The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-10-11
THE ORPHANS HOME.
Good Work Of the Seattle
Ladies Relief Society.
TWENTY-FIVE Happy CHILDREN.
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ssa.gass a&d Assms~n2eEss-Nhy fs@y
Are Charges upen Charity.

rssltors 70 SorsA seattle q az sse, on the
earnee q Harrison sad U$E streets, q good
sized two-sfoFy frzEas birding. mgtA ssvsral
large vsrxnk.Ag ard 5 hGadsorne ard wsaa-
kept lawn sssrra&n1sEx Is. This Dusd4a. IL
he Orphans bore. &n institution nn8sr
tie direct patronage ard egztsos ~ The
Ladies Relief Society. 81 Seattle The 50
siazy Oxr. shs hsfiIding ard grounds. which
cover hall block.
Yesterday was visitors day. ard pos--
TsTEILEe SseKs reporter who rang the 6ssyr
bell Ct she Home was ushegsd into TIE reosys-
tsoa room by the Eszs-0r, Hrs. 81 G. Saith.
Mrs. Smith has had ysars q experience in
her calling. having been uzsTom Il he
Coed Samaritan Orphan asylum a Port
land for SIX year. besides holding slsa'as
Positions Sc Salem. Or, and elsewhere.
SIZE IA = kindly boxing Pleasant iittie lady
whom the children cannot heap
loving ard obeyiug. The reception
room Is a KEEL f1fnishs1 roofa Arafna-
dlgtsiy "a TIRE right agsen entering the
hail. On the other SIDE is the sick room.
where q little bed window ssil Il house
psants. a sgn&l cabinet 81 medicines and
other YAgapherualts are foend. Pack -
this - the boys play-FoogIl, large Fo0ra
facing oa the noalh Here j. profession
Il piciu1 books. senool hooks and tors.
Across the hai! - the dining rosgn, and
baek Of that the kitchen.
Upstairs is the boys sleeping room. ss1Fz
rslsi with numerous BEDS and also the
girls room. which 10 addition % tAe beds,
contains four dius5nsftEe cradles for the ln-
fantS. Near the heal u the stairs e the
girls play-r0om. ia which Was sf IAs time
o. The reporter Tislt, seven OF eight little
girls and two little boys. On. OF the latter
roey faced bohemian lad ~ three sufu.
fusrs came toaGfng over 20 the door ar
rayed n a good. assaFed Eufe. hsCoui.Int
speak word bat othorsise BE vas very
soclsble indeed. This Is the Youngest
charge ~ present IN the H0ne and the
eldest is II years Of sEe. The usstr0u ex-
planned that fourteen II her hsck were az
tending school. ore little islios Was
f@fched or bench ~ the dluing-rooIa.
with b3g siate. valniy en8cagoriug 70 aid
gow 81 figures. ANOTHER little fellow was
industriousiy studying his lesson ia The
lisrben. Mrs. smith teaches the girls %
sew snd cook. ana tries "a find something
for all i0 DO. Is y ia every sense what Il
purposts 20 be pleasant. cheerful home
for the orphans
~ present there are twenty-five children
al the bone. In the THREE or four wears
since IFS start nearly 80 ca ildTeu have en-
toyed IL accommodations for fluge and
most at this numher have hsen sent oat -
good homes. or reclaimed b. parents who
vsse unable, when they put them IA the
home - chre for theirehi!dren The hou1e
always has applications ahead for bright
listle girls Or boys by people who want 80
adopt them. Responsible persons are al
loved Ia take children on trial. and If they
become attached "a them. may adopt them
Frequently one o. these adopted waits vii
return to visit The home, and they are in
yafisslY happy. sell dressed and eontented.
showing that their holmes are aereeAble
Places
4 case which came up only day or two
ago demonstrated the usefulness OF the
home. man living near Jackson and
Eighth streets lost hs wife aud one child
by typhoid fever. and tao more children
are down with the same dread maiady
The condition Of the family vas brought 10
the notice OF some OF the Relief Society. bat
rot in time to save the lives OF the unfor-
islnste people, The ladies are taking care
OF the ehildren now and as soon Is they
are ever their sickness they vii he taken TO
the home
a short time ago a mother IN Seattle
deserted her six children. They were al
sent 20 the home Ana shortly afterward
homes were foand for three of them. AID
tie other three are still in the home
little wall shose mother has just been
sent 70 the insane asylum irons North
Seattle has found harbor OF refuge in the
home.
One If the NEST affecting cases was that
OF 4 Portland man VINO found his little siri.
aged 6 years. IA the Orphans home IN
Seattle. after having lost her for over fo4r
years. The mother had run away from
home, taxing her ismoatas child with her.
she wandered aroand for several years.
leading q d.ssolute hfe, and. falling sick.
sent her child 70 the Home. Tie father
vas overioyed at finding her. and took the
little SRI to his Portland home
Several months ago wealthy couple
ffom the interior came 20 the Home and
picked Out 4 little girl 80 take 70 their home.
Recently the officers 81 thc society rees we'd
wsgd Chat the gentleman wished 10 know
it be could adopt the child ana make II his
heir, Proper papers we're drawn an and
the little one who tcw months aro Wa A
homeless iittlc wsii now enjoys The GEM
forts ot a luxurious home
TIE people Of Seattle are AIxavs willing
e. AID the Home and the ladies End no
trouble la keeping az the institution. The
work Is done IN such quiet. unos;enta-
t'ous way that the public hears little ~ tie
Home and the good il Is doing A visit
there amply rspays auyouc tor the trouble