The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-11-09
sE THE CATHOLIC ORPHAN Bazaar.

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Masonic Temple hall on Tuesday, Dec.
10, and close on Saturday night, Dec.
IA. The executive committee expert
enced considerable difficulty in secur-
ing a desirable hall, but through the
courtesy Of Professor Howard w. NAL
colin they finally succeeded in getting
the best equipped hall in the city for
their charitable purpose. They are
also indebted to the West Hotel, the
Henley club and the Elks, who made
arrangements to accommodate Profess
sor Malcolm during the occupancy of
the hall by the friends of the orphans.
Elaborate preparations are being
made for the bazaar, and charitable
ladies in all parts of the city are ac-
lively engaged in the preliminary work.
The object Of the bazar is to raise
funds for the liquidation of mortgage
of $4,000, including interest, and also
for some necessary improvements in
the orphan asylum building, which is
at present in rather dilapidated con-
dition. a representative of the Trib-
une, who recently visited the institu-
ton, has the following to say about it:
"For lack Of funds the heating and
sanitary equipment of the building is
! extravagantly inadequate, and is con-
slant menace to the life and health of
the 10 inmates. All that has been
possible for the Sisters themselves to
have done for the good Of the place.
has been done. The dormitories and
living apartments are Immediately
clean. neat and inviting, but it Is be-
You'd the power of even these minister
ing angels to make the various apart
ments pleasant in spite Of leaking
roofs, dark, damp and foul-aired lava
tories, which are both inconvenient and
practically useless.
''Ihe heating apparatus consists OF
an antediluvian furnace with boiler at
taclment which does not do justice to
the intelligence, generosity and public
spiritedness of Minneapolis.
rafters which manage to hold the roof
together over the high building have
sagged i'll places from six inches to u
foot. In the meantime the rotten shin
giles admit water, which branches the
interior of the building after every
rainfall. 1t would seem that the suf-
fering of the helpless babies, children
and heroic women of this institution
would have, long ago, touched the
hearts of Minneapolitans and brought
relief. Maybe the people haNc been
ignorant of all this However, it is
! high time the institution should be
properly looked after. Let those who
have charitable hearts and purse visit
/ the asylum.
"A[inneapoltans have always been
quick to respond to the appeals of those
in distress, but here is a cause suffi-
GENTLY worthy to warrant generosity
even t. sacrifice. If the state Of affairs
at the Orphans Home could be made
| plain ito the people Of the city money
would literally pour into the treasury
of the asylum. And all of it could be
used to advantage. Vast improvements
must be made soon. Dozens of abso-
lutely necessary details must he attend
ed to, especially now that winter is
near. Storm windows must be pro-
cured. Clothing must be gotten. The
| children must be protected from the
| cold"
1t is needless for the Irish Standard
to add to the foregoing words of the
Tribune representative. Everything he
says in reference to the condition of
the asylum is true, and we are glad he
has given the matter publicity, despite
the fact that it does not reflect any
credit upon the Catholics of the city,
many of whom take no interest what
ever in the institution and have never
taken the trouble to visit it.
The time has now come when they
can make amends for their past
negligence. 1t lis their bounden duly
to look after the welfare of the
Attle boys who are deprived of
parental care and to see to it
that they have enough to eat and
wear in comfortable home at the
approach of long winter The Sisters
of st. Joseph who are devoting their
| lives to the care. Of these orphans must
be generously assisted in their blessed
work. Those who are plrilanthropically
| inclined can send their donations to T.
Il. Cootey, Fred B. Chute, e. A. Prem
dergast, ]. NJ Gleason, P. J. Kennedy.
M. ]. Gill, Hubert Kelly, John NIea-
Cher. Hugh Sherry, ]. NJ. Schultz, f. E.
Murphy, or to the pastors Of the Catho-
lie parishes which participate in the
coming bazaar.
The Catholic ladies who are duly
accredited to collect for the bazaar
should be courteously received by those
to whom they appeal for aid. They
are laboring assiduously in a good
cause and deserve every encourage
ment. From present indications the
coming bazar will be the most success
full in the history of Minneapolis, and
enough will be realized from it to wipe
out the indebtedness and make the nee
essary repairs on the building.