THE ORPHANAGE NEWS LETTER.
THE KODIAK
BAPTIST ORPHANAGE
.V KS. J A M l*'S M* Wll! NX1 K,
Superintendent of Alaska Work
510'PrtMnont Temple, Boston, Mass.
Thk Workers, on salary, are
(Teo. A Learn, Supt., S. A Coldwell,
Ass’t. Supt., Miss Klizuheth Crauiner,
Mrs si. (i Campbell.
Tin. I*i*ri osk of the Orphanage is
to provide a Christian ho ne ami
training fo- destitute children.
I n Kkcop ds show that 64 males
and 6; females (total 1 >8) have been
received, ’9 males and ^9 females
discharged < by completion of time
and by loath ». 25 males .»nd jg fe
males now enrolled.
1‘okiy six Converts nave been
immersed and received in tht chim h.
'Pus SrrroRT is provided by The
Woman’s American Baptist llome
Mission Society which expends here
£7500.00 a year. It is h«>]>cd that the
CoNTRIBt TfONS marked “Alaska”
will eventually suffice. Therefore.
bviSRY Si'NH.\y-schooi. and every
young people’s society of .sew Kng
land is urged to make an annual con
tribution. Help from all sources
is gratefully accepted. This is the
Oni«y Bwtist mission home for
Alaskan children.
Send all contributions to
Miss Ukrtri dk L. Davis, Treav
510 Tremont Temple, Boston, Mass.
While the family at the house has
increased that at the barn has also,
Spotty a 3 year old heifer gave birth
to a calf Jan. 23rd. lie has been
named “Skiddoo”
A box of nice clothing was receive 1
from the First Baptist Church of
Minot N. I). The same steamer
brought a letter containing *10.00 to
pay fora bed, from the Young Peoples
Society of the First Baptist Church
of Oakland, Cai.
Active constructions of the United
States government group of build
ings, including th* Alaska building,
at the Ak a-Yukon*Pacific Impo
sition was started Jau. 1. and all the
structures will be completed not later
than April 20. by M y 1. every
building for the i</>o f.tir will l>e
finished and tw« weeks befote the
fair opens .11 of the exhibits will be
installed and the paving of streets
completed.
With the be gining of 1909. five
months i:i advance of the opening,
the construction of buildings was
more than 90 per cent complete
Twelve of the more important build
ings are finished and work on the
others is being rushed with great
rapidity. The completed buildings
1.re Auditoruui. Fine Arts, Machin
erv, Manufactuies. Agricultuie
Mines, Fisheries. Forestry. Washing
ton, Oregon, aliformautm Hospital.
Of these the first three are permanent
structures of brick and steel and will
revert to the University of Washing
ton. on the grounds of which the
exposition will he held, at the close
of the fair. The Washington and
Forestry buildings will also become
the property of the University.
The Artie brotherhood building,
one of the most novel and attractive
buildings oil the exposition grounds,
is nearly completed. At the dost
of tlie fair this building will be used
by the University as a museum for
Alaska curios and will also be a fra
ternity house for students whose
homes are in Alaska. It is construct
ed entirely of logs fashioned after
the style of the oid-rime road houses
in the north and will be the head
quarters for Alaskans during the
exp' sition. li occupies one of tin
best sites on the exposition ground
overlooking bake Washington and