The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-05-27
THE HOME FOR AGED WOMEN.

Its Twenty-fourth Birthday Celebrated
acknowledgements Report.
The parlors of the Home for Aged
Women" No. 3S7 Bergen avenue, were
filled to overlooking yesterday afternoon
by guests invited to celebrate the twenty
fourth anniversary of this noble institu-
ton. The meeting was opened at three
O'Clock with prayer by the Rev. DIR.
Cornelius Brett of the Bergen Reformed
Church. The Rev. DR.. Van Cleef of the
Wayne street Reformed Church. pre-
sided, and read reports from the Secre-
tary, Mrs. Mary l.. William son, and
Treasurer, Mrs. Katharine j. Sauzad e.
The Secretary's report showed that dur
ing the past year, death had remoy ed
two of the inmates and several
of the Homes most earnest up
porters, among whom were the Rev. DR..
aud Mrs. Charles H. Imbrie, Mrs. Sarah
j, Morrow, one of the incorporaJorS and
for many years, and Mr.. George
w. Clerihew, whose kindly interest VIII
be sadly missed at the holiday season.
Miss NJ. G. Dooley remains the efficient
matron and DR.. J. w. Parek the attend
ing physician. Thanks were returned to
the Amateur Oper. tic Association, the
Apollo Society inc the c%ustodians of the
Johnstown Fund the Jersey City Ath-
letic Club, the clergymen of the city for
their services at the Sunday afternoon
meetings, the Bergen Reformed Church
for a Thanksgiving Offering, Mr.. w. ii.
Speer. and all who have assisted the work
with donations, The T~reasurer's re-
port showed q gratifying financial con-
d:tion, and reflected great credit Oh the
emery and devotion of the compiler. In
concluding his remarks. Rev. Dir. Van
Cleef said that thinking this was the
twenty-ifth anniversary of the Home. he
had prepared an appropriate extempor-
aneons speech on the plan of a silver we'd
ding. but slnce he had learned his error,
his speech was useless.
Short addresses were given by Rev. I.
J. Kommers, OF the Lafayette Reformed
Church; Rev. John Kranz, Jr.. Of Trim
ity NJ. e. Church; Rev. William D.. Grant,
of the South Bergen Reformed Church,
and Rev. John Trimmer, assistant rector
of ST. Johns, whose remarks closed the
exercises. The musical feature OF the
programme was provided by Miss Lucy
+. Nelson, whose selections were as ap-
propriate as her voice was delightful. The
familiar air of '.Johu Anderson, My Jo,"
brought tears to the eyes of the white
haired ladies of the home, and "Jerusa-
lem, the Golden" bore II new meaning as
sung in the presence of those who, BET ore
many years have pissed. will have left
this Home for another and brighter.
The work lone by the Home for Aged
Women can hardly be oyerestiinated, as
it supplies a place in the community
which would other wise be untitled. There
are ut present twenty elderly ladies who
enjoy the privileges of the institution,
and it is earnestly desired that the build
ing ma soou be enlarged TO suit 1ncreas-
ing needs. The management has never
thrust it's wants before the public, and
now reminds its friends that the receipts
have diminished 10 some extent during
the past year, a fact which should com
mend itself to their attention. The OIL.
GERS of the Home are Miss F. D.. Booraen.
First Directress; Mrs. {. A. Dewitt, Sec
n Directress. Mrs. NJ. l.. Williamson,
OF Wyoming, Secretary; Mrs. K. j. Sau-
zade, Treasurer. Managers. Mesdnmes
G.. Nj. Bailey, A. P. St. John. j. S. Rich
ardson, S. A. Dickinson, F. C. Barlow,
Duane Seurle, Robert G.. Lyle, Charles i.
Shone, D. Van Wrinkle. j. S. MenaSh, the
Misses j. E.. Brucs and NJ. h. Foster. At
ter the exercises cream and cake were
served and the Afternoon passed in gem
eral conversation.