. Picturesque Burlington : a handbook of Burlington, Vermont, and Lake Champlain . - of thatsize in the United States—and Burlington contains only 15,000people. The Womens Auxiliary has a membership of i OLLEGE STREET COXGREGATIOXAL CHURCH. Charities. The city of Burlington has become famous for itscharities. In respect of its broad and well-sustained beneficence it isdistinguished above all cities of its size, so far as the writer knows, inthis country. Certainly no city of its population is more fortunatein its beneficent institutions. Its open-hearted charity, organ-ized and unorganiz
. Picturesque Burlington : a handbook of Burlington, Vermont, and Lake Champlain . - of thatsize in the United States—and Burlington contains only 15,000people. The Womens Auxiliary has a membership of i OLLEGE STREET COXGREGATIOXAL CHURCH. Charities. The city of Burlington has become famous for itscharities. In respect of its broad and well-sustained beneficence it isdistinguished above all cities of its size, so far as the writer knows, inthis country. Certainly no city of its population is more fortunatein its beneficent institutions. Its open-hearted charity, organ-ized and unorganizled, covers all possible necessities of unfortunatehumanit}-. The institutions of the city include theIMarv Fletcher Hospital: the Home for Destitute Children: theHoward Relief: the Old Ladies Home: the Home for Friendless ^6 PICTURESQUE BURLINGTON. Women: the Cancer Relief Association; the Adams MissionHome; the Providence Orphan Asyhim (Roman Catholic) andthe city poor department. Besides these, each church organiza-tion has its own society for the relief of poor families belongingto the church. The Mary Fletcher Hospital is the greatest and most benefi-cent charit} in Vermont. It was
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