The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-11-24
THE CHILDRHN'S HOME.
An Institution That Has
Done Infinite Good Among
the Father1eSS.
ONCE WAITS, NOW WEALTHY
Sample Cases Told by a Friend Of
the HOme---Funds Needed to
Continue the Work.

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Children's Home.
We are not far behind other NUM-
cipalities in works of charity. Catholics
and Protestants alike have reared hos
pitfalls not only grand and ornamental IN
structure, but equipped and furnished on
par with the finest in the world and
supplied by medical staffs of uneclipsed
professional talent
These institutions are monuments OF
the sympathy of thousands of kind
hearted citizens whose he arts have been
touched by the physical infirmities of
their fellows, but the rapid growth of a
great railway terminus, whose factories,
mills and shipping industries are as great
as those of Jersey City, must necessarily
entail moral responsibility for the well
fare of the orphaned and deserted young.
A PRAISEwORTHY EFFORT
1t was the realization of this as lar
back as 1868 that led to the establishment
of the Children's Friend Society, who
furnished comfortable home at the cor
ner of Erie street and Payonia avenue,
where for ten years helpless little ones,
castaways and waits were taken care of
by tender, warm-hearted people, who not
only fed and clothed them but carefully
guarded their moral and religious train
ing.
The progenitors of the movement were
the late Rev. DIR. Dashill, at the time pas
tor of the Trinity M. E. Church; the late
ex-Mayor John j. Gopsill, A. H.Wallis,J j.
A. Kingsbury, John w. Schwanck, A. s.
Hatch, E. f. G. Young, John Armstrong,
Benjamin G. Clarke; Charles r.
Gregory, Michael Lineau, Elias Bishop,
John Olendorf, Theopore Randolph, j. r.
Schuyler, Abraham Hooley. John II.
Carnes, John Rouse, Joseph Colgate,
Edgar B. Wakeman and Hampton A.
Coursen.
In 1874 the Home on Pavonia avenue
was sold and large and elegant brick
structure, surrounded by pleasing
grounds, was erected on Glenwood ave
nue., on the western slope of the hill.
Here for years the Home has flourished,
under the patronage of some of the lead
ing business men of the city, including
John A. Walker, president; VIM. t.
Evans, first vice president; Geo. +. Per
kins, second vice president; John H.
Carnes, secretary; Geo. w. Conklin, treas
urer; Elijah S. Cowles, Benjamin. G.
Clarke, Edward F. G. Young, Chas L.
Jenkins, Geo Miller, Thomas Earle, Hen
~ r. Neise, James r. Turner, Daniel
Toffey, William II. Turner Charles d.
Ridgeway, Edmund w. Kingsland, Jr.,
and Washington Belt.
The Board of Domestic Control at pre-
president; Mrs. C. K. Dusenberry, first
vice president; Mrs. Henry Neise, second
vice president; Mrs. Augustus Creyeling,
secretary; Mrs. S. ID. Forman, treasurer.
Managers-Madames Francis jenkins,
George Miller, Nathan Condict Benjamin
Illingsworth; Mary f. Brown, Thorne p.
Sherwood, Smith d. Mackay, Sylvanus
Judd, James Fleming u. X. Pangborn,
Washington Belt, Harry Mcbride, George
White, Joseph Mccoy Alexander Bon
nell George f. Perkins, JOSEPH Haskins
and Miss Josephine Allison. Mrs. Sarah
B. Winchester is the matron; Miss Maria
l.. Carnes, instructress; Mr. Edmund
Mills, Sunday school superintendent;
Miss Emma Demarest, Sunday school
teacher; DR.. Edward P. Buffet, volunteer
physician, and DR. William J. Parker,
volunteer physician.
FAILING RESOURCES.
Unfortunately during the past year the
institution has not been sustained as
it should be. The annual receipts, for
some unknown cause, have dwindled
There is floating debt upon the Home
of s., 900, which must be cleared, and the
faithful women, Jersey City's fairest
and best, who have been interchangeable
workers from its incorporation, and who
have the success of the institution at
heart, are looking about for means to
clear the membranes and put the
Home ON its former good financial basis.
1t has been suggested that the public
schools should come to its assistance. A
series of entertainments could easily be
inaugurated among the thousands of
bright pupils, and a magnificent sum
easily raised in its behalf.
A PRETTY HOME.
/ visited the institution few days ago.
There are at present forty five interesting
children under the charge of the manage
ment. The majority of them are boys.
The matron, Mrs, Sarah b. Winchester, a
tl,a
waiting some of the rooms The school
hours were over. Many of the children
were gathered in one of the rooms at play.
Some were reading.
In one of the large rooms rows of min
iature snow-white cots and a great heap
of toys and playthings attracted my
especial attention. Some of the toys
were old and broken and looked as though
they had seen years of actual service.
All of them have their histories" said
the matron, noticing my interest in sew
eral delapidated antique specimens.
Not more interesting, l dare say re-
Piled, than the histories of some who
handled them when new"
If had a package of letters, which
are now in the possession of Mr.. -, |
could give you some very interesting
stories. You might see him, ask for the
letters, and judge of their interest if you
so desire
TOUCHING PICTURE
While prosecuting the search for the
letters | came into contact with very
estimable lady whose charitable DISPOSE
tion is widely known; one whose interest
in the Home for many years has been
beautifully sacred.
Seated in her luxurious parlor, sur
rounded with all the beautiful things in
art with which a wealthy husband can
adorn his home, with heart OVERLOOKING
with thanks for her fortune and dispo-
sition to share 1T with the unfortunate,
this lady gave me the following bits of
romantic history concerning some of the
helpless waits and orphans who have
been taken from the Home and adopted
by various people OF means, some in the
immediate vicinity, others at distance.
''Look at this PICTURE" she said, hand
ing me a large and exquisitely executed
Photographic scene.
glanced at the picture. 1t was such q
scene that gladdens the heart of a
bachelor one moment and brings a dull
pain the next. 1t was an evening parlor
scene, cosy and artistic. There were
three characters. A contented, hand
some gentleman, sat at ease in a
reclining chair reading news
paper. A short distance away sat fair
looking woman, with an oval face upon
which was written contentment in even
broader language than which rested upon
the face OF her lord. while as pretty a
three-y ear-old girl as ever wore golden
curls and snow white pinafores played at