The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-02
view THE new BUILDINGS
Large Number of Visitors Entertained
at the Hillside Home.
THE INMATES WELL CARED FOR
Efforts Of Directors ApprOved-Supcr.
intcndcnt Bccncr COmplimcntcd on
His WOrk-Inspection Of Now
Wing for Female Inmates.


BY invitations of the poor directors
large number of citizens visited the
Hillside home yesterday, and passed
many hours inspecting the new, NX-
cellently equipped and well-appointed
buildings. The majority accompanied the
poor directors by the 9 a. IN. Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western train, and
others followed by the lilo a. m. train,
while string of vehicles brought
scores of visitors during the morning.
President Langstaff and his col
leagues We're assiduous in their atten-
tions to the visitors. The visitors were
unstinting in their praise of the clean
liness and neat order which prevailed
in every b,'ancls. and complimented
Superintendent and Mrs. Beemer.
The visitors We're received at the
front entrance of the main building,
and after visit to the cloak room,
were shown the private apartments of
the Superintendent and Resident Physi-
clan Evans, on the first floor. Passing
through the spacious dining room and
kitchen, the visitors were ushered into
the recreation corridor of the female
insane department.
One Read the Bible. Other Danced.
Here very impressive scene was
witnessed, where the ridiculous and sad
features of life were absurdly mixed
One of the inmates, a lady of evident
good birth and breeding, sat reading a
well-worn Bible, while a woman of mid
die age waltzed by as If in a ball ROOM
An air of happiness, however, seemed
to be attached to the majority of the
inmates, but the unuttera BILE sadness
or few afforded a fair criterion to the
troubles through which they had
passed.
After a few minutes inspection the
visitors moved from the sad spectacle
to view the snug rooms of the attend
ants, each of which contained O per-
sonal library, the contents of which
proved the good quality of the reading
INDUCED in during the leisure hours.
Recrossing the main hall, visit was
paid to the mems corridor, where a
number of male patients were as
sembled in knots discussing the un-
usual number of visitors. A few of the
men recognized some of the visitors
and eagerly discussed various incidents
which occurred years ago. Their men,
ory in some instances was more re-
tentive and ready than that of the visi-
tors. The eagerness with which they
conversed of old times was deeply in
teresting, and their regret when they
heard of the deaths of old friends
seemed profound.
The visitors yyara tbap chnu,p tba five
escape ladders and the other accessories,
after which they adjourned to the re-
Gently completed wing for the accommo-
dation of the pauper females. The build
ing is constructed in the most substan-
tial manner conceivable and is of fire.
proof design throughout. The dining
room tables were ready set for the mid
day meal, and the inmates were busily
engaged in the large kitchen.
Impressive Incidents OF the Day.
Two incidents made deep impression
on the visitors. In one end of the
building an aged couple occupied their
own private room. The wife has been
bed-ridden for six months, and the aged
husband is constant in his attention,
and devotes the remainder of his time
to attending to fifty plants which are
set in the room. The old couple have all
the comforts of home, without the re-
sponsibility of earning livelihood, and
are happy in the assurance of spending
their declining years in comfort to-
gether
From this room President Langstaff
invited the visitors to see Ibis babies"
M ha I,o nf oil
ly inmate in the nursery. This depart
ment spoke volumes of the tender care
shown by those in authority. The
lady visitors were charmed by the pic
ture of combined innocence and happi-
ness in the cribs, and fingered long in
the room.
All kinds of sewing, knitting, etc, are
done by the inmates and samples of the
work was shown. In turn the conser-
mems wards, kitchens, store
rooms, creamery and other numerous
were visited A welcome
call to dinner was obeyed with alacrity
by the guests. when the sharpened ap-
petites did ample justice to the substan-
Lial meal provided. Mrs. Frances b. |
Swan, who yesterday returned to town, |
was present at the dinner table and |
delighted those in her vicinity with |
yell-told experiences OF her visit to |
Names of the Visitors.
The visitors who registered were |
President Langstaff, Directors Shotten, |
Gibbons, Murphy, Mrs. |
swan, Secretary E. j. Lynett, Alex. |
Dunn, ST., James j. Lynch, president |
Blakely poor board; ]. J. Collins, Dan |
el Calvin, Rev. and Mrs. George G. |
Smith, Newton; Mr.. and Mrs. Brooks |
A. Bass, Charles Wagner, S. Wahlers, |
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Silkman, Mrs. G. II. |
Russ. Mrs. l.. G. LaBar Mrs. l.. Ans |
ey, Mrs. Jane Jones, Mrs. j. II. Bray |
.on, Mrs. John Kaufam, Mrs. A. L. |
Conrad, Dunmore; Mr.. and Mrs. p. M. |
Smith, p. A. Barrett, NJ. j. O'Toole, |
Fl. Jordan, M. E. Dolphin, Dunmore;
John Dope, Dunmore; Mr.. and Mrs. w. |
H. Fowler, Mrs. Doremus, Mrs. Mar |
,aret Pickens, Mrs. William Carpenter, |
Mrs. C. Bryant, Charles Carpenter. p.
&. Spellman. Miss May Spellman, Miss |
Katie Monahue, Mrs. ]. B. Reese, Mrs. |
John f. Davies, Mrs. Richard Davies,
Mrs. David s. Price, Mr.. and Mrs. w. |
n. Perry, Mount Cobb; j. II. Kelly, |
Ounmore; Misses Margaret and Mary |
Kelly, Edward Kelly, Councilman and
Mrs. w. M. Finn, John Horne, Mrs. |
Anna L. Murray. County Commissioner
John Demuth, Il. Owen Charles, Mr.. |
md Mrs. =. j. O'Donnell, Mr.. and Mrs. |
Michael INLAND, Fred Kuhlman. Simon
Davies, Job jenkins, David T. Jones,
John l.. Scragg, ]. G. Ranch, F. Cum
nings and NJ w. Cummings, Oily