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| Daniel Memorial was established in 1884 as the Orphanage and Home for the Friendless with the mission to "receive into a suitable home to support and provide for all who shall come under the provisions of the constitution as far as our means and facilities will enable us." A cottage was rented on the corner of Liberty and Ashley Street and a fund was started to open a permanent home. Three years later, a two-story frame building was built on the corner of Evergreen Avenue and Center Street. |
 Colonel James Jaquelin Daniel, |
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The earliest minutes of the organization that would become daniel begin with a Preface as follows:
Before Organization a few children in the city occupied themselves in the winter of 1883-1884 in working for a little fair, the proceeds to be devoted to the care of little orphan children. Dell Hungerford, Edie Fitzgerald, Kitty and Eva Havener began in a quiet way & soon other children became interested and in Feb. 1884 quite a large company, old and young, met at Mrs. A.L. Hungerford's where she had carefully arranged a programme of interest to the children and where all were supplied with good things under the supervision of herself and the friends whom she had invited to assist her. The proceeds amounted to $41.57 which were generously supplemented by Mr. & Mrs. Hungerford by a donation of $15.00.
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| In 1888, a yellow fever epidemic ravaged the Jacksonville community. Colonel James Jaquelin Daniel, the president of the Auxiliary Sanitary Association, well-known attorney and religious leader, worked tirelessly to combat the disease and coordinate volunteer efforts. As a result, however, Daniel died of the fever. Financial contributions poured in from around the nation to "build a living monument to his memory" and the Daniel Memorial Association was formed and consolidated with the Orphanage in 1891. Daniel Memorial Home for children was incorporated in 1893. |
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During the intervening years, the needs have changed as society and the family structures have changed, however, Daniel Memorial continues to support and provide for children as far as our means and facilities will enable us.
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