The daily gazette., 1879-10-11
The ADed WOmam's Home.
THE ANIMAL REPORT FOR THE PRES
r ENT YEAR.

THE ANIMAL REPORT FOR THE PRES
. EMIT YEAR.
Below Is published The manage report
Of the Aged Woman's Home ls7s-O. IL
will be found interes ing.
1t Is with pleasure, that we report as
formerly, to our contributors, the en-
couraging condition of the trust commit
ted to US.
While throughout the past year, we
have not had one regular application, we
have, quite ss remarkably, not lost one
out Of family Of twenty-two-all ad-
vanced In years, aud quite a number
confirmed invalids. But while the thread
of life was still heightened for each in
mate, death removed one, who found the
home desirable, and as q boarder, re-
NAMED with us nearly three ears when
after q short and sev' re illness, she calm
ly brcathed er last.
We have, In the iitlce years since our
establishment, becon so well known,
hut little need be said to show how our
work Is carried on. This home life, is
quiet and unobtrusi' o, without incident
70 mark Its pro. r So. Occasionally ne "
inmate-and again, the lengthning sha-
dows, bring one and another, to their
| final rest. But al. the hilr, there is for
each rght-minded member Of this fami-
| ly, quietness and re t, to suit declining
years-inmunity from toll or care-the
products OF every season furnished to
supply their daily board and by fire..
quent generous donations, many of the
delicacies also, added to their repasts.
Their attending physician, DR.. Kitten
ger, kindly and generously stands evel
ready t. administer to their oft judgment
while there are weekly religious services
held for the spiritual comfort ant
growth of those who are unable u
attend public worship. The unva, YIN
report Of good management in every de-
partment, is due TO our faithful matrop
Miss Carey, who for nine years withou
any intermission, has ever been found a
the post. Presuming our weekly report
TO be fully reliable, we have cause to re-
joice, that out of fifty two, four onl,
make any allusion to family difficulties
and even three Of these, refer to differ
ence between two uncon genial inmates
The visits made are recorded as afford
ing mu,h pleasure while q create
appreciation of, and thankfulness fol
tile comforts bestowed is manifested
and the elderly ones are very fiequentl
mentioned as cheerful, good bumoret
centented and happy. We are called uI
on to pay a last tribute 10 the worth Z
two of those who were fellow laborel
with us, Miss Elizabeth Clark. and Mis-
Mary Simmons, who have been remove
during the year by death. The name
The former was amongst those who l
1855 organized the society, from whic
. in time, came the Institution we no
represent. Both felt deep interest
the Welfare Of the aged, and en,leavore
TO make the establishment Of the Hon
permanent benefit and rejoiced in ii
: success of the plan.
7 Mrs s. Sherman and Miss T.. Moro
. have been elected to M .ikSse vacanci,
In the Board OF Manages. May nor
I grow weary In we'll doing, "for in dr
D season" is the sure promIse, Eye sha
reap II ye faint no'." In the demise
a a venerable and highly esteemed ci,ize
4 William Richards, we found we hs
. sustained the loss Of a friend who
a highly approved of the home, and q
g m ,pner in which Its benefaciions are b.
- slowed, that when he could no long
y contribute with his own hard, made
r his almoners by legacy of $1,000. .Veril
!, "he being dead, yet speaketh, and
v works do follow him"
y For all The manifestations of kind
: interest given by our '1oners, either
Q the way of subscriptions or gifts thar al
" TO the comfort or pleasure of the famil
j. we tender our most cordial thanks, ri
~ may they all merit when the final rec
oning comes the ACKNOWLEDGING
from the King of Kings, aye did IL I'm
, me- SIGNED BY THE SECRETARY