Evening journal., 1889-10-08
AGED woMsN's HOME.
Annual Report OF the Board of HIani
gers and Election of Omcers. 80

managers of the Aged Womens Home
for the year ending October /, 1882 is as
follows:
In making this, our twenty fifth annual
report, we think 1t we'll TO take q review
of our work during these years.
In referring to our old minute book We
find that OF our original board Of mana
gers emily five are now with us. viz: Mrs.
Chandler, Miss Semple, Miss Phillips,
Niss Porter and Miss Stroud.
Miss Semple, our present treasurer,
was unanimously elected to that Office
May 8. 1866, and has faithfully served in
that capacity during all these years. On
the 7th Of September, 1854. the Home
for Aged Women was opened with some
fear and trepidation, as we felt that ii was
somewhat Of an experiment, the family
consisting OF matron and two inmates,
Elizabeth Kemp and Jane Fancett. We
we're much encouraged, however, by the
ready liberality of our citizens; from t.
Y. DeNormRdie, ]. G. Pickles and Mrs
McMakin, all the ware we needed; from
Messrs. Adair. RUSSELL Murphey and
Naf various articles of furniture, and
very many useful articles from numer-
Gus friends; from Messrs. Warner, Bush
and Bartram, coal from Mr. Pennypacker,
a carload of kindling wood and from
Mrs. Lsbelle Stone check for 81 600
made us feel as ifsthose were not want
ing who we're able and willing TO hold up
our hands. BY the close of the FIRST year
our family numbered seven inmates,
Eliza Lewis being one of that number
having been admitted to the home on
February 4, 1865
AS our family each year was still in
creasing. and feeling the necessity OF
providing for the future and procuring a
suitable site while practicable, an inquiry
was made in regard to the same, which
resulted in the purchase of the lot we
now occupy, 100x159i feet, from James
Bradford on June 8, 1869, for the sum OF
! 81 500, and the hope that we might be
able to erect thereon a building adapted
to the wants of our home During the
year 1870 contributions were solicited for
the erection Of our new home; we were
again very much gratifed at the liberal
response Of our many friends. In De.
cember, the same year. a fair was held in
Institute Hall, which netted the hand
some sum of 81, 400. which so en-
couraged us that we decided "a
build the following year, consequently q
plan was presented by George Sellers
/ WHICH WAS hCttpltu anu DQA litntAAA AANlIN
was built, the contract price being $15,
450. which together with cost of lots, al
additional lot on Harrison street having
been purchased at cost of 1925, anc
various other extra expenses amounting
to SIS, ,SS4, all of which was paid except
$3. 900, mortgage for that amount beinl
held by Miss Shipley. which has been suf
ficient to meet our wants till the present
| A. far.fl.r hos hnara al /,
increasing and still more applications W,
have been compelled the past year to en-
large our borders rgain.
Since our last report have been I'D
! mitted viz: Mrs Kelly, Mrs Connell
Mrs Loffman, Mrs GLASGOW, Miss Brad
ford, Miss Clayton and Mrs. Brenn, AM
2, Jane Brown and Mrs. Rachel Calvert
not yet acted upon. Five of our inmate
have been removed by death and taken
we hope, to the better home above, viz
Elizabeth Rice. Sallie Smith, Rachel Nc
Allister. Eliza Lewis and Emily Ayers
, Present number, 80. Total, "a.
Our mAtron's resignation, which wa
before us at our last meeting has sine
been withdrawn and she is still with III
, At special meeting called for the pui
pose on April 2 it was unanimously do
J cided to raise the admission to $3.50 TO
persons under 20 years OF age and 500
, for all over that age. At the suggestio
of some of our ladies', Wednesday, Nov
ember 21, was observed as donation day
which far surpassed Interpretations, re
sulting in $o25 in money and about $25
in provisions, dry goods, etc.
Our annual subscriptions have bee
generally kept up and still been kindl
! remembered on Thanksgiving and Christ
mas days by our many friends. For tn
kind attention of DR.. Kittinger we woul
= renew our grateful thanks, and Will
r acknowledging the favors received "
= must still urge upon those who hev
helped to sustain US in the past contir
uance of their cooperation in this goo
- work
The following officers of the home hav
been elected for the ensuing year; Presi
dent, Mrs. Gregg Chandler vice presi
dent, Mrs. William c. Spruance; secre
tary, Miss Ann Eliza Stroud treasurer
Miss Annie Semplei board Of manager
Mrs. Gregg Chandler, Mrs Alvin
e Philips, Miss Annie Semple Miss Ami
! Porter, Miss Annie E. Stroud, Mr.
George G. Lobdell, Mrs Samuel McClar!
G Mrs Lea Pusey, Mrs. Edwin Moor
z Mrs. w. w. Thomas, Mrs Hanna
Brown Mrs. H. X. Grant, Mrs Charlie
Moore, Mrs Thomas Jackson, Mrs Wi
liam Hilles, Mrs. w. c, Spruance, Mr.
Charles Fl. Howard. Mrs L. KittingeI
{ Mrs. Thomas Poole, Mrs. CT WollastoI
Q Mrs. Hannah Philips, Mrs. H. P. Run
y ford, Mrs. N. T. Jennings, Mrs. JoseI
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