The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-30
TO HELP THE BOYS.

What the Armitage Orphanage of San
MateO Is Doing.
The Armitage Orphanage is State organ
izaton at San Msteo. which was incorpor-
ated in 1856. Its objects are to provide
home for boys under IA years of age, who,
through the death of father or mother, or
both, or abandonment by unnatural parents,
have been left to run the streets, the COM
panions of the vicious and depraved. One
of the Directors, in conversation with a
CALL representative, speaking of the or
phanage, said: " 1t Is better for the people
IT, take waits and properly rear and educate
them, fitting them for useful lives, than 10
allow them to exist among criminals and
hardened characters until they become in
coTrgible, and fit subjects for the Indus
trial School. and ultimately find their way
Into the Penitentiary. Recognizing that
principle, number of wellkn0wn residents
of this city aud San Mate0, few years ago,
organized the society of which Am a men,
Der to further this object. How well the
institution has succeeded is apparent from
the fact that there are now in its charge
eighty-eight boys under IA years of age who
have good home and are receiving as good
an education as majority OF the children
who have parents living. The boys under
years of age are provided with a cOmpe-
tent kindergarten teacher, while those over
Mateo, where their standard of scholarship
and department compare favorably with the
children who are blessed with parental aid.
The building now occupied as home is
eomm0diUus country residence kindly pre-
sented to the institution by Mr.. George w.
Gibbs of this city, but we are so eramped for
room that we have decided TO appeal 10 the
people for aid to erect a larger and perma-
nent building, where the accommodations
for housing the orphans intrusted to our
care will permit us to extend the good work
which has been so successfully carried on
during the past four years"
The Board of Directors contains the
names OF some of the best-known and most
widely influential ladies and gentlemen on
this Coast The institution is not local
benefactlon, but will receive boys from any
place OH the Pacific Coast. An account has
been npened with the Peoples Home Say
ings Bank in the Flood Building, corner of
Fourth and Market Streets where subscrip-
tions of 81 and upward may be deposited.
Accounts will be opened with other savings
banks at an early day, in order to accom-
modate people doing business in different
sections of the city, who may wish to con-
tribute. These banks will be announced as
soon as the necessary arrangements are
made. The necessity which exists for Gre
ating fund can be better appreciated when
the fact is made known that re-
Gently it has been found neces-
SNtg W. tuG
for dormitoIy, and its place has been sup
piled by tire erection of a temporary build
ing. This fact, in addition to other pressing
demands. has impelled the Board of Direct
ors to erect building which shall be fire.
roof and which Will accommodate 1000
boys. A tract of land will be purchased.
where much of the produce consumed will
be raised, and cows in sufficient number to
supply the necessary milk viii be kept In
order to carry out this grand idea the peO-
pie of the State, irrespective Of church
affiliations, are Appealed to to create a fund
of not less than $4,000 The association
has already accumulated property of the
value of $4,000, and the additional amount
asked for will answer for present purposes.
The Wells-Fargo Express Company will re-
ceiye and forward free OF charge from any
part of the State anything addressed to
''The Armitage Orphanage, San Mateo, Cali
fornia," whether il be money, clothing.
fruit or provisions. An invitation is ex-
tended to the public to visit the institution
al any and All times