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

closet, exc Tne SECOND And third
hoors vii be gwen up 10 sleeping
rooms, bath Toems. closets. etc. HE
building, a. planned, Wi comfortably
accorrnoaAIs twenty aeaconess~s. With
pfasislon Tor Tn more should emergels-
ey demand. slace the home u attended
as q conference esaeGsrtsrs for des-
eoAess work, tbs seeming large cspao-
~ Is considered re9a SITE Contract
LOT construction vii be let through ths
winter nlonths. and the building will
aoebIess ht nader NAY IA the early
spfios oI w. The cost % the ot MAS
s-,vvo- The estimated coss Of The
building is 5000.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS home grounds.
s2.eV pfomisoEs pledges IN notes
atsaut. -, 100. tossl, 400.
Liatalities-Ninety days notes, $s0o.
net assets. s4,Se0.
Oaiy one glit of $500 has been made.
All other contributions have been IN
smaller sums. The solicitor reports a
let OF persons and societle. thai have
been visited and have promised 10 sssist
IA the erection and furnishing of the
home in the further sam Of al 600.
These promises are not IA the form of
notas, and may not be fully met. But
n this Gun is added 10 tie net assets.
We should have a grand total IN hand
and IN sight OF s. 500, s. the res0lt OF
less than q years effort ia behalf Of this
worthy cause"
Other Rspert..
At the conclusion OF the report krs.
Griffith of Washington introduced a
motion providing for the naming of .
room IN the Aldrlch home 10y the
women of the convention a. lnoi-
vldusls. IN consideration of the hoe
pltalltles extended them. Ii MAS unan-
lmously earned.
Mrs. Schoyer, representative of the
board of the Pittsburg home, and Mrs.
Van NradenOerg gave interesting JOINT
reports OF the work there. Mrs. Rob
lnson had been eeputed Ia report for
the Sso Francisco home, bat owing 10
the lack of time che stated oniv that
the home contained eight deaoonesses,
Of which one was = full blooded
japanese giri. Mira. Brownell of syria
cuse gave the report OF the sapsrio-
tendent on behalf Of Mrs. Bass. who
WAS unable 10 be present The final
report Tor the afternoon Was gwen Nv
Mrs. Roach for the Lucy Webb Hayes
home at Washington. AT the close OF
the report Mrs. b. =. Potter offered y
resolution suggesting that the room IA
the Aldrich home 10 be dedicated ~
the women of the convention Ice called
the Clinton l.. Fisk" room. 10 ~as
adopted by unanimous rising vote.
Mrs. r. 4. Marcy FOL owed with 3
half hours talk on the Worlds Con
gress auxiliary. IN which the Woman .
Home Missionary society has rspresen-
tatlon. The naming Of committee
was delegated 20 Mrs. Marcy, with ia
struct!ons 10 report isteF. The cox-
ology and benediouon closed The ace.
| son.
Evsnteg Session.
Or. Potts OF Detroit. editor Of the
| Michigan Christian Advocate. addressed
| the evening session on tie work Of the
| society. The doctor has been totally
| deaf for the last twelve years. bat nNs
| retained the control OF h.s organs Of
speech 10 remarkable degree. Among
| other things the speaker ssic he Was
glad that the women Of Method sm
| had enlisted IN such a noble work. ] he
work OF the society include. everything
that ought TO be done ~ our large
| cities. The Momen's Home Missionary
! society is the agency to accomplish a.
/ good things IN the church. The objec'
/ of the society Of deaconeSses u 10 SO
minister 70 the wants of the cast down
TO pray for the wicked and O. work ful