The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-19
DONATION DAYeSExT n URsDAY.
Appeal From the Omosrs of St. Francis
 Orphan AsyIum-The Committees.

Appeal From the Oalcers of St. Francis Orphan AsyIun-The Committees. The committee having charge of the collections of donations for the St. Francis orphan asylum have Issued the following letter in relation to dona- ton day: ....ls.
 "st. Francis orphan Asylum. New Haven. Conn. Nov. 17, 's4.
 "To the public; Next Thursday. No- vember 22. will be donation day .or the little ones of St, Francis asylum.
 "The orphans kind friens and char itable persons generally are asked to contribute generously this year.
 "The aid received from our ordinary sources of income has been cut off dur ing the past year in consequence Of the hard times. while the number os the inmates of the asylum has in- creased.
 Three hundred and twenty children 2l9 boys and 1o1 girls, are now resi- dents of the orphanage, the boys be- ing on the increase.
 Only few small bequests and do- nations have been received since last November: and the revenue from the two cemeteries has been so diminished during the financial depression as to be Scarcely of any benefit to us, tAe receipts being only sufficient 10 cover the constant and heavy expense of run ming the two burial places.
 Last June we got out of debt, but only to incur greater one. Our new will cost when completed about s40.- 900, which we have just borrowed. The interest on our new loan, the furniture for our new wing and the supplies Cor our numerous little army will evidently tend to deplete our treasury.
 "In spite of our large buildings and spacious grounds and the prevailing opinion to the contrary, St, Francis Orphan asylum, like the majority of the Catholic people,'o this city, is very poor.
 "In calling. therefore, the attention of our generous fellow citizens to this years donation day, we feel that we are not addressing ourselves to strang- CTS. but to kindly disposed friends of our. own orphan children.
 "The help we have met with in pre- vious years. warrants us in believing that our efforts in the cause for which we plead, will enlist such warm sym pathy and kindness that the donations this year shall not fall off. but rather increse, to meet the pressing needs of this most worthy home charity.
 "The public, regardless of creed. have been more than generous to us in the past; and as Thanksgiving" is approaching, we trust its advent wsl! prove such a reminder to our old and new friends that Thursday, November 2z,i will find many remembering Gof's poor-the little orphans.
 .1N. B.-Persons Willing to contribute and not likely to be called upon, or eN- becting to be absent from the city on donation day, are earnestly requested to rlace their offerings with any of the atove named committeeman, or to 1e' init the same directly to the treasurer, before or after Thursday next" | Oflcers-Williama Keane, president; Edward McGoWWah. vice president; Hugh I. Finnigailg secretary; Eugene MoKenna, assistant secretary; Rev. John F. Coreoran, treasurer SBernard E. Lynch, assistant treasurer. ''; . T~oo,,+;,,o oo,,o m tA,n-l3cy Johp Ruc sell, Rev. P. A. M.Aholland, Rev. Der nard W. Bray, Rev H. F. Lilly, o. P.; Rev. Michael McKeon, Rev. John F. Corcoran, and the officers of the conn mittee.
 Central, committee-Edwards MeCar- thy. Hon. T. J. Fox. Hon. David Cal1a- han, Andrew c. Smith, Thomas F. Mo- Grail, Michael F. Walker. Timothy F. Callahan, James F. Braanigan, John F. McPartland, Peter Carberry, Charles M. Walker, Peter McKeon, James J. To gsrty, Daniel Colwell James F. Brec, Alexander Emery, D. j., Gilmartin, c. H. Conway, John J. Lane, Michael R. Ems COG, Thomas F. McGsuinness, John Gaf- fey, James A. Douglass, David s. Gar,- ble, James Reynolds, John Garrity, Cap tain James J. Kennedy, Daniel Dore, John L. Foley, Thomas J. Shanley, Will liam F. Donnelly,. John F. McHugh, James T. Moran, Daniel s. Gilhuly, William ,Noonan. Paul Russo. William F.. Shannon. James B. Martin, John T. Kerrigan. James F. Maher. Matthew Reilly, James J. Carr, James E. Mo- Gam, Frank Chandler, Patrick Hatch, Lewis Lewinson, Cornelius T. Driscoll, Richard M. Sheridan, Thomas K. Dunn, James Molloy. John Clancy, Martin Bergin, P. J. Cronan, William Crowley, James Reilly, Edward O'Meara, Corne- Illus Kiernan, B. J. Dillon, William Web- Der, George E. Mitchell, Thomas F. Ccx, Pierce M. Maher, John H. Rourke, John P. Carney, William J. Rohan Joseph F.. Taylor William Noonan, August Le- Brun, Joseph B. Manning.