Evening star., 1896-07-01
THE HOME OPENED.
Institut10n for Sick Children Dow
at Colonial Beach.


at Colonial Beach.
The ''salt Air Home for sick children at
Colonial Beach was formally opened yester-
day for the season, and the event was the
occasion Of q visit to the home of hundreds
Of persons from Washington and vicinity,
who have become Interested in the institu-
ton through the energetic efforts of the
worthy president, Mrs. w. G. Davenport,
and the board Of managers.
Wnlle, however, the formal opening cere-
monies " ere not celebrated until yesterday
there have been number of little children
there for some days, and their ruddy coun-
tenances show the beneficial effect that
even SO short visit has already been to
@ tnem. 1t Is the intention Of Mrs. Daven-
management Of the home, If enough finan-
cial encouragement is received (and not a
great deal Is reQuired), to extend the bene-
nus OF the institution to poor women, who
are well nigh prostrated with their daily
exert1ons to procure the necessities of life
ana yet, also, are too poor to pay even the
fare to the home.
To meet all such cases, as well as of the
cnlldren taken there, the Chesapeake and
PGtomac Steamboat Company, the owners
OF the John Sylvester, have volunteered to
carry Tree any person coming within the
classes above mentioned to and from Colo
nial Beach.
The managers of the home also propose
10 receive at small cost hard working girls
VINO cannot afford an outing otherwise. 1t
is believed that such as accept the offer
Will be much benefited both physic ally and
morally, as besides having the advantages
which accrue from breathing the salt air
an ana getting change of diet they will all
ne brought directly under the influence of
the Daughters Of the King, who will assist
wish. '
Bishop Paret of the diocese of Maryland,
ReV. DR.. John Elliott, Rev. Dr. R. II. Nc
klm, and all the Episcopal clergymen of
washington, as well as that of ministers of
been called to the work.
AT the opening yesterday Rev. Dr. Elliott
MADE an address, and Rev. w. G. Daven-
port offered the invocation. Mrs. Daven-
port made statement as to what was
Needed to complete the home and Miss
FLORENCE Plant was appointed chairman OF
committee to furnish twenty-eight win
lows lows ior Inc third story, which. when
nhlshed, Will enable the managers to ac-
commodate many more persons
During the day Miss Plant received con-
trloutions OF money sufficient to pay for
three windows; Mr.. and Mrs E. NJ. Depew.
Mr.. and Mrs. John G. Cook and Mrs. Curtis
pledged one window each, and toys, books
and other things to amuse the children
were promised. Among the contributions
received during the past few days and lust
reported were 800 from Prof Melville Bell.
VINO gave the ground upon which the home
Is puiit and by which 1t is surrounded:
Hi!udpie driving horse from Mr.. H. A.
Grlswold; the Kings Daughters and the
fhemus Club, composed of young ladies',
nave each furnished a room; $40 was re-
celved from the sale of tickets from the
steamboat company; Mrs. Weaver gave a
valuable COW. while many other and less
valuable donations have likewise been re-
ceived
The officers of the John Sylvester, Capt.
Frederick Posey, Pilot W. L. Skinner. Mate
II. b. Post, Purser w. Voorhees, and Quar-
termaSter John Stafford were whenavar
their duties permitted them to do 80 nm
remtting in their attention to the excur-
slonlsts, and contributed in large degree
10 the success of the opening of the home