Identifier: pennsylvaniassol00paul (find matches)
Title: Pennsylvania's soldiers' orphan schools, giving a brief account of the origin of the late civil war, the rise and progress of the orhpan system
Year: 1877 (1870s)
Authors: Paul, James Laughery
Subjects: Orphanages
Publisher: Harrisburg, L. S. Hart
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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the corporators, at the residence of Miss McHenry. Major-General George G. Meade was called to the chair, and the meetingwas opened with prayer by Bishop Howe. Mr. L. Wain Smith beingappointed secretary, explained the reasons that led to the incorpora-tion of the enterprise. A Board of Managers and Councillors was then elected, afterwhich addresses were made by Bishop Howe, Hon. Charles Gibbons,and ex-Governor Pollock. The meeting then adjourned. The expe-rience of many years had taught some of the Managers the practicalwants of such a home as they contemplated; a rough sketch wastherefore made of the plan of the building, which was handed toMr. Henry Pettit, Architect, who kindly drew the outlines, andarranged the first story, after which Mr. James H. Windrim, Archi-tect, finished up the plans, which he did most satisfactorily. A cir- 390 o 0 2 t *l 0 1 < > » H 3 i—, (1 O 2 it 3 ► ? r p ^ I 4 0 0 3 s 3 0) w 1) 31 a d 0 ■a tr
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EDUCATIONAL HOME. 391 cular was then issued, and in a short time pledges for about thirty-five thousand dollars were secured, which the Trustees felt authorizedthem at once to proceed with the work. The picture, as given,affords a very good idea of the style of the structure. The stoneselected is of a gray color, from the Leiperville quarries; there is acellar under the entire building, and a loft in the Mansard roof, thussecuring the best ventilation. It is heated throughout with steam,and the partitions and walls are all brick up to the second floor, as apreventive against vermin and also fire. On the first floor, on oneside of the hall, is a play-room, main stairway, wash- and bath-rooms ; on the other side a dining-room, off which is the matronsdining-room, pantry for washing dishes, bread, grocery, and otherclosets; a large kitchen, with dining-room for servants off it; theironing-room contains drying closet, with laundry back of thekitchen, and bakery on one side. On the second

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