ORPHANAGE NEWS LETTER.
Published Monthly at the Kodiak Baptist Orphanage. Wood Island, Kodiak. Alaska.
Under auspices of The Woman’s American Baptist Home Mission Society.
CURTIS P- COE, Editor and Publisher._
Twenty-five Cents a Year. JUNE, 1907. Vol. VIII. No.5.
LET US GET ACQUAINTED.
Concluded.
ABRIEL WOCHE came to the
Mission, after the death of his
father, two vearsagofrom Ka
guvak, at the south end of Ko
diak Island. He docs well in school
and is a happy, contented lad. Every
kind act or word is appreciated by
Gabriel.
Thomas Devine arrived from Unga
in December, 1905, and has been an
obedient, helpful boy. He has
grown rapidly and has made good
progress in his studies. He is one of
the boys who has recently started in
the service of King Emanuel.
Mike Cliepednoy is the boy who
came C. O. D. two years ago. He
could uot speak English and no one
on the steamer knew anything of him
except that he was to go to the Or
phanage and that his fare was to be
paid. He now speaks, reads, and
writes very well and holds his own
in other studies. He has given no
trouble and is faithful and obedient.
Willie Robertson has been with us
four years and from the first has been
regarded as a cheerful, rapid worker.
He and Flora love each very much
and never miss an opportunity lor
being together.
Joe G i.fberg was brought from
1’iiiu-e Williams Sound eight years
ago, when he was less than four years
old. He is not very large yet but has
grown very well the last two years.
He is a robust, chunky chap and does
his work as well and as cheerfully as
the others.
Louis Miller is Dora's brother and
he is as dark as she. Hope Citv was
his home hut he came to us from Se w
ard where he had uudergonejan oper
ation and for many weeks after his
arrival he needed daily care. Now
he is usually as well as any of the rest
and holds up his end of the work as
signed his cmss.
I’atia Ashouwuk was brought by
his brother, Perkodi, when he was a
Mission boy. He is a typical Kodiak
islander and when he gets started he
can keep the others in an uproar by
his comical speeches and actions. He
has made good progress in school
and is a general favorite.
Mrnry Kattuon is nancy s Drotner
and half brother of both Charley
and Tiny. He is the largest of the
nine who came the last of January a
year ago and he has grown rapidly
since his arri’al at the Oaphanage.
He is about nine years old.
Philip Olsen was born in P; nee
Williams Sound but came to us f.om
Cape Elizabeth nearly five years ago
when under ;hree years of age. He
has always been strong and well and
now ’« a large stout boy for his age.
In school work he does well and he
does his share of wood carrying and