The weekly Anglo-African., 1860-06-16


ored Home" Certain acts passed by the
Legislature in 1889 and 184l appropriat-
ing $4,000 for a State Hospital in the
city of New York were repealed this year,
and new act framed giving the money
aforesaid to the managers of the Colored
Home, :" to be applied to the erection Of a
permanent building on the real estate be-
longing to said Colored Home, in the city
of New York, for the support and relief of
disabled colored sailors, and other infrm
and destitute colored people" There was
an agreement made also, to receive into
the institution all the colored paupers from
the almshouse. By this arrangement one
hundred persons were added to the inmates
of the Home.
This has been of infinite advantage to
these poor people, for they are now brought
in contact with very different class of
persons from those that they formally met
at the almshouse In 1916 new board
was chosen, consisting of the following
persons First directress, M. A. Wells;
I'd do, Mrs. l.. Beebee; secretary, Mrs
VIM. w. Chester; treasurer, Mrs. VIM.
Birdsell; resident physician, j. D. Fitch,
M. D.; Chaplain, Rev. Charles G. Oar
ling; Consulting Physicians w. Fran
els, T. Henry, Geo. Walker, j. G.
Cheeseman, w. Parker, G. A. Sabine;
Advisers-John Jay, Esq, R. B. Mintur,
Esq, Jas. Harper, Esq, VIM. Shotwell,
Esq, w. W. Chester, Esq, J. D. Fitch,
NJ d. During this year, 1847, some pro-
perty valued from $4,000 to $4,000, was
bequeathed to the institution by Mrs.
Maria Shatzell, for particular class of
persons, In 1913 forty -four lots of ground
were purchased on the First Avenue and
Sixty-fourth and Sixty-ffth streets, and a
new building planned. A legacy of 5000
was left this year to the institution by the
late James Fletcher, Esq. In March,
1849, the buildings were commenced; they
are now finished They form hollow
square, the interior of the square being
lastly laid off into flower beds.
The chapel, which is a very beautiful
building, and will seat about 800, fronts
on Sixty-ffth street. This building, ON
the day of the anniversary, was filled to
its utmost capacity, a great many being
obliged to occupy "standees" in the lob
bies. In addition to these, vast number
were strolling about the grounds and
through the wards of the institution, while
others, even mindful of the main chance,
were driving a brisk trade on the street
in such delicacies as the season affords.
AS this is becoming more of a gala-day
each year among the colored people of the
city and country, of course there were
many happy greetings among the visitors.
There were other meetings which took
place there far different from the greetings
of mere friends. They were those of
fathers and sons, others and daughters,
children who had struggled hard with the
vicisitudes of life to keep their dear rela-
tives from being thrown on the charities of
the world, but whose labors had been in
vain. Who can portray the feelings Off those
parents when contemplating upon the
struggles of those dutiful children to keep
them out of that place; or what pen shall
describe the feelings of those children,
while vending their way with their love
offerings to the temporary home of those
dear parents In view of the internal
prejudice of this community, depriving us
of many honorable occupations on account
of our complexion, we can but say to these,
our brothers and sisters, you are not to
blame because of the condition of your
parents, but see to it that your children
shall not be obliged to send yom there.
But to the
ANNIVERSARY
| The exercises were commenced by sing
ing the hymn "From all that dwells below
the skies" read by the Rev. r. G. Henderson.
Rev. J. r. Wells read the annual report of
which the following is an abstract
| The state of the eolored population of this
country, and the wisest methods of ameliorating
their condition, are problems which are moving
society to its foundations, and may well attract
the consideration of the profoundest minds among
us but whatever may be the conclusions of
statesmen or political economists, we sure of
this that there is work at hand to be done work,