The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-01-14

| ana during tnat time IL rs scarcely loO
much to say that. mingled with every
project underlying every private plan
running through or parallel with all
the thoughts, the duties, the pleasures.
| the visions of the board of managers
was the supreme idea of n new home;
n building suited to the needs and
wants of the work. Had they apostro-
phized 1t, they would have done so In
the well known words:
"our hearts, our hopes, our prayers, our
| tears,
our faith triumphant DER our fears,
| Are all with thee-are all with thee
SUCCESS AT LAST.
The history of the work OF those
years is for the board and its advisers,
full of incident, toll, effort, delay, anX-
iety. patience, and. finally, success. The
board would acknowledge with pro-
| found gratitude its obligations to the
| advisory board and to the committee
on inspection Freely they gave of their
| time, experience and counsel, patiently
and kindly they met every demand on
them, making the rough places plain
before those more inexperienced in such
ways. SO it happened that the 18th
of March was very happy day; wit
Messing as it did, the fruition of long
cherished hopes. The transferring of
the family was accomplished most
triumphantly, and old and young were
soon established in their commodous
quarters. Amid the expressions of Won
der and delight there was a solitary
note of regret Isn't this grand?''
! said an enthusiastic manager to one
of the boys. "Ye-es." came the reply.
but there was such nice puppy next
door to the old Home: he used to play
with us. | think he must feel lone
some without us"
Beautiful as is the Home for sit11-
tion, and stately as are its walls. the
interior is so attractive that its ap-
pcarance at once suggests the proper
designation of the institution. The
different rooms have been furnished by
either the liberality of private individ-
ualS of societies, whose names
on small plates are affixed to
the doors. The parlor was fur
nished by the children of Mrs Cath
crime Winton, as a memorial of their
mother, $50 long connected with the
board; the old ladies' sitting rOom by
the children of Mrs. Catherine silk
man; also as a memorial of their moth
er the managers room. through Mrs.
John Jermyn. In this room is the large,
handsome mantel given by Mrs. Will
liam COnnell. as a memorial of her
children: the convalescents room, by
Mr.. and Mrs. J. b. Dimmick in mem
ory of little daughter gone where
the inhabitant shall not say, ! am
sick" the nursery through a bequest
of the late Mrs. DR.. Everhart; one large
bed room, by Mr.. j. l.. Stelle, as a
memorial of his wife for many years
a member of the the board another
by Mrs. T. f.. Jones, in memory OF
her mother. Mrs. Margaret Wisner, and
still another by Mrs. II. b. Phelps
The single rooms for old ladies were
furnished respectively by the Zion
Lutheran church society: the children
of Mrs, Regina Goldsmith, in memory
of their mother: the Kings Daughters
of Grace church, the Girls Friendly
society of st. Luke's church: the
Kings Daughters of Elm Park church
Mrs. Margaret T. Robertson. Taylor
Foster. Gordon and Esson Taylor, Mrs
William Bright and the Chronothana-
toletron society and the Spinsters. DR.
n. Y. Leete also gave the money tC
furnish bed room, but the arrange
ments for this are not yet completed
In the boys dormitory four beds were
given by Mrs. w. Kennedy, ten
by Mrs. c. p. Matthews. one by Mrs
NJ. f. Kays, in memory of her mother
Mrs. j. r. Fordham, for many years
a member of the board. and one by
the Kings Daughters of the Green
Ridge Presbyterian church.
MERRY WORKERS.
The girls dOrmitory, with the excep.
ton of one bed given by Mrs Downing
in memory of her little daughter Helen
was furnished by the Merry Workers
a society of young girls: Ruth Arch.
bald, Margaretta Belin, Dorothy Bes.
sell, Bessie Blair, May Blanchard
Ethel clark. Mary Dickson Jeanne
Dimmck, Alice Knapp, Anna McAnul-
ty, Eleanor Moffat and Kathryn
Stelle.
The hospital room was furnished by
Miss Anna X. Sanderson: the carpet
in the hall on the entrance floor, was
given by Mrs. NJ. Boies
The dining room, the largest room
In the house, was furnished by the D.
l.. and w. Locomotive Engineers. With
their eyes trained to look ahead, they
not only fOresaw the need of all they
have done, but they have arranged tc
have this track kept clear for them
in the future, as they have announced
they will always provide anything that
is necessary for this room. From Mr.
Charles Schlager was received a mag.
niticent gift of $700 worth of hardware
for the new building. 1t is estimated
that almost $1,000 have been expended
in furnishing.
In June a strip of land, 80 feet wide
in the rear of the Home, was granted
by the board to the Peoples Anthracite
Land company, by which means con.
| tinuatiOn of Jefferson avenue between
the Home property and Forest Hill
cemetery was made, thus enabling the
Home to connect with the sewer, which
sanitary demands rendered necessary
as speedily as possible. Another road
was cut through, connecting Adams
and Washington avenues. thus making
a fine approach to the Home and rem
dering permanent sewer connection
possible. This was due to the gener-
osty of Kennedy and Carter, who dis
posed of two connecting lots on these
respective avenues to the Anthracite
Land company for 81 900, they valuine
the property at over $1,000.
On the 5th of May, the Sons of Vet
Grams, Camp No. S, presented a large
handsome flag to the Home, which was
raised with appropriate ceremonies
and though the elements were most
unpropitious, nothing could dampen the
ardor Of the participants, as with song
speech and prayer old Glory's" su-
perb folds slowly shook themselves
loose from the cord which bound them
until they floated from their staff for
ever to guard the Home as they do the
country.
PAID ON NEW BUILDING.
AS you have already heard from the
port of the treasurer, $40, 500.75 have
been paid on the new building; we still
| owe $4,000 on 1t, and there is a mort.
gage of $4,000 on the Adams avenue
building. This dark cloud of debt casts
long shadow on our fair Home and
the need of strenuous exertion to dis.
pei it is great indeed.