The age-herald., 1900-12-05

Now abideth these three-faith, hope and charity, but the greatest of these is chari- | ty.
 The women of Alabama who are inter | ested in the Alabama Industrial School for | white boys are endeavoring to obtain an appropriation from the State of $25,OOO in order to pay off a debt of S4600 now rest ing on the property and to run the insttu- 1 tion for the next two years. By this time the institution will be largely self support ing and can be run at a much smaller | expense.
 This institution was started few years | ago through the efforts of Mrs. R. D. John l ston aided by the Commercial Club and several of Alabamas most prominent and | liberal citizens. The Commercial Club do- mated to the institution a tract of land near East Lake and the Legislature at it's last session appropriated 5000 for 1t. The institution in order to secure it's water supply was obliged to buy an adjoining tract on which was bold spring, the source of Village Creek By generous ap- | propriations from all sections of the State the present building was erected. Mobile gave the shingles the lumber was contri- buted by several lumber firms, Anniston
 
 5000 and other cities and individuals con- tributed various amounts. In spite of these generous contributions there is now debt of $46OO on the property, as the building alone cost 5000 besides the addi- tional tract of land which had to be bought.
 The Legislative Committee.
 Yesterday committee from the Legisla- ture visited the institution The committee consisted of MT. Leslie b. Brooks, chair man, Senator Hugh M. Morrow, Repre- man, Senator Hugh M. Marrow, Repre- sentative Temple Seibles and Representa- tive John T. Heflin. In the party also were the following ladies interested in the institution: Mrs. R. D. Johnson, chair man of the board of control, Mrs. Thomas M Owen, Mrs. William Wilson, Mrs Will Hams, who as Miss Roebuck formerly lived on the site of the institution, Miss Ham, ilton, Miss Bradford and Miss Walker.
 Arriving at the home the eighteen little boys who are being cared for at the pres- ent time gave under the direction af the superintendent, C. D, Griffin, an exhibition of singing. Following is a copy of the programmes which were printed by the loys themselves on little hand press.
 Programme.
 Chorus: Bring Them In"-School.
 Solo: Just as the Sun Went Down"-Ray- mond Dupee.
 Solo: Break the News to Mother'-Jim- mic Kinnaybrook.
 Chorus: organ Grinders SeTenade"- School.
 Chorus: Ma South Ca'lina Rose"-School
 Solo: "For~-Freedom and Humanity Leighton Steele.
 he Ia opx,,B -Raymon and Jimmie.
 Solo: 'On the Banks of Wabash Charlie Johnson
 Solo: "Once more Take Me to Virginny'- Charlie Barber.
 Solo: "Ony a Little Yaller Coon"-Thos Hawkins.
 God Be With You Till We Meet Again School.
 The boys all looked healthy and happy and the singing was very creditable, con- sidering their ages and the nervousness they must have felt in singing before com pany. Could the Legislature a body have seen and heard these httle fellows, doomed by association and neglect to life of crime, until rescued by the band of charity, there would have been no doubt of the passage of the appropriation asked for.
 After the singing was over barbecue was served. A blessing was invoked by Rev. Eugene Hawkins of the East Lake Methodist Church. After the lunch the boys gave an exhibi- ton of drilling and the various calesthenic exercises They then gave exhibition of arithmetic under direction of Superin- tendent Griffin.
 Mrs. Johnston Talks. Mrs. Johnston then made an earnest and rl,a T i.la tee. She told how she came to be interested in the subject by seeing a heart-rending scene between mother and her boy who was sent to prison. The mother had daily brought her son baskets of delicacies while he was in jail. At last one day while I was at the prison," said Mrs Johnston, "I heard dreadful cry. The mother was be- moaning her son, who was to be sent off. oh, who will look after my boy now!' she exclaimed. And I determined then and there" continued Mrs. Johnston, that I would, so far as was able, look after the friendless and the helpless boys of Ala bama. I've have no money to even buy books for the boys and no credit. When l say no credit I would except the firm of Love- man. Joseph & Loeb, and I Wish also to specially thank MT. Steiner who has been a good friend to the institution financially. Another friend of the institution is MT. Heflin of the committee, who first gave me encouragement, when as one of a committee from the Federated Clubs of Alabama com posing a membership of 1500 women, went before the Legislature to ask for an appro- | priation I am not after woman's rights | I only want to make the men do right. "This institution is home as well as | reformatory. There has been $7O00OO spent | on colored boys in this State in the last l two years by northern people, and we | think something should be done for the | white boys. There is no limit to the good | we could do if we had the money Ten | boys are now waiting to come in as soon | as we can take them. We are barely able l to take care of those we have, and are pay ing no salaries. We have actually kept | these boys at $2.65 each per month-a mar |