Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-11-02


ported are looked stter. and regular
syslen Of h0ass-te-h0nse xIsltAsian e
carried On. seeking snase who neea
help. sympathy AID kincness. May
cases are found, who suffer IA silenee
rather than ASK charity oat they g.sois
receive rel glous visitor. Toe sex
~ho cannot lie seat 70 hospitals are
cared Tor Ia their own MONIES.
Much tme is spent ln visiting the
hospitals, Ia reading sad taking VITA
tue SICK, and Ia caring for their fam
Lies. Many children are kept clothed
and sent 70 day school and sunday
school,
Her report WAS supplemented by q
few remarks 10y q. -. Robinson, presl-
dent Of the board Of directors.
The Alaslsh Hsna..
Mrs. W. j. Aldrich WAS introduced
and spoke briefly Of the proposed Aid
rich Memorial Deaeonsss' Nome To be
erected IN this elIy. Iae real report
Of the home WAS then read by Eiyin
swarthoui, and 10 gwen ID tuil:
ITO Mrs. Laura G. Aldrlch - due
the pralse of having, IN The fret M
stance, conceived the idea Of =
deAcoIess' home IN the city OF Crane
Rapids BY common consent the PRIV
ilege Of naming u IN memory OF her
deceased husbsnd-long All earnest
and fruitful member OF the Michigan
conference-was accorded Sister Aid
rlcn. Tue fact that our deceased
brother Was not . resident OF Grand
Rapids has suggested broader scope
for thls home than has been conten-
plated by other homes Of which We
have knowledge. Ii 10 proposed 10
make the Grand Rapids home = head
quarters Tor deGconess' work through
! out the entire conference. With the
end IN view, application for funds nae
been made and cordially responded 10
| IN sundry charges II the conference. III
! the project of the present hoard OF
| trustees is realized any pastor IN west
| tern Michigan Methodlsm finding nm
self in need of the services Of =
| desconess may have the right 10 ex-
| pect assistance from the Aldrlch home.
The trustees were chosen Tor one
year at \ JOINT meeting OF the confer
| euce board OF deaconess and the CON-
| mittee on desconesses of the w. IA. Nj.
| 5. of the Michigan conference on No
| vember u, 1891. The association WAS
incorporated, pursuant TO q statute OF
| the state of Michigan, on December is,
| 1891. Mrs. Aidrich WAS immediately
| placed in the field ss the collector for
the home. BY February, 1892, enough
funds had been secured, together with
her own very liberal contribution of
$500, to make the first payment on n
site for the proposed deaconess house.
| The corporation thus became free
holder on February 3, 1892. Within
| the past month the remaining 81 .O0u
of the purchase money had been paid.
| The lot is centrally located In a tine
| residence portion OF the city.
Description of the Home
| The Michigan Christian Advocate OF
| October 10, as well SIS the Novembe !
number of the Deaconess at Work,
l contains cuts of our home. IL will be
we believe, the first building ever
erected in this country purposely FOL
| Deaconess house. The material vii
be of pressed BRICK, with stone ,rim-
| mings, and the construction substan
tial throughout. Before the architect
commenced on the drawings sugges-
| tons had been received and considered
from various homes in other cities
| The building will be provided with al
the modern Improvements, and promi
ses to be a model of utility and conve
nience. On the ground floor are 10 Ia
| found a spacious reception hall. with
large fireplace, parlor, music room
with ornamental msntel and CRATE
library, superintendent room, dininf
room, kitchen, the characteristic "pool