one of the educational influences which directs the emotional 
energy of the children. Children are given individual in- 
struction in piano and violin, and group instruction in other 
instruments and in voice. There is a school orchestra made 
up of older children, and a toy-symphony orchestra, in which 
even the smallest children are taught to play rhythmic 
instruments. The children’s Annual Christmas Cantata has 
seen given in Carnegie Music Hall since 1924. 
Vocational guidance is aiding each child to find his 
particular niche. Among the alumni are teachers, stenog- 
raphers, bookkeepers, salesmen, printers, seamstresses, and 
elevator operators. 
Gifts and bequests from interested friends, and an appro- 
priation from the state are received. In addition small 
amounts for board are accepted from parents, counties, and 
welfare organizations. 
Miss Frances E. Shirley is superintendent of the home. 
The officers of the board of managers are: Mrs. Samuel 
A. McClung, president; Mrs. John W. Lawrence, first vice- 
president; Mrs. William L. Mellon, second vice-president; 
Mrs. James B. Laughlin, third vice-president; Mrs. Wallace 
Rowe, fourth vice-president; Mrs. W. Terrill Johnson, 
treasurer; Mrs. James Magee, assistant treasurer; Mrs. 
James C. Rea, recording secretary; Mrs. Donald C. Hamilton 
orresponding secretary. 
ELIZABETH STEEL MAGEE HOSPITAL 
The Elizabeth Steel Magee Hospital was founded by the 
late Hon. Christopher Lyman Magee, of Pittsburgh, who in 
his will, left his entire estate, including his homestead of ten 
acres, located in the residential section of the city in the Oak- 
and district, for the building, equipment, and endowment of 
a hospital to be erected in memory of his mother. The ad- 
ministration of Mr. Magee’s estate was intrusted by his will 
to a board of thirteen trustees. His surviving widow was 
left the income of his estate during her life. On the home- 
stead was located a large, frame dwelling, and this residence 
was altered and equipped as a temporary hospital, and was 
opened January 19, 1911, for the reception of patients. Im-