The herald., 1897-01-02

Mrs. E. L. Threldkill, through whose
untiring efforts and efficient manage
ment the enterprise of building and fur
nishing home for the newsboys has
been successfully carried to completion.
has recently been appointed matron OF
the girls department or the REFORM
school at Whittier. In view of the fact
that her residence will be out of the city
she felt It expedient to tender her resig-
nation of the presidency of the board OF
managers, which was reluctantly ac-
cepted by her workers. In her annual
report the president gave substantially
the following statement:
This Institution had its origin In
boys reading room opened on Third
street in February, 1890. by an evan
gelist, Mr.. Studd, who for time paid all
expenses. When leaving the city he put
1t into the hands of Mrs. Drain and Mrs.
Shinkwin, who moved 1t to larger quar-
ters on Main street and opened in con-
nection q boarding and lodging house,
trusting to the generosity of the public
to maintain it. In May, 1890, some sixty
ladies' organized a Newsboys Home So
ciety with an annual membership fee OF
81. In November of the same year the
home was moved to East First street.
and In May to the old Ducommun resi-
dence. One hundred dollars had been
raised by subscription, in addition to
fees, but the enterprise had a hard
struggle for existence, expenses exceed
ing the income. In 1894 lot was pur-
chased on San Julian street, for which
$500 was paid, with an assumed mort
gage of $780, but subsequent entertain
ment left the ladies more heavily in debt,
instead OF paying the onc' already in
CURED as they had hoped. About one
year ago the board determined to make
more determined effort to secure per-
manent home for their little waits. They
had $500 in the treasury, when generous
friends came to their assistance.
Mrs Sale gave a reception at her
home, Frederick Warde the proceeds of
a lecture, Father Nugent of Liverpool,
England, the proceeds of a lecture: Cen
eral Sherman the use of two Pasadena
electric cars for a day; the Southern
California Railroad company two trips
around the kite shaped track; Mount
Lowe railway, $500 from excursions;
Banning brothers. excursions to Cata-
lima; the Orpheum, a benefit; the Pasa-
dena and Pacific electric line, proceeds
of an entire day to Santa Monica; the
Times-M Mirror company, $1,000. and many
citizens who made generous contribu-
tions of money and labor.
The result of this persistent effort is
the handsome home on San Pedro street
of sixteen rooms, with bath rooms, clos
cts, pantry and all modern conveniences.
finished in Oregon pine, comfortably
furnished, heated by steam and lighted
with electricity. There are seventeen
boys in the home, with accommodations
for twenty-five, and room to add more
beds when found necessary. The rooms
are large, airy, sunny and we'll lighted.
Each boy has an iron bedstead of his
own, with clean warm bed clothing.
In the sunny end of the second floor
there is a reading room with books and
magazines, to which the public is always
welcome to contribute. Miss Hansell is
the patient and painstaking matron
who looks after the comfort, and moth
ers the boys under her care.
IF homeless working boy desires a
good home he certainly has been most
generously provided for by the good
women Of the city.