The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1904-07-06
A NOBLE INSTITUTION
DOING A GOOD WORK
Northwest Homo Finding Association
Put On a Stock Basis-Changes
Its Name.

Editor Herald: The organization
known as the Northwest Home Finding
association, located at Spokane. has been
reorganinzed on Il stock basis and the
name changed to the Cottage Manual
Training School. Headquarters for the
officers and present school are at the
beautiful commodious home known as
the Yakima Memorial. situated in the
suburbs of Spokane and surrounded by
well kept grounds with lawns. gardens.
shade trees and hawers. which add so
much to the attraction and comfort of
the residence.
The stock company has been organized
with a board of several of Spokane's
wealthy and influential citizens. The
direct management of the institution is
under the supervision of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. W. Williams. both of whom are in
| terestcd heart and soul in the work.
Their entire time and thought is given
to the noble purpose of reaching and
providing for the homeless young and
of so instructing those placed in their
care as to make them independent and
self supporting at an early age. They
receive regular salary for their ser
vices. as do all associated with the home.
even the young people receiving prop
er recompense for their work in any
| line.
The association owns a tract of land
of l6O acres, twenty minutes walk from
the Hilyard car line. overlooking the
city and sloping gradually up the side
of a high hill. which presents mag
niticent prospect of the city. river. noun
tain and valley, fading away into the
distant western horizon--a picture to
delight the eye of an artist and filling
with enthusiasm and interest. in the
training school prospect, all who visit
the spot.
A temporary nome is already erected
and occupied by family in charge of
the farm The land is fertile and rich
with leaf mold and other vegetable de-
potts and generously provided with
springs of clear. ice cold water. glass
of which. on a warm summer day. is
in itself attraction enough to draw
visitors from the heated city to the
cool. natural shade. and moss and fern
carpeted retreat of rest and peace so
much needed as an inspiration to eartn's
| toiers.
A large reservoir of 10000 gallon ca.
pacity has been built and the generous
that no dearth is apt to occur in this
1 direction Near by is an emergency
reservoir fed by second spring. The
school is fortunate in having obtained
this valuable piece of property. which
is constantly and rapidly increasing
in value. 1t is the policy of the cor
poration to have at all times tangible
asset for every dollars worth of stock
| nd of cha n II
tuition. to make of it profitable bust
ness proposition. financially as well
as in the higher capacity of uphuilding
noblel independent characters in the
BOYS and girls placed in its care.
The cottage system will be maintain
ed, girls and boys being arranged in
groups of ten or twelve and placed in
! charge of competent women. whose
hearts are in the work. ana who will
make of each cottage a acme, inculca-
ting in the minds and manners OF those
in their care the love and uprightness.
and true knowledge of home duties
and comtesieS.
The first department of manual work
was opened one month ago in the art
room under the direction of Mrs. Jennie
! f. White Mrs. White has accepted
position with the institution and is
now in Yakima in the interest of the
school. Samples of work done by the
pupils and teacher during It's first
month are on exhibition in the Otter
dry goods store. Mr.. Otter having kind
" offered space for this purpose in his
windows. The best material to be OBJ
tanned and the best possible work done
is the rule of the school and the rapid
itv, neatne>s and excellence of the work
thus far accomplished has been sur
prise to visitors.
Other departments will open in the
near future. Architects are drawing
plans for buildings at the farm where
the school will be located as soon as il
can be accomplished and the institution
| promises in the near future to become
the pride of the northwest.
! 1t has been understood by many of the
citizens of North Yakima that Mrs.
! Harris. whose unfortunate experience
| has caused so much sorrow here and in
| Spokane. went to the Home Finding as
ISOLATION and was turned away. This
| is mistake. She went to the Home
for the Friendless instead. Had she
| gone to the Home-now Tae Cottage
Manual Training School. the terrible
| termination of the affair would have
been averted. as Il proper provision for
the child's future would have been look
ed after and kindness and sympathy
which are the ruling spirits of the in
! stitution. extended to the heart broken
woman.
When will we learn that those who
sin suffer enough. without either sword
thrust or pin prick from us, their broth
er's and sisters. God pity-not so much
heartless and cruel to others. whose
souls bitterness they do not know or
whose Christ-like patience or agony they
could never understand.
JENNIE T. WHITE.