The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-04-27
ERIENDLRSS woman.
The Formal Opening Of the
Home Last Evening.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING
At the First Presbyterian Church.
Secretary and Treasurcr's Re-
ports--Thc Address orSIr. H.
II. Miller, of Cincinnati.

First Presbyterian Church INST evening"
a large audience being present. Rev.
r. Rush swope, Of St. Matthews Episco-
pal Church, President of the Society,
Presided. The excellent music was fur
nished by the Episcopal and Presbyter-
ian chbis.
SEcRETERY AND TREAsURERs REPORT.
The report of Mrs. Luella H. Williams,
Secreta V of the Board OF Lady Mana
gers, was read. 1t is as follows:
"0f the proceedings Of the Board Of
Lady Managers for the Home of Friend
less Women, since its election in 0cto.
Der Of last year, much might be said. II
is not our purpose, however, to give q
lengthy report, butonly q few important
items that the public will be interested
in knowing.
Nine meetings OF the Board have been
held. At the October meeting the fol
flowing officers were elected: Mrs. Cum
bingham, President; Mrs. A. j. Clarke
Corresponding Secretary; Mrs. F. IL
Williams, Recording Secretary. At the
November meeting the necessary com
mittees were appointed. tthe Deem
Der meeting, the matron for the Home
was engaged, Miss Gerow, OF Sherman
Conn.,, who is present with us tonight
She has come to us with her heart filled
with love and interest in this grand
work for the Master, and we give TO hel
a hearty welcome. The work OF estab
fishing the Home has been going on in
a quiet way all through the winter, and
the public no doubt has wondered what
had become OF the enterprise. But the
old adage, that still water runs deep, has
proven true in this case. Atthe January
meeting the building for the Home was
decided upon. 1t is at SO Thirteenth
street, corner OF Jacob street.
The Home has been furnished by gifts
almost entirely, the general fund hay.
ing been drawn upon only to the extent
of Sl40. Painting and papering were
donated.
The thanks Of the managers are ten.
dered TO the many generous merchants
OF our city for donations of dining-room,
kitchen and other furniture, mattings,
towels, muslin, clock, pictures, grocer.
les, &c; to the Wheeling Pottery, fol
everything in the way Of crockery; to
glass manufacturers for all glassware
needed; to the Singer Company for q
sewing machine; to the President Of
the Bible Society for a Bible; and to
many individuals for gifts that have
helped to furnish the Home in u COM
Portable and pleasing manner.
Since the renting OF the house gifts
have not ceased to come to US, until we
have wondered why our faith was ever
weak, knowing that it was the work OF
the Lord and It would succeed.
To those who have so kindly aided us
with their gifts, We not only extend
thanks, but may they find thatit is cast
ing bread upon the waters that will re-
turn again after many days.
The Board also desires to thank the
press for the kind way in which it has
furthered the work.
Words fail to express the encourage
ment and support given to the managers
by these manifestations OF interest and
sympathy in the work, coming to us
from SO many Of the good people Of our
city.
The report OF Treasurer ]. A. Bellwas
as follows:
Amount OF sbscriptl III II
Amount paid inun subscript lons.."...,.. hC9 9j
or,s,ond,n, an n
Amount paid In on subscript D5
Amount paid in on annual ducs.............. q W
Amour. expended. s iS2 g g
Balance on hAnd......,.. %
President Swope in a brief address ex-
planned the object OF the Home, which
was two-fold. First, it will afford a
refuge for virtuous women and girls who
are friendless and without homes. Sec
ond, it will present an opportunity for
that unfortunate class OF women who
have surrendered their virtue to reform.
The President then introduced Mr.. H.
Thane Miller, noted blind philanthro-
pist, of Cincinnati. Mr.. Miller is a
pleasant looking gentleman whom, per-
haps, sixty-tive summers have dealt
lightly with. His earnestness is the
chief secret OF his power, while his
varying moods are equally entertaining.
He began his address with pleasing
and humorous reference to West Vir-
ginia. He then stated that he would
try the patience OF the audience by sing
ing song, the theme OF which was q
homeless girl dying of hunger, and the
timely aid OF the Home for the Friend
less. Mr.. Miller then related what he
knew about the practical work of these
homes for friendless women in other
cities. The point he made was that the
reclamation of fallen and unfortunate
women was peculiarly the work OF their
sympathetic sisters. He paid a glowing
eulogy to the good woman, saying If he
knew no God he would worship her,
and dwelling at some length on the
power OF sympathy and its efficacy in
turning the hayward into proper paths.
He closed his very interesting address
by singing another song, the verses
having been written by an unfortunate
woman who had committed suicide.
A collection taken up at the conclu-
sion OF his address netted over 500.
Rev. DIR. Randolph and Rev. DR..
Cunningham expressed their sympathy
with the cause, and dwelt upon the
power OF women in the work OF the
Home. After the singing OF the doxolo-
gy the meeting was dismissed.
To-day reception will be held at the
Home, No. 80 Twelfth street, from 10 o.
m. to 8 p. IN. AT 10 o'clock this morn
ing Mrs. II. Thme Miller will address
the ladies there.
Brace Up.
You are feeling depressed, your appe-
tite is poor, you are bothered with head
ache, you are fidgetty, nervous, and gen.
orally out Of sorts, and want to brace up.
Rrncn IN hut mot with stimnlnnts snriny