Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-05-18

sewing room, the dining room and
kitchen, all large, commodious, light
and airy rooms, and a good sized
pantry.
In the basement is a large room,
used as laundry, Railways, a closet,
the heating room, and milk room.
The building is heatedin its entire
ty by a Richardson q Boynton Co.
heater, while most of the rooms, in
addition, have CRATES or fireplaces,
some of the latter being very hand
some and neat.
The building is hard-finished, or
finished with white plaster, and the
wainscoting is ordinary fir, heavily
oiled and vanished with the best
coach varnish. The general effect
of the finishings is very fine, and
especially is that of the large hall,
and handsome broad stairway lead
ing therefrom to the second story.
The work on the building has ap-
parently all been we'll performed,
and much of it was donated. The
society had a solicited fund of $500,
and this was used in furnishing,
and in adding many comforts,
cementing the basement floor, and
the like. 1t is but justice to say
that Mr.. Durkoop, who did the work
on the capitol steps, did this work
for the society at half price, fur
nished the sand, and donated $40 in
money besides. In fact nearly all
the workmen donated something,
and all the large bills, contracts, ETC.,
were discounted, most of them five
per cent. The kitchen range was
gift from Mr.. Loewenberg and Mr..
Louis Kuhn, and is a fine stove.
The building is certainly credit
able structure, and will serve the
purpose for long time, and give a
home to many an unfortunate
child.
There are now eleven children at
the home, but one, Miss Anna
Damn, who has reached her majority,
leaves tomorrow for the home of
her grandmother, in st. Helens. 1t
is not usual for the society to keep
children until after they get old
enough to support themselves, sell
dom until they get past Is years of
age, as they are by that time gen
orally found good home some
where. Parties who adopt children
take them on six months trial first, |
and then, if everything is salts
factory to the person wishing to
adopt the child, and to the society, |
this organization relinquishes con-
troll of the child, SO long as it is
treated well and according to the
agreement made with the society.
The society is under the manage
ment of board of managers, con-
sisting of twelve ladies. Mrs. J. HI.
Moores is president, Mrs. John
Mimic, vice president, Mrs. f. Y. |
Chas secretary, and Mrs. G. w. |
Gray treasurer and they form the
executive committee. Mrs. John
Holman, Mrs. Gov. Moody and
Mrs. J. J. Murphy are the COM
nittee to receive children. Mrs.
Moody, Mrs. Minto, Mrs. A. A. Nc
Gully and Mrs. Chase were the
under whose supervision
he new building was erected. They
managed it's construction
n an admirable manner.
The home is supplied with milk
rom its own two cows, and Mrs.
Shelton, beside making enough
,utter for present use from this milk,
S putting up butter for next winter.
The garden supplies vegetables,
trawberries, raspberries, goose and
'lackberries, currants, ETC., and the
other fruits for the home.
t is intended to improve the lawn
" walks and drives, and many
ther important improvements are
as the society becomes
BILE to make them. 1t is certainly
noble institution, and doing a
oble work, of which more will be
aid later.