The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-02

Top row-5oys in playground.
Johnnie, the orphanage pet, seated
on his bed. Girls in playground.
Second IOWA quartet from one
family. johnnie. The five baby
girls.
A chubby little fellow whose thoughts
should be bent entirely on the play in
which he is engaged, looks quickly up
as he sees the black-robed sister ap-
proach, and says:
And when you see a lady coming
VIII pink feaver in her hat, she's my
mamma, and she's comm for me to
take me away" Day after day he asks
for the pink feaver," but the lady
wifi the pink feaver'' has not yet an
peared.
Her absence is not seriously noted.
however, Tor life on the playground
goes merrily on, and it is only when a
grown-up appears that her coming
seems to the small bit of humanity
long delayed. There is much to amuse
and entertain in the most cursory Wis
it TO the big st. AIMS orphanage, the
home for the little unfortunates built
by Mrs, Thomas Kearns some seven
years ago. The first thing that strikes
the visitor is the natural cheerfulneSs
and wholesOmeness of the entire brood
found there. Whether school keeps or
not" literally life seems to be all good
10 them. Just at the present time the
whole day is devoted to play, and the
hours go all too fast. Within a few
weeks the regular school hours will re-
place the playtime. and things will
i move along lines of more definite rou-
\ tine. But whether summer or winter,
the children of St. AIMS will be happy
and TO a degree carefree.
For the Unfortunate.
The Kearns st. AIMS orphanage
grew, as all such altruistic institutions
do, directly out Of warm parental love-
II is really one Of the first material
products of the good fortune in a finan-
eial way which came to Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Kearns. It was built before
even their own elegant home on Brig
ham street was planned With their
own three happy children cared for be-
yond all question of need, their first
thoughts were for the unfortunate little
people to whom the home life and the
loving care Of parents is denied.
Since the completion of the building
there have been housed under its roof
several hundred children, and today
there are, even in this vacation time,
over 100 ranging from 3 years Of age
TO IA. All these years Mr.. and Mrs
1NSf1A rs nave OEtll uIllalllHk IN their
kindly attention to the material needs
of the home, and year after year Mrs.
Kearns herself dressed dolls and made
gifts that were purely Individual for
each and every tot in the big home. AS
the Christmas time comes round each
year the big tree is decorated by the
three Kearns children for the benefit
of the children of the home. and the
gifts are distributed by them.
An Ideal Spot.
The orphanage stands on an ideal
spot on Twelfth South street, its wide
gates admitting visitors by winding
paths leading to the house itself. The
building consists of a central part and
Two wings, the main part having
wide veranda running the length. The
bell is answered by a dimpled miss of
II, and the visitor is shown into the
parior at the right Of the entrance. The
qulet-Voiced sister comes in presently
with a cordial greeting, and leads the
way from room TO room, showing the
inner workings of the large household.
The sisters face is gentle and refined.
but her hands are work-hardened and
her garments show that she is not a
lady of leisure. 1t is cleaning day. and
as no outside help comes in for the
extra" work, the whole must he han
died by the few sisters who remain
through the summer.
OF course there's the help that the
older girls provide. but as the com
petent worker knows. these must he
guided and instructed at every turn.
Yet with ali these adverse conditions
the building from garnet TO cellar is
immaculate in its cleanliness. The Wis
Itor passes along the wide, cool hoIs and
groups of laughing children stand aside
to let the sister ard her company by. /
A door is opened and two larger girls |
are found reading a book together |