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Picture Taken at San Francisco, Ca'., March 26, 1914.
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CHILDREN'S HOME
H. M. DRAPER, Superintendent Des Moines, Wash.
A SELF-SUPPORTING CHILDREN'S HOME.
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The Forest Minstrels, Bly Theatre, Salem Oregon. February 1, 1914.
We receive no help from County, State, Church, Lodge
or Charitable Institution of any kind.
We never solicit subscriptions, but friendly donations
of any amount are never turned down. If we had the
means we would soon have 100 boys and girls.
Some of our children have a father mother who
pay for them, but the majority have no one to help them.
All our little folks attend the Public School, and every
child is taught music, both vocal and instrumental.
We have special visiting days, but visitors are
welcome any old time.
We have no children to give away or place in homes.
This is their home and here they remain until they grow
up and want to leave.
We have a complete Printing Plant, including 75 fonts
of type, 4 presses, paper knife, gasoline engine, etc.
We own
our own Opera House, with stage, curtains,
scenery, etc. Here we
teach and train
children
everything necessary for first class Musical, Comedy aud
Vaudeville Entertainments, and it is used for a play-
house in wet and cold weather.
Our property consists of 12 lots, our Home Buildings,
Printing Office, Opera House and our new 5-acre water
front, where we hope to build our new home.
We owe
$3,500 on our water front property, have a $600 mort-
gage on our Home and $500 floating indebtedness. We
hope to clear all this on our 1913 annual tour.
We are located half way between SEATTLE and TA-
COMA, on the Sound, four miles from the Interurban at
O'Brien's.
Steamer leaves Seattle, Colman dock, daily at 3 p. m.
(Sunday 9 a. m. and 5 p. m.) Leaves Tacoma, N. P.
dock, at 6 a. m. (Sunday at 1 p. m.)
We now have 44 children, all our Home will hold or
our bank account provide for.
If you are interested and want to know more, come and
see us or write for information.
H. M. DRAPER, Superintendent,
Des Moines, Washington.
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