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May, 1886 AD (search for this): chapter 33
nt to be contributed by the citizens of Cambridge for the support of the only Home exclusively for Cambridge children, where no distinction is made as to race or religion. The children attend the public schools and public kindergarten, go to church regularly, and since the number is limited to forty, they are treated in every way as the members of a large family. In this attempt the trustees have been ably seconded by the remarkable ability of Mrs. Melick, who has been the matron since May, 1886, and to her much of the credit for the successful management of the Home is due. For many years the ladies who have served as trustees have given invaluable assistance by their unwearied interest and careful attention to all the numerous details of the institution. Three hundred children have been cared for at the Avon Home in the last twenty-two years; their stay has been for different periods, varying from a few days to eight years. Some have been foundlings or orphans, for whom after
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