1953 Press Photo Mrs Lee J Petrillo Mrs James C Dolan Nursery And Half Orphan

North Shore Jr.s of the Chicago Nursery and Half Orphan Asylum.Congress HotelMrs. Lee J. Petrillo, Benefit ChairmanMrs. James C. Dolan, PresidentAt luncheon before the fashion show.Chapin Hall's (at the University of Chicago) roots go back to 1860, when it was founded as the Chicago Nursery and Half-Orphan Asylum. For the next 100 years, it flourished as a group home for the city's disadvantaged children. During that period, it was sustained largely through the generosity of private donors (chapinhall.org)
Photo measures 10 x 8 in.