The morning call., 1890-04-28

people he had it that those stricken ones
lying upon sick beds suffer from loneliness.
The members OF the society, then, should
increase the number of their visits to
their more unfortunate fellows who are
| confined to weary, painful beds, groaning
under the tedium of illness.
Then changing his theme to the asylum,
| he said:
1--WE do pretend, and we challenge in
| vestigation, that the boys are as we'll
| treated as in any public institution The
food l eat myself when here is the same
! food that the boys have. The bread, which
is the mainstay of boys life. is as good
as any to be found in the city, and meats
and all supplies are invariably ordered Of
the best qnality."
Since the recent fire 100000 has been
| expended on the new asylum. A technical
school has just been established, and in it
! the older boys were learning useful trades,
although this department is in its infancy
at present
A collection was taken up for the society
fund, and S103 so received from the con-
| gregati0n.
THE ORPHANS WELCOME.
The party withdrew to the assembly hall
and were entertained quite pleasantly by
| the little fellows. About one hundred lads
sang glad welcome chorus which received
| rounds of applause, after which a manly
boy read the Statutory addr ess, as follows
Most Rev. Archbishop, Kind President,
E Eis anu memDors OF 81. Slncenps
| to participate with us In the Joyous
relaxation OF which we are assured by your pres
ence to-day and II now becomes our pleasure to
| recipfocate by offering our united endeayOrs TO
make the occasion even more pleasing and mem.
orable.
To-day we would not cause You to feel that we
are orphans, children of earth's tears; we stand
| In no need of sympathy while the fostering care
OF our most reverend Archbishop, kind President
and friends surround US, while we are sheltered
| by The hall0wed precincts OF ST. Vincent's Or
phanage; but for US there IS an evil day. the day
on which we shall bid adleu TO our secure refuge
to seek 4 livelihood amid the worlds applause or
censure. II requires little reasoning and few
| examples TO prove that our strength is weak,
that temptations are strong, II is then we would
| ask you to remember that we are orphans and to
assist US In the great strife, that our names may
! be hereafter mentioned in obedience and defense
| OF Just principles lnstilled by those who have
| s;rven to implant deep In our minds the essen
tals OF duty and honor. We may not, as a
rule, occupy The highest walks OF life, which are
trOdden by the chosen Jew, requiring influence
or princely patronage, but there is within our
reach power, the highest in mans pos
| 10 enjoy-lhe power of doing good 10 man
KIND which all may possess, which requires no
passport but of Heaven, and to this power and
greatness we aspire II Is said that the youth OF
our land are its hope and its promise, as their
fathers are lis strength and support.
To US, who have been early deprived Of
parental care, let US look to YOU and on our
brightest tablets OF record, among its best de-
tenders. may we ever lind Inscribed the friends
anu VI d. luSout NC dul
CLEVER BOYS.
The boys amused their guests with a
clever flag-drill, choruses, songs and recita-
tions, all of which proved most ENJOYABLE
The affair was directed by Miss l.. McKin-
non, Miss NJ. McCue and Miss A. Byers,
who played the Accomplishments to the
musical numbers.
Lunch was served in a refectory immedi-
ately after the entertainment. The Arch
bishop here occupied the position of genial
host, forgetful of his dignity, and was most
cordial to the lowliest visitor He stood at
the head of the table and said the grace be-
fore and after lunch.
The big buildings were then thrown open
for inspection. On every side could be
seen the results of Father McKinnon's care
and the evidences of his radical changes.
Mr.. Maslin of the State Board of Exam
liners was present, aud said the institution
was better kept than any OF its kind in this
State, and superior to all. Walls, floors.
class-rooms, dormitories, etc, were ali
scrupuously clean, aud nowhere could be
seen in an asylum of its kind more comfort
able aud cleanfy beds than those set out in
snowy linen at st. Nineent's; and the bows
themselves looked the picture of health,
well fed, dressed and cared for. Only one
little fellow lay sick in the hospital, and he
had fallen over fence and hurt himself.
TEACHING ORPHANS TRADES.
The technical school recently esta blished
/ II
still a new venture, but quite successful,
and the boys give promise of becoming good
mechanics in the shops.
There were thirty mine pairs of shoes
ready made on bench for the boys. Very
soon the shoe department will supply both
the asylum and the Orphan Home in South
San Francisco. The trades now taught are
shoemaking, tailoring, harness-making, sad
dlery, cooking and baking but it
is expected that all the useful trades
hsnfr
Some very fine sets OF harness have boon
made by the young orphans and are in the
shops for sale. Mr.. McLarney ordered
three sets yesterday on seeing them. Many
of the lads are made familiar with farm
work on the asylum ranch, several acres of
which were planted In fruit trees last year
by the present President In time Father
McKinnon will build cannery and drying
rooms and teach his wards how to cultivate
and preserve California fruits. There are
545 boys in the asylum now.
Regarding the Dominican Sisters, who
recently succeeded the male teachers, Rev.
w. ID. McKinnon says:
MANY of our boys never knew the
blessed associations of home nor the tender
ministerings of mothers love- To such
the gentle method of the sisters. their
skill, their exhaustless patience and forbear-
ance have gone straight to the heart, inspir-
ing confidence and love. The result of
these influences is TO be seen to-day in the
improved obedience, discipline and morale
of the school; and it has been established
that pupils who were in almost open rebel
lion against their male teachers have, under
the rule OF the sisters, Teen rendered docile
in an incredibly short time"
INVITED GUESTS.
The party returned edited to the city at
3 O'Clock on special train.
Among them were: Police Commissioner
Tobin. James O'Brien. NJ. c. Hassett A.
Redmond, Rev. ID. o. Crowley Father Cot
tie, Mr.. Cottle, Patrick ODonneIl, Patrick
Cronin, Patrick Mccormick, John Reidy,
John Murphy, James McCloskey, Michael
j. Madden, Patrick Barry, Michael Sicily,
William Deeney. John Lysott. c. q. Rog-
ers, L. Shea, DR.. OToole, Z. Petibea1,
Thomas Lowney, John j. McKinnon, Pat
rick Curry, A. +. Bernard, Bernard Brad
ley, james McMenomy, James McKenna,
A. IL. Loughbor ough. Judge, Coffey, F. S.
Wensinger, NJ. Carroll, James MuIcahy,
J. j. Meehan, 4. Gallagher. John Rafferty,,
I. j. Sweeney. William Walsh, Bernard
ward ONeill, James Kittemann. John De-
vine, Edward McGrath, John Bake, James
Shea, l. Cunningham, Cornelius Deasy, p.
J. LAWN, j. j. Groom. d. j. Meherin,
James Hanley, Frank Monohan, r. NJ.
Roche, Hugh Moffit, Thomas McCreigh,
John .. Kane, Peter j. Dunahue, J. w.
Farren, John keegan, Z. f. Dundan, L. p
Riordan.
The officers of the particular council of
the Society of st. Vincent de Paul in this
city are: j. NJ. Burnett, President; Very
Rev. j. j. Prender CAST, V. G., Spiritual Dr.
rector; L. j. Thomas, Secretary; c. j. l.
DeYlin. Assistant Secretary; Roger O'Dou-
nell, Treasurer.