Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-06-25

G,a.-S =" accepJ IHe position of
nnaioial agent, the care Of the home
MnS TnS placed IN the charge of Miss X
iliiIssoh' Her services as matron, be-
ing rendered at a critical time In tho
work, the attention of the hoard heino
OF necessity largely given TO the buiIde
ing Of the new home, much of the GOOD
realized from the work of the summer
OF 1871 is due to her selfsacrificing
lfaithfglBess. .
The following gentlemen. elected as
an advisory board one wear AGO. have
been OF great assistance, especially in
connection with the work incident 10
building: Rev. II. II. Massey. DIR /
M. Patterson, Rev. w. G. Merritt Dr.
T.; Is. Cherington, DIR. G. O. Brown.
william Farrell, A. c. Smith. H. n
narrettson, ID. s. Garlick, G. T.. Mar
NJ. ID. ~ - fiieio'
Mr.. William Farrell donated the
pans ana supervision of the building
ana a. Z. Smith, in addition TO n GEN
er0us GIT of materials, secured an ex-
cellent foreman, Mr.. G. III. Beers and
gave much time and attention TO the
"DETAILS OF the work. The foreman and
several OF the wOrkmen made reduc-
labor. i'i
Inc building progressed most satis-
iaetofiiy, and before October 1st Isq1
the White Shield Home, well built
wen arranged, commodious. attractive
was completed and the KEYS were in
me hands of the board of managers
Wnen you remember that Mr.. Allen
Z. Mason's gift of the seven valuable
lots upon which the home is erected
was conditioned upon the beginning of
the work by June lst, and its comDle-
uon during the summer, and that Mt
the time the offer was made not n dol
lar of the building fund had been
raised, we feel that our achievement is
"a matter for pride and congratulation.
The actual amount of money spent
upon the building was 81, lOO.26. but
AIDING the ualue of materials and labor
donated we may consider our home
worth $4,000. Add to this amount the
value Of the lots and we have a prop-
arty worth, at IA low estimate, $1,000.
lhere 1t lies in beautiful Prospect Park,
: most desirable residence portion of
Tacoma, commanding "a wide view of
fuget Sound, Of the Olympic range
ana an Unsurpassed view Of that peak.
ihffVaiied In grandeur, our mountains
the mountain-which, like the poets
Haideh, must tie "nameiess here for
evermore."
There stands our White Shield home.
mute protest against the many sins
ighlnsl glrlhood, constant reminder
mat the Christian womanhood of our
state offers help 10 the helpless. hone
q tIond the . hopeless hi,; and is ever ready to
Appeals were sent to the unions Of
western Washington and TO the church
ocletles and furniture dealers of Ia
'oina with the following result: Furn-
hgs Oh girls sitting room, First COngre-
'atlonal church; dining room. r.
iarmore Furniture Company; recen-
ion room, First Presbyterian church:
natron's room, Holmes d Bull: labora-
Ory, Drs. w. T.. and +. J. Fifield: Miss
'teefe's room, o. j. II. Swift. lower
all, by Forward" Society of Young
'eopie, Seattle; rooms for inmates. Se7
tile Ladies' Aid Society, OLYMPIA
ni0n and churches, Davis d Horton.
! Tacoma, Tacoma Union, Kent and
teilaeoom unions, Puyailup Union
nd Montesano Union. furniture
as been partly provided for
ne Whatcom room and the
'mainiDg two sleeping rooms
Ill unfurnished are reserved for the
ing county union and the Fremont
mon. An excellent range has been
lrchased and placed In the home
trough the efforts Of Chaplain r. S.
InbDs. Other articles in the line of
will be mentioned in con-
ectlOl with the treasurer's report.
ne nome Is, therefore, practically fur
sneui although many articles of use
nd beauty would still be acceptable.
by March 10Th the third anniversary
the opening of the old home. we
'ened the new with most of the rooms
finished, with all debts, both for
illdlng and for general expense, fully
et and with a small sum i'm the
easury. A few days later a public
ception was held, at which time a
rye number Of visitors inspected the
,me.
The encouraging financial condition
rs brought about largely by our
ents. Miss Steele has canvassed
cry town in Western Washington
"a several in Eastern Washington,
th results far exceeding our expecta-
ms. Uunder her wise presentation
our work, hundreds Of new friends
We been enlisted in its support, and
TN ner IN the Held we are convinced
at the money problem-the most
flcult with which we have bad TO
ntend-is solved. Having been
ltron of the home, she Is fully in
med concerning the work and i'm
sssed with the need of the same.
0 possessing the rare gift Of being
e to press her cause without arous-
antagonism.
Hiss Ellingson undertook the work
raising funds late in the year, con.
Ing her efforts to her own people.
Scandinavians. She, too, possesses
borough knowledge Of the work
has met with success. Several en-.
ailments have been arranged by
for the benefit of the home, which
re not only brought gratifying sums
the treasury, but have also I'm.
ised interest In our work. One