The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-11-27
CH|LDRENS Home
Tea Given By Board Of Con-
troll Saturday a Mark
ed Success.
OBJECTS OF THE HOME
Set Forth in Clever Addresses
by Rev. DR.. Herr, DR.. Brett
and Mr.. Ridgway.


by the Board of Managers Of the
Children's Friend Society, at the home.
No. 1874 Glenwood avenue, when the entire
building was thrown open for public in
spection.
The tea was well attended n every
body expressed themselves as well pleased
with the home and its management
Everything about the place, from the
children down, presented the neatest pos
efble appearance. The HON is a large red
brick building. which sets wea back from
the road. having the appearance OF a
school 1t consists of four stories and
basement. The top story or attic is de-
voted principally to storage, the third
story contains the boys dormitories The
second the girls dormiitories. hospital and
matron's room and the first floor contains
the school room, reception, dining room
and another girls dormitory. In the base
ment IS the kitchen and laundry.
After the guests had examined the build
ing and listened to some exercises in the
school room, they assembled in the main
hall, where addresses were made by the
Rev. Charles Herr. D. D., the Rev. Cor
nelius Brett, D. D., and Mr.. Charles Ridg-
way.
DR.. Herr said that this was the first
time he had been in he Home, though
through no lack of appreciation of h
work. He went back to the days of beg
ging in Rome. when children were MAIN
ed for the purpose, and showed the pro-
gress made by Christianity toward oblit-
Grating this evil up to the present time.
81 do not believe" said DR.. Herr in
conclusion. there is a city anywhere that
does more for her poor proportionately
than Jersey City. not sven New York, and
this Home is one of our distinctions"
Dr.. Hers address was quickly followed
by Dr.. Brett's. DR.. Brett was more close
" connected with the Home. as owing to
its nearness the children were morally I'M
structed in the Bergen Reformed Church
and Sabbath School. The pastor spoke
very feelingly of the well behaved chill
dren in the gallery every Sunday morn
ing, and cited several instances OF prom
inent church workers and citizens who
had been inmates of the Home. But
said he, church going Is only a part OF
the education received by the children"
and then went on to describe how they
were enderly cared for when sick, care
fully educated intellectually, and taught
to play In the open air. adding that it was
the policy of the Board to find homes for
the children as soon as practicable.
Mr.. Charles Ridgway was the next
speaker. He said THAI it had been his
pleasure to act as President Of the society
for several years. and as a member OF tine
Board Of Trustees for the past fifteen
years. He spoke of the Incorporation OF
the Home t~hirty-fiye years ago, saying
it was not a place where children could be
put temporarily and then k away.
"Chiidren cannot be kept here said he,
ssfor any consideration however small Ii
is a home for ~friendless children, and
the act under which the Children's Friend
Society was Incorporated makes US the
guardian of every child until he becomes
of age. +. The obligations are moral as well
as legal"
TO illustrate this point Mr.. Ridgway
read article I Of the Constitution, which
sets forths the objects of the Home as
for a higher moral and educational STAN
dard for f~riendless children. The Rev. w
L.. Hoagland also gave a few words OF
congratulation.
During the pauses w theSe 81
dresses the children who had been listen
ing as attentively as the guests and Board
members, helped in the applause.
After the addresses tea was served from
a prettily decorated table, by the iacies
IF the BOARD. It consisted Of dainty cakes
e-....~ u ard ebocota te which, proved
Tea dnn
most refreshing.
There are at present hirty-rW chii-
qren Ia the f1oiiis' rl-a 49,,
reached as ! as eishty.
aren are fed. clothed and schoeled. the
rau,ons;hla for each In
home peconahs ..l,r -
mate at the time OF admlsSaoh uinesi ~ ~
she reaches majority. To become a
--h- ~ tbe Home a child must be
i .-.,st bava lost one
either an orphan, cr rus ,-
parent, While the remaining
0o" - r. q .han received m
support une chin' asS-
to the Home. the remaining pareail - 10y
relatives surrendering all claim, though
i. ,,a.a 4be ch;hd IN a pri-
when q cnahce " pias ro,a+ivas
waite family occurs, the pareip. . : +.
are first given a. chance TO redeem the cnhd
- ~. rba cbppdreu are taken from
u aDis -a- =, oca
about four TO Ten years a,,s
1890 SIN holds control of its former
.h0 SoS -~.Suaraa 81 Reclaim the
inmate ana Us pIiVAeseu a
child at any time for good reasons. s1csps
of course in case of adoption, Wnefe sne
law steps in. OF course the cnlidren are