, 1873-03-25
A HOME FOR OLD PEOPLE,
Important Action Of tho nIanagcrs
OF the Old Ladies' Home.
Reorganization Of tho Institutions. old
Men 10 Ie Provided F0r-..A
$4,000 Donation.

$4,000 Donation.
A. Amooting Of tho Board Of Managers OF tho
Old LadieB' Homo was hold ut Tho residence Of
Col. James, No. Gao Michigan ayonue, yesterday
afternoon. Thoro woro present DR.. ryder, nlr.
Raymond Col. Ja,ncs, Mrs. Raymond, Mrs.
Daniel Jones, Mrs. Edison Kcith Mrs. Colby,
Mrs. Whoolor; Mrs. Swan, and Mrs. Gould. Mr.
Raymond presided, and aaid tho object Of
moo:ing was to hear tho report of tho Committee
appointod to confer with tho Md and Re!lof
Society III regard to tho proposition made to
them.
Tho proposition referred to was not defined by
tho Chairnht, and hcnce fow words Of oxplnna-
tfon are neccasary to make what followed lii
teltiglblc. rho present building uncd aa n Homo
orlmpecunious old lAtlios Ia ontiroly Inadequate,
md many applications for admission aro rcfuaetl
on account OF n lack OF accommodation. Tho
applicants aro principally agod people who lost
thoir all In thu fire, and Tic Relief and Aid
Society boing aware Of tliu fact, ofroroa to giro
tho society $4,000 If thoy would onlnrgo tho
Hcopo Of their instltution anl provide for. old
mon as vol aa women, without regard to color
raco, or rolision. Tho proposition was not IN
vorab1y received for timo, tho majority Of tho
Society maintaining that tho Home should be o
refuge for protcBtanta only. 1'hoir prejudlces,
however, wcro easily overcome by tho arguments
of tho moro liberal members, md to-tlay no onb
objects to receiving Catholic, A1alonmct1nn, or
Hottontot II they aro worthy. The Reliof So;
oIoty insisted tint acctarianism should not lcbar
any person, nnd having carriod their point tho
money haa boon delivered to tho Trustees Of the
Society.
DR.. hydor, from tho Conference Committee,
reported that They haa met tho 1laliof Commit
- flzs II, hal
como to MI understanding. 1t was found upon
consultation with legal gontleulon, tLat it would
be impossible to amond the charter OF the Socio-
ty, the present Constitution Of Illinois putting
Of tho scope Of tho work must DO done under
general law. Hcnce, tho shorter way was to or
gauize anew unior what was called tho general
law for tho organization Of corporations, but, at
tho same time, to insort a clause to porpotrato
tho old institution.
Thocertilcato prepared by tho Joint Committee
wan nB follows:
wIEnrAa, The Old 1aa!es' Home ot Chicago, illinois,
Instituted TO provide homo for agca lacs, otherwise
homeless, has for H0c years bee mud now 1B In sue
WHEREAS, In Wow Of their rast e1perlcneo the
ohieago, illinois, ksyo ,lotortnod to provide Homo
for well ns #onou, and that tho chhrtor OF said
Old Ladies' Homo "a not anlcicntly eroad for the pr-
poscs now sought to DO accompsled now, therefore,
statct, hnl desiring to form corporation not for
homo for aged persons, otherwise homeless 60 yeara
Of ngc and upwards, without regard to SEX race croed
spend their remaining years in circumstances Of
tro Of to State Of Illinois, entitled IN act coneerr-
9a s ID 4 vs DC
certify thut tho following ia ruo atntcncns Of tho
known in aw tic particular business and ohtacss for
tho Of t Trnsteea selected for tho rat year oi
s-Frst-The corporation hhnsi ho known in law M
"Tho o!d Peoples Home @ Of M tho City Of chieago."
home for Old people, 60 years Of ago autl upward,
without rcgur to race, crcc nationality WHO luyo
nevor been public pau,ers aud who ought not to bo
treated as sch ait, who arc ccunlarily unable pro
aAsi-The number of tta Truateos shall bo n,no !;
they shall hold tAo property Of tho institution, and
70 o ehano thu an ~ hsy a aSa ~
ars year Of tho existence Of tho corporation aro:
josiah L. Jamcs 3: ". Raymond, N. s. Bonton,
nansl n a A. NJ 'onsn hyn 4fnfy rS;or w pg nlan n
three Of whom shall hod office aa such trustccs for
the term Of year. three for tho form Of two years
and three for tho torn OF thrce years, until their
elucted and 1uuled aud at their first
1neetnE, uald Boarl Of TRUSTEES shall by lot aclcct
three ct t.,or number who shall holl office for ono
year and until th:ir successors are clccsn and quail
hel. md tlirce Of tLcH number who uhu hpld ot!ico
for two ycara and naii tlae1r sscessors are elece
and l,nlilcd, ai1 treo Of their number who H4all
hold ota for tlteo years aud until their successors
elected and a,a!!1'sa and At sash annual .noeting
shall ho thsir oaee fur threo years and until thor
D. ". RAYMOND.
". II. RrnEn
II. 4. IOIN6oH,
DR.. Rydor said it thiB certificate was approved
by the 1nooting, tho Reliof Commttoo wol,ld PASS
II Immediately, and it could bo forwarded to
Springfield by Thursday. AS soon as it reached
thoro the now Society was practically organized,
md tho Yr,1stccg named could commence to