New-York tribune., 1886-07-10
THE PLEASANTVILLE HOME.
CHILpkEN REARED IN THE CoUNlhi'

Six years age, chiefly through tue ehorus vi
Mrs. Richard NJ Hoe. IT,. and Mrs. Roswell sseei' OF
irvngton; Mrs. James b. Colgate, of fonkers; MIS-
william {. war1. OF Portchester; and Mrs James :.
HavilauI, of Rye; "a temporary home for desltutr
children was OF enc in small way back amous the NILS
OF Peasantville. Westcheser County It's ooect was 10
rare for orphans foundngs and other homeless children
threatened with the dreary prospect OF the county arms
house, TO teach the little wallis the common schoo
branches housewOr sewing etc, and hnaly 10 pace
them out comoraby for adoption or service heie OF ID
the sin gie farm house nrs leased some uiA
tance the Pleasantvile station Then second one
was needed and third the boys and girls oi all sizes
and ages black and white began to DRIFT III rom the
different parts OF the county. Many OF them came ul
recty the pooIhouse, others were sent by needy
parents who paid nominal 10 the managers 10 nave
their children kept in comfort over tile winter or even ro
A year Or two at a time Many schemes were devised To
make discharges keep pace with the appucauohs ior
admission. but tho home grew more crowded every
month spite OF every effort The lease OF the three
farm houses expiring April 1888 it was decided TO
move into larser quarters In some more convenient
situatAn White Plains naturally chosen ana II
olly re emained raise a bJillng fund for a new ana
larger Csnvassers sent out by the energetic
patronesses and few mouths over Slo'oOo was
secured ueber r. Bishop, David Dows, II. NJ Flasler'
ovrus ". Field Jay Gould. Roswell Skeel, Charles L.
Tiffany and sam icl J. Tlldeu being among the sub
scrlbcrs large franc and sixteen acre lot
were bought the outskirts of the Old county seat anu
tue Pie,saut.Ie Home, without changing It's name
settled down again togrndng Let OF contentsd
ceau faced boys and girls each year ont OF good deai
OF decidedly hap-hazard and unpromising material
one Orsets ali about this process an TINS material al
frat glance at lhe home mite Plains. The SUI
oundings those OF quiet country house. ;ool re-
treat from thesun and not those OF nlSe nursery
or charity school The broad pazzas running ABOUT tpo
sides OF the wly-paintcd house, giving with their
single roofs pleasant relief from its iresh sparkling
drafv al Y
or two Of lawn studded with pine trees and spreading
naples The gravel drives lead up oiquely un Ter the
oyeruangng trees to the top OF the slope where the
house stands Toward White Plains, mile away, there
POrtchcster In the other direction nothhg ns trce
again ana open neds. Inc home tsrI i ulFuet lnto
two distinct parts. The Old house, two story frame
cpe is occurred by superintendent James W. llerce anu
M. ramv lew rooms on the upper GoOrs being n,ed for
thdrens dOrmOrics ana closets On the 'r, hoor aie
tho Office ana reception room and the kitchens an /
Iinirc-roops are lust behind. The part measures
thirty By sixty feet aud contains nearly ali o the rooms
Used iecilIy by the children ile scnoorvoh eoule
tue ground floor. one teacher time i tAA'n up
entirely with the two classes or Children one ol the
boys and girls in the 1rnin ana t4e onsr 2 IIe
younger ones ~ the atrtno"h NeAt 10 nc ,i -, -
Is thc girls thon common wasAroon ana - pay
faucets two feet apart Taree tunes lay the boys are
called m by batches tor a wash Ten or doLeh ueat,
or OF hands are put under I'D row ala tic 20
tnrnei on at the top. There trough to eaten the
drilPius-. but The playroom IL senefLiy as'0' go
stars the Larger bathrooms. the long 90 lories l
tue rooms iof storing sotA,s Iue - % ni ~ ,e
of them being gifts fro charitable societies Nhen ucY
.ome m tey are slr cd according 20 size and EArDerei
rr bo,s are divided classes and 80 are the
glrs Garments each class common ana WIN the
yaring ot his or her class eael cnld huctHae- De-
one and malt shirt or roeA7 each wee,
The Girls dOruitOry has about htY Dr4s IN IT, me DvS
| n,rr one hundred one hundred fest away from tile
nome sm"i. onestory to-rt al Ia, & "een zen Drll.' Nc,s
-, lovs tu oac for girs-.1 used OF wnOop-
cough. measles AMI other IN ecti2ls criien M 9 Us L.
To the south or th~ main nm lius ar ga"
n,ysr0uuds The girls rave pavilion n tnelrs Hndrr
which The, sew or dlnQle their duAs the DOJ., now
ever boast "a and with the all Of ~ -n'A mas
nave managed get Gp Respectable imitation ot 'Ae
! Wild West Toy pistols given the larger boys on
the Fourth ruiv and the sonnd OF paper c'p' ana
.nvpuie war. whOOps has not subsided yer The ooys
whose ammunition haze Til r- iay. made MP TOR
II ~ climbing treas on the ige OF me idii
ami staining mouths, their hands anu jackets
sap,un lry red. What boys most look forward TO-
nowcve..i Is the annual picnic az Eye iae' wngi an an
There are no about ninety children in the home, over
nftv rovs ana than forty girls. The last report
the entre year 81 and the DISCHARGES al Il
OF tnese ~ placed out IN families ~ ret rnrI 20
parents or frcnls and II were tran Scrl ~ ote hS
tufiens Nine were West through the 'hldirh ;
AID .ociety. OF New York There nave been oAy 'AIee
| deaths Al the nome since its 'Onndaton ,.,
James W Pierce has been the superintendent o. the
nome almost the beginning aud II iecs' y dur 70
him. next 10 Mrs r. NJ Hoe r.. Ms. h~n7Well ~ HNr' %
aud other ladies Of the Executive CnnniI tee Mo
dollars week are gwen by tue County onleI eIlIen'e.e
o. the roorsfor the m1hien 'nce e"cl snl., az Wv
| other expenses met by contributions and
stlll resting on the rnldln. Ihe treasurer rel"r. "
l--5 showed balance on hand OF S3,O31. charles
mittee. Among tue memp1Is o. tue neaIC Z" mau5E.,
are Ms. 10 well -ke~l, Irving on; Mrs kclhd NJ
Miss scnuy ler, Pelham; Miss Emily o Butter
-cir,da.e Frederick N. Guilrau lrN n4tOu Mrs James
r. Co1-,tr rkeis: Miss NJ " Waldrou. NOitn cas- le;
Mrs Wnnam r.. ward. Portchestcr Ms " l.. Ward,
Portcha- er l. +. Williams, lhni lagla; Mrs. GEORGE
Pldns; Rockwell Kent, IaryioNh; NJ 8 Onailes l.
Tlfu, -carpOrOu:n Mrs. stephen Wood, j.. -rtF
borough; Mr. Art4ur l. BAney lrvinsqa; M.' + "a A..
Mrs. James J. MtComn, Dohh- Ferry