The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-10-12
ANNUAL REPORT.
What the People of Kenosha Have
Done for S. Marys Home During
the Past Season.
A HIGHLY PROSPEROUS YEAR.

Seventy Children from the slums of Chi
cago were Entertained and fed at the
Home During the Season Just Past.-only
two cases of Sickness at the Home During
the Season-What the People of the City
Have Donated for it's Support.
Saturday, September 23rd, "the
Saint Mary's Home" children returned
to their winter home, 200 211 Washing
ton boulevard, Chicago, after nearly
four months of country air and food.
Their plump bodies and brown faces
gave open testimony to the good
effects. The children of the rich rarely
get longer summer outing. We had
severty-two children here in all, but
never more than sixty-two at one time,
and even this number crowds our
space. DR.. Saunders gives his services
and looks well after the health of the
Home. We have never had serious i'll
ness and this year not even an 'acci-
dent case". Two dear little ones with
bad scrofu1ous faint had to be returned
to the hospital.
The Sisters again desire to express
to their friends in Kenosha their graft
tude and thanks for all the interest
and helpful kindness shown the chill
dren of the "Home''. It is said that
people tire of repeated appeals for the
same charity, thinking that Chi1dren's
Homes and the like should hustle
about and become self supporting.
The Sisters experience of Kenosha
people is quite the reverse. The con-
tributions in money and foodhave been
much larger than last year and we
have a sense of general willingness to
take trouble to help the Summer Home,
as the following list of gifts will show.
The old cook took in this added album
dance, when she cried out to the col
Iecting Sister with her daily wagon of
good things, against all this pamper-
ing with variety and de1icacies; it
would surely spoil the children for
their return to plain Chicago fare, and
her Scotch thrift received a further
shock when told that the children
might have all the Jersey milk from
the ''Modet Farm which they could
drink.
Especial thanks are due Mr.. Owen
and all who assisted in getting up the
out-of-door entertainment. Su h
things take time and trouble to bring
to such successful ending, $214 being
realized. This, we hope, may prove
an nest-egg for another much needed
building.
We feel that very special thanks are
due the meat markets. All the meat
has been given and the quality good of
its kind.
Mr.. Harry Kupfer and Mr.. Edward
Griffin are always most kind in giving
transportation each year to and from
the depot. Mr.. Kupfer also gives the
children long free ride, great pleas
ure to the little ones. To some of
them it is their first sight of the coun-
country, and may your charity shown
to these poor children return in rich
measure of blessing upon your own
lives.
THE SISTERS OF SAINT MARY.
October 6, 1899.
The following donations for the
Home were received:
Receipts from out-of-door entertain
ment, $214.
Cash, $685..
English meat market-Stew meat
two or three times a week and steak
now and again.
Peoples Cash MARKET roast and
soup bone each week.
Sanitarium-1 basket of meat, bread,
etc, twice a week, also a quantity of
clothing.
John O'Donne11-1 ton coal.
Eddie Grifin-Conveyances from
station for from 40 to so children, 1
omnibus and a baggage wagon to sta
ton.
Harry Kupfer- COnveyanCes to sta
ton for same children, and for drive.
OF miscellaneous items-sugar,
barrel; flour, 9 barrels; cornmea1, 81
pounds; graham -four, So pounds; oat-
meal, 217 pounds; breakfast food, 90
pounds; milk, 81 gallons; eggs, 2811
dozen; butter 90 pounds; rice, 80
pounds; tapioca, pounds; sago, 2
pounds; cornstarch, 10 packages; dried
beans, 8 bushels; dried peas, quart;
canned vegetables, quarts; canned
tomatoes, quarts; maccaroni, 5 pack
ages; raisins, pound; dried apricots,
3 pounds; baking powder, pounds;
soda, pound; salt, 20 pounds; choco-
late, 5 pounds; tea, 20 pounds; coffee,
10 pounds; pickles, 10quarts; preserved
fruit, D quarts; jelly, 68 glasses; lard,
5 pounds; syrup, 5 gallons; hominy, 8
pounds; vinegar, 2 gallons; pepper, e,
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