Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-07-25
THE ORPHANS HOME.
address from tine Officers of the
institution.

Address from the Officers of the
Institution.
The officers Of the Orphans Home, In
fidelity to the great and sacred trust
they accepted when they assumed the
management of that institution, beg
leave to present to the public the fol
lowing facts;
i. In our Home, which has a capacity
for fifty or sixty children, there are nov
between seventy and eighty, SO great b
the outside pressure; and notwithstand
ing we listen only to the class Of easel
for which our Home was organized e
provide. 1t is simply impossible to TURF
deaf ear to the appeals made to Vi
unless we harden our hearts and decide
to leave to their sad fate little children
who are suffering and dying for the
barest necessariss of life:
2. Crowded as our Home is. almosl
dangerously crowded, yet with the rapid
increase Of our population, appeals fol
aid are multiplying. What could We
dot We must shut our doors in the
faces Of Vanishing children, or increase
our accommodations. But we dill NOT
believe for . moment that this prosper.
GUS community would justify us II we
deliberately closed our ears to the cries
of homeless, friendless. and In many
cases shockingly abused orphans. But
how could we provide for themi Not
only we're we already packed almost to
suffocstion, but we had no land on
which to enlarge our premises. And yet
something had to be done, and done at
once, and somebody had to assume re-.
sponsibility--"walk by faith" ~ we
had done from the beginning. Finally,
ct figure which competent judges re-
Rarded Is 50 low that it would be .
thoroughly good investment, land i'd
Joining our Home was offered NJ, but 1t
must be taken ct once and paid for In
ninety days. We had no money with
which to buy, and yet to have deferred
action would have been ruinoua to .
sacred trust. We therefore bought on
credit, agreeing to pay 92700 within the
time specified, not doubling that as the
calls upon Vi are too numerous and i'm.
perative to be disregarded. and
a. the community are perfect
ly aware that from first to
last, the affairs of our Home have
been conducted In Thoroughly business
like manner, and we should be amply
supported in our efforts to meet the in
dressing demands upon ".
Our property cannot be mortgsRed, -
y hen we raised the money wherewith to
purchase Il we promised that it should
not be mortgaged. .
Though thu State aids rs somewhat In
meeting our current expenses. yet It
gives nothing for land or buildings. The
case e therefore clearly before ne. We
must immsdistely make an appeal to the
public, and an appeal backed and In.
tensifisd by destitution and suffering
which we sincerely wish our wealthy
business men could witness. If we do
not intend 70 turn our backs on thi6q
divinist Of all our charities, we must
raise in solid cash within ninety daya
$270O; and - the wealthy of this highly
favored section Of our country gather
around their tables, that almost grosn
under their load Of Injuries, II they will
put to their hearts the question how
they would feel II their own children
were CRY ing for bread, or il Of night ~
they retire to their comfortable beds, an
earnest thought were given TO those
homeless children, the money weneed 70
pay for our land and enlarge our Home
would BE- sent to ~ in single day. We
are 90 more responsible than our neigh
bors for the management Of this lnstitu'
ton. We must. however, appeal for the
money needed, and we believe it will be
forthcoming.