THE ORPHANAGE NEWS LETTER.
Ot-.r Youn^ Worke-s
( one!udt’d
Some of our renders mav have won
dered. hs they read the last issue why
it is necessary for hoys to do »cruh
bi m», washing, sweeping and such
work when we have in our family
more than twentv five girls. There
are a number of very good reasons
that can be given. In the first p ace
the girls live tn the Winch Dormi
tory, a large twelve room house. It
requires all their time and strength
to properly care for that house and do
the washing, ironing, sewing and
mending necessary on their clothing.
rhen again, there are only six of
the larger girls, and some of them are
not at all strong, and cannot he'p
much with the heavier work. S ven
teeti of the girls are under ten years
of age.
As the Kiris are all in school with
the exception of Tina ami Nida, who
atteneil half the day, there really is
nut time enough lor them to do more
than the work now assigned them,
and to do it well.
Nida is hin Kid- It is her work to
put the clothinK, after it is washed,
itoued and mended into the hin or
locker assigned each j?irl. She also
has charge of the washing, and helps
with the mending, and washes, dress
es and cares for one of the little girls
Tina has not been very strong for
some months and consequently has
no regular work, ' ct helps in what
ever way she can.
Mary Palmer is Mrs. Learn’s girl.
She helps with the mending of the
hoys clothing, washes the dishes from
the workers table, at nooD, and with
Julia's help, does Mrs. Learn’s wash
ing and ironing, and the table linen
from the workers table. She is most
faithful to her duties.
Vii ’’aimer, sweeps he foe h-e..k
fast an«l afterwards helps her sister
.Mary at the mission.
Julia has tlie misfortune to have
weak eyes, hut inspite of that fart she
does h«r share of the mending, helps
with the washing and ironing and
takes care of one of the 'ittle girls
Killian is dormitory girl, and cares
for the lampr. She is punctual about
her work and does it well. She also
helps with the washing, ironing and
mending and cares for a little girl.
Christine, Mattie and Kity assi<'
Lillian with the dormitory work, and
help with the washing, ironing anti
mending.
.Vexandra's work is to sweep the
kitchen anil keep the lavatory clean,
and help with the general work.
Lillie May builds the fire in the
sewing room and helps otherwise
with the general work.
Annie McRae, the little cripp'e
girls, presses the Sunday hair-rih
bons, and helps iu various other way.
A year ago she had to he carried from
room to room, but now she is well
and strong and can run with the l est
of them.
Kitty, Dora, Maggie, Marina, Mary
Unge, have for their work the darn
ing of the girls stockings.
Nancy, Flora, Dollie, Ann Sours,
Vera, Amy, Annie Kern, Eva. Titiana,
Alice, £ate and Allie, with the heip
of older girls carry in the wood.
Andrew Agizza nas been ill for over
a month, with what has been pro
nounced “Chorea”. It is feared that
it will be some months before he will
have completely recovered from
the attack.