The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-31
LIGHTS FOR ORPHANS.
GREAT a84PkOvEMENT AT THE
 ,TALhADEeA HOME.
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 TaIiadega. May so.--tspscial.) )--rhe installation of electric lights in the OrpaTs Home of the Synod ef- Ala bana, one of the important improve ments made by the new arrangement, was made an interesting occasion.
 The history of this institution is familiar to many persons throughout the state, from it's portals have gone out Into hfesa work, many who have taken positions, and are now good clt- tzenss who burt for the Home would in all likelihood have fallen by the way
 Ine home hMs had a varied expert. ence, the Synod of Alabama at its meet. ing undertook to revise the pians of work In ccnnectaon with the manage. menr of sa1e Hofnef and place in charge ei it committee of younger and more active nerls most 0fwhom are members CT the ecmknittee for the first time. The committee q the previous year, had undertaken to show just the con- ditions ofsthe institution. and in a re- port made the Synod by H. L. Mckee, Who has been engaged to go through the affairs Of the Home, and suggest a new systena of accounting sand other needed changes was thus drought to the attention Of the Church, ana the result vas the adoption Of the plans suggested by. him.
 "A large debt had accumulated, under the former management. and this had to De discharged and the Home nnain- tainsd The committee engaged MT Mckee tc raise a fund and pay of the floating debt. which he did, and now new system ofikeeping the accounts of the Home has been inaugurated, so that at the end of the year there will be an accurate showing of every item under the several accounts kept and an exact cost of maintaining the Home will be given. The committee this fiscal year has undertaken a num- Der of improvem ents. and most of these have been put in, ana are paid ming that no debt should be incurred
 The old system Of ligthing the Home with oil lamps was given early and special attention, especially by Victor U. Hanson, Of Montgomery, a member Of the committee who led the fight for q new and better method. He found the committee ready to back him up. and his proposition that no cost of this improvement should fall on the treasury, but should be paid by the committee, was accepted, and the work was ordered done.
 Fred Mohns, son of the chairman, an accomplished electrician, offered his services free of cost to the Home, to install the work. The plans were prepared. and a close estimate was made the material was ordered. and the work was undertaken May 9th. and on the 25th the current was turn-l ed on.
 Ths event was deemed ef such inter-. est to the Home that the local com. mittee honored the officers with their presence. and congratulated them. Mir. Mckee used the long distance tele- phone, anl introduced Mir. Hanson to the audience and acting as interpreter, repeated Mr. Haneon's address over the telephone.
 MT. Hanson said he regretted the a press Of business at Montgomery he was detained there. and could only ofter his feiicitations to the friends that were gathered in the Home to see the lights turned on. Mir. Hanson said he felt that the improvement about 10 be put into use was perhaps the most important piece of work done by the new committee. and was but an. earnest of what might be accomplfsh~ ga for the welfare of the little ones in the orphanage.
 Mfr. Hanson was asked to give the order for the new lights to be turned on. which he didstand this was com municated to J. M Wolffe, manager of the electric plant of Talladega.
 Mr. Wolfe. acting for his company. pressed the button" and there was a subtle current that passed along the wires and gave to the many openings e brilliancy that had never before been sean at the Home. Hurrahs fol- lowed, and amid shouts and joyous ac- clamations the committee. with guests. adjourned to the front of the main building. where MT. Mckee introduced the Vice Chairman, J. B. McMillan. who spoke word % the children and friends. congratulating them on the oc- casion.
 Other members of the committee, Messrs. woodward. Jones and Bowie each had a word of cheer, and then Mir. Wolfe and Fred Mohns were asked for a speech. All were cheered and the oc- casion was concluded with an abundant service of cream and cakes.
 Mr. Mckee has given the best of his service to the work for nearly four months, and many improvements have been installed. but none more accept able than tho lights.
 A new system of education is to be inaugurated next session. and a more satisfactory plan of handling the farm ing interest. With anything like good crop season. MT. Mckee expects stock feed, needed, and all the food crops for man and beast that the land will make.
 The Home ts an institution of the Church but more Baptist and Methodist children are to be found there than of their own. Noneris turn ed away because of church adiilatton.
 The committee and Superintendent Mckee have issued an invitation to the women of the church to visit the Home This invitation says in part:
 HTo the Ladies Aid and All Kindred
 Societies, Synod of Alabama:
 ''The Executive Committee of the Orphans Home has observed the very rrant intereat fiat the Christian Wo-