Philadelphia County PA Archives News.....From The Notebook Of An Eagle Reporter, October 9, 1910
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Reading Eagle October 9, 1910
At the recent outing given in this city by the Esther Rebekah Lodge, No. 4,
I.O.O.F., the Orphans of Odd Fellows in Phila., the writer interviewed Mrs.
Sophia SCHLIESCHER, one of the trustees, who gave this interesting account of
the work of the institution: "James D. THOMPSON, a wealthy citizen of Phila.,
has given $125,000 to be used to provide a new building for the orphans to be
named the James D. Thompson Memorial, and we have set aside $1,000 for the
purpose of keeping his burial lot in order. We intend to purchase about five
acres of ground in Germantown, where we will locate. We are at present caring
for 51 children in the Home, among them Pearl and Reba SCHWENK, who were born in
Reading. The former attends the Phila. High School, and is near the head of her
classes at all times. Her ambition is to become a school teacher." Mrs.
Schliescher has been a Director of the Home for a number of years and has charge
of the sewing for the children.


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