THT. ORPHANAGE NEWS LETTER.
THE KODIAK
BAPTIST ORPHANAGE
Mks. James McWiiinnik,
Superintendent of Alaska Work
510 Tremont Temple, Itoston. Mass.
The Workers, on salary, are
Geo. A Learn. Supt., S. A. Coldwell,
Ass't.Supt., Miss Kli/abeth Craumer,
Mrs. M (i Campbell.
The f*i*RrosK of the Orphanage is
to provide a Christian home and
trainin'' for destitute children.
The RECoh 1 »s show that bj m.de
atid 64 females (total 128) have been
received. *9 males anil 39 females
discharged 1 by completion of time
and by death >. 25 males and 25 fe
males now enrolled.
Forty-six Convkkts nave been
immersed and received in the church.
Thk Srpi’nuT is provided by The
Woman’s American Baptist Home
Mission Society which expends here
$7500.00 a year. It is hop ed that the
Coxtribi-TIONS marked “Alaska”
will eventually suffice. Therefore.
I'vkrv St ni»aY-SCHool. and every
yoan.t; people’s society of New Hol
land urjred to make an annual con
tribution. Help from all sources
is gratefully accepted. This is the
( »m.v JUnrisr mission home for
Alaskan children.
Send all contributions to
Miss Gkrtri dk L. Davis, Treas.
510 Tremont Temple, Hoston, Mass.
WEATHER RFRORT
AUGU.' r.
Maximum temperature 73
Minimum ” 35
Mean maximum " 59
Mean minimum " 4 j 70
Precipitation, inches, 7 ot
Snow fall.
Number of days, clear 7, partly
cloudy 13. cloudy tl, rain or snow 15
M D. Snoihjr \ss, Vol. Obstrver.
The first snow storm of the season
came Sept i6%h. The snow remained
on the ground only a few hours.
Sept 29, Capt. Denson of the V. S.
Cutter Yukon performed a service
and nave enjoyment by taking a party
to the Government Kxperimental Sta
tion at Kalsinsky. The occasion for
the trip was the bringing buck to
Kodiak two of Mr. Snodgrasses’
horses.
A pleasant day. a thoughtful kind
crew and happy passengers made
tlie trip a delightful one. From
Kodiak were Mr. and Mrs. Snodgrass.
Mis. Snodgrass. Jr., Mrs. Minniss.
Mrs. tJoss, Misses Clark and Clifford
Mrs. Parsons. Wood Island having
and been im luded in the invitation,
Mrs. l.e irn and Margaret represent
ed the ladies there.
Passing 1 aronu ter ami the Ranch
the route lav souvhwari with rocky
islands on the let- and Kodiak hills
on the light, be.titiful in the ^old
red of grass, dark green of spruces
and lighter green of willows. Arriv
ing at Kalsinsky at noon, lunch was
served then all went ashore to inspect
the barn and silo tilled with hay and
the new cot.age. lotne of Mr. Kelly
keeper of the' Government cattle.
At the Yukon’s whistle the strag
glers returned. Crossing Kalsinsky
Bay to a river, soon the lighter came
in sight with the horses contentedly
munching hay. in no wise distur
bed by the homeward voyage, they
differed from the other passengers
who in spite of jests or.e bv one left
the ward room for the cool fresh air
of the deck.
However, the slight inconvenience
of rough water did not take from the
pleasure of of this jaunt, long to be
remetubeted.