, 1865-09-15
waSBlNGTONI.aN HONE.
Its ChArnctcr-Qunrterly Meeting,

FethaNF there 1f no nettution IN this city which
deserves a GREATER amount Of sympathy and sup
port thAn the Washingtonsn Home. PhIlanthro-
py could Lot hare dcrited q more 1audab1c sphe1c
Of exercise and /, Is 10 be regretted that the pro
motete Of the enterprise have hitherto only received
small tha.e Of astistance from thc public hy way
The pur1oee Of providing tctrcal for inebsiates
and The means Of reforming them. The Directors
hold 4 conviction that many intempc4ate
foeieas ira 1ee,,on could he Provided 1 wi}h au,ta.
bic moral Influences, where they could youut ari,y
place themselves Tor sufficient time to regain
ne ip ets, q, o. f. ~ aa nae't5
situated al o.1 West Madieon street. md is pro
,ided with every rqaisite-bath rooms, .eI.iing
hclr are roomy and well ventilated. and he hyEi-
enie system adopted, combined with medical pre-
kc1iption, l. In every way calculated TO eradicate
b1iate to health. Nor T. The mcn.at consideration
neglected. Service il held in lnrgc hall Of the
h1idin. every Sunday evening ai,e1 the ta>hion OF
ur. y: $. Dayis, upaa appropriate subjects On tie
1'et Wednesday evening oi cach mouth- Every In
duccmrnt is oGercd the Inmates 10 indulge In read,
Tse nsnsscent oi The nohss E settd tas "a, Il
Bosrd Of thirty Drec.ors who nre chosen arnaally
TIC 2" md the ela;e oxcsht q
q the Directors: a Superintendent. ar. j.
2: Tower bas charge Of the Home and
pay but uitinc charge tor board Il unshlc to do
ibis, the entire yxpcnsc !. borne by the Association.
from its 1a1nates for boail and attendance, II Is
hoped that further call upon the public for sub
scIiptions v III mret With hca11y response
1As, evening, II tho hali Of tie Home" Thers
were 2,re*ent President c. J. Hall, SeGeta1y Il, C.,
Norcy: Dz: Il. Hitchcock. Dr. D. A. Cotton, Brtco
tcndcut ]. i. Tower.
The Secretary. Il. c, Morey. stad the minutes OF
P1rsidert &. ). Hall reported tna1 he had been
!ho:e Of sny other suitable person, financial agent
Nj. Tower, The Acting Superintendent, observed,
branch institution. which bad only been oTganzed
interesting. There Lad been received twenty i've
Inmates On tie whole, and ont Of tho.e twenty
Two had become sober and rcfo1mcd lie Eagc the
individual history Of each lnIaate, which, II ire
could Iarticulari,c would furnish romantic cate
so 81 9 r. S,n1 any r4sss; md IT,
had fuccecded beyond all expectation, und psoytd-
Ing lhc Institution were well supported he iorcsaw
means Of doing good. The tns1nnccs which Ind
come under bis notice had awakened him 10 keeu-
Ct sense ct the fcarfu1ness Q! in1emper1ncc- His
dr1ats bad been a1duous; bnt he WaS encouraged
end daily more interested iu the work by itE many
pleasing tdeuces osEood rsults. They only wanted
ssststanGe there were twenty rooms in the building
moi rstEble f0r want Of beds bedding, etc, and he
bnd felt pAined In having TO turn auay applicants
1or want Of room- ~ present there uere thirteen
iutEates: The meetings held on Sunday evenings
giving their experience. although be n: meets viii
tone who re.ufn their old ha6iie, be Il satisfied
that In the aaiority Of cases the Eeionasions are
sincere and lasliHg.
Nj. J. L Drake moved that, -.--...-
NnEnEAs. Al the two last sessions Of the Grand
bic 6ody most literally dGnoted the whole Of the
annual receipts fo1a the lodges OF Cook county 10
the WeshiEginnlan Home Of Chicago,
Heto{rei, ThAt the thanks Of the directors of this
Institution arc emtncnly due, and arr hereby cr1fc
fn1ly tCndered TO The Grand Lodge Of the l. q. Ut e.
q The State Of Illinois, for M Vial support the
At. lfouty urged The appointment Of committee
to wait upon The Grand Lodge IL obtain ans assist
Gnce possible 1eom them.
Moved t1lst sIr. Drake be dcruted 10 wait upon
the Grand Lodge for That purpose Carried
Mr. J. L orske moved thai IN view Of the pres.
sni sta.e o. tie e.Ghe9ues and ihe EEcas want q
Lodge IN the city tn order TO their co-opern-
1ien. Mr.. Money thought The Lodges in The coun-
- might materially nssst the Institute by furnlsh-
Ing clothes, ptoyl>iGcs, etc.
Mr.. Drake suggested that Is when 4 short time
ago they wanted rome thousand dollars, and OBJ
tuned II y means Of Festival, thcr should again
Ar. Warner raid they shonld have some financial
1Geni r. The nsla & and po nase i1o heayy ea'ls
pnbljc generally should nssiet-
Several Directors eaw no rtas1u why they should
lacl money when other Institutions prosper. They
wunt atpecinl agent, and they should appoint one
nj <nte-
The President eaid The Institute Deeda $500 in
cash during neH month some Of thcir dishu1se-
n1enlf mus, he made Immediately. lie believed
that luncs would be Iatsed f.he temperance oFan-
fzationt were called uron. They might present
them with n iair u festival. After a somewhat
lengthy discussion, IN which thers Was an ezprres-
cd determination 10 adopt active d,,ancl neasu,es
aud many suggestions offered, the motion to Ip-
point q committee TO wait Epon The lodges was
Car1ied. Aessrs. Pronty and Wnruer being named
Moved By Dr.. Hitchcock md seconded hy S!r
l1oatE, thai committee Of three be appointed by
Tie Iresdent to select an a.ent Tor fnsncial puF-
pofet, the President. Mt. Warner and Ms. Drake to
be tbe conlmfttet nna rep31t At next meeting.
The Ladies' Committee were respectfully, but
earnestly. invited by the Directors 10 cooperate
With them nrd 10 attend at the meeting to he held
IN the ball Of the Home, wrek nc1t THe=day even-
fnc.
The resignation Of Rev. T. N. Eddy, as Di.uctor,
was tcccpted.