THE ORPHANAGE NEWS LETTER.
Regarding Packages
Nearly every mail brings ns letters
enquiring what is needed at the Or
phanage in the way of clothing and
articles for Christmas.
Ac the freight rates are high, and
pvrceb post costs 12e\ per pound, we
would rather our friends would leave
out some things they frequently in
clude, which are of little or no use to
us, e. g old Sunday School papers is
sued by our Publication Society. 1 he
Baptist, and Missions, these come to
us from the publishers as soon as they
are issued. Old postal cards are not
needed, as we have a good supply.
In the line of clothiug, it is not
wise to send garments that are prac
tically worn out, or so badly torn or
stained that they are of no service to
us or anyone else except the rag-man.
There is no one in that basiness here.
Neither can we use Prince Albert
Coats, Dress Suits, odd vests, nor
corsets old or nevf
Please remember that we have on
ly one matron (or twenty-six girls,
most of whom are small, and one ma
tron for nineteen lively boys, and it
is not possible for these two busy wom
en to spend their time making over
old garments, that are already worn
out, when there is so much in the way
of mending, overseeing house work,
scrubbing, washings, ironings; nurs
ing the sick and giving the children
the care they require. Do not expect
more of these women, who rank high
in efficiency, than it is possible for
the swiftest, most skilliulaud most
capable women at borne to do.
Here are some sug gestions of things
that would be very accnptable: GOOD
clothing for both sexes, all sizes, but
not necessarily new; sheets, blankets,
comfortables, stockings, socks, mit
tens or gloves, suspenders, underwear
good medium weight, Caps, ribbons,
garters, neckties, haudkerahiefs, hair
pins both bone and wire, combs, side
combs, soap, beads, dresses both wool
and cotton, middies, smocks, under
waists, blouses, shirts, skirts, stock
ing feet, toys not too fragile, cellu
loid articles frequently come to us
crushed and useless. Disk records
of any make that can be played on
the victrola, tablets both pen and pen
cil, story books and games.
Address plainly: Kodiak Baptist
Orphanage, Kadiak, Alaska. We
keep a reoord of all goods received
and acknowledge the receipt of them
as quiakly as possible. It sometimes
happens that no name or address is
given either on or in the package to
whom an acknowledgment can be
sent. Or if it is on the package the
paper is so torn and soiled that it can
not be read. Please send us a letter
when you send a package or box, de
scribing its contents. We oan then
make inquiries if it does not arrive
when it should.
We acknowledge every package re
ceived, but have discovered that ia
more than one instance the aotnowl
edgment has failed to reach its des
tination.
Our reader* may be interested in a
brief abstract from an advance state
ment by United States Geological
Survey con cerning mining operations
in the terri.ory during the past year.
The complete official report has not
yet been received.
“ The value of Alaska’s mineral
output in 1921 was about $16, 109,000,
as compared with $23, 303, 737 in 1920.
This was the lowest annual value since
1904. The decrease was due to t de