The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-10-28

Parlor colnmittee-Mrs. G.. W. Curtis,
Mrs. S. e. Champion, Mrs. n. d. Sper-
ry Mrs. Susan Ives, Mrs. Henry Cham
Mon. Mrs. Wilbur r. Day and Mrs. f.
S. Bradley.
Hall committee-Mrs. Henry H. Ben
edict. Mrs. C. Purdy Lindsey and Mrs.
Edward G. MerWin.
Dining room committee-Mrs. James
TT Ford, Mrs. William Lyon Phelps
and Mrs. Daggett.
School committee-Miss Phipps and
Miss Lizzie Hail.
Nursery committee-Mrs. j. p. G..
Foster, Mrs. F. w. Benedict and Mrs.
C. T. Candee.
House nursery eommittee-Mrs. Gill
bert. Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Richardson.
Money committee-Mrs. Susan Ives
and Mrs e. s. Miller
There are now at the asylum 1873 chill
dren, including twelve babies between
the ages of one and two and one-half
wears, and twenty-five in the home nur-
| sery between the ages of two and one
| half and five years. No children past
the age of ten years are received at
| the asylum.
| The New Haven orphan asylum was
| started in 1888. In the historical sketch
| read by Fl. M. Packard at the semi
| centennial of the New Haven orphan
asylum, February 26, 1883, in speaking
of the starting Of the asylum, it is stat
ed that the first public intimation OF 1t
was a notice in the Connecticut Herald,
from which in part the Journal and
| Courier is an outgrowth. In that notice
it is stated that DR.. Jonathan knight
and Dr. Croswell, pastor of Trinity
church, find suddenly left upon their
hands four little orphan children, the
youngest only a few weeks old. The
two good men, physicians, one to the
body, the other to the soul, have met
at the bedside of the dying mother; the
father had died Of cholera a few months
{ before They cannot bear to send the
children to the almshouse, SO, knowing
the ladies' were ready to commence the
work, they call meeting Of gentlemen
to encourage them in it'' At the meet
ing these resolutions were passed:
"First-That this meeting cordially
approve of the design proposed by sew
eral ladies Of this city, to establish an
asylum for the protection and education
of destitute orphans within the city,
and will most cheerfully unite with
them in any measures calculated to eff
feet this desirable object.
"Second-That Messrs.. Silliman,
Boardman, Knight, Brewster and Win
throp be committee to communicate
to the ladies alluded to in the preced-
ing resolutions the sentiments Of this
meeting with regard to their benevolent
| design, and to cooperate with them in
its prosecution"
The ladies were so effectually encour-
aged that they met on February rs to
| organize They met in Franklin hall,
large room, frequently used for col
lege festivities, on the second floor of
what had been the stage house and
main hotel of New Haven-a long,
white wooden building. with a gilded
| bust of Franklin in front--on the cor
ner of Church and Crown streets, near
ly opposite the present postofflce.
At this meeting a society was formed
under the name of 1.-THE New Haven
Female Society for the Relief Of Or
phans, Half Orphans and Destitute
| Children"
!. The asylum was at first located in a
cottage on Grove street, near Church.
In 1888 a house was bought on Oak
street, near Asylum street. In 1855 the
present asylum was first occupied.
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