The San Francisco call., 1906-07-09

While thousands of working people
and people of leisure were enjoying
themselves yesterday at the beach and
park or resting at home, number of
unselfish, philanthropic carpenters Ia
bored energetically all day in con-
cisco Founding Asylum, giving their
time and work free for the good of a
worthy cause.
To these men a days work means
more than does a comfortable sum of
money to the rich. Their only capital
is their skill and time, and this they
gave freely. They will return to the
work every Sunday until the struc-
ture is completed.
That these men were moved entirely
by altruistic feelings is made evil
dent by their modestry in requesting
that their names be withheld and that
they receive no praise. While every
man belongs to union. none came
from any special organization, but
volunteers from various associations of
the. city. Each demands from 81 to So
a day at regular work and for Sunday
labor receive double pay.
They could have put their Sunday to
profit if they so desired, for the rush to
erect many buildings requires work
every day in the week when men can
be obtained. They prefer the conscious
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as reward for their time instead OF
money.
MANY wORKMEN VOLUNTEER
Since the earthquake and fire the
founding home has had many
troubles, although it did not suf-
| fer much in the disaster Re-
| quests for aid to the headquarters
of the relief organizations failed to re-
ceive attention. Local relief camps,
however, contributed and thus the
homeless little people were cared for.
Through Mrs. C. A. Hawkins. one
of the board of directors of the found
! ling asylum and the lying-in hospital,
/ both of which are under one manage
ment, E. A. F. Carson, a carpenter,
learned that the asylum was in need
of laundry and an isolation room.
He explained the needs of the institu-
! tion to his fellow workmen and there
was no trouble in securing volunteers
to make the needed improvements
IF the hospital were self-support-
ing" said Dr. E. G. Harrison, who su-
perintends both institutions. the asy-
lum could get along quite we'll finan-
cially. But our patients there are
often INDECENT and to enable us to
make it pay its own expenses we have
applied to the Red Cross to keep us
provided at all times with nine pa
tients. We have received no reply yet
to this request. but are hoping it will
meet with favor.
LITTLE ONES MADE HAPPY.
| Before the earthquake we had reg
ular subscriptions for the asylum, but
our benefactors have lost so much and
| things have been in such confusion
/ that our receipts are quite limited.
| One thing that hurts the patronage of
the hospital is the misleading opinion
many have to the effect that the chill
dren in the founding home are illegiti-
mate. Very few of our children are
! from the hospital in which we are try
| ing to get respectable women as pa
tIents.
We thoroughly appreciate the kind
ness of these carpenters in doing this
work for US. Without their aid il
would be impossible to have the laun-
dry constructed. 1t is absolutely nee
essary for the sanitary good of the
institution. The carpenters have
promised to build us an isolation room
when they complete the laundry"
There are thirty-eight children in
the founding asylum, ranging in age
from few days to years They are
OF every color and description and
their surroundings are very pleasant
AS soon as possible each child is
turned over to some family for adop-
ton or is sent to an orphan asylum.s
For the care of these unfortunate
children the State contributes a small
sum, payable twice a year For the
care of babies s6.25 a month is given
while for children or years old
| $3.50 Is allowed each month