The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-13
GOLDEN JUBILEE
Of CHILDREN 8
HOME TOMORROW
FIFTrETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE
CHILDRENB HOME OF CITY OF
WHEELING SATURDAY.
VIII Be Hold at the Homo at Woodsdale
Between ana O'Clock To-
morrow Afternoon.

The FiftIeth Anniversary or the ChiI-
drcn's Home Of the City of Wheeling
will he held at tho building OF the Home
at Woodsdale on Saturday afternoon
from . to 6 o'clock 1t VIII be informal
and n general invitation Is extended q"
the public to attend. There VIII he
some interesting. exercises ana the Iady
managers and directors VIII be present
in welcome the callers. The children :
Home was visited with an epidemic OF
tionS Of our community. 1t was "rEan-
lied on the l4th day or February, IS'":
DR. =. Il. Rarnitz. at that time pastor oil
the First English Lutheran church, was
the founder, and wisely guided the IN
stitution through the most trying period
Of It's existence \ location Tor thc
Home was secured on the corner OF
Market and Seventeenth streets. The
present site Of tho II. 4 q. station. IN"
work of mercy began few days altcr
tho building was Op"ncd. During the
first year twcnty-rirht children were
admitted To the shelter and care or the
Home. The experiences Of the second
year were gloomy IN the extreme. The
Home was visited with an nidemic Of
smallpox and whoop!ng cough and al
most every one Of the forty inmates
was Frustrated March |. 1872 the Home
was in debt 100000 for supplies and
the directors faced the strong pr"ba.
bllity that they would hc turned out OF
doors on the approaching first day or
April. The following men. well known
To our older residents. subscribed w.
600 for the purchase OF property for a
il. X. List. J. l.. Hobbs. VIM. b. Stmp-
son. Samuel Laughl!n. 4: G. Robinson.
Robert Gibson. ]. y. Vance. w. l..
Hcarnc. S H. Woodward, Samuel Nc
Clellan. Crlspin OElcbay. l.. 5. Delaplain
and Henry Wallace. The property stu
ated on tho corner Of Thirteenth and
Jacob streets, was purchased and fitted
up for use. Here for thr"e decades the
work was successfully carried on.
The first officers elected in 1870
were: President, Chester u: Hubbard
vice presidents. John J.. Hobbs and Jas
urcr. Thomas Hornbrook directors, Or.
s. B. Barnitz, VIM. Is simpson. Samuel
l.aughlin and Benjamin Davenport lhe
following ladies constituted the tirst
board OF managers: Mrs n {. List. Mrs,
W. +. Butler. Mrs ]. 4. Dickey. Mrs. j..
y. Vance Mrs. l.. A. HaEan. Mrs. Robt
Morrison, Mrs. J. l.. Hobbs, Mrs. j. K.
Greer Mrs. T. Stewart. Mrs. NJ. l.. Todd.
Mrs. c. w. Franzhcim. Mrs. $. B. Bar,
I."S Amelia Nelson.
The Home mas always depended for
support wholly upon the kindly sympa-
thy and libcralty of such as are chart
lably disposed. Early In its history an
endowment fund was started. II was
this fund accumulated Tor many years
through. gifts and l"rac!cs that made
possihle the conurdnus new building.
. ~, hu,lding ia located nj Wond.d
,u,o miins EAST nf the civ and about
! riy. minutes walk from The Leather
wood station. II was occupied In April.
iono With increased facilities Tie di-
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