The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-03-15
HOME OF THE HOMELESS.
Pr operations for the Celebrations Of the
Ninth Anniversary.

Preparations for the Celebration Of the
Ninth Anniversary
The ninth anniversary OF the Home Of
the Homeless will be celebrated at the
Tabernacle this evening. The exerci ses.
to which ali win be made welcome, will
consist of addresses and singing. The
addresses viii be fnade By the Rev.
Charles Russell, OF the Evangelical ALI
ance; the Rev. John L. Scudder and
Others. The singing VIII be by the emil
dren, who are inmates OF the Home.
There was a meeting Of the Board Of
Directors and managers Friday evening,
at which they conferred well merited
honor on the founder Of the Home, Mrs.
Harriet ID. Dunning The Board pre-
sented 10 the home an excellent crayOn
portrait of Mrs. Cunning which is to be
prominently displayed
Mrs. John A. Dear, President of the
Board Of Directors, made neat address,
in which she told Of Mrs. Dnnuingss good
work for the Home in the past The Rev.
DR.. Scudder made the presentation speech
il his usual easy manner.
Mrs. Cunning responded with a few re-
marks. She had no fntimation OF the
honor to be conferred upon her, and WAS
taken completely by surprise La an adj
joining room refreshments were served,
and an impromtu reception to the noble
ADduIEl VI tQe I1QEuE " d5 HcEQ4
The Home Of the Homeless, at No. 2S6
Grove street. is at present in excellent
condition, showing the perfect manage
ment OF Mrs. Annie Hill, the capable and
efficient matron The history of the
house dates back to the year 1871. 10 that
year Mrs. Dunning rented small
dwelling on Second street. near Erie.
aud opposite St. Mary's Roman Catnolic
Church. This she had comfortably fltted
up, and she opened home for children
whose mothers were compelled to 90 out
TO days work. It was known as 1.-THE
Home for Little Wanderers" and was IN
charge Of old '.Auntie Smith, who is still
hving, at the advanced age OF ninety
years.
Here the Home remained for year. At
the ED OF that time tae place was found
too small for the increased number OF
applicants, and it became necessary to
provide mole conlmodlous quarters
They were secured in the building at
Second and Brunswick streets But a few
months afterwards this place in turn
proved too small and more suitable
building at No. 2S5 Sixth street was
taken.
Again in the year 1882 1t was found
necessary to still further enlarge the
Home The three-story brick building
No. 262}5 Coles street was secured aud the
present name of the Institution was given
II. This building was found not az all
suitable to the needs Of the Home, and in
few months It once more changed its
address to No. 252 Ninth street, fronting
on Hamilton Park
The management and control of the
Home was reorganized. and, with Mrs.
Cunning still experimenting the work,
the institution was incorporated. Three
years ago the house at No. 266 Grove
street was bought outright and the Home
took up its residence there, where it has
ever since remained.
There are many who viii hear with de-
light OF this honor TO Mrs. Dunning-
those VINO owe to the start received from
her all they have achieved in life. She
has secured for thousands of poor chill
dren what they most desire, a comfort
able home and new start in IiIe