St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-13
MA|OENS, WIVES AND MOTHERS.
The Protestant Orphan Asylum Celebrates Its Twenty
Seventh Annversary-Odd
Bits.

teen years, during time when arrang-
ing WAYS and means to meet the cur
rent expenses was task that was 1ar
from easy. la December, 1889, the
board lost its first honorary member,
and the asylum warm friend, by the
death of Mrs. Carrie Thompson, who
was elected a manager in 1867. The
only other death during service was
that of Mrs. o. w. Hand, in 1877.
There have been
Twelve IIatrOns.
The present Matron, Mrs. Nj. j. Bling
ham, came in August, 1856. Through
all annoyances and diScouragementS,
her interest has been unfailing; shields
ing and eNcuSing others, but never con-
Sidering her own comfort. What she
has been to this asylum only the man
ayers can ever know.
The first president was Mrs; Walter
Webb, elected in 1865. In 1868 Mrs. w.
L. Banning; 1869, Mrs. Horace Fhomp-
son: 1870, Mrs. James NJ. WinSlOw
1871, Mrs. J. ii. Stewart; 1872, Mrs.
Horace Thompson; 1856. Mrs. Z. w.
Griggs: 1888, Mrs. George b. Young.
Vice Presidents lS6S, Mrs. 5. \.
McMasterS; 1866, Mrs. John Nicols;
1870, Mrs Ira Bidwell; 1871, Mrs. Geo
Hamilton; 1887, second vice-preSldent'
Mrs. Geo. Z. Skinner.
Secretaries 1865, Miss PoStlethwalte
1872. Mrs. c. w. Griggs; 1882, Mrs. Geo
b. Young; 1855, Mrs. John w. White
1883. Mrs. j. w. Edgerton.
Corresponding Secretary-1SSS, Mrs.
James b. Beals.
TreaSurerS-1S65, MTs.JO MattOcks
1867. Mrs. A. II. Wilder; 1868. Mrs. L.
F. Drake; 1887, Mrs. S. b. Mcconnell.
Just now there are fifty-Seven children
in the asylum, which is undergoing It's
regular spring housekeeping. In the
school room are tWenty-nlne boys and
girls, all neatly dressed, under the care
of an able teacher. They have the usual
round of lessons, enlivened by music
for there is piano III the school ROOM
as we'll as in the large sunny room
where they are assembled tor chapel
each day. All of the rooms OH the first
floor are being handsomely papered by
c. D. Rice Il Co., who are doing the
work at so low rate that it is practl
cally free gift to the asylum. There
are eleven sturdy boys in one nursery,
and a like number of girls in
another, each nursery under the
charge of a competent gOverness
The sleeping apartments are large,
sunny. and both well aired and well
kept. The financial condition OF the
asylum is good. so far as the matter OF
debt is concerned, the institution being
run last year on the funds of its treas
ury, without recourse to
Interest-BearingL Loans
from private banks; but this is the first
time III the homes history that this has
been accomplished. The great trouble
has been that the regular subscribers
fell off heavily for time, under the in
preston that the beuuest of the late
Judge Hale, amounting to $4,000, pay
able in annual instalmentS of $1,000, was
ample to take care of their expenses
without much outside aid. The man
ayers are exceedingly anxious to use
this annual payment for an endowment,
investing the funds from thus beQuest
as fast as paid in, so as to secure the
future of the institution they have la
bored to establish; but they will be
obliged to use it for the current eX
penses this year if their subscribers fail
TO extend the same aid they have
pledged themselves to give in other
years. 1t is to be hoped that no hand
will be withdrawn from SO good work
one that has given home to fully
1000 homeless children in the pas
twenty-seven years.