A New Home for Seattle’s Vulnerable
The Ladies' Relief Society moves to expand its charitable mission by constructing a new facility near the Denny School.
The Ladies' Relief Society held its monthly meeting yesterday afternoon. The regular routine business was accomplished, after which the various committees reported concerning aid that had been given to deserving poor folks during the last month. Over $100 had been paid out in cash, and much help had also been bestowed by individual members in the way of provisions and clothing. The Home is caring for thirteen small children, of whom two are babies in long clothes. The building occupied by the Home at present is not large enough for the purposes of the society, which intends to furnish a home for women who need and deserve such help. The society is about to construct a new Home on their two lots near the Denny school, which were donated to the society by D. T. Denny.
“The Home is caring for thirteen small children, of whom two are babies in long clothes.”
This charity provided critical social infrastructure in a growing city before government-run welfare was common. The site near the former Denny School highlights the deep involvement of the Denny family in early Seattle's social and land-use development.
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