The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-08
CANDY FOR AGED LADIES.
An Interesting Presentation to Inmates of
the Peabody Home.

Close to the Bronx River, and facing the
Boston road at tho corner of Clover street
West Farms is an old three story frame house,
that for over quarter of a century did service
MS II tavern. There the mail coaches stopped
TO water their horses and tho passengers to re-
fresh themselves For tho past ten years tho
old tavern has been called the Peabody Homo
for Aged and INDECENT Women, and q very
cosey and bright home the managers have
made 1t Tor the twenty-five inmates. Accom-
panied by Mr.. J. Corlies Lawrence the Treas
urer Of the Homo, n Sun reporter visited the
place one day last week. Tho greeting to Mr..
Lawrence as he visited each room was worth
observing. Fifteen Of the old ladies' had been
TO sec The Old Homestead" at the Academy
OF Music few days before and the ten that
were unable to go had received tho promise Of
n present as an equivalent 1t was to fulfil
this promise that Mr.. Lawrence brought ten
sticks of candy each about eighteen inches
long. to console those who stayed at home. 1t
was curious TO sec the gratitude Of the re-
clpients, all OF them over 70 years old. Hardly
auy OF them have II tooth in their head, but
They are In their second childhood" said
Mr. LAWRENCE. and they act good deal like
aud care for them without regard to their
nationality or reIigious belief. The Home Is
supported by voluntary, contrib tons from
~ quarters. but principally from the patrons,
IT costs about 81 year each TO take care OF
them. You would b. surprised to see what an
appetite these old folks nave
Some OF tho old ladies were sewing in groups.
others cleaning up their rooms, and others
rcnding when tho visitors arrived. Every
room was neat rs a pin. with its oli-time
pictures on tho wall It's tidy bed. and easy
chairs. One old lady. Mrs. Copeland who was
born in England In lSOl and who is n great
lover OF cats. has every bit OF available space
on the walls OF her room taken UP with photo
graphs. Autographs, and chrCmos Of cats In
every conceivable attitude. A little clock.
ticking away merrily on her bureau, is set in a
bronze framework representing cut
There wasn't an idle one among all the in
mates. Only one was deaf. A gray haired grand
mother got up from her chair to greet the Wis
itors. Here are the names of the old ladies.
with their places of birth and tho year in which
they were born. as recorded NJ the Home: Mrs
COPELAND, Burlington probably Birmingham'
England. 1907; Miss Jane Allen. New York.
1903; Miss Eliza Heme massachusetts 1902:
Miss Harriet Hardwick. oxford. England. 1903;
phine David Paris. 1915: Mrs A. Virgins New
York, 1902: Mrs Sherwood. London. 1912 tshe
survives three husbands Mrs. Eliza Brown. Ire
land, lSO5: Miss Ann Donaldson, Dublin. 1914
Mrs Eliza Dunn. Ireland. 1914: Mrs. Howard.
New York. 1925: Mrs. Katherine Barclay, Lon
don. 1875 Mrs Eliza Keiter. who came TO
America In 1870 Miss Elizabeth Mackay. New
York. 1924 Mrs. Jane Phillips. Railway \. j.,
1903; Mrs. N; Logue. Ireland 1914: Mrs. }.
Freidberg 1921: Mrs. Sarah Gardiner 1914;
Mrs Pike. Rochester. 1874; Mrs. M"Aeneny.
Glasgow. 1924: Mrs. Cooper. Ireland. 1915;
Miss MachtChurin, France 1918,