The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-23
A Great Throng of Interested
Visitors Inspected the
Magnificent Home.
Scores Of Girls Were GROUPED 10 Pre-.
sent Pretty Picture-Oificsrs
of the Institution

The house-warming of the new home of
the Maria Kip Orphanage was an event
yesterday afternoon t; at called together
vast throng OF ladies and gentlemen. The
doors of the beautiful home, corner of
Seventh avenue and Lake street, Rich
mond District, were opened at o clock.
An hour later the crush was great. The
visitors and friends of the institution were
entertained by music, rendered by the
band OF the Third Artillery, U. s. A.
picturesque and happy feature of the
reception was the grouping of thirty or
phan girls along the stairway and the
balcony of the stairway landing. The
visitors entering the house at once caught
view OF the pretty picture, and instantly
recognized the touch of the artist in the
tableau.
The orphanage onfers the comforts of
home on 106 children, but hey will not be
sheltered in the new house at Richmond
until June 1. Thirty gills were escorted
to the orphanage yesterday to wait at the
refreshment tables, and thus relieve the
society young ladies' of the guild from
duty of this kind.
During the afternoon the following pro-
gramme OF music was rendered:
Glee. Eat the Closter Gate" (E Grieg), Holt
Choral; barytone solo, "Prolo que to Z Pag-
iiacci" Oeoncavallo). S. Homer Henley; glee
'.The Gypsies" (Kobert Schumann). Holt
Choral; duet. violin and piano, (a) "Eegie"
Miss Alice Bacon and signor Minefti tenor
solo, (a) Wonderland" (Brahms), TO- "Die
Beiden GrenadiereD ReissingeIl, Herr Anton
Wenxer Holt Ghera :0ng a1 soo
.",RobeItl tot que, jaime" (Meyerbeer)
Mrs. R; Bayae; glee, GOOD Night, Be-
loved {Pin.suti) Holt Choral and Grace
Roscoe Warren Lucy. Conductor, William H.
Holt.
Yesterday was simply devoted to house
warming and Tree inspection of the welt
lighted and amply ventilated apartments
of the superb house. Later on the edifice
will be consecrated to the cause for which
it was established, and then Bishop
Nichols will conduct the ceremonies.
Happy greetings were in,erchanged yes
terday, and the warmth of the universal
delight was cordially expressed by Miss
Carrie Gwin. president of the board of
managers The officers of the ms iitution
are:
Trustees-William F. Nichols, DID, pres-
dent; Thomas P. Woodward, vice-preside Mt !;
E. H. Rixford, secret.ry; William H. Croker,
treasurer; Jacob c. Johnson.
Board OF managers-Miss Carrie Gwin, presi-
dent; Mrs; W; S. Wood, vice-president; Mrs
Iuonas Z. "oouwaIu, seCI e'aIy MISS Nary
Heath, corresponding secretary; Mrs George
III. Buckingham, treasurer; Mrs. K. b. Sanchez,
Mrs P. /. Asbur Mrs. Livingston Gibson, Mrs.
Major Field, Mrs. Sidney Worth, Mrs. G. E.
Ames, Sister Anna.
Physician-s:dney Worth, MD.
The building, including the grounds,
cost about $4,000 The debt at present
does not exceed SIS, 900. The home has a
frontage of 100 feet and depth of 176
feet, and stands on lot 120x560 feet. The
material is brick with stone ornamental
ton. The editice was illustrated and de-
scribed in THE CALL last October. The
height is three full stories, exclusive OF
large attic. The facilities for heating,
lighting and ventilating are modern and
very nearly perfect. The cornerstone was
laid by Bishop Nicholson August 26,
1896