The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-15
QUARTER. !. o. CENTENNIAL.
Tho Twonty-fltth Anniversary of
tho Childron's Home.
a NOTABLE CELEBRATION GIVEN
Attic Opera House Last Nlght-Threo
eS.Presidcnts Make Addresses, and
tho Present aud Former Inmates
Demonstrate tho Good Work OF ono
Of WhcelinE's best Institutions.


The celebration at tho Opera House
last night OF tho twenty.litth Annlver.
sary OF tho founding OF tho Children a
Homo OF Wheeling was ono OF tho most
succcIsiui aud impressive OF similar
events ever seen IN tho city. Tho large
theatre was vol filled, anu many prom.
inent ladies' aud gentlemen connected
with tho management OF tho institution
sat on tho stage, IN front OF which wore
chairs occupied by tho hoal.hy, happy
looking, neatly dressed children OF tao
home.
On tho programme was civon a sue.
cine, history Of the institution, which
Ia worthy OF preservation. Ihs Home
organised February II. 1870; incorpor.
ated March s, 1870; work begun April /,
1870. Tho first building occupied was
the ]. Ii. Forysth mansion OH Market
and Seventeenth streets, md the first
I Inmates n wretched mother and her two
children, The first officers wero Chos-
ter ID, Hubbard, president OF the cor.
poration; John L. Hobbs, first vice.
president; James PAUL, second vice.
president: S L. lilldrc;h, secretary /;
Thomas tiornbrook. treasurer.
The number OF children who have
been in, in tho twenty-five wears, l5i
boys and l9l girls, total OF 3ij. The
present lady managers OF the home are :
Mrs, ]. G. Hupp, Mrs. j. J. Jones, Mrs.
Samuel Laughlin, Mrs. J.V. l. Rodgers,
Mrs. John Frew, Mrs. J. Z. Harden,
Mrs. @. 2. Brown. Mrs. Guy Il. g. Allen,
Mrs. ]. G. lynch. Mrs. J. W. Morris,
Mrs. B. L. Catch. Mrs. NJ. J. Brilles,
Mrs. George A. Koerner, Miss Amanda
List, Miss Julia Atkinson, Miss L. War.
ner, Miss Mary Mckee. Miss Ada
Simpson, Miss Jennie Wise, Miss Laura
Lawson, Miss Kate Allison, Miss A. L.
Logan.
The presidents OF tho board OF lady
managers have been Mrs. l. A. Hagaus,
now OF Elmhurss, H., president TO year
1872; Mrs. ". F. Butler. OF y heeiing,
W. Va, president 10 year 1870; Mrs. J..
P. Harden, OF Wheeling. W. Va, presi.
dent TO year lSSS; Mrs. J. C. Hupp, OF
Wheeling. W. Va, presiden, at date,
and the matrons Of the home, Mrs. Jane
Oldham, first ma.rou, for twoyoa Mrs.
NJ. D. Boyd, matron to November l.,
1885; Mrs. Josephine Z Northrop. ma
tron to June 8, 1879; Mrs. MA. EoH,
matron TO June 1. 1890, and Miss Louise
Forney, present matron.
Last night FRS, Vice President W. B.
Simpson presided. IN the absence OF
President Henry K. List.
ADDRESS ny Mr. BARNIrZ.
The meeting was opened with music
by the Opera House orchestra, at.cr
which the audience, with orchestral
accompaniment, sang "Rescue the Per.
ishipg."
Rev. Dr. D. \. Cunningham led in
prayer, after which several pleasing
songs and ROTATIONS we're given by the
children OF tho home. in way which
caused much applause. Rev. DR.. $. Il.
Barni,z was then introduced as the first
president OF the home, and as really its
founder.
When Mr.. Simpson introduced Mr..
Barnitz, OF Des iloines, Iowa, the
first president OF the home, there was a
round OF applause. Mr.. Barnitz re-
ferred to tho opening OF the work OF the
lone, saying 1t hid fulfilled the old
German adage. IAN beginnings are
heavy But with an abiding faith in
the community and in Almighty God
the work was undertaken. Me.,rs.
Simpson. Davenport. Miller. Lau.hlin
and BarniIz met ono night at Mr..
Lauzhlin'a house, and agreed to pledge
SOD each toward the home. They Sc.
cured 4; ono. the required legislation,
aud The old FoT.yths mansion, on Sew
entceGth street, now the parsonage OF
tho Independent German church. The
sickness. debt and other troubles oil the
frs. and second years were re.
fnrred TO in iee!iu. way. but with a
pleasant vein OF humor running
through his remarks. Tne smallpox in
the frat home, the raising OF the frs;
Si0.00A toward tho presen. home and
the event, GU: Of which the inovemeE,
grew wcro depicted eloqucntly. Scene
nftcr scene wa. recalled from tho speak.
cr's own recollection. lie told many
aI!cciin. sto;ics. ami finally asked tina.
some OF iiie earlier inmates oil tho homo
stand up on the stage. Three young
mol aud three young women, well
dressed am! happy looking, arose. They
certainly we're siToU. testimonial 10
the good wrought b. this Institution,
toward tho success Of which Mr.. Barnitz
contributed so much. As he told the
story OF several OF thcse children there
were many eyes in the audience wet
With tears.
YEAiI's "REMINISCENCES.
As the Opera House orchestra played
an overture. committee passed among
tho audience and took up collection
which noted very good sum. When
,his was over, Rov. ". L. Thompson
nov oil Detroit. Mich. and formerly
pastor OF the FRS, Christian church Of
this city. was introduced By Mr.. Simp
soI. 3lr. Thompson was PRECEDENT o.
the Home for one year, in 1882 and 'S3
and hu supplemented Row. alr. Bar
ni.z's remarks with sono inierestin.
"reminiscences ieelingly told, OF the in
slitution while he was at its head. liz
WIS succeeded rs president by Row. L
II. Dornblascr, Mn Barnitz's successor