St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-05

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is a roomv, big frame house on Collins
street, set in a lovely lawn, as smooth
and beautiful as that of any private res
idepce on Summit avenue. Everything
is kept in such apple-pic order that no
passer-by would dream that 1t was a
charitable institution if it were not for
the sign swinging above the hospltabie
portals.
This home was organized in 1867, and
has been maintained 10y popular SUB
scriptiOnS and donations. The number
of women and children who have Deen
befriended in times of misery, ana
sheltered beneath that friendly roOt
when no other shelter but the vault or
heaven was open to them. has climbed
into the large figures since those early
DAYS. Their doors are open 10 all III
need of. a home; and they have shell
tered hundreds of strangers who nave
landed in ST. Paul, friendleSS, homeless,
pennileSS; assisting them to procure
work and encouraging them along the
road TO independence.
at the Union Depot
a close watch Is kept upon all new
cOmerS, and when the matrOn there dis
covers Il XIII OI hOtllNAi wiz A4Nlo Nt' Wv
of money and finds herself in 4 strange
city absolutely without resources she
is sent at once TO this home, where her
condition is carefully looked into. II
she Is sick she is nurSed back TO health,
unless the case is one for the hospital.
and when she is able to begin life again
suitable work is found for her outside
of the Institution. Every inmate is eX-
pPcted to do whatever work the matIon
shall find her best fitted for. The heav-
ier work of the house naturally falls upon
the Younger and stronger women, the
older and feebler ones doing light sew
ing and mendiug the stockings OF the
children, who, sad 10 relate. get holes
in their heels and knees as quickly as
do more favored children. The chill
dren are received from the Children's
Aid society; Nr. Savage. of that society,
frequently sending little folks there,
and paying their board while they re-
main. These children are in every case
the offspring of people who through
misfortune or WrOngdOing have
become unable to care for them, when
they are not orphaned outright.
During the day they attend school,
when of suitable age, and at home they
are taught to be thoughtful of the feel
ingS of others and to be neat and cleanly
in their habits. a home of this nature
necessarily brings together many di-
verse characters. races and religions.
Not the least of the duties Of the matron
is to harmOniZe these opposing ele-
mentS and keep peace and cOntentment
III tine family, which just now numbers
1fty souls.
The Quarter Century Report
of this home gives a most interesting
account of its struggles for existence
during the past twenty-five years. Mrs.
y. ". IngerSoll was the first president.
and the late Mrs. Alex Ramsey was one
of the ableSt managers the board ever
contained. In conjunction with Mrs.
II. 5. Fairchild, who is now the pioneer
member Of the board, having served
either as president or as adirectOr since
May. 1875, Mrs. William Wakefield
formed Il committee tOpurchase build
ing. The old Collins homestead, on
Collins street, was selected, and the last
payment made on it in May, 1872. IRE
present president. Mrs. Pascal Smith.
has served since lS75.amd the treasurer,
Mrs. DR.. Flagg, one year longer. The
largest beQuests that have ever been
made the home were those of Judge
Henry Hale, who left it $4,000, and
Mrs. Anna E. Ramsey, who gave $1,000
TO the home she labored for so untir-
ingly in her lifetime. AS the SteeS es-
tate has not yet been finally settled, the
board cannot yet tell just what the be-
quest Of the late Washington Stees will
amount to. There have been but eleven
matr0nS in the home since its doors
were first opened to the unfortunate,
the late Mrs. Smiley having served
eight years in that canacity. There is il
change Of matrOnS now III progress.
Mrs. Winters having handed in her
resignation, after faithful term of Serv-
ice.
During the last year 2O6 persons were
cared for, the average family being
fifty-seven. Thirty children were
adopted from the home into good tami-
lies, and one elderly woman, who had
long given the inmates much trouble.
through the unsettled condition of her
mind, was removed to all insane hoSpi-
tai. There has been
Almost No Sickness
IN the home during the entire year, and
but Two deaths, one baby. who died of
cholera infantum, and the other a
middle-aged woman. who had long been
a sufferer. Divine services are held III
the parlOrs each Sunday afternoon, and
family worship is conducted by the
matrOn. There are at present four life
members III the home, all elderly women,
some of whom have seen better days,
but none more peaceful. They are all
in excellent health, and il is pleasure
to go into their cheerful rooms, so neatly
kept by themselves as TO shame
the housekeeping OF many younger
women. The rooms are large. sunny
and nicely furnished. and some of
the old ladies have many pieces of fur
niture Of their own, around which cluS
ter happy memories of by-gOne days.
A life member must enter the home for
the first six months on probation: if all
Is satisfactory to both parties at the ex-
piratlOn of this period they become life
members upon the payment of $500,
from which sum the amount of their
board for those six months is deducted.
The running expenses are wonderfully
light because of the generous donations
of provisions and clothing, and all the
inside work of the bone is done by the
inmates, even 10 Tie making Of the
pretty. clean-lcokirg rag carpet on the
halls and stairs.
The Officers.
The home is oficered at the present
time as follows:
President, Mrs. Pascal Smith: vice
president, Mrs. c. t. Worthen; secre-
tary. Mrs. William F. Graves; treasurer.
Mrs. S. d. Flagg; board. Mrs. II. S.
Fairchiid, Mis-. S. c. BiggS, Mrs. j. A.
Sabln. Mrs. J. f. Hoyt. Miss NJ. F. Nc
Ciurg. Mrs. a. S. Talmadge, Mrs. F. c.
Becker, Mrs. T. Z. Bird. Mrs. c. E..
Furness, Mrs. Kenneth Clark, Mrs. NJ.
u. Braden. Mrs. G. c. Andrews, Mrs. J..
{. Rich ardson, Mrs. Maurice Auerbach.
Mrs. E. Z. Davidson. Mrs. G. q. Kolf.
Mrs. Myron Blown, Mrs. Jay Owens,
Mrs. c. j. Thompson, Mrs. +. Weyer-
haeuser. Honorary members, Mrs. IL.
N. Smyth. Mrs. f. NJ Dean, Mrs. John
MattockS. Mrs. y. F. Parker. Advisory
board, Gov. Ramsey, Ii. S. Fairchild
and j. d. Ludden.
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