Telegram-herald., 1888-06-02
HOME FOR THE BOYS
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Tsensy ysss ago lAs nucls1s Of what i
now 81. MARKS Home vss started n little
frame baildlns IA the 1. 2. Fuller property
at No. 81 ksnt-sk. iast south Of Crssesnt-
ave-. On ths ssst aide Of the street La is7o
the recommendations becoming limited, the
50. Marks Home and Hospital wss o1ilt.
aud the inmates Of ths lifrls rsfuss on ksnt-
81. transferred
Since tAzs time the uttis building has
been rsntsd TO everybody and any body. un-
I'll Il became ia bad state Of repair and in
every way On syssors 70 the owners, and
Mrs. Z. p. Fuller finally concluded 70 have
il renovated sad eonysrt il TO some useful
purpose.
With her large heart and charitable pur-
pess shs has again established in the old
refuge Home foF Frisndless Boys . neat,
clean, convenient and comfortable lodging
place for any boys-boogblacks. newsboys
or walls " no have no home or place 10 stay
nights.
Mrs. Fuller found, in the person OF Mrs.
Daniel 5huler, a lAdy who with her Invalid
husband came 70 Grand Raplds last Fall. a
nlatron s0rthy OF the name. and assisted
by Ar shulsr. she has taken charge. and
the Home" has been announced TO Dc
ready for occupation
as for the Home itself, it is far more
ro0my and convenient than 1t appears from
the exterior. The mstron and ner husband
occupy the front po1tion. The resi OF the
lower door Is occupied by the boys sitting
room. wsshroom and an extra sleeping
room, besides dining-room and kitchen. II
ever they should DC necessary. UP stairs Is
the d0rmitory-alry, light. clean and
roomy. with only twelve cots at present.
| bat all fuEnishsd with comfortable mat
Fesses aud the hall contains closet cram
Hasn full OF sheets blankets, quilts, etc. 10
| keep tbe little fellows comfortable
All through. the house is pink OF neat
ness. Mrs. Shuler, assisted BY Mr.. Shuler.
who, with his sfliIction of pleqro-pneumo'
| nia, can do but little, will attefd the wants
Of the inmates. the laundering and all the
work which is so various and numerous in
| such an Institution
The first inmate of the home occupied a
cot on Thursday night. He was little.
barefooted urchin in his shirt sleeves, CIV
ina his name as Otis Ssnborn and ms age
as ii. He had come from Battle Greek.
where he had been working At the Ssnitar-
inzn. He had clothes. but they were locked
up 10 his trunk, and he had no money. he
WAS TO have met bis parents here TO 20
with them TO Douglas. bat they had not
arrived OF course be was taken in and
cared for when introduced By oficer Taylor
| and he got up at O'Clock yesterday morn
| ing TO 90 TO the depot, Matron Shulsr exact
ing a promise from him that he would
come back TO breakfast and make it his
home II bis folks did not arrive. As he did
not return IL Is presumed he met them all
| right.
| In the ease OF boys working and staying
| In town IL Is expected that they pay q
nickel for their lodging, Just to let them
| know that they cannot get something for
nothing. but In the case strangers and waits
such as the 5anoorn boy, of course all the
accommodation is free.
Mrs. Fuller. with the modesty of all true
| phiIanthropisLs. was 10th to give the par
| ticulars of hsr oct enterprise TO TELEGRAM
HxR.LD reporter, so the home was visited;
bat such deeds OF charity. and
such iudiciouss expenditure of wealth
| in q noble cau5e is worthy of all
praise, and will certainly be remembered
both here and hereafter. This new enter
/ prise will doubtless grow 10 larger proper
| tons. and who knows but that when the
| new ST. Marks Home is built the present
| Home may not be needed for the accommo-
d1tion of occupants OF Mrs. Fuler's Home
for Friendiess Boys2