Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-03-05
THE GIRLS HOME.
The Work of the ChiIdren's Aid So
ciety OF Maine.


c,stv of u.tne
overIookipg psnob.co, bav ana IT. ia
lands xitbin one-baIf mile Of Re,fas,
beautituI for situation ON ons az this
broadesi ayenue- and most popular sra
aide drives. ia .ba c.pacious nome-llke
huiIding Of the children,s aid society OF
Maine.
A recent vlsl, 70 this Girls, Home was
filled with much interest TO the writer.
Girls between the ages OF Eve and sixteen
wears are received into this home. and
under the competent care and training OF
a mstron and assistsnt. are tsught the
sinule. eyer-sweet lessons and precepts OF
true womanhood.
I'm the few wears since the incorporation
Of tine society In 1893. a large number of
children, from over thirty 1--we cities aud
towns OF the State, have been received,
trained and cared for By this home, and a.
opportunity afforded, have been placed In
some of the best homes of the State, under
the hig hest mental and moral In II uence.
The grounds, consisting of severst acres
surrounding the house, and also the old
orchard near the house, make a large and
convenient playground Tor the children.
They also have he privileges of the city
schools and the advantages of the various
churches, Sunday schools and the public
,th-.rv ~ Rstfast
,.-
II - h"u'e, W.T." Hit '"s7s su'a"esEe7'
sucn as none OF the girls have had before,
and its influence and helpfuluess, it's do
,,,ss, 4, t,sfn,ns ,n ho,saho,a dniie. spch
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as cooking, cleaning, sewing ana tine IKE
with its educational mental and relig ious
t,ag,i,s, that cornpnsnds tfsstt IN nm. At
- -. ..-,
tehtloh, interest anu oeneFotehce ot the
people OF Maine.
There are churches. charitable iuAtitu-
- ts..,A -. r,,.-t-.. o.
tio"S' Ep"ottu A-eSsue'' WI 'st."" ~"
oeavor and Young Peoples Christian
Union societies which are interested in
,,.nt,,, ,r,arat..s hr,,,.l... ana a..
'oVAi"s W SUI "'
titate ehiidren, 10 receive the ara ana
benefits of this home. They also contrib
nts roonav or o,ber AID. all Of xhtsn
,
.aie neeeeu s"a "e'S""e.
When 1t IL remembered that these uu-
fortunate children come from ulaces of
,rs-,,. "a o,,.,, e., s.x,,sn, -
f's'
commendable an institute the ChiIdren's
ia .oct.,y Ia for IN. x.t,.,a n, a.. us,sa
-,
Sifis received unto tnis nome must DC NJ
least i've years of ege-because there are
rs yet no kindergarten facilities or In
FAINT nursery rooms or stteudauts--snd
not over sixteen years OF sgs-becsuse 1t
IL the ught that when they have reached
that age, the majority of girls will be, 10 a
measure, able to care for themselves, and,
II not, they can be received into some
OF her State inst lion, which il founded
for this special purpose.
The Girls home, as IL Is locally called,
is not ''ho me- in theory or name only,
but in the influence ard atmosphere OF
the place. The motheriy soiicitude and
care OF the mstron for the welfare OF her
charges, the spirit OF compsn ions hip and
harmony between the mother and the
girls and between the girls themselves,
are marked characteristics seen during
| a recent visit.
The ChtIdren's aid society is non-sec-
tartan children of alt faiths and creeds
are received. The only requirements
| besides he age limits slready mentioned