Arizona republican., 1906-02-02
HOME
 HAD A GLAD DAY
The Annual Donation and Reception
 We'll Attended.

Yesterday was certainly glorious
 day for the Florence Crittentoa Home.
 The inmates of the home were made
 happy, the Crittenton Home circle was made happy and the board of lady managers of the home was made hap
 py. All the joy is the result of the generous donations by the many guests
 who visited the home yesterday be- tween the the hours of two o'clock in the afternoon and nine o'clock in the evening the occasion being the Ninth annual reception and donation day for the institution. And that the Critten- ton Home IS one of the most popular institutions of the city was testified to by the large number of people visit ing there during the reception hours
 No more generous gathering of peo pie las been held for some time and food, clothing and money were left by the callers to assist in carrying on the work and for the maintanence of the home.
 In reality the home has had two days this week which it will remem- Der the first one being Tuesday after noon when 9 number of the W. c. T. U. ladies Of Tempe came to Phoenix and visited the institution making very generous offerings. The large recep- tion had been planned for that date but was subsequently, changed to Thursday, yesterday, but the ladies from Tempe were unable to change theIr arrangements and attended on tha date originally announced. They brought clothing, fruit and good things to eat. Tn fact a regular picnic din- ner was given the home and its in- mates and in additional fair sized purse of silver was given the management.
 Yesterday the visitors were received by the members of the Crittenton Home circle, the board of lady mana gers and the matron, Mrs. Broadbrook, ! but the baby found in front of the ! Gilbert House the night previous was by far the most popular of the re- ceiving party. Not one of the two | hundred visitors passed by the re- receiving party without making inquiry | for the little fellow and they all visit i ed him, petted him and wished him | happiness in his new home and sue | cess when he becomes a man. But all | the other inmates of the home were l given attention, none of them being | overlooked.
 During the reception hours several | musical numbers were given The Dixie | quartet sang, as did also Mrs Rich l
  Miss Phelps. Miss Nettie Elder re- cited several numbers and Mrs. A. c. | F. Kerchoff gave several delightful | selections on the violin.
 Of the donations of the day there | were no large gifts but many were | very substantial. The gifts were not 1 limited homever to those visiting the | home during the day but many were 1 sent in. From several of the down | town stores came purses of money made 1 up by the clerks.
 Since the day the Florence Crit tenton home was established on Nov. | 20, 1898, the institution has been the 1 home of over 12O women and children. | At present there are fifteen inmates, ! seven of them babies The institution is one of numerous like homes estab- | lished and endowed by Charles N. | Crittenton, a well known philanthro- | pist It is supported entirely by vol l untary contributions and while the public generally has been very liberal ! expenses at the home are heavy and 1 gifts of money or clothing are always . acceptable. One notable contribution for the past year was the concert [ given by the Arizona School of Music i by means of which a sum of little | over S300 was raised.
 The home is thc only institution i1 ! the territory where friendIess children may be taken, unfortunate women go, ' or women who are without means of | support and strangers may find a { nights lodging. So far it has been | largely cared for by the generous | hearted of Phoenix and that 1t will . not be overlooked this year is quite " likely judging from the interest mani !, fested by the visitors of yesterday,