New Britain herald., 1922-08-26
TO SOON DEDICATE
 CHILDRENpS HOME
Exercises Will Be Held Within
 Next Two Months

tlon ceremony on top Of the hill al Racklifte Heights, overlooking a beautiful panorama of natural beau. ty on all sides, and the Klingbere Children's Home will be accepted of. ficially This magnificent mansion now nearing completion and at pres ent partially occupied will become one of the points of interest in New Britain. It will be exhibited to the 1 visitor In the community as literally "a house founded on prayer"
 Founded on Prayer.
 About 19 years ago Rev. J. E. Klingberg. D. D., conceived the idea Of home for orphan children. Pas tor of the Film Swedish Baptist church, he was a firm believer in prayer. When he decided to found home for children, he prayed for help. Today he is the head of a property whose value is said to run close to million dollars. and not one cent has been solicited in any other way than that first method-prayer.
 It is to his prayers and those of his family, congregation and friends that Dr. klingberg attributes the sue cess Of his imposing palace he has built on the hill top overlooking what is becoming one of the prettiest ex- elusive residential sections of the city.
 Building Near Completion.
 After two years of construction work the building is practically com pleted, the house on Hart street and two on Corbin avenue have been clos ed up and the children are at home in their new residence. As soon as the building is completed entirely and furnished throughout it is thought the other children will be moved in.
 Final Touches Being Made.
 The carpenters have finished their work, the electricians have practical ly completed their share, the steam filters are adding the final touches and the painters are drawing close to the end of their job. Landscape gardeners, most of them consisting of the older boys of the home, will go to work of their own accord, or in fact, have started already and flow CT beds are expected to spring up about the building. A circular flow l VI D~o VIII oS RidIltCd dl lLt DdvH CI the large flag pole and a swimming pool will be constructed in the rear. To Repair Street.
 ' Chairman Thomas w. Grove of the board of public works, has agreed to have LlnWood street made passable so far as the city owns the ground, and the officials of the home will re- pair the road for the remainder of the distance up the hill SO that there will be less difficulty experienced in driving to the home.
 Telephones Installed.
 An communicating telephone system has been installed and switchboard with accommoda dations for Fl phones is placed in the superir.- tendent's office. The office has been moved from the West Main street building and now is part of the new structure. The new telephone nun. Der is 1849.
 Dedication Ceremony.
 Although no definite date has been set for the dedication, it is likely to be some time in October and plans are being made accordingly. The children are being taught special mu- sic for the occasion and some delight. l ful chorus singing is expected to be a feature Of the program. The dedica. l ton ceremonies will las. three days. |
 Three Day Ceremony.
 The first night there will be special | exercises for the board of directors and officials of the home. The cere- mony will start on a Friday evening. | The following night, Saturday, will be for the general public at which time | the building will be thrown open for Inspection. Rev. Dr. J. E. Klingberg. and founder, is anx- lous to have some local organization take charge of the building on this night. Sunday there will be special religious exercises in some local | church. These exercises will take the form of thanksgiving service.
 New Seamstress.
 Since moving into the new buiId- ing 1t has been found necessary to add another seamstress to the force | and Miss Sophia Nelson, of Newark. New Jersey, has been added to the force.
 Contributions Coming In.
 Contributions to the home continue to come in every day and range all the way from the widows mite" to the mllIlonaire's check, (speaking f1g- uratlvely.) A letter was received with in the past week from the mother of a young girl who had just died, The girl had saved some pennies in her toy bank, which she wanted to give to some worthy mission When she lied the bank was opened and the l9 cents contained therein was sent to pr. klingberg. On August r and again on August 22. checks for s100 each were received from friends.
 The Biblical One-Tenth.
 Obeying the Biblical injunction to 1evote one-tenth of her earnings to ] worthy cause, a young woman in Iowa religiously laid aside 10 per ,ent of her earnings. Recently she lied and last week her savings, amounting to s9.20, found their way nto the coffers of the Childrens Home in New Britain. Another wom- money to give but wanted to give made a carpet and sold t. and sent the entire proceeds, s10 0 the home.
 Saved the Chickens Also.
 In New Mexico recently a family vas awakened by a terror striking owl in the chicken pen. The man