Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-14
House Orphans Organization

House at Seventh md
bu:cd by tho city Tho funds were de
rived from private citizens and i'uc-
! tua'e6 greatly. Tic list OF members
| diminished until The active group Was
! reduced 20 six. Tho meetings were
un.ntc.csting. SO the records state
| nay. even painful! III the depression
| and gloom pcrvading the a,nlos =
| rhrre. and, Of course. were poorly
| attended.
| First Bnsanr in Rirhmund.
! Then came into The minds o: those
| few valiant workers a brilliant and
absolutely new idca--thcy would civc
fair. Never before in In. history
OF Virginia had venture o. the
kind been launched and the nove't;
OF the event kept the rooms th-oug.G
"l;h curious and public spirited folk
who housh; the wares as uu:si,y as
The promoters could .eplea!sh The
stock. The institution was destined
10 take q new lease on life and Il
was not long before the number OF
wards Increased from fourteen to
I.l-tS-uSe.
Meanwhile" says Mrs. Frank O..
Griffin IN an article appearing In the
Richmond Dispatch OF 1875 Mfr Ed
Hnuad Walls had died. leaving 20 this
association the property he had
| aMasscd as token OF Era.itudc to
the c.;y Of his adoption--he havin.
come here IA n poor boy from Ire
land. Ry his will the means were
expended in building an airy dwell
Ing for the little female orphans
that ha had so long watched as they
: wendell their way alternately 20 .ih.
different churches IN their then uni
.orm white sun -honnats. gray
shaHls, and b.ue-chcciIcd frocks"
Un;!i 1888 The home ~ the :ns,i,u
;.o, was n rough building tina;
had been constructed on The OUT
Sh!r:s OF The town. jus; where. seems
20 be DECIDEDLY indefinite. on lot
given. by Mr.. William Duval II is
described as being anything other
man comfortable o. suitable. But;
the ;Iar OF prosperity. when began
20 now in ne direction OF tho orphans
when the fair took place continued
no, only 20 III. SsUuest OF Mr.. NAILS
out :" several others III less degree
.,,fsr house .; Seventh and Leigh
SttS,ts. which held ne family un,!l
.:l,. when /; moved 70 III" ccun;ry.
Ttes. FUNDS We're invested A. al. ,.:i.
We, IA" number OF wards Increasing
/" Lily and later To sixty Ind seventy
Then came the dark days OF war"
conit'ues Mrs, Griffin. and with
them hard struggles. The children
'wcr" led and clothed how, ~
.arniE kn"w: but still twas done
=, h" evacuation Of Richmond our
tHHd wAs almost entirely lost. and
me cTy was Tor bread. Again an np-
zee" Was made by request al the so
Coy through General Wisc. In soy
wa-ch.ul ove- the work :novna me
%'e Mrs Sophy Caldwell Eeanc ana
~ Vivian s'arret! 70 leave v..y
Nj JaocG.!in T.. Taylor having also
made h"qucSt to IL and its op.ra-
.tHHs wcre s,iil further, enlarged. un-
=! las spring our number. siXty.,wn.
d!led he house 10 overnowing. and
a. case of typhoid fever had startled
~ managers 70 tho fact that there
Ms nos - spot 20 which. IN case OF
an stasc; however con:as .ous. Tie
NHtIani could he removed and sepn
:t,S" rom The rest o: tho house.
.."H. lie. thor" cam" 10 them.
90 ".:N u W:ll-kDown lawyer o.! the
~ requcst from o dying mother.
whose nus band had died short time
s. ,;.,,T. that her pillow Nigh, H.
n,.."0;ht hs She PASSED away hy a
sHoN.d b.. received in that haven OF
safety. Though cve.y cent of our In
t""r was used ana economy studied
IN every expenditure. could deaf
car BE turned 20 iha, Plea? wa dared
Members OF The board 81 managers
nAIc always been mos; careful in tho
he!ye ION OF a matron. and there i. an
!" .his .s;!mahlc woman and h"r
inuititndinuus duties. the @eco, d
! c!an"e stating ;hat For the manage
, "ey lum and the care and inet-uc,inn
"l Inc chill hcen. the association shall
annually cicc: pruden. discrcc; and
.abanlr woman, who shall be called
= nli ab ,here ,n was nothing very def
go go discreet and capabin woman g
/ H 20. very year, for she shall he al
! iN"ci such compensation as ma no
/ aS'"cd upon BY the directors whinh
} 80. DC III proportion "a the nu1nocr
81 Sh'idTen.' and her duties shall he
/ - ne association ana director.
''"'' '!''ii ,l!ne To time prcSc. !bc''
suffers From FIR
,ir ~ nc uafEe"; moments In thc
+ Nhth NJ" occurred in the ASYLUM, 7.
'tP"ittd I" have taken place dur
'anrT"; hours ana ;hc men lef;
n"F stalls deserted. hurTv!ng 10 Tho
y.rs"n" of IN" disaster The IsSe :,
!...%lo. ENyson. nIcn Mayor az ,,ic
, Ci,l' went 10 the p,esiden, ana Of.
zones p-oNer"d tho us. of the A.
/ mpry Of iGc i'!rs; Virginia Regimen,
"hi!r N" board Of visitors q. the
.H"o!Ca toies" OF virginia nLac.d
7 ~" buid!ng later occupied by ina
ga dominion Hospital at tho diSoosal
y! ,nc Hoch. This oircr was accrp;ad
anu ne children remained there until
,tSpair: mad been made and It MAS
;ns !ns!den, connected with the Grc
H"h That the children OF ST. Pau!'s
noine for Girls gave dinner fol
.nelr Fellow wards. although il was
heS"ShaTy for th"m to deny them.
se.s.s OF thelr own good meal
r.rcmcn who had fought the nane.
,Sltrc,ed among themselves $40 and
me Masonic HON. gave S25. Friend,
appeaIed from all directions Thu,
,ioh was once more on its feet anc
progressed with a maximum csnacit,
" s!Nt%. The children continued IL
VDld'h tLc same amount or ed,ica.
non as was considered good FOR lher,
neatiy century before. ard althoupt
INC ING, Att.c white sun hornets had beer
Iah ASIDE together Win The 9rn,
shaW.s. inc checSnd gingharns Ser,
ss' W. use ~, ana caeh itttlo. girl wal
me proyerbial re In a pod It wa,