Evening star., 1933-11-04
HOME WOULD CARE
FOR G. CHILDREN
Architects Draw Plans for
Building Of 240-Acre Farm
Near Olney.

The Central Union Mission Of Wash
1ngton, which recently purchased 24o-
acre farm on the Brookville pike, near
olney, Md. already is planning its
future development as a Summer home
for children and work farm Tor tran
Elent men and boys -.
With pledges Of public support, Mrs.
John S. Bennett in charge Of the
Children's Emergency Home conducted
by l. E. Breuninger & sons Inc, archi-
tects and builders, for the childrens
dormitory on the farm. This will be
a model building, with a real home
atmosphere for the underprivIeged
children who will find in it rest and
health and pleasure during hot sum
mer months.
Mrs Bennett has planned a Colonial
type of residence balanced by two
wings. The site chosen for the resi-
dence is high elevation on the farm,
which has one of the finest locations
in Montgomery County. 1t Will De
isolated from the buildings used by the
men.
1t is proposed to use old brick, paint
ed white. in its construction. In this
way considerable expense will be saved.
Care also will be taken to make 1t fire.
The building will contain an up
stairs dormitory to accommodate 80
children The first floor will be de-
voted to recreation and living room
for the children and dining hall
There will be large open fireplace for
chilly nights. AT present Mrs. Bennett
is planning to have kitchen built as
an addition to the rear.
Each of the two wings will be used
as dormitories, one for boys and the
other for girls Sixteen children would
be accommodated in each wing, giving
entire building Each wing will be
connected with the main building by an
up-to-date wash room
It was Mrs. Bennett who conceived
the idea Of country place for the city
waits who come under her care and
with the aid of the Women's Guild of
the mission. she financed the purchase
of the farm. There are no encum-
brances upon it. With this good start,
her husband. who is the superintendent
OF the Central Union Mission. Is ar
ranging to have large part Of the
acreage under cultivation by next
Spring.
L. E. Breuninger, who retired some
time ago from active partnership in the
building firm. recently made an initial
contribution of $500 toward the fund
being raised for the children's Summer
home With its host Of friends in and
out of the churches Of Washington,
there is no doubt but that sufficient
sum will be built up in comparatively
short time to insure the carrying out of
these plans.
Two years ago no one connected with
the mission believed it would be possible
to secure any more ground than would
be necessary for a modest Summer camp.
However, the Womens Guild brought
Seth Parker" to Washington and raised
enough money in three concerts to buy
the kind of place they really wanted,
with no strings attached"
The children's residence Is so planned
that the central building can be erected
first and the wings added as money is
made available The main building. as
designed, would be 60 by A feet. Each
of the wings is to be 20 by A feet.
The children for whom these plans
are being made, Mrs. Bennett explained,
will be those who cannot enter the
usual Summer, camps maintained by
charitable institutions because of health
and physical defects.
What We want to do" she said, "is
to provide healthy, comfortable home
surroundings for children who are suf-
fering from ailments, so we can build
them up physically"
The cost Of erection would be COM
paratively small and confined chiefly to
materials. Men engaged in work on
the farm will do the building. under
present plans.