The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-11-14
An APPEAL TO THE PUBLIC.
For st. Francis Orphan Asylum-Dona-
ton Day Tomorrow.
st. Francis orphan Asylum,
Mam Haven. Nov II 1910


The undersigned having charge Of the
, collection of donations for the aforesaid
asylum, have issued the following cir
cular, which speaks for itself: A wor-
! thy cause appeals to everybody. There
can be fewer worthier causes able to
plead more eloquently for themselves
than that of the poor orphan or home
less child.
) ST. Francis orphan asylum here in
our midst not only costs time and Ia
Dor to maintain it; but, having it's quo
TIA of trials and tribulations, to make
both ends meet, it must till sufficiently
endowed, bother itself about raising
funds for its support.
For the sake of keeping its eXchequer
in order, the institution is of necessity
compelled to resort once a year to it's
Donation day"
Thursday next, November IS, will be
Donation day." for the year 1900, and
the kind hearted people of this city,
town and vicinity, will be given the OPP
portunity to assist in the work begun
by the asylum forty-eight years ago.
So well known is the work carried
on by the asylum, and go generous has
DeCI the ISsDDHSe IOl lileilly Jtdl5 III
the annual appeal in behalf of the in
stitution, that it is unnecessary to en-
large upon this time-honored custom of
yearly contributing to the orphans, but
simply to call attention to the recur-
renee of the day,
The orphanage, which is managed
with business ability and economy,
shelters hundreds of children, permits
many a worthy widow or WidoWer to
go out to work for self and little ones,
and relieves much suffering incidental
to poverty.
To make the asylum, where nothing
| Is wasted or lost, more helpful and life
| to it's little ones more pleasant, the
good men and women of this communi-
ty, without distinction or religion or
nationality, must feel like doing some
thing but once year for its army of
little boys and girls.
! We bespeak, then, a kind welcome to
| our authorized collectors who start out
Thursday of the present week upon
their mission of mercy Their work
will be greatly llghtened if their charit-
able friends will have their donations
ready for them.
If your gift can't be cash let it be
clothing, fuel groceries or useful ar
ticles that will help the orphanage.
Small sums-even the widows mite
will be acceptable. Weak threads go
TO make up the strong cable.
Year by year in November We have
thanked all contributors, and we cheer
fully do so again in this petition. We
thank especially the press of this city
for friendly references made to our
work from time to time. The newspa-
pers of New Haven having always come
to our aid are among our best benefac-
tors They have in advance and in
common with all donors the asylums
warmest thanks May their subscribe
ers become more numerous.
The love and service of God and His
poor is a most important part of every !
mans religion; for the outward sign of |
religion, pure and indebted, is ito visit |
the fatherless and the widows in their |
affection Our Common Father, the |
all provident God has taken the or |
phan under His own special protection. |
His agents on earth for their support |
are those who kindly aid them. AS His |
special servants their reward shall be |
exceeding great Charity's song has |
this refrain: GIVE! give! for closed |
hand can never hold an overlooking
cup" Blessed is he that UNDERSTANDABLE
concerning the needy and the poor
The Asylum.
Per it's Donation Day Association)
On November 1 of the current year
2, 1853 girls and 1,767 boys-total APO
I,a, I,o |
5. 1852 In forty-eight years ! ,7S7 chill
dren have been returned to parents or
guardians; 1924 have been placed out
in homes, and SO, an average of two a
year, have died-total number discharg-
ed, 3,S10-leaving on the relief rolls of
the asylum at present, 1876 boys and
125 girls-total, 80.
The Past Years Record
Forty-six have been discharged to
their parents; so have been placed out
In family homes; "a have been intrust-
ed to other relatives; II have hired out
under wages; l transferred to another
8 have ded-total number
1856.
November 1, 1900, 81 children are ac-
credited to st. Patrick's parish, city;
% to Sacred Heart parish, city; % to
St Johns, city; q to st. Michael's,
Italian city; 20 to st. Mary's, city; 16
to st. Francis, city; to st. Louis
(French), city: 5 to St. Boniface Ger
NAM, city; 2 to st. Joseph's Westville;
to st. LaWrence's, West Haven; IL
remain to those committed to the asy-
um by the selectmen of the rid town |
IF New Haven; 25 have registered as
having seen committed by the city o.
New Haven through its board of char
ties and correction, and Is remain of |
hose transferred to the asylum by the |
New Haven County Temporary home. |
when said home had such a surplus
IN hand as to be unable to accommo-
late them.
Nationality.
There are in the population of the
asylum:
Irish Americans ............. 261
Italians Observation-Disclosures. q
Germans ......................, 13
french NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 8
Hungarian NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1
AuStrlanS Observation-Disclosures, 9
Greek Observation-Disclosures. [
SWede Observation-Disclosures.
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