The Seward gateway., 1922-08-05
JESSE HE HOME IS
 MODEL OF ITS KIND

The following article on the Jessie Lee home at Unalaska, is written at the request of the Gateway by Rev. Thomas J. Gambill, of Wilkeson, Wn., who has recently returned to Seward from an inspection trip to the Home:
 In 1890 the Womans' Home Mission ary society of the Methodist church established a home fo1 girls at Una laska. Shortly afterwards boys were admitted The home has been main- tained continuously ever since and hundreds of boys and girls have found refuge within her walls.
 Soon after the founding of the Home Dr. A. w. Newhall young minister and graduate physician was sent out as superintendent and all through the years he has managed the affairs of the Home; maintained religious serv- ices, married the young people, brot their babies into the world, baptized the children, doctored the sick and buried the dead with Christian rites. He plays the piano, sings, breaches, prays and teaches and is confidential counsellor alike for natives and whites in matters of health, hygiene, business, domestic affairs and religion.
 Dr. Newhall is assisted by an able corps of teaches, viz: Nurse and Boys Matron, Miss Olive Smith; Girls Ma tron, Miss May Winchell; Sewing Teacher, Miss Marie Mcleod; Cooking Teacher, Miss Ethel McMillan; Fancy Work and Music, Mrs. Clara Goss; Ivory Work, MT. Nels Lund; Knitting, Mrs. A. w. Newhall.
 At present there are 67 children in the Home, ranging in age from six months to 16 years. They come all the way from Point Barrow and Juneau. Most of them were left orphans when the influenza epidemic swept their parents away. The girls are taught housekeeping, cooking, sewing, knit ting. fancy work and music. The boys learn fishing, rowing, swimming, hunt ing. gardening, mechanics, shoe cob bling, and ivory work. All these are taught in a practical way, for all the work of the home is done by children under supervision of the teachers. The boys do the gardening, fishing, saltlng and caring for the fish, hunting and curing of game, cobble all the shoes' run the electric light and water plant, and do all the painting and repalr work on buildings and grounds, do the laundry and bake all the bread. The girls keep the house, do all the seWlng' ironing, cooking, etc. Boys and glrls alike are taught the Bible, and the principles of religion, and all alike have the training and culture Of Christian Home for Jessie Lee is a Home-not an institution. The chll- dren are clean, well fed, comfortably clothed, cultured, contented and hap py.
 TTnalaska, where Jessie Lee Home is located. is an important port, with population of 300, natives and whltes' It is the port of call for revenue cut- ters, light house tenders, whaling yes sells fishing and trading vessels for all the Boring sea region. Dr. New hall is the only resident physician in a radius of 600 miles. Besides beng doctor and dentist for the children ana +o. chers of the Home and the people of the village, a large number of fish ermen. traders, whalers, hghthouse' radio men, sailors and marines are brought for hundreds of miles to the hospital in Jesse Lee Home, for treat ment. They are victims Of accldents' shipwrecks and. diseases of various kinds. At times the hospital is crowd ed and Dr. and Mrs. Newhall have to give up their bed to make a place for natients. A new hospital is the great est need of the Home and a commit tee of local citizens has been formed to help secure funds and build hos nital and make other improvements soon.
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