Selected reading of page 261; editorial summary, not a complete transcription.
Hill identifies the New Haven Female Society for the Relief of Orphans, Half-Orphans and Destitute Children and emphasizes its women organizers and managers. He recalls Grove Street, the move to Oak Street five years after 1833, and the Elm Street buildings.
The account says Frederick F. Brewster gave a large tract in Whitneyville in 1916 and a substantial initial contribution toward a $250,000 new-building fund. As of publication in 1918, war conditions had delayed the buildings.
Source caution: the printed page calls Frederick F. Brewster James Brewster’s son. This kinship statement has not been adopted in the archive narrative. The page also discusses St. Francis, the Home for the Friendless and Florence Crittenton separately; they must not be merged with the New Haven Orphan Asylum.
