The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-03-06

special benefit giving fer cGnsumptivc.
the benefit of Colorado atmosphere
and providing missionary or industrial
training On special lines for those VIII,
desire such instruction. II the eiIor
proves success, the Home for Friend
less Women will thereafter be known
as the Florence Crittentcn Mission oi
! Vermont
.!ome Toy Destitute children
1t is said That the first institution
il the world to be called II Children :
Home" was that founded in Cincin-
matt in 1864. Ii that is true the Home
for Destitute Children in Burlington
may be considered one of the first as
with seven little girls under its care,
in Il small brick house on Main street
This charity was conceived. planned
Miss Lucia Wheeler of Burlington
known as the Marine Hospital. was
was made in 1873. On the night of
May LIST, 1898. this beautiful home
was burned Ia the ground. II was
age plan, and during the PAST two wears
two cottages have bean built. accom-
modating about fifty children Dur
ing the twenty nine years OF its exist
elCe the home has received and cared
for nearly 800 children ranging in age
from an infant of few days to twelve
or fourteen years. In its first wears
this institutionwas supported by annual
d -, al &
the state but the raising of a,
permanent fund, and generous
gifts of real estate from the late John
L, Howard. and other bcnefactions
made these yearly subscriptions no
longer necessary and it now has an in I
como sufficient for the yearly expenses !
Of about one hundred children, but is
sadly in need Of money for building /
purposes. The subscription for the I
rev buildings has now reached the /
sum of S1l,000 There is no doubt .
but this institution has done Il great
work and been 4 blessing IL many
trlcndicss little ones. IN her Both an.
hual report Mrs. Torrey, tae president
says: Our beloved institution has
rounded out one quarter of u century of /
it Denetccnt life. Its early struggle
and self sacrificing labors of
IT'S founders and friends, and its in
rreasing prosperity up TO this time
when II has come to its present condi-
ton of a thoroughly organized. we'll
endowed and truly charitable institu.
ton, doing quiet but efficient work
for friendless and homeless children,
is well known story. Its main object
frD IDIN - 1, -
rescue the children of our state from
lives of poverty, misery and sin and to
provide for them good homes where If
possible, they might he trained up to
become useful Christian men and
women. This home has always been
undenominatluna,.
Howard Relief society.
The Howard Relief society. named
thus IN appreciation Of the interest in
and liberal donations of money of
the socicty.of Mr. John T. Howard. is
coated at Burlington and is one of
he best and wisest charities in the
state, or country either for that matter,
t was chartered Nov. O. 1881. The
irst attempt in burlington of any j
organized society to relieve the suffer !
ng caused by destitution was 10 dis !.
'ense food and clothing 10 the needy 4,
md was made by the members of the
(. W. c. y. during the winter of ,
SOS. The next winter soup house
vas opened and was continued for e
eyerai years. Then followed an en- '
,loyment office in January 1879. a
'welve ladies' formed a committee and :,
vigorous effort was made Ia stop 4"
treet begging. In December 1875.
lr. John Towards sister, Miss louisa
Toward, gave Ia the society part Of a ;
lock valued at $1,000 At her a
cath. in March 1886, she left the SO n
iety a legacy of so, 600 and one half {
the residue of her property, which v
mounted to nearly SIC 600 morn. With a
his was built the Louisa Howard q
liseion House. The aim nf the So il