Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-17
THE PAUL
CLARK HOME
FORMAL OPENING LAST NIGHT
WAS A BRILLIANT
SOCIAL EVENT..
THE DEDICATION OF
THE NEW STRUCTURE.
Hon. w. A. Clark, Its Founder, De-
livered an Earnest and Iouch-
ing Address.

West Mercury street, last night, Hon.
w A. Clark. the founder of it, deliv-
cred a brief address, in which ne re-
viewed the history of the home, the es-
Establishment of which was inspired by
he death of his son, whose name the
place bears. With faltering tongue and
moist eyes, he referred to the noble
qualities of his boy, whose generous
heart from childhood prompted him to
many charities not looked for in one SO
young. Mr.. Clark said that nothing
could be more appropriate to perpet-
uate his sweet memory than the found
ing of the home bearing his name. His
address in full was as follows:
Friends and Fellow Citizens: All who
have been directly concerted in the cree
ton of this institution have. looked for
ward with much pleasure Il anticipa-
ton to this occasion when 1t should be
formally thrown open and made avail
able for the beneficent purposes which
it is intended to accomplish.
n one, I am sure, could enjoy the
qualification which this event brings
more than myself. and my heart sWells
with pride when l behold the grand as
s%enlblage of friends who a come
here to participate in the opening cere-
monies. I have watched the CLEANS Of
delight n happiness playing on the
faces of those worthy women who V
undertaken the difficult task which the
details of arrangement of plans and
construction of this edifice involved,
and who tonight look With pleasure and
pride upon it's completion.
Il want to congratulate them upon
the successful result of their ambition
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work SO dear to their hearts.
'Your presence here, my friends, and
the congratulations which, in all SINGER
ity you have. so graciously offered
myself and coadjutors, have deeply
touched our hearts, and we are pro-
foundly grateful therefor.
at is a c~ommendable cement
to those connected with the Associated
Charities. n now with the facilities
which the home, completed and beaut!-
fully furnished and installed provides,
they will pursue their holy mission, in
deed a genuine labor of love for them, of
ministering to the needs. tightening the
burdens n letting a little sunlight into
the heavy hearts of poor unfortunate
humanity.
ut has been said that he who causes
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one grew before, is a benefactor. What
then shall be said of him or her who
allays the pangs of physical distress,
brightens the tear bedimmed eye, re-
claims the fatherless or abandoned in
FAINT, or directs the erring steps of youth
and innocence into pathways that lead
to happiness and honor? These are some
of the purposes which these noble wo-
men ave in view.
THE project of the establishment of
this home was inspired by the prema-
ture demise Of a noble boy, whose name
it bears. He was we'll known to many
of you, as he spent his in Mon
tana. He was gifted with great INTEL
lectuality and gave promise of a bril-
liant future. While pursuing his pre-
paratory studies for Yale university he
was stricken with erysipelas at An
dover, Massachusetts,. The fell de-
stroyer finished its deadly work in a few
days, when his immortal spirit, freed
from it's earthly tenement, winged it's
flight to join his sainted mother, who
had always adored her gracious, manly
boy. A more unselfsh child never lived
than he.
His great generous heart, SO full of
Ao'S "AAo p "a III OlIiplGu Hill lIOl1
early childhood to give all his savings to
the poor. He kept a small bank, which
he would empty from time to time, and
donate the contents to some charitable
object.
The fresh air fund to provide an
outing for the INDECENT and sick chill
dren of New York strongly appealed to
him, and he devoted much time and
what means he could command tD 41,.
noble charity.
That beautiful life, ended in such an
untimely manne is worthy of emula-
ton, and nothing could be more appro-
pirate to perpetuate his sweet memory
than the founding OF such an institution
as We have met here tonight to inaugu-
rate.
soon after his death I resolved to es.
tablish some kind OF charitable work to
be dedicated to his memory but only
saw my way clear after I had watched
the earnest and self-sacrifcing efforts
Of the women comprising the Society of
Associated Charities of this city.
"Inat jealous and indefatigable big
hearted little woman Mrs. J.. M. White,
was it's president. She was ably assist
ed by Mrs. Noyes, Mrs. Christie, Mrs.
Wetaey, Mrs. Hammond, Mrs. Clark and
other helpers. I found them SO active
and faithful that ! became much inter-
ested in their operations, and 1 her saw
the opportunity to carry out NV p1r-
pose under propitious auspices. pro-
posed to Mrs. White that if they would
incorporate their society so that they
might have legal tenure of property in
terests l would convey to them the
necessary ground and donate a certain
amount for the construction of adeouate
buildings. Mrs. White went cast to visit
institutions OF a similar character, and
TO Study the latest improvements and
appointments. Competent architects
were employed to submit plans. when
these were examined it was found that
uae estimated cost far exceeded the an
preparation that had been made, and ,
su1fcient amount was promntlu s,,n.rA.