The morning times., 1895-07-07

At Colonial Beach is established one Of
the most practical charities of the city,
known as Bell House, an asylum for sickly
and destitute children, worn out mothers,
and hard working shop girls. The OBJ
tect of the promoters is a most praise
worthy one and through " hich the desired
results are most quickly and satisfactorily
accomplished.
The idea of establishing such an irstu-
ton was first suggested by Mrs. ". G.
Davenport in the early part of the present
year. Deeply interested in her work she
enlisted the sympathy and support of others,
among whom were the clergy of this city,
irrespective of their religious beliefs, the
Daughters of the King, and many well
known ladies and gentlemen, prominent IN
charity circles
Their united efforts resulted in a most
decided success, and now those mostdirectiy
and deeply interested in this most laudablet
work already begin to see satisfactory re-
suits. Although not entirely completed
the work on one OF the buildings is so far
advanced as to make it habitable with COM
fort and on last Tuesday the first colony,
consisting of ten half famished, puny and
sick children, was established under the
ent of the home.
1T is PLEASANTLY SITUATED.
Bell Home, named in honor of Dr. Mel
| vile Bell, of Georgetown, is pleasantly
| situated on a beautiful slope overlooking
| Home Bay on the south, and on the west
| fronting Davenport avenue, beautiful
broad drive, named in honor OF Miss
| Davenport. The building now occupied
/ nd will
when the main one is finished and the little
ones transferred there, be occupied by Miss
| Davenport and her assistants.
The main building, or Bell Home, when
| completed, will be an imposing structure.
| 1t will be two stories i'll height ana VIII con-
! tain sixteen large, airy rooms, a VIDE
| passageway running the whole length oil
| the building from east to west, ana on
the top will be constructed pavilion, where
the invalids can get the benefit of the salt
1 air from both the Potomac and Home Bay
A visit to Bell Home Will easily convince
| any one of the amount of work already
| done and the excellent results attained
/ in so short time, and also give a pretty
| clear idea of the work proposed to be
| done in the future.
OF the ten little ones who arrived las
Tuesday very little need be said, eXcep
that the marked Improvement in each has
been SO rapid and perceptible Is to make
| If surprising When they arrived they
were without exception, pupy, sad-eyeC
and sallow aud even for this time or tnt
wear very thinly clothed Surprising as II
may appear, it can be tfuthfully statet
that already all these traces of trouble
have been removed aud in their place!
are ROSY cheeks, bright eyes and comfortable
clothing and any one hearing their merry
prattle as they play around the Home
would find hard to believe they were th'
same children.
The most pitiable of all the little un
j fortunates are Jennie Thompson anC
Katie Stowe, each about eight years old
the former a cripple unable to walk, TIT
latter deformed by curvature OF the spine
They are al happy, however, as 1t Is
possible to make them under the circum
stances, for they are the special care 0
everyone, especially the less unfortunat
comrades, who pay their constant attentlo
and do their all to amuse them.
CARE FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
Besides the little ones and Mrs. DaveI
mort. the other colonists are Mrs. j.
Stephens and Mrs. L. \. Roome, "h
are Daughters of the King; Miss Edit
Brewer, Mrs Mary Joseph, OF the CHI
+, dren's Hospital, and Mrs. A. E. lyle
of the Help and Home Mission or theS
Mesdames Tyler and Joseph and Mis-
Brewer are permanently attached to tt
Home, while Mesdames Stephens an
: Roome are only temporary visitants, WI
VIII be relieved by others of the Daughte
of the King.
All this is very pleasant to know, bu
asS Mrs Davenport says, 1t all cost
money, without which the wheels OF tn
charity must cease to turn So far Il
responses to the prayers for ala hay
been answered. and in very substa
tial way, and up to date the manage