Fort street. On the 9th
= .r,,lv stv.s reneovsd IN the rlsas-
al. -,
pk~os now oooupieo On risue-
~ etreet.
D Ouklps the year 81 children, 46 of
4 Sikon afe orphans. have been cared
40 ~ thS Society. Nine destitute
E11iron wera aiso supported for
= 1i3o. hut the hnauciai condition
= e. society was such that tue
n6n1a9emeut were reluctantly
6k2le6d 10 return them to the mis-.
Sfn6ls places from which they
oSne. In the csse Of one family OF
3fnur children y no were returned to
4h6tr parents. the LAdies' Benevo-
36nt 6ooiety were obliged to give
1mppsdiate aid In order to provide
1ho1ter and food for them.
a GOOD school has been taught IT
10 Home by Miss M. A. Mccoy,
Pk1ah al the children of suitable
~ have attended. While they
ESVo progressed we'll, they have not
~ attained the standard OF av-
oGNGe pupils Of the same age In the
Dotlid schools-thts owing to
tnefr eomipg to ~ with little or no
pEDvloqs training. Good homes
1ov0 bosn found for two children
4Qg Mary Hinton, with Mr.. George
YokoeIs near Compton, and tor
u1ooo Hust, With Louis A. Carey.
teesninstor. There have been
IN salldsen under cur charge this
Xo4t sub3edt 70 adoption or In
1Dnture, In many Gases children
~ pEao&d there for temporary care
~ lflende or relatives. who hope In
1loo - BE- able to care for them.
Many applications have been made
1or boys and girls to 60 Into FAM
fiao e servants, but, as all Of our
o0iAdren ere under fourteen years Of
- Ana the majostty under ten, it
- bsou deemed best not to send
0kom cut without some opportuni-
~ for educational advantages.
X6o0GA there have been several Sc
r10no and tedious cases of iltness
&S<xn has bean but ono death dur.
f1na Ne year-thAt Of = child who
l6d from . disease Of long stand
III 0f1oou days after being admit
- Many children were brought
~ ~ feeble and sickly, but the
I11nlly now ct the Home are, with
~ EXCEPTION, healthy and happy
<n19u uodot Providence, 10 due to
- Qntiring oxertions of our Pres.
~, Dr.. Lindley, and to good
f& wholesome food and sufficient
G1kinR.
Ciso 10 taken by the Matron,
xA r.. @. Ransome, that every
(h1Id shall have suficient recrea-
e1co, and also that those Of suitable
40 aro assigned some duty each
0ny, the performance Of which
Hlves them the sclpline 20 necss-
1ary 70 their future lives.
The general cleanliness and or.
Ser Of the house 10 admirable. but
it 10 impossible to keep the cloth
K tng or the children as neat as could
~ Wished. ~ the playground Is
very dusty-the only water on the
place coming from = pump. The
home also lacks hath rooms which,
Though necessity, the managers
have not felt able to build.
Whenever the means OF the chill
oronss reiatfons will admit, We
charge . small sum monthly for
thsir maintenance-this has been
4eGuIarly paid In very few cAses.
From the Slate We received In jan
oesys 1851 nearly $500 for the fret
e1x 0opths. For the rest We have
4eponded upon the generosity Of
the people OF Los Angeles. Last
DISORDER tho Society bad the dining
4ooms 81 the County Fair for one
week, during which time the ladies
- ehe oity furnished nearly all the
to1Foehmsnts. There aud ct the
carnival andat the lawn party on
yudko Wldney's grounds, the pub
~ 1aoet literally patroni1ed them.
- the many friends who have 30
kindly responded 10 our calls for
cid. ~ return most hearty thanks.
Especially to Mr.. Ed. Schiefielin
for our 6rst most substantisl sub
ooftption Of $500, and. for $l00
worth Of presents 1T Christmas, be-
sides several treats to the children.
In the past year we have expend-
ID considerable for furniture and
l. l.
avoid In the new year. The ex.
I,orionoe which the board has 40
Gu1c6d, ~ 10 hoped will prove @ guide
mnke she new years. wo, K even
5oso satisfactory than the last.
The family at the Home now
n0mbors 81 persons-28 orphans
ord 8 child boarders, besides the |
nntron. nurse and cook.