Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-04-19
Orphan Asylum Report.

Following is the report of the Board of
Managers of the Protestant Orphan Asylum
for the past year
According to the usual custom, we desire to
present brief report of the affairs of the Asy-
| lum to the Association. now entering upon the
closing year of its second decade. With wings
swift as eagles the time has sped, but we hope
and trust that during the years so quickly flown
| much good has been accomplished-hoW much
| the future alone win reveal
At the commencement of the year there were
ilJ children IN the Asylum; during the year, 80
have been admittedly boys, IS OF whom were
| less than years of age, and 30 girls, of whom
| but 10 were less than years old; 20 have been
placed IN homes; 80 returned to friends, and 2
ran away. Present number of inmates. 1915
! girls and "a boys.
Both day school and Sabbath-school are in a
prosperous condition, the former, as for several
years past being under the supervision of the
! City Board OF Education with 100 scholars at
tending; the latter under the superintendent
| of Mr.. Kerlin, with $50 pupils
The health of the children has been remark
| ably good; there have been but few cases of Sc
we're illness, and no deaths have occurred.
The Matron, assisted by a very efficient corps
OF helpers, has succeeded marvelously in the
work OF maintaining system of order and reg
ularity OF action in every department and the
Institution reflects her firm and judicious man
| agement
The receipts for the year have been Sl3, sos 20.
We have received from the State $40 226 IS: an
nua! subscribers, So so: monthly subscribers,
SAf'pn VI u. uDnItluuS,
$40 II; sundry sources SO so. Total paid TO
! Treasurer, S13,G5S 20.
| Improvements have been Slight the building
OF high board fence around one-half of the
| asylum grounds, and Il few loads of earth depos-
tied in the low places within the inclOsure be-
| ing the most prominent. Repairs are constantly
going on, not only inside the building proper
but fences and outbuildings are always demand
ing the carpenters attention. The grounds
| within the Enclosure in front of the house have
been beautifed to some extent by planting
shrubs and flowers, contributed by friends
through the kindness of Mr.. PEOdger Mr. War;
generously donating the labor.
The plot in the cemetery, donated by the city
| 10 the Association. has been walled up. the wall
painted, the lot filed and sown to blue grass
the bodies, also, have been transferred from the
old to the new plot.
Acknowledgements are due our subscribers fol
promptness and courtesy, many of our citizens
for valuable donations of money clothing fruit
ana vegetables; Drs Briggs and Light for gra
tultOus services; the State, for its continued aid
The Christmas-tree festival, held in the Gu
| ME opera House, under the management of c.
NJ Prodger, was in every particular most sue
cessiul entertainment, and one never to be for
gotten by the children
The managers acknowledge with deep graft
| tude the interest and sympathy which the pub
lie has manifested for the welfare of the insti
tuition. and which has always been most en-
couraSing. We invite you to visit the HOME
often, and become better acquainted with it
workings.
We again thank YOU one and all, for tn,
many favors and attentions we have received
at your hands