Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-11-04
CHILDREN'S HOME
One Of the Most Interesting Institutions Of
Washington County.

volume. The cause of so much writ
ing about it is, as Is well known, that
it was the first Children's Home estab-
lished in Ohio. The present Home
which is but the continued growth of
the older one, is even more interesting
than when in its infancy. Situated on
the banks of the beautiful Muskingum,
it every year becomes closer to the
city, on account of the city's growth
in that direction. A Leader reporter
on visiting the Home found quite
large family, fifty-seven children, of
which thirty-eight are boys and nine
teen girls.
You could not make a more interest
ing visit to any institution in the
county, than to the Childrens Home.
Supt. Jordan and family with the
leading attendants, are conscientious
people whose endeavor it is to make
everything as homelike and pleasant
for the little ones who have been so
unfortunate as to lose their parents
with their protecting care, or for those
as have shiftless, quarrelsome parents.
The age limit for receiving children
at the Home is sixteen years. but there
are now no children of that age at the
| Home. The officials of the Home en-
deavor to find a suitable home for
each child as early as possible, for it
is the opinion of those who rave made
a study of the subject that in a good
! family is the best place for the child.
The reporter visited the Home most
Unexpectedly and was shown through
the place by thte genial Superlntend-
ent Mr.. Jordan. The first place visit
ed was the dining room, where is to
these six tables surrounded by fifty
seven little hungry stomachs. Each
child has his place at the table, and
the children are placed at tables ac-
cording to their ages. Those who are
so small as to need the constant at
tention of the attendants are placed at
tables of their own Those who are
old enough to help themselves are per-
mitted to do so. Each child has his
napkin and all are taught good man
ners and politeness, both at the table
and at work and play. Next we went
into the kitchen and pantry; every
thing secured and kept sclupulously
newly baked bread, the purest and
freshest and lightest that anyone could
desire. The foods given the children
are all the purest and most wholesome
that can be had.
The health of the children is always
the first consideration in the selection
of foods 1t is the aim of the manage
ment to give the greatest variety of
foods possible. Potatoes are a daily
food, but are cooked in such a variety
of ways to never become distasteful.
Oatmeal and pure milk forms a part of
the breakfast meal and is something
of which the children never get tired.
Fruits, which are so necessary for con-
tnued health, form part of the daily
menu. The Home farm dairy furn-
ishes the pure milk and butter which
are so necessary for the tables.
Not only the butter and milk, but
greater part of the table foods, includ-
ing vegetables, ETC., used at the Home,
are produced on the Home farm, which
in many respects is a model one.
From the kitchen we went to the
building where the little ones, who
are too small to go to scnool, have
their play room. Here are to be seen
over dozen children, some less than
two years of age. These little ones
are under the care of a most pleasant
lady, Miss Addie Kidwell, who has
been an attendant at the Home for
number of years. In the same build
ing is the sleeping apartments of the
dozen little beds, cleanly kept and
aired daily. Our next place to visit
was the building where the older child
rem stay and sleep. This department
is in charge of Miss Masters, whose
pleasant disposition is much appre-
ciated by the children. Here we find
another sleeping department with fif-
teen or twenty clean and comfortable
beds. Sad to say, however, one of the
beds was occupied by a little fellow
who, in wrestling with a companion,
was so misfortunate as to have his leg
broken.
The little fellow does not seem to
take the matter impatiently, but plays
with his toys, all the while smiling at
those who pass by him. In the same
building is the bath room, containing
first class bath tub, with shower
bath arrangement which is fully ap-
preciated by the children. With so
many excellent sanitary arrangements
disease is almost unknown here Next
we visited the Home school which is
taught by Mrs. Johnson. Mrs. John