The Washington times., 1895-06-06
Sent to the Junior EndeavOrers'
Home in the Country.
sAvIoRs OF POOR CHILDREN
First Consignment of Diseased and
Feeble Little Ones Sent Into vir-
ginia to Be Reinvigorated by Pure
Air and Food-Two Weeks Out
ing For Them.

Ten little ones, whose eyes have seldom
beheld anything but the long, unbroken
line of streets and houses, and whose ideas
of the green country We're such as they had
formed from the parks and squares, were,
through the instrumentality of the Union
OF Junior Christian Endeavor Societies or
Washington giyenanopportunity of feastiDg
their vision upon the beauties of nature,
tasting the joys and delights of rural life
and drawing into their lungs long, deep
breaths of pure, invigorating life-giving air.
About a year ago the Juniors conceived
the idea of instituting country home for
poor children whose parents could not
afford TO send them, and as is the case
with everything the Endeavorers set out
TO do, twas not long before the necessary
money was raised and everything in readl-
ness for the opening this spring. With 5000
in hand house half way between Fostoria
aud Falls Church, Va, was rented and
Rev. Philip s. Steele with his wife and
daughter placed in charge.
TWO WEEKS OUTING.
The sum of money that is at present
available viii be sufficient for the sup
port OF ten children at the home all during
the summer and if any more funds are
obtained the overworked mothers will be
sent with their pale and haggard children.
Each child is given two weeks outing
free from all cost for board, or tranSporta-
ton.
The first lot was taken by Rev. Z. B.
Bagby to the institution on Monday, under
the care OF Mrs. Gibbs, who owilllookafter her
delicate charges with mothers care.
Noticeable among the party were W an ,pinched
faces OF pain-tossed and cough-racked little
children, to whose cheeks the fresh summer
breeZes Will bring back the rosy hue OF
youth and whose wasted bodies will be
strengthened and nourished by the pure
country food.
One was youth whose form was horribly
misshapen by hip disease. Forsometime he
has been an inmate of the Newsboys' Home
and has contributed to his support, SO far
as he has been able, by selling papers on the
street. Being anxious to compete wit hmore
active rivals he has been.too Jealous in his
effortsand, having gone beyond hisstrength,
complete prostratioD is the result.
HOPES OF THE FUTURE.
In the country he hopes to win back his
strength and expects on his return to be
self-supportiDg if some charitably inclined
person wiIlprocure for him workthathecan
do Miss Mordaunt Wilson, ofthe Newsboys'
Home, gives the boy good, moral Christian
character and says that he is exceptionally
write nicely.
Another one, who wen on Monday, was
homeless, friendlcss little Swiss boy, who
had been found by Miss Jennie o. Kimbau
in her work among the poor in East Wash
inngton andfor whom she willtryto procure
home upon his home.
Perhaps the most affecting sight was
that presented by little girl scarcely yet
entered on her teens who was carrying IN
her arms her sister whose pale, white face
and thin emaciated frame showed that she
had just recovered from long illness.
There was not a healthy looking child in
the crowd ana 1T will be interesting to note
the difference in their condition when they
return. The officers of the Union of
Junior Christian Endeavor Societies,
under whose auspices the Junior Home is
conducted, are: Rev. E. B. Bagby, presi-
dent; Mrs. NJ r. Fishburu, vice-president,
Miss Della Randolph, recording secretary;
Miss Mary V Fenwick, corresponding secre
tary, and Mr.. John B. Seaman, treasurer.