LET US GET ACQUAINTED.
r AM GLAD you wish to know
^the children of the Orphanage.
r They will also be pleased to form
***your acquaintance. We will be
gin tit the Winch Dormitory with
the smallest girl. Here she comes
prancing as her name K&te is called.
Site is a plump, chunky baby that
ever\ body likes at first sight With
the least encouragement, ur none at
ail, she is ready for a romt> wilh any
one, or she will snuggle in your arms
as quietly and as contentedly as a
kitten.
Alice Dobrowolski i.- Kate s sister,
and she, too, is ready for all sport
that comes her way. She is happy to
reciprocate all loving words or ac
tions intended for her or anyone else.
Alice ana K«te are two oi the nine
chi.dren who came one day a little
more than a year ago.
Vera Alasur, the next in size, is es
petiauy noted lor ability constantly
to keep on ?lie move. it seems im
possible, even for a fraction of a sec
ond uniess asieep, lor Vera to he
<jjiet. Jier chief occupation is mis
chief ami her movements a e as quick
as the pioverbial chain lightning,
iter home formerly was .it ivariuk
and she has been heie more than
two ye*.is.
iun.na Hoisman is the name of
this lOUnd tueed litt.e one. She is
quiet, slow of movement, sedate, but
tuii oi mischief, nevertheless. After
the death of her tnothe. at Afognak,
her father b*ought i itiana with three
si->te.s and a brother heie.
Flora Robe it son is the largest of
the little gins. She is very affec
tionate. and isa. taiker or singer is
hard to beat. She has just stalled to
school again since the tmoiieu w.ca
ti n, .01 she ij not a very vigoious
child.
Annie Sours is first of the next si/e.
Her face is round and full, her cheeks
rival roses for redness and eyes, the
stars for brightness. She is happy
and joyous and quick as a wink. At
school she makes creditable progress.
Eih.mar washer former home.
l-olly Perrin is the same si/e and
form «is Annie. 'I he whoop i g
cough worked a reformation in her
for, although formerly noted for her
certainty to go to sleep at school, in
Sunday school, at the table, any
whe e, now none are more wide
awake than she She came to us
from Valdez two years ago.
Marina Nelson came from I nga
in 1905, being sent by the United
States Commissioner. She is small
f'»r her age, but in speech and action
a quaint little woman for she lived a
part of her life with a middle aged
New England couple remote from)
any other children. In school she is
bright and in sports of all kinds none
ex,ell her.
i;ur.i .unier, wnose nair uuu cvc;
are as black as a raven’s wing, cam*,
three yeujs since from Cooks Inie
where her father is a hunter an
trapper. J/ora is quiet and retirin
in the presence of stiangers, but shj
i the leader in lively g^mes whe
with the other children.
Nancy Matheson is another one j
“the nine" still with us. A hapg
face is habitual with her and she f
doing nicely in school.
>Ia*y I nge is fiom Vfognak. Ij|
fore she vv .s sent to us she h. d j
ceived a se re injury on the ht|J
The Government Galloways, Ei
tiuii and Es e a d; and our i e I. Ij
«.v, Mary, j rs:- ie and \\ hiteface b!
added calves to ou. stock. Nai
is p oud of he. ki . and hr hi get it
happy tnothei of five piglets.