To the: Editor of the "Nonmit-Cumva Dany News"
Sin-—Will you Kindly allow a corner in, your estoamed and valuable aper for a question of charity.
With the cold weather approaching near, there arises the problem of heating for the poor.
"The" St, Tichon's Orphanage at '70-712 Rue Bourgeat with its 105 children aged from 7 months to 15 years, depends entirely upon private charity, Central heating In one of the houses needs a Jot of coal and there heating installation yet in the second house, However, a wonderful ig: stove has been already promised to the Orphanage by. a well-known firm and one ton of coal. will be Kindly donated each month by another firm from November. If there could be just a few more economical Sloves given and 2-3. tons of coal the problem of heating, which cuts heavily Into the Orphanage budget, would be solved. If only more firms would join in,..becoming friends of the children in' need "The Administration of the St. Tichon's Orphanage consists of International Board of Management under Bishop John's Honorary Chalr~ manship and Mr. E, F, Harris as Chairman. Ait Imatters " concerning the Orphanage are closely supervised by a Ladle Committes. with "Mrs, Kazoolin as chairman, Mrs.
Shahmatova. as Honorary. and several members, who are devot~ ing many hours per day to this work, Proper sanitary inspection and reg: ular medical supervision were Introduced into the Orphanage and all children had to. undergo a special medical examination, were vaccine ated, blood tests were made, ete, 'A Gull list of children Inmates. of the Orphanaye with particulars about them (in English and Russian) the disposal of visitors at the Orphanage, including a book where any friends of the children or sympathiz~ are invited to put their names and addresses without any obligation Whatever, Also two.other books are avallable, 1—Book of individual donations, 2—Monthly subscriptions ceived (Money, food, clothes, elc.), The monthly expenses of the Orphanage are from $1,400—1,600 includ Ing teaching of children who for var~ fous reasons cannot be admitted into local schools.
tot the children are orphans, for such whose Parents have no. possibility to keep them at home. There several poor. deformed. chi three deaf and mute, two pa one hunchback, ete:
Several children who were con-sclered as bad characters before they came to the Orphanage were reform"
ind "tgeatment—punishment "is well, They have disd care—things which those unfortunate children. never knew before.
"They are made happy, but there y other things they are of and which the Or-annet afford to give them, For this purpose friends are needed The parents of happy children should not forget thus to send their children's old clothes. and shoes: to, the Orphanage and a dollar or two whenever possible 2 Several Russian Indies are sacrifte: ing nearly all their time in helping the Orphanage, but you, Just. by failing two or three dotiars per month and passing on the suggestion to several of your friends, who would be willing to do the same, without Ineurring any hardships would provide a fully-pald board, education and upkeep for a boy oF girl, 'This could be done without any obligatlon—Just og long as you would like to keep it up—even just a few months would mean so much to the Orphan age. income, 'Donators' should—communteato with the Orphanage directly or with one of" the members of the Com: mittee. 'The public Is strongly warn-against unknown of unauthorized persons collecting in the name of oF for the Orphanai 'Spice does not permit us to' thank: all who have s0 kindly helped with itts in money or fu kind, but oc-Kenowledgements will be made when the ancial statement, of the Or-
'We do, however, tender ihe grateful thanks of the children to all who have given, 1L, Svwwensenc, Hon. Secretary; 'Ladies' Committee of the St, Tiehon's and beauty of Tang ind. dramatic guid) action than for its patriotic, gentle ment, Terje Viken is supposed to. be real figure; but as the parody on the poem has it: "At every fourth cemetery there is a gra posed led), 80 Probably he is a legendary figure, Koalteng, Nov, 4.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.