The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-09-16
THE AMISH MENNONITE
CHILDRENS' HOME
Being Erected on Land Near Grants
vile In This County.

Md, and on land of the farm of the
late Jacob S. Miller, which has been
secured from his heirs The site is an
elevated one and practically ideal as
far as natural drainage is concerned.
The contract for erection of the home
has been awarded to Frank Petry, of
Elk Lick, Pa, who is well known for
quality and dispatch of his work.
The building is to be 34x5O it. with
an annex in the rear 17Xl9 fit. Base
ment Is to extend under whole building
and is to contain hot water heating
furnace, coal room, laundry room,
Storage rooms for vegetables and pro-
visions, also lavatory etc, foundation is
to be of concrete. Building is to be of
double walled brick, brick bound, with
air space next TO plastering inside.
Roof Is to be of curb or mansard type
and material is to be asbestos shingles
First floor is to consist of reception
room, also to be used as assembly room,
chil1ren's living or play room-a very
commodious room with southeastern ex-
posure; children's dining room; a
smaller dining room; a layatory; and in
annex large kitchen equipped with
8 inks, dumb waiter, etc, and in rear of
kitchen pantry, two stairwaYs are to
be placed Including to second floor
Second, floor is to be divided into six
modified ward plan; twoicorridors part
of the main corridor to be used as a
serving room; one toilet and bath room
of ample size; Ealso small closets, etc.
The third. floor which has consider
able space is; designed to be finished
eventually into possibly four fair sized
rooms. With this end in view dormer
windows.will be placed in the roof.
This children's home is under the
auspices and control of the conference
of the Conservative Amish Mennonite
which all members of the Conservative
and Old.s. Order Amish Mennonite
churches may be members. The present
trustees of the association are H. S.
Yoder, President, Grantsville, Md, j.
E. Hershberger, Secretary, Meyersdale,
Pa, N. j. Brenneman, Treasurer, Acct
dent. Md, John tGunden. Bayport,
Mich, John Zehr Elkton, Mich, J. M.
Zehr, Croghan. N. ". Jacob Reggie,
Castorland N. Y, J. E. Hostetler.
Belleville, Pa, L. j, Zook. Belleville,
Pa.
The building committee consists of
H. s. Yoder, j. E. Hershberger and N.
j. Brenneman of the trustees named
above, and c. w. Bender, Elk Lick
Pa, who is treasurer OF building com
mittee, L. J. Maust, Meversdale, Pa,
and S. M. Yoder, who is president and
foreman of building committee, Grants
vile, Md, or Elk!Lick, Pa, r. F. D..
The home fully equipped will cost for
land, buildingsand all, over $500 of
which fully $4,000 is pledged among the
congregations in Delaware, Iowa, Mich
igan, New York, Pennsylvania, and the
home district-the Maryland Pennsylv-
ania District. As stated in the associa-
lions BYLAWS "The home shall be es-
tablished and maintaineds by free will
giving" Voluntarily business men of
Grantsville, Md, and ElkS Lick, Pa.
and the Ev.iLutheran Sunday school of
Grantsville, IND pledged assistance in
Observation-Disclosures is gratefully
acknowledged, :. andI (which materially
aided in thessconstituency of the sum
named.
The object andspurposes of the Home
are briefly andiclearly set forth in the
preamble. preceding the association s
constitution which states that at "a
members meeting held in Maple Glen
meeting ,house tnear Grantsville, Md.
July 8, 1913 it was decided: That
a Home for orphaned, needy, and de-
pendent children, regardless of race or
parental religion be established.
And the: second paragraph of the
constitution states The purposes for
which thei corporation (association) is
formed are.for the erection and main
tenance of home to be called the
Amish MennoniteN Children's Home;
the receiving into the Home, the sup
port, maintenance control anddirection of
orphaned, :pooriand needy children; for
placing such that. are advisable into
private homes to be cared for, and by
such other means to care for children
as may be determined upon by the
trustees underithe Bylaws germane to
the Home. Referring to the nineteenth
paragraph of bylaws is this state
ment referring toi keeping children at
the Home. Children will be kept in
the Home only so long as will be re-
quired to find alsuitable family in which
to place them" Referring to the eligi-
bility of children the seventeenth par
agraph of By-Lawsj reads, mo child
which is insane or whose mental or
physical condition is such as to endan-
ger the moral, mental or physical we'll