The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-06
NUMBER OF WOMEN AND
CHILDREN 90 THERE TODAY,
Party from This City Yesterday In
spected the Building at Cresco
Where the Mems Guild of st.
Luke's Church Conduct One of the
Most Practical and Worthy of
Local ohsrities--Building Is a
Large Roomy Structure and Has
Magnificent Location.

tion to enjoy the blessings of a short
Vacation arlid such quiet and tranI uil-
ity as Is forded at Cresco.
This If the ninth year of the sum-
ner home, which has won for Itself an
abiCirg place amodg the worthy prac-
tical charities of the city. Though
| che Mems Guild of st. Iuke's church
assumes charge of the work of main
| tanning the home, IT. is in no sense
racial or sectarian, and during the
summer months women and children Uf
all ndtionalities ami all shades of re-
| liGiOus belief find rest and quiet as
we'll as renewed strength and vigor at
| this retreat.
| The summer home was first estab-
| lished at Dalton, and after two years
| was moved to Lake Ariel. where it was
maintained for two years more. The
necessity for such n home having by
| this time been absolutely demonstrated
| the Mems Guild sought "a permanent
| home and finally decided upon the
| large. comfortable country home about
| one mile from the Cresco station of
| the Delaware, LaCkawanna and West
| ern rail- Dad.
The building is a hree-story frame
| structure with two acres of ground sur
| rounding il. The house has sixteen,
| big, airy rooms and forty women and
| children can be accommodated at one
time without crowdins. While the
building is sufficiently high up in the
| mountains to be cool and healthful at
| all times it has the shelter which avoids
| sudden changes of temperature 10 be
| expected on the mountain tops.
| \ BEACTIFCL PROSPECT.
| In front of the home rise the bold
| fronts of the Cresco and Rattlesnake
| mountains. and to the rear a series of
| gentle hills stretch away until they
| fade from view in the distance. The
| Mill creek and Rattlesnake creek which
wind down the sides of the Cresco
| and Rattlosnake mountains, mingle a
| short distance from the home and the
| Rattlesnake loses it's identity, the ex-
| panded Mill creek flowing on to Broad
| heads creek and thence TO the Della
| ware.
| The building occupied by the home
| was built by Lorng Andrews, of New
| York in 1866 and for many years was
| occupied by the superintendent of the
| immense tannery which for years was
| the leading industry of Cresco or Oak
the house on the ground owned by the
| Guild is a fine grove, where a dozen or
| more comfortable hammocks invite the
| weary and sick to rest and repose.
| The house was largely furnished
| without expense to the Mems Guild,
each of the following organizations
| having contributed the furnishings for
a room: Employees of Mt. Pleasant
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commandery, Knights of Malta; em-
| ployes of the Delaware, LaCkawanna
and Western machine shops, employees
of the Collery Engineer, employees of
the Pennsylvania Coal company, Lodge
No. 4Ol, Knights of Pythias; employees
of the Scranton Stove works, Ancient
Order of United Workmen. employees
of the Iackawanna Iron and steel
| cOmpanY's north mill.
The summer home movement is in
general charge of Rev. Rogers Israel
d. D., rector of St. Iuke's church, but
the active work in connection with il
is in the hands of F. l.. Brown. master
of the Mems Guild, who assigns GER
tain portions { the work to various of
the members. Valuable assistance Is
also given by the Women's Guild. The
matron at the home is Mrs. A. NJ
Weeden. whose success during past
years demonstrates that she has pc
culiar fitness for the important Office
she occupies. The home throughout is
comfortable and homelike and scrupu-
lousy clean.
INSPECTION PARTY.
The party which went out to inspect
the home yesterday was composed OF
Rev. DR.. and Mrs Rogers Israel Rev
Edward James Mcllenry. of West
Scranton: Rev. y. j. MCManus, OF
North Scranton; Rev. Thomas de
Gruchy. of West Scranton; Mrs. C
J.. Dickson. Mrs. Fred +. Stevens Mrs
NJ. j. Keck, Miss Susan B. Dickinson
Miss Emma Sanderson, +. l.. Brown
and representatives of several of the
papers of this city. At Cresco they
We're joined by Garrison Shafer. a
prominent resident of CresCo who has
given invaluable aid in the way OF
caring for the building during the
months it is closed and by acts OF
kindness during the summer months
when the home is crowded. After ar
inspection of the premises the party
paltook of a lunch and returned to this
city.
| w. 4. Coleman is chairman of the
committee on supplies for the home
and is much encouraged and gratifet
by the generous responses received tC
the appeal for supplies of all kinds
| necessary to maintain the home. The
first party of women and children viii
! leave for the home today. Applica
tions for admission to the home can bt
| made daily to Mr.. Derman at St
Iuke's Parish house from to II
| o'clock.
| DONATIONS ACkNOWLEDGED
The treasurer acknowledges with sin
cere thanks cash donations for thr
Home work, during the past week, a.
follows:
June % From Mis- William T. Smith .n.S 2j 0
| June 3O--N Friend, Per Rev. Dr, Israel -. 10 q
July l-Mr. +, 4, Shear ,,.,.....,.,.,.,., q
July RE. NJ !. McManus .,.,,,.,.,,, Z q
July 3--RufuS !. Foster .............,.,. 10 -
Rev, William f. Gibbons ,,....,. 30
Mr. Thomas Spraguc .,,...,..,... ~ o
July MIR. d. F, IIaiGht, Lebanon. ia, =. 3 O
Cash Grom Lady, ...,.,.,..,.,. D u
:
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Amount heretofore acknowledged ..,..,.,..3i5 o
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Total 10 july ,,.,,,,,,.,,,',,,,.,...,,St2 ,St23 o
Thanks are also rendered for dona
tions of supplies, labor, etc, to the fol
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