The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-03-11

"a the above. "Stunsed" is the Only c"'-
rect word 10 express the idea intended 10
be conveyed.
M paurs Church Home for che AGED
and lnflrm.
incorporated By ACT q Assembly February o.
Rev. Charles Minnigerode, ID. d., pres f
dent: A. Y. stokes, Esq, treasurer; John
DunioD. ESQ. secretary. Directors
Rev. Charles Minnigerode, ID. D., !. ID.
White. ESQ. M. D., Judge Il. G. Miror,
General Joseph II. Anderson, Messrs.
Adolphus Blair. A. Y. Stokes, ana John
Dunlop.
This Association, as above stated, was In
corporsted 9Th February, 1878. alfhoush u
was IN operation as part OF St. faurs
Church Home flor children) several years
before the charter was obtained. The great
necessity OF such an institution was am
pressed on the rector OF Sc. Psufs churcn
by the constant demands made on him oy
poor women, almost totally destilute, MOI
only OF the ordinary means OF support. eut
even OF kindred and friends to take charge
OF them. AT one time there have been iour-
teen inmates in the Home, three OF whom
were past eighty years OF age, ana tne rest
between that and fifty.
In addition to the Home, there Is an in.
firmary where poor women receive medical
advice and attendance gratuitously, and
also their medicines when. they are unable
N nav for them. The physicians attending
this Infrmary are DIR. White and DR..
walker. In some few instances patients
have been able TO pay for board. and have
been charged q small sum week to help TO
meet the expenses OF the institution; but
In general the patients have been received
and taken care of free OF all charges. The
In6rmary has been OF very great benefit TO
our community. Workwomen, broken
down with overwoTk, and unable TO pro-
cure the requisite food and medicine at
home, have been taken into the ln6rmary;
where, with good food, quiet rest, freedom
from all anxiety and care, with good medi-
cal attendance, they have recovered their
health I'm few months, and been enabled
to return to their work; when, without
this rest and attention, they would have
died at home in less time, or remained in
YaIids for life.
The money TO meet the expenses OF the
Home and lBfirmary is almost entirely
raised by the lady managers-twentyi 10 num-
ber--wbo have charge OF the Home, paid IN
general by those ladies themselves and a
few friends willing to aid them from per-
sOnal affection. The deficit has hitherto
been made up BY money received from en-
tertainmepfs and some exhibitions given by
friends OF the Home. But while the officers
and managers cannot too gratefully thank
their kind friends who have thus helped
them, and without whose aid the institution
would have been long ago closed, yet they
feel that they cannot ask further aid Of them
without making some endeavor to get
mole certain annual income and TO place
ho I'm in
ton.
With the necessary means, the present
Home is capable Of accommodating twelve
inmates, and the Intirmary Of holding ten
beds, which would accommodate over one
hundred patients year. But for lack Of
means the managers have hitherto been
obliged, with great reluctance, TO refuse adj
mission to many applicants; and unless
they can receive some fixed, certain income
from other sources than those above named,
they fear they may be obliged TO close the
doors Of the Home and Infrmary even to-
the present inmates, who are now only eight
In the Home; In consequence OF the very
limited means at the command OF the mana
gers, and their unwiIlingness to incur debts
which they may not be able to pay.
The Infrmary has not restricted itself to
Episcopalians, but has received almost all
other denominations, and is open to all,
with gratuitous medical advice and atten-
tion-there being but small charge for
board and medicines when the patients are
able to pay for them, and when unable to
pay even these are furnished gratuitously.
For these reasons the officers and man
ayers Of the Institution have thought it,
right to lay before Christians OF all denomi- |
nations this brief account OF the history
and working OF the institution, and to ask |
them not to let an institution which has |
done so much good, even with its present |
very limited means, fall to the ground. A |
very small contribution from a compare |
lively few subscribers per month would |
meet the demands. This could be spared |
by great many by the deniai OF some little |
luxury for one day each month. This is |
surely cot asking much OF the followers OF 1
Jesus Christ The managers Of this Home
and Infrmary know they have done good,
noble WORK. which should not fail for the
want Of so little aid; and it Ia in this conf
dcnce that they now make this appeal and
ask their fellow. Christians to help them,
and to put down in book which will be
sent TO them what amounts, however small, |
they are able and willing to give per month,
that the managers may be assured that they
can 60 on with their noble work in the full
faith that their WORK is appreciated, and
that the money necessary for their annual
expenses will be fully provided.
Lady Managers: Mrs. John l.. Bacon,
president; Mrs. Haxthal, vice-preadent;
Mrs. Caske Cabell. secretary; MIS-. 1. II.
White, treasurer; Mrs. John Dunlop, Mrs. |
Roberts Baker, Mrs. .James III. Dooiey. Mrs. |
Is. IL Nash, Mrs. w. ". Crump, Miss Nj |
cholas, Mrs Chssles y. Williams, Mr.. M. |
r. Peasants, Mrs. II. Bergwynn. Mrs. Will |
Ham IA. Haxall. Mrs. Charles Il. Stokes, |
Mrs. Charles Talbot, hire. William Car |
doxo. Mrs Thomas q. Peyten. Mrs. Charles
II. Smith, Mrs. II. l.. Maury.
Tn. TEsIUArTE9Bc RAILwAr.-Mr. Will
Ham j. McAipiDe. the emneat engineer,
has arrived at New York from Mexico,
where he went sevsrai months ago to sur
yey the route for the proposed Tebuantepee
railroad. which Is TO stretch oas hundred 1