San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-07-24
SAN ANTONIO oRPHANAoE.

The ladies of this city who, encouraged
by Mr.. George Brackenridge's generous
offer Of lands and a building for or
phan's home, have undertaken to or
ganize an Orphanage In this city are not
waiting for the summer heats to subside
before they take active hold oftheir mis-
sion of mercy and labor oflove. Through
their appointed committee they are
looking out for some suitable building
which they can rent as a temporary
home, pending the erection OF the or
phanage proper on the grounds which
are to become the permanent location of
this charity. There are several child
ren in this city whose condition appeals
so strongly to the human feeling and
womanly sympathy of these generous
hearted ladies that it has been decided
to commence work at once if tempo
rary home can be secured Matters are
in too inohoate condition at pres
ent to state anything definitely as to
plans, but the general scope Of their
work is we'll understood by those who
have interested themselves in prepar-
ing home for the homeless children
and towards that end work Is being in
diligently directed. The charter for the
orphanage is in the hands OF Hon.
Columbus Epson, and will be filed
as soon as some mooted points
are decided upon by the ladies,
which 1t is confidently expected
will be at their next meeting, when va
rious matters Of detail will be arranged
and the work Of soliciting funds, furnish
Ing temporary home soliciting matron,
etc, ETC., will be Immediately entered
upon. The generous offer Of Colonel G.
W. Breckenridge to donate the lands
necessary for the orphanage and erect a
suitable building upon 1t as foundation
for a charitable institution of which the
state will eventually be proud, is well
known. The intention of the founders
is to provide home for the orphaned
children Of this city, under the provis-
ions of their charter and the regulations
Of the orphanage management; to give
the little homeless ones, whom their
womanly tenderness thus shelters, all of
home that can be secured to those who
have no more a mothers loving care to
educate them, teach them the arts Of
living, instruct them in all household
matters and prepare them to become
useful members ofsooiety-in word, to
act the parents part towards those
under their care while they are children
and fit them to care for themselves
when they are grown. To do this work
acceptably, will require great sacrifice
of time, great exercise OF patience, great
outlay OF personal service as well
as incessant care In supervision. The
funds necessary to carry on this
work should be so freely forthoom-
ing that these generous hearted ones,
who have devised for the orphaned ones,
should suffer no financial embarrassment
at any time. The city will be divided
into districts, regularly canvassed for
funds and supervised with reference to
finding out the needy orphans and max
ing provision for them. The work of
housing, feeding, clothing, teaching,
nursing while sick, and otherwise pro-
viding for orphan children who will be
gathered into this home for friendless
ones will require the expenditure Of no
little money. The ladies Of San Antonio
having undertaken to do the work the
gentlemen Of the city should see that the
means for carrying it on efectually are
not wanting. The interest Of those
ladies whose sympathies and co-opera-
tion have not yet been enlisted in this
work is cordially solicited. An impor-
ant meeting is called for the parlors OF