Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-16
$4,000, and $4,000 worth of supplies

$4,000, and $4,000 worth of supplies,
suitable for furnishing the Home. In
the course Of time, the Home was re-
moved from Pennington to this land
at Davenport, and became state m
stitution, the association turning over
all its property to the state.
During these years thousands Of
children have passed through this
Home, where they have been supported
clothed and educated. Many of them
are now prominent men and women
in this and other states.
At the time of the establishment OF
the Home, no children were admitted
except destitute or neglected children
under Is years of age of soldiers res
idents of the state, but later the Jaw
was amended so as to admit all des-
titute children of like age who have a
legal settlement in the state provid-
ing there is room without denying
children of the first class.
This institution shelters at present
457 children, the youngest IL months,
the oldest 16 years, the greater portion
of whom are soldiers orphans. Child
rem are received at all ages but can
only remain until they are 16 years
old. There are nearly twice as many
boys as girls. Marshall county has at
present thirteen members of the COL
ony, seven boys and six girls, all but
two of whom are soldiers orphans.
They are David MANI, Amelia MANI,
Charles Marsh, Marguerite Marvin,
Hester Grandon, Winnie Marvin, Mad
ison Viers, Walter Viers, May David
Nov L. I,
George Wise, Lisle Colebaugh. The
time of one of these girls, Mary Bur-
nett, will expire before Christmas.
There are eighteen cottages on the
ground besides the main building, chap
ell, school building and laundry. Each
cottage shelters an average Of thirty
inmates, classified according to age and
condition. Each cottage has a matron,
and in the cottages containing the
youngest children the older girls have
them in charge and stand in the place
of a mother and are universally kind
and considerate. In these cottages no
restrictions are placed upon the chill
dren other than those which should
exist in every we'll regulated family.
Each child is expected to work at
something every day as soon as it is
old enough, The girls are taught to
sew and make and mend their own
garments, and assist in the general
sewing. They are taught to cook, wash
and iron and wait table. and the boys
work on the farm and do other boys
work, and assist in the scrubbing. The
children have many privileges if they
are obedient and to all appearance are
thoroughly contented and happy. OF
course, there are exceptions, and some
times they have to be punished. Sup
erintendent Sessions related an in
stance of one boy who was sent there
because he ran away from home, who
persisted in running away from the or
phans' home, nine times in eleven days.
He was spanked, put to bet, dieted and
punished in many ways, until he was
dressed in complete suit of girls
clothes. He wore this suit to Sun
day school. to school and continually
for six weeks, and the boys dubbed him
Susie" This conquered him, and to-
day he is one of the finest boys in the
institution.
On the day of my visit TWENTY-FIVE
of the boys went into the city to at
tend the "Pawnee Bill" show.
The evening worship of the little tots
in the kindergarten cottage is worth
the price of a trip to the home. to wit
ness. At 8 p. m. they are gathered in
and after their face and hands. and
feet are washed and their white night
les on, it is pretty sight to see them
march into the sitting room. each one
to his own little rocking chair. The
singing is led by the girls who have
them in charge and in which every