The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-22
CHARITY FOR THE CHILDREN.
Seattle Orphans Home in Need
of Financial Support.
GENUINE GOOD is BEING DONE.
visit TO the Institution In Which
Twenty-seven Children Are Cared
for-Parentiess Boys and Girls
whose Holiday Happiness Must
Came From a PhiIanfhropic Pub
Iic-What Ii Has Accomplished.

There are hundreds, perhaps thousands.
n Eeople IN this city who. IL they were
asked IL such a charitable institution as
an Orphans Home exists In this city,
would say. II don't know And OF
those who are aware that IL exists IL Is
safe TO say that 80 per cent. do not know
its location and are in total ignorance
OF the vast work of pure, unadulterated
charity that n has accomplished since It's
existence. They don't know that 1t is
one OF the few real charitable institutions
OF the Northwest. where orphan children
nay find home with all the tender nurs-
ing that a mother could give them, and
where children who have parents too
poor or too cruel TO take care OF them,
are taken in and told that they are well
come. Yet such home does exist.
The Orphans Home is conducted by the
Ladies Relief Society. The organization
is one of the pioneer affairs of this city
II came into existence in early days,
when Seattle was only a village and
when there was good hunting near what
is now Seventh avenue. The society be-
gan in a modest way. Its members were
women who believed that true charity
begins at home" and that IL they wished
10 be the real benefactors of the poor
they had a good field without sending
their money afar. Years ago they
were given a piece of ground and erect
Orphans Home. IL stands on the cor
ner OF Fourth avenue north and Harri-
son street IL Is a large. well painted.
well constructed building. with an enor-
nous yard on either side Of it, Mrs. III.
Fitton Is in charge OF the home. One
must go there and be shown through
the home 20 appreciate its true value.
There are today twenty-seyen children.
girls and boys at the home. Their ages
range from 3 to Y years. Very often
the home has within it's walls forty chill
dren. Visit the home, see the children.
talk with those in charge, notice in par
ticular the cleanliness Of the place. and
you viii 20 away satisfied that you have
made serious mistake In having failed
10 give the institution your moral and
financial support. And II you wish TO
adopt a child, the Orphans Home is the
place TO go. The children are as pretty
and as bright, as cheerful and as clean
as any other group Of little ones in the
city. If you don't believe it. give a
party. invite bevy Of children from the
homes OF the best families in the city
and then compare them with the group
out at the Orphans Home. You win
realize the truth of the statement that
those at the home have few superIors
A Post-Intelllgencer reporter was out
there yesterday. Thursday is visitors
day. but the rain, coupled with the fact
that there are not many people on earth
who enjoy rushing 10 an Orphans Home.
vas responsible for the non-appearance OF
many visitors. There was no noise about
the home. but from the playhouse" in
the basement came a murmuring Of little
voices. But not all the children were at
play. Some were AZ school In the sick
room the few cots were without occu-
pants. There was one exception. In a
corner. reclining on a couch. was a pale
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two and fcw toys were nearby. He
took sick a Few days ago" the rnatron
said. "but ne will soon be well and down
among the other children
All the comforts Of A home are there.
and when the children were talked to
they said they were happy and that they
liked their home.
Those two came yesterday and they
don't act as though they wanted % leave"
said the matron. pointing % two pretty
children. sill and a hoy. who we're play
inE with a dozen or more other children
THE caildren continued the rnatron.
retire n o'clock 81 the evening and
they rise about the same hour IN the
morning Some so 10 school and some
arr Taught az home. Last year We had
a kir3evsarten teacher for those who were
TOO young 20 go 20 school. hut az present
those who have charge ~ the home Feel
tNa. tie expense would ~ too much for
fhe society"
orphans. and children who have parents
are taken no the home. "Tt "a really sun
posed 10 be an orphans home" SAID re
r1a,ro1 -hut We have been cor70eI>s -
receive some eases where fhe parents a.
alive We re. good homes for the or
plans but Che parents % the children who
are here refuse a. allow them - be a5or+
e3 and consequently the Httle ones ara
kept AWAY from people who would rlasfv
care f0r and educate ,hem + fs strange
huf f~se- That some parents WIN ree1e-,
ia-~ children uuHl We are compelled "a
tsks charge ~ them, ans Their. when W
go them good homes the parents -sfsss
~ legally release them"
The erTA 1~s' Home has ~ r.bu- esr-
ro-ters Those who ara IN .ha es-rs+-.
~s.~s fN7 ~ r0ry necessary "a keen 6. -
Eng Occasionally small eont~,b,I..o-s
are rroeye3 or THANKSGIVING 6sv +As-s
a-H @se~v donations ~ s1oa and -larhf~-
u 0@or'e 90 charitable frame 81 --,~s
~s0t - % genuine good tnev can s~e--,-
0.~h ne tack ~ contributing - the o.
uha~s' Home