The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-05-11
ORPHANS NOW IN
THEIR NEW HOME
Completion of the Splendid Institution
Founded by kmish MennOnites.

now doing, the institution stands com
plete, beautiful Memorial to christian
love and fellowship and the goodwill
and helpfulness of many churches and
people in different states.
The building is essentially home for
children. everything possible being pro-
vided for little people. A long, well
lighted dining-room is set apart for
their use on the main floor, with play
room and nursery adjoining. These
take up one side of the hall. After
that comes lavatory, a CHEEKY kitchen
and the family dining room which COM
municates with large reception room.
Another play room is beng prepared
on the basement floor for use when the
cold winter days prevent playing out
side. The rest of the basement is divid-
ed into a furnace room, laundry, and
store-room for vegetables and canned
goods.
The second floor is divided into family
bedrooms, a guest chamber, bath
room and three dormitories for the
little ones. Above this is a commodious
attic room which is as vet unfinished.
The grounds are spacious and prettily
situated for games, and command
view of magnificent scenery in the
| distance.
The family are now in possession of
the Home, the moving having been
done last week from their temporary
home at Bittinger. Messrs Harvey
Yoder, Noah Brenneman and Christian
Beachy brought the adult members of
the family and household goods, while
Jonas B. Miller brought the little ones.
The children are contented and happy
in their new environment and play
happily about the grounds and in the
Home
There are fifteen wards at present,
ranging from twelve weeks to four
teen years. English American, Ger
man, Polish and Irish parentage are
represented. Six or eight more little
ones are expected from Somerset this
month.
The family comprise Mr.. and Mrs.
Noah Brennaman as superintendent,
Mrs. David Yoder, matron, and Miss
Clara Bender helper. Miss Alma Miller
is also helping them get settled in their
new home and the two girls, with their
pretty arms bare to the elbows. are in
industriously scrubbing and cleaning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brenneman and Mrs.
Yoder are looking after the children
and the thousand and one matters that
need attention, and gradually order is
growing out of the chaos of building
| and moving.
Following are the names of the little
ones now domiciled in the Home. They
were sent in from Somerset, Meyers
dale, Falrhope, Pa, and Garrett county,
Nd. Mahlon, John, Marie and Thomas
Embleton, Walter Beal, Helen and
Stepha Buchka, Hugh Beck, Phineas
William Welfey, Patrick and Celia
Dryburg, Viola Glessner, Blair and
Willie Ringler, and an infant in arms.
a child to become an inmate of the
Home is submitted to thorough medical
examination by competent physician
who fills out and signs the examination
papers. The parents, relatives or
guardians are required to sign a sur
render claim if the child is to become
entirely dependent upon the Home, and
an agreement is drawn up and signed if
put IN temporary charge, or when a
sum Of money is paid into the Home for
the substenance of the child. An agree
ment is also required from persons de-
string to adopt child from the institu-
ton into their own homes. Every care
is exercised in the up bringing of the
little ones in charge of the institution,
to keep them morally clean, free from
evil habits and provide religious in
structions and schooling.
When one considers that the institu-
ton is kept up entirely by free-will Of
ferings, the magnitude of the work will
be readily seen. No solicitations are
made, yet all donations are gratefully
received and clothing, bed or table
linen, comfoters, towels and the many
things needed in the Home would GER
tainly not come amiss were any kind
hearted persons to send them in Thus
far sufficient funds have been at hand
to carry on the work, but what, with
building payments and moving expen-
ses. the treasury is at present at low
er ebb than usual.
Neither the superintendent nor ma
iron received any remuneration other
than their own support while there.
The work is entirely one of love. Mr..
and Mrs. Brenneman must oversee the
entire establishment, working busily
themselves all the while. So many
little mouths to feed takes lots of cook
ing, baking, planning and forethought.
Mrs. Yoder, whose husband works In
the community and lodges at the Home,
is little more than a girl herself vet
fills the position of matron admirably,
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