Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-18
PROGRESS OF FAIR PLANS
Preparations for st. James 0rphansge
Benefit Going Ahead Successfully.
PROMINENT MEN LEND THEIR HELP
Festival Is to he Conducted on Broad
Basis on Nonsectarianism,A d-
hitting All 60 Par
ticipRtion.

Preparations for the fair to be held At
the Auditorium for the aid Of ST. James
Orphanage are going forward in a manner
that seems TO insure a great success for
the enterprise. The prominent business
men on the board Of directors, in commit
tees, have been working with a will on the
arrangements for the fair, assisted by the
women and clergy of every Catholic parish
in the city. The effort to have the benefit
nonsectarian in character is succeeding and
persons of all religious beliefs are lending
hand. The fair opens October 10. and
closes the 18th. The board OF directors is as
follows:
F. A. Nash, J. A Creighton. Joseph Hay
]. Burnley, F. D. Wead. P c. Heafey, j.
Rush, A. D. Brandeis, DR.. G. L. Miller,
oBrsGS seT Df q w M Mc dti1ShSocs calvin
+ ? Red h1 B f GyI Meie, E. " S SudsRS
smyth, ]. organ, G. II. Pfcklns, e. +. Peck
j. ID. Creighton, T. J, Mahoney. M r. Muir
bly, e. y, 4 Benson DR. A W Riley T !
McGuns, J A. Conner, G. Chase. e; slmeral
T. T. sturgess, |. ". Guye, r. c. Howe,
dale Dr. H Clifford. H. Cohn, J. e Baum
president; w. Bushman, vice president; e
secretary; B. H. Nellie, treasurer.
This board has appointed the following
committees: Amusement committee, D. ].
O'Brien, chairman: program committee u.
Strauss, chairman; soliciting committee, f.
j. Burnley, chairman; press COMMITTEES,
+. Strauss, chairman; ticket committee, ].
A. G. Kennedy, chairman.
Something ms to Costs,
The original cost of the land and build
ings Of the orphanage at Benson was $685.
600, but improvements cost $4,000. bring
ing the total investment up to about SO, 600
OF this sum $4,000 was borrowed and a
mortgage to secure the payment given on
the property. One-half Of the debt has
been paid of. leaving the encumbrance
$4,000 The interest on the mortgage an
nually is sum large enough to care for
several children, and the management is
anxious to clear away all such expenses
so as to render the institution capable Of
greater good
The asylum which occupies fifteen acres,
was founded in 1890 by the Sisters Of
Mercy during the administration of Mother
Pier. The purpose is to care for children
who have no parents, children whose
parents refuse to care for them and chill
dren whose parents are willing to nay
for the service, but who, for various rea-
sons desire the little ones placed in the
orphanage. About one-third pay nothing,
one-third something and the remaining
third bring fixed rate of s. a month
for one child. SIS for two, $2l for three and
SOS for four
Children of All Faiths.
Children Of all religious faiths are taken
without discrimination. They are required
| to conform to simple religious ceremony,
but no effort whatever is made to change
the religious faith of any child. 1t is the
policy OF the institution not to permit a
| child to change from the faith OF it's
parents, on the ground that the child is
not old enough TO decide for itself
| Male children are retained until they
are Is years old and girls until they are
| IA years Of age. They are received from
year in age upwards. II is hoped that
when the debt has been paid and the re-
sources Of the institution permit infants
Of the tenderest age will be cared for.
! In its fifteen years of life the orphanaRe
has cared for 1900 children During the
last year 1877 children were received. Al
present there are ninety children IN the
orphanage, the smallest number for some
time, but It is expected that the fall and
| winter months will bring an increase. as
many children are sent to parents or rela.
tives for the summer. Thirty Of the in.
| mates are non-Catholics; the others are OF
| that faith.