Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-10-08
IN ClIARITY'S NAME.
NnAr HAS BEEN DONE FOR
AGED WOMEN.



,,.t Women has been In operation Ia
,..rjty and many an aged womhn CON
,lraiy,ly without friends and without
,ns..s las been g,von n comfortable
b5nc aud made lappy In their declibing
VAR. The mlnlsiering angels who con
s,,t IN, home do II without Any earthly
-,,rmleuse except the swett contcious'
,,,, ol icing rpgpg d IN y chrstian
in,v the rev ard tor which they will re-
r.l,. hereafter. "lnasmuch rs ye did II
rnio the leset OF one Of these, my
b,s,Lrrn. ye did II unto me-" Is The
rdncIple upon which they labor aud
heir rowsii will DO sure.
These ladies' need financial help, and
IN, ,uch a cause they should rot be cou-
p,Iltd u make public appeal.
The folio sing IL the annual report oil
The managers OF the Homo for the year
ending October J., 1889:
In MAKING this, our twenty-nith annual
r,port. we think II we'll TO take review
o. our work dnring these years.
In referring to our old minute book we
spd hat Of our original beard OF mana-
yrr. otly 1--we are now with us. viz; Mrs.
Sh,ud,r, Mics scmplc, Misc Phillips,
M. Pur'er and Mss stroud.
Miss Srmplc, our present treasurer,
Va, upsu lmously elected to that oibee
M,y8 lsGj, aud hes faithfully served In
N,t elpAdiy during ali these years. Dn
4 The 7iA OF september, 1881, the Home Tor
Aged Women was opened with some
lear and tTepeiation, rs We ieit ua'
It vas somewhat OF an experiment.,
The family consisting Of mAtfon and two
/ inmates, Il isateth Kemp and Jane Eau
tet
Wewere much encouraged, however,
hy the ready iiberaiity Vi our ci LIENS
IRON T. Y. Den ormadie, j. Z. Pickcl,
and Mrs.. McMtkin, all the ware we ne, d
from Me.Is Ad,ir, Russell, Murphe,
and Nail various articles oil furniture
sd yrfy many useful articles frou
nameron. 'rle, de; from Mesrs. Warner
Bush sud Bir'tatn, c nj; from Mr.. Penny
packer railosd of klndlipg wood, ant
uOm Mrs Labella Stone check fo
$1,000 ale us feel as II those wero no
wsLllng Who were able aud willing /,
held w our hands. By the close of ou
pfsi year our family numbered seven In
mat 3, Eliza Lewis beng one OF tha
number, having been admitted to tn
bone On February 4, 1863.
A. oar family each year was st!ll 10
ueaNng. AID feeling tho necessity of PRO
NdiBg lor the future aud procuring
tut.ble rite while practicable, IN IN
quiiy Wss made in regard 10 the same
umcn t'sa,ted n tue purchase OF the 10
We nov 0ccupy, l0OIl59l! feet, iron
James Bradford on June y, 1869, for th
sum OF q so, AMI tho hope that W
pl2hi be nlle 10 er,ct thereon u buildip
sdapltd to the wtCts OF our home. Dui
Ing tie year 1870 contributions were &c
hUttd Tor ihe erection of our new home
We were again very much grAtIhcd at th
liberal retp.nse OF our many friends j
"A peetmher the same year, a fair was bel
~ Institute Hall which net;ed us III
handsome sum OF 81 iJO which 9
enc0nfaRed MS that We decide
io buid The following year. cons,
alen'ly plan was pr, seat, d by Goorr
belrtSi which WIS Hcutpted and ou
pirs-rt bone was built, the coptrar
pflr ha.b- SO, 40. which together wit
t'' o. ir;', au additional lot on liafrl
CO.. ''t'ti having been purchased "
e''' Il tp-1, aud various other extra ex
lfnr's ant At t.ng TO SIS, SiI, all OF hic
va pmrN cp. s. COO, mortgage 70
VA omlgil Icing held by Miss Shipley
whlDL has been sufficient to meet ou
Nss'f a., the preseBt time. As ou
hn'j hes cen gradually Increasing bn
ihIl mn'e Hpplications we have Tern con
pr'i'd the past year to enlarge our bord
s- glia.
siq"r uur la't report z hive been a.
n'ed, VIZ; Mrs. kslly, Mrs. Connel
Me. Lohinin, Mrs, GLASGOW, Mles Brat
iod Mis- Clayton aud Mrs. Brenp, NJ,
Junt l,roEu End Mira. Rachel Calver
llr' sut-d upon Five OF our ininat,
have ON removed by death aud tAkeI
We "uue, 10 The better home above, Vi
tlH,or'h Rice, sAll.e Smith, Rachel Nj
ht'r III "a Lewis and Emily Aver
fit'' number, 30. Total, "a.
msttCa's resignation, which WI
tUv' Us ht our last IneetiI <, has tin'
lrrt l liAYn and she Is still with u
W 'hapshiiul and careful for the cor
lol odi pleasure OF our family. who a
mo'' .ta'eu' and appreciat.ve, but Ia
'vl4e hie not Is scarcely TO be wonder,
IL eA ftsneSy and ungrateiu spirl
nt 'u lie found IN all conditions of life.
NA special meetirg called Tor The pu
pose Nh AHE O II was unanimously
V'url % ri.e ths admission to 1850 I
F'' ua HE4er 10 years and 5000 for 4
oyer mat ag:. At tue suggestion OF sou
VI o.. 'sic', wednesday, November .
wa 'h'tYsd as donttlon day. which I
~ I'D our expectations, resulting
w. money and about $3.50 in prot
"','t 'Ity goods, etc.
"ui tnuAM subscriptions have be
Nc 'lly Kept up aud still been kind
,sa m 'l'heret OF Thanksgiving al
W. w mas days by our many frlend
rW I'VE Alud attention OF Dr. KittiDg
w ~ renew cur grateful thanh
,a ,aa ",le acknowledging the fave
Il a All