The fifty-three-year-old structure that used to house the Jewish Sheltering Home for Children here will be replaced with a $20,000 fireproof building that is to open its doors January 1. Ground for the new building was broken here today.
Organized in 1918 as a haven for homeless children, the Home has extended relief to more than 4,000 boys and girls since its inception, and at the present time has 23 under its care.
The need for modernized facilities was recognized by officers of the Home committee, who have launched a spirited money-raising campaign. The new building is planned along lines of colonial architectural models. There is to be a spacious recreation room in the basement; dining room, kitchen, living room, study room and offices on the first floor; a dormitory on the second floor and storage room and sleeping quarters for the staff on the top floor.
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