The San Francisco call., 1910-10-11

of Charity of ST Vincent de Paul, were
loud in their praises of The Calls gen
erosity and initiative in the matter.
1T is a great work The Call is un-
dertaking," said Sister Helena, supe-
rioress OF the orphanage, "and certainly
it is deeply appreciated by us and by
those of the church men and women
who have the welfare of the orphans
deeply at heart. We feel sure that a
large sum will be realized, and. of
course, money is our first and crying
need We can not keep the children at
the other orphanages without paying
something toward their support. We
have sent 100 of our children to Los
Angeles, and it is too much to expect
the sisters there to bear the great ad-
ditional expense. The money sent TO
The Call has come as a godsend to us
and relieved us of care that we hardly
knew how to meet. We can not express
who have so nobly responded. God viii
bless them"
Children Scattered
OF the children, nearly 500, who we're
brought from the burning building In
such a marvellous manner through the
calm courage of the sisters, but few
are now in town. Besides those who
have gone to the orphanage at Boyle
heights, Los Angeles many have gone
to Santa Barbara, others to HOLSTER
and a large number to Santa Cruz. the
sisters having homes in each of those
places. Nearly so OF the older girls are
at the St Francis technical school at
Geary and Cough streets. conducted by
the sisters, and in reality a postgrad-
uate school for those girls who pass
the age for the orphanage and have
no one to care for them in the world.
The sisters were sadly worn and
wearied yesterday after the excitement
and danger of the day before and the
great demands made upon their execu-
tiye ability in disposing of and caring
for the children, but they were contin-
uing their arrangements for the future
with unaba ted energy.
1t is probable that the children will
be together within a fortnight again.
Arrangements were made yesterday to
establish the orphanage for the present
in the big building at Ellis and Frank
lin streets, where the sisters conducted
their school before the fire, but leased
since then until recently to a business
firm. 1t is now vacant and will be put
in order at once. 1t is felt by the sis
ters that il is particularly necessary to
get the children in the city again.
1T is hardly fair" said one of them
yesterday. ito keep the children away
from those who belong to them. Think
of father with several children under
our care whom we have had to send
to Los Angeles; or q poor hard working
mother-is it kind to keep her child
where she is denied the pleasure of
seeing it occasionally We must have
ali the children back IN the city"
Supplies Needed
For those who are not able to meet
the primary demand for money, another
opportunity will be vouchsafed to help
the sisters and their orphan charges
Furniture Will be needed for the new
home. Little single iron beds with the
proper complement of linen, bedding
and pillows, china, glass, chairs and
tables. Then, too. provisions will be
needed. 1t takes a great deal to feed
500 little hungry children. Clothes of
all kinds viii be acceptable, too. 1t
likewise takes great many garments
to clothe orphans who have had every
thing burned. People who lost their
all four years ago will doubtless ap-
preciate the predicament of these little
women and respond with much.
Promise of the necessary school fur
niture has already come from furni-
ture company.
Then there is another thing which is
altogether a matter of sentiment but
to those who know something Of the
heart OF a child it will appeal as
strongly as the need for tables and
chairs AS the little orphans wept be-
side the burning wreckage of their
former home, many tears went up for
the dolls that died therein, for the
favorite picture books, the games, the
wooIly lambs and the other animals,
grotesque, perhaps, but beloved. that
were now a part of the general scheme
of things
So let us hope that there will be a
ransacking within the next fortnight
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