Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-12-04
MORE HOWARD GENEROSITY.
Miss Louisa Howard Gives a $4,000
building to the Howard Relief Society.

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The lady officers and directors OF the
Howard Relief society had a delightful
surnrise Yesterday afternoon They were
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hoiulis business injecting III One "inihs
hall OF the American, Wnen the door OPEN
ed and Mayor Woodbury., Hon. Henry
ballard Alderman Taft DR. Grinnell and
= doyo, or mora otber ,,ontleman eptarad
Il T. u w,ns rinin hat eom.tbing vas anont to
bonnen Stenning forward Mr. ballard
nddressed the nresidant Of Tho snciatv
Mrs Clam as follows.
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MIR. BALLARD's REMARKS
Lndjcs of the HO1Udld Relief Socictu:
If YOU will pardon an intruder Il few
words. I will do a little errand which
have been sent here TO do | can assure
YOU it is a very pleasant one for me. and
trust if will be equally agreeable to YOU
You need not fear me. though come
like the Greeks i'm the olden times "bear-
ihp gifts
bring a Gift from a woman to your So
ciety: Won will know her name before |
speak it. for all know the name that will
be forever linked with the causes of learn
inc and religion and of charity i'm orr CITY.
| have to repeat the old story that has
been so often told in Burlington that some
member of the Howard family has made IA
Gift for some worthy purpose
burlington today mourns the loss of
John p. Howard. one of her noblest and
greatest benefnctors. the most generous
of all her sons. But the pathway to his
tomb will be ever worn by the footsteps
of her citizens. and his memory will be
ever green and fragrant in the hearts
of all.
His sister. Miss Louisa II. Howard
God bless hers with us still. Though
ON the wintry side of three score and ten
wears. and though n great sufferer i'm her
infirmities. vet her heart is as Young
and as warmly beats towards every good
cause, as in the years of her more Wig
orous womanhood.
As sneak of her there will rise in YOUR
memories, thoughts of that gift to our
citv of that beautiful morttlHry chapel
that lifts its cross towards heaven in
wonder cemetery. ONLY "a woman could
have made a Gift so unique, so fitting, so
tasteful, so beautiful as that
There will also rise in your minds.
thoughts of that most beneficent institu-
| tiou the Home for Destitute Children
! Miss Howard saw and appreciated the
worth of that institution at its earliest
organization. and i'm its hour of need she
remembered il with n most generous Gift.
/ But | will moi mention others For many
wears. with "a hand open as the day for
| MELTING charities" she has seemed to
live only TO helm some deserving person or
some worthy cause; she has seemed to
| live ONLY that she might do rood
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such a society as YOURS; "a society organ
! lied in the interest Of suffering human
itv: a society that knows no party, creed
or sect in IFS mission. She has fully an
preciated It's object. and the good work
/ that it has already done in our city she
! has seen and aDDreciuted the earnest eff
forts of its officers and members to make
lis work effective
speak the sentiments of Miss Howard
when | say that in YOU. the officers and
members that make Up its board of man
arement. she has the fullest confidence.
She has faith in YOU. She trusts YOU in
this work. The poor We always have
with YOU" saith the Scriptures. Miss
| Howard believes that the unfortunate and
deserving poor should always appeal to,
and command. Our sympathy and our aid.
She believes that the citizens of Bur
| liuptou should always remember to
help tie deserving poor. She be
lieves. as YOU believe. that this
should be done. not in IA careless manner,
not unfortunately, as in the helping OF
everyone that asks it at the door or on the
street Int i'm nm orderly. sy.te,uulic and
believe. that tins can best he done through
/ the agency of IL society like YOURS. She
/ believes that yGur society is Il necessity.
and that there Will he always work for 1t
to do
These are her reasons for the uIft which
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gives to 1t property that is of the value of
$4,000. She gives to it an absolute UNI
conditional deed of one third of the EX-
change block building on Church street
in our city. The deed gives this society
the immediate possession and control of
the property Your society can use it by
OCCUPANCY. can rent or sell il GOOD use the
proceeds in any manner that will best
subserve its interests.
The gift of this property will ut once
furnish to your society what it greatly
needs, what any such society needs, "A per
manent place Tor business This will tend
to give it stability and character it will
make for it a home; your society will no
longer be, in this respect, itself an object
of charity. In addition to this, it gives
your society an income of some 800 per
annum that will be permanent and secure
Il continuous help to 1t in its beneiicent
work.
Then take her generous gift. In behalf
of Miss Howard, present it to you and
with it take her blessing on your good
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