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TEMPORARY BUILDING ERECTED ON THE
SITE OF THE BURNED YOUTHS DIREC-
TORY, WHICH WAS DEDICATED TO A
MOST WORTHY CAUSE YESTERDAY.

The temporary Youths Directory, a
home of refuge for the unfortunate
children of the city and the pride of
Father Crowley's life, was formally
opened yesterday under auspices that
could not have been more favorable. The
new Directory is a temporary struc-
ture on the ruins of the old building.
1t was dedicated by his grace Arch
bishop Montgomery.
Ihe opening ceremonies attending
the new Directory took place in the
pretty little chapel When Archbishop
montgomery arose to give his blessing
10 the new home for boys, sixty-seven
healthy looking little chaps, together
win Fathers Crowley, Hayden and
Morgan and their invited guests. greet
ed him. He invoked the blessing of
God on the home, its friends, its d.
rectors and wished it prosperity and
success.
Then followed an able address bv
the Archbishop. He said that Tho
worthy charity conducted by Father
Crowley was blessed by God and
therefore bound to prosper even more
than before
REVIEWS CHARITABLE WORK.
The Archbishop then briefly told of
the good accomplished by the Direct
oiy ana It's worthy founder, Father
Crowley. He reviewed its struggles.
Its ups and downs, and told of how
1T had succeeded as. no other instttu
tion of It's kind. in the past. only to
be swept away in the great disaster
that came so near running our fair
city.
Archbishop Montgomery impressed
on the minds of his hearers that the
directory was not reform school,
but home where the unfortunate boy
is educated, taught how to work and
eventually sent out to face the battle
of life, we'll equipped to win his way
in the great fight. The Archbishop
also praised the farm at Rutherford
conducted on the same lines. where
hundreds of boys are schooled in ag-
riculture and given an opportunity to
become successful farmers
The new Directory is located in the
rear of the old Institution, Nineteenth
street, between Valencia and .Guer-
ero. 1t is only intended to use it
until the permanent new building is
erected 1t has all modern convent
ences for the health. comfort and edu-
cation of the small boy. 1t is a light
airy building and Father Crowley says
that he is greatly pleased with it.
The structure contains a spacious
schoolroom, which will be Jointly used
by the School Department as a primary
grade. Adjoining Is the dormitory, a
large we'll lighted apartment furnished
with neat little iron bedsteads.
WOMEN SEW FOR THE BoNs.
The kitchen and dining room open
off the sleeping apartment. The for
mer contains a large range, the only
piece of household furniture saved
from the old building. The dining
room is fitted with two long tables
and chairs and can accommodate twice
the number of boys now in the home.
Opening off the dormitory is sew
ing room where willing ladies of the
Mission District gather every day and
devote their spare time to sewing for
the boys This important addition to
the Directory is equipped with five
sewing machines. Father Crowley
says it is one of. the most needed de-
partments in the building and yester-
day he took occasion to express his
thanks to the good women who have
been doing 40 much good for the boys.
I'VE have sixty-seven healthy, happy
boys in the Directory now" said Faith
er Crowley. "and I expect that this
number will be increased very soon.
We can accommodate one hundred
get the additional thirty-three. The
new Directory will be conducted on
the same plan as thef old one Our
school will open bright and early in
the morning and the boys will be
put to work after their long vacation.
We will open UP under the most favor
able conditions and will keep going
right ahead lust as though nothing had
hannened -