The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-19
SEAMEN'S ORPHANS
In England and America supportod
in q Novel Way.
HOW THE STEAMSHIP LINE'
Contribute 20 u Noble work..Whcre
the Proceeds orlsntcrtalnmcnt Night
on Every Voyage Between the United
States and Europe Go...EdEar L.
Walcman Tells About IT,.
lcorYmOIrr ls9tl
Special CortLrondnet Of De InitYiltnctt.

has crossed tho ocean in ono OF the
great liners knowa all about "Ent9r.
tainment Night" ut sea. Yetiew know,
cave in o dim sort OF way, tho real
object OF tho impromptu diversion, or
have any manner Of idea as to what bc-
comes Of tho large sums thus realized.
On some n night OF each yoyNge
tho great dining salon OF the shipiis
transformed into n concert hall, theatre
md lecture room combined. Among
from two hundred to Il thousand pas
sengers there aro always found 'lcn,
women and youths who can do s0ine
one little or big thing well. Tho witty
man, the sarcastic man, the clocutionlst,
tho poet and the storytelling man, Aro
all on shipboard. Then there are the
misses or mesdames who play or sing or
both. And there is always found The
rubicund clGrgymen, the broT-TTinEIed
senator or the bland, unCtuous Judge to,
preside.
Again, scarcely u voyage OF the mail
ships OCCURS when there are not pro.
tessional people on board, usual. The
best OF European actors, singers, IN:
strumentalists and al names OF
specialists, from danseusG TO freak, who
are travelling from II continent TO an
other to fill their various engagements.
These arc folk with hearts quick to re-
spond to anything geruin, with charity
Mt the end OF it. So that with the
amateur performers willing 10 be dis
tinguished, and thedistinguishgd artists
willing to perform, Entertainment
Night" brings Il programme often OF
very great variety and merit, and fills
tho salon with hundreds OF passengers
who arc or this night Tor the first and
last time in full dress on ~sliipboard.
The transformation oil passengers
themselves is not the least interesting
feature OF this concert in mid.Occan.
The most genuinely a~ristocratic people
on shipboard are usually the shabbiest
OF all passengers Mt all other times than
this. Even this night, many dress rich
ly but soberly. But the rule is to make
tho occasion II OF ~ least partial dis
play in dress, and majority honor the
event with costumes and Jewels betit-
ting the most select social gathering; in
any land. To the "flrst tripper' is an
affair oil unique interest and delight.
Tho oldest travellers awaken from thei:
ordinary tolerative lethargy and permit
themselves to be drawn in the brilliant
salon, after the manner OF blase theatre
foyer loungers. Even the officers and
stewards OF the ship welcome the affair
rs q relief TO the monotony OF the roy-
age. And, as l have taken the pains to
find out, the generous sum- secured
from the sale OF programmes. and the
irrevoCable, collection" provides for
one OF the most ncedful and deserving
OF all charities pathetically suggested by
the endless and dolorous tragedies OF
the sea.
HELP FROM SEA voYAGERS.
The proceeds OF these Entertainment
Night" collections secured on all steam
ships plying between New York, Phila-
delphia, Baltimore, Boston and Liver
pool, except one. are turned over TO the
officers of the Liverpool Scamen'q Or
phan Institution, which is utmost X
clusively supported in this manner.
The exception noted is on the part OF
the Inman Line. This line having
American afinities, and being largely
the property OF American owners, be-
slows one-half OF the sums thus COL
lected upon the Liverpool institution,
and the other half upon the American
Blue Anchors Society charity, akindred
institution. Whether they 60 to Liver
pool or New York, no ono should hest.
tate about giving libcrally when dis
tinguished actors, ~clergvmcn. jur;sts or
simple citizens pass tho hat" a! sea.
for these scamer's orphan homes are
among the nobiest charities OF oar time.
Every American tours. to Eu:ope
should visit the Liverpool Institution.
Its Offices are at Il Water street, not 500
yards from the steamer landing, whore
the secretary, Capt. Edward Stubs, r.
n, will extend every possible courtesy.
rs all the officers OF the orphanape are
peculiarly, grateful TO Americans, Tor
without their contributions the grand
work OF this charity would wholly fail;
and everything possibleisdonc bvCapt.
Stubbs, Sir James Poole, the treasurer,
and Rev. c. Z. G0ussen, tho chaplair,
10 make Americans feel that they hive
acquired a personal interest in and re-
gard Tor the institution. | know OF no
other place in all Britain where an
American citizen can experience the
same delightful feeling.
The orphanage was founded in 1850
to feed, clothe and educate the Jesti-
tute or necessitous children Of nil
classes o. scancn, or s~eafaring men. It
is not restricted TO any nationality
though children OF seamcn who nave
sailed five years out OF port from Liver
pool, have the preference. Tho fro.
Quent recurrence OF such names ne
Lund, Lundgren, Schavii, etc, indicates
the Scandinavian paternity OF manv ri
the children. Recipients OF relief are
divided into two classes, the chiIdron
admitted to the institution, and those
placed on the Outdoor list"
Inability OF tho widow 10 sunnort
these children is the only qualification.
Rellct OF some kind has never bean rn.
fused. The boys arc retained to tho 400
OF fourteen, and are then sent onF p
trades and other vocations, MANY cas,,,.,
ing comfortable clerical positions. The
girls, II their mothers wish il. ara ont
in the institution until thev aro tiftacp.
tho last year being passed in rera;,,;nn
training in all branches OF honsaSnij
work, while school instruction il aIso
continued. '
Children on the outdoor list orc
those whose mothers desire to ratain
them under their own care. lire.
9nently happens that there is n1t n,
the widowed family n child old enonsh
Tor public school lie, or religious difi.
cnlties may intervene. Again tLerc arc
deal and dumb Children md thnHa.MS