THE ORPHANAGE NEWS LETTER.
THE KODIAK
BAPTIST ORFHANAGE
Mrs. Jamks McWiiinnik,
Superintendent of Alaska Woik
510'X'remout Temple, liostou, Mass.
Tub Workers, on salary, are
Curtis P. Coe, Supt., S. A. Cold we 1
Ass’t. Supt., Miss Elizabeth Craumer.
Tim Purpose of the Orphanage is
to provide a Christian home and
training for destitute children.
Tub Records show that 6} males
and 64 females (total ,24 have been
received, 38 males and t8 females
discharged ( by comp eti 11 of time
and by death ). 26 males and 26 fe
males now enrolled.
Th 1 ri y-four Converts have been
immersed and received in the church.
Tub Support is provided by The
Woman’s American Baptist Home
Mission Society which expends here
f75oo.oo a year. It is hoped that the
Contributions marked “Alaska”
will eventually suffice. Therefore,
Every Sunday-school and every
young people’s society of New Eng
land is urged to make an annual con
tribution. Help from all sources
is gratefully accepted. This is the
Only Baptist mission home for
Alaskan children.
Send all contributions to
Miss Gertrude L. Davis, Treus.
510 Tremont Temple, Boston, .Mass.
WEATHER REPORT
SEPTEMBER.
Maximum temperature 71
Minimum ” 35
Mean maximum ” 59.47
Mean minimum ” 44
Precipitation, inches, 9
Snow fall.
Numl er of (iay9, clear 15, partly
cloudy , cloudy 15, rainy 10.
S. A.Coldwbi,!., Vol. Observer.
MARRIAGE^,
Klein Clarke. September 20, at
2 o’clock, P. M. Mr. Herman Klein,
navigating officer of the Survey boat
Patterson, was married to Miss Mar
ion Clarke by U. S. Commissioner
Jos, A. Silverman.
Powers Clarke. In the presence
of a large number of invited guests
at Blodgett's Hall. Wednesday event
ing, September 25, Mr. Lewis L.
Bowers, 1'. S. Deputy Marshall, was
united in marriage to Mrs. M. S.
Clarke, by Curtis P. Coe, Pastor of
the baptist Church. After the ceie
mony and the congratulation of the
friends, luncheon was served at the
home. Mrs. M. IJ. Snodgrass was
matron of honor and Mr. John J. Foi
st ad was best man. A number of
beautiful and useful presents were
received.
We extend our congratulations and
b st wishes.
There were few wild berries cn the
island this year.
The bark Sea King of San Francis
co brought the Alaska Commercial
Company 700 tons of coal in Septem
ber. Alex, Sashka, and N’icholai
helped wttli the unloading.
The Survey boats, McArthur and
Patterson have left for Seattle. The
work they have accomplished this
summer should make the navigation
of these waters less dangerous.
Kodi. k is to have a hospital. Dr.
Jos. A. Silverman has had this in
mind ever since coming to Kodiak
and the necessity is becoming more
imperative. We heartily approve of
the project and take the libe tv < f
stating that full information may be
obtained by addressing Jos. A. Silver
man,.VI. 1)., I’h G., Kodiak, Alaska.