The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-01-12

oient service. The results Of the work OF tho
committee on grounds is most apparent, ana
whoever has glanced at the Home property TINS
autumn has witnessed vast improvement. For
time after taking possession OF the building the
grounds had perforcc to remain unnproved'
Sewer connection was the first thing absolutely
necessary and this was finally accomplished
Messrs. Jordan and Hannah rendering 1t possible
by kindly allowing us to connect with their
sewer Then the grounds committee and num-
Der OF other friends dubbed together and at
their own expense did much grading, going as
far as possible and Mr.. Thomas Arner added
a touch OF beauty to the barren scene by setting
out some lively flowers.
FINE ROADWAY.
Lately fine roadway has been made
in front Of the Home, which We owe
to the kindness Of our county officials and
to Dunmorc borough, Mr.. =. p. Smith having
also had share in the good work by giving ma
terial for filling. This summer the lawn was
refreshingly green in its emerald turf the grad
ing IL almost completed and the trees given by
Mr.. W. W. Watson were set out by Mr.. G. X.
Clark, making a fine appearance Now fence
Is ardently desired to enclose our grounds, so
tnat we can have a vegetable garden, which we
very much need, but which cannot be started
until our domains can be protected. At our
last annual meeting Mr.. J. T.. Stele, after hear
ing the neglected condition Of the grounds
touched on in the report, arose and offered TO
pay hall the expenses Of putting them in order
Of the other half OF the money could be raised
While the managers were endeavoring to COM
ply with the terms OF Mr.. Stele's delightful pro-
posal, he made another generous offer to the
board. namely, to give 81 900 tqoward the debt IL
$1,000 more could be raised by the first OF August
"a time he aftcrward extended until the first OF
November To this end at once all energies were
bent, and assistance flowed freely in on all sides.
| The great heart Of Scranton, throbbng with
kindly impulse. manifested itself. Men gave,
| some without allowing their names to be known;
women gave; the clergy in many OF our churches
| appealed to their congregations to contribute 10
| the muchwished for object. and their appeals
| bore good fruit. Out at the Home four little
| children had been given a few pennies. IT
| chanced that the news Of what was doing for
| their welfare filtered through some unknown
! channel and reached their ears They considered.
| Money was needed to help; they had some; they
would give it. "for,'' they said, with childish
| gratitude, "they good to u.s." And SC
| on donation day the priced coins that were all
they had in the world to give were handed to the
| treasurer and on the list you may read: MAUD
20 cents; Charles, 10 cents; Robert cents
| Willie cents" At the monthly meeting OF
November 9 the joyful announcement was made
that the $40 900 had been raised. The long meter
| uo"oioey auorueu the ohy appropriate way VI e"
| pressing the managers feelings and it was sunt
with will. Today we owe $4,000, against whicf
| we have asset our Adams avenue property
II we could dispose Of this we should owe no mar
anything. The managers have hoped for severa
years that il might meet a want in some one
business enterprise, but. though their efforts t.
sell il have been many, they have so far proved
unsuccessful. How happy we shall be when it /
| of our hands, when there is no more debt t.
think Of or interest to pay, and nothing but liv
ing expenses to be provided for, only the boar
! can tell.
| A HOUSEHOLD WORD.
So identified with the interests of Scran
ton has the Home become that even to til
children its name is household word, and it
wants are treated as II they were almost a dut
laid on some one to supply. We feel IL on
thanks were meagre in comparison with our bene