The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-13
A PLACE like Home.
Where Aged Women Spend
Their Remaining Days
in Peace and Quiet.
THEIR SILVER WEDDING.
Twenty-Five Years Ago the Home
Was Founded-church News
and Notes.
SILVER WEDDING.

Althoug h it's work is carried on with
such an absence OF display, that 1t may be
possible that there are some in the city
unfamiliar with its workings. the Home
for Aged Women has for nearly twenty
five years occupied an important position
among the semi-charltable institutions of
the city, The completion of its first
quarter Of q century will be celebrated on
Thursday afternoon. May 25, py appro-
pirate exercises at the Home.
The foundation of tho work was laid
February Is, 1868, by The approval OF an
act to incorporate the "Home for Aged
Women in Jersey City. The first body
of directresses, mentioned in the act,
were Annie E. Miller, Irene Wilbur,
Katharine j. Sauzade. Mary L. William
son. Harriet w. Ames, Aurinthla
Doremus, Mary +. Hoagiand. Maria b.
Mason, Cordelia McElroy. Sarah J. Nor
row. Anna L.. Oleudorr, Sophia A.; van
Worst, Eliza A. Van de Veuter. Abby A..
Weaver. Edna e. Woolsey and Emily IL.
Van Worst. The purpose of the Home
was briefly stated as to laid in the main
tenancu and support of aged women VINO
shall have resided in JerseyClty az least I'VE
years.
to the dsy of her death Mrs. Anne L.
Miller remained not only First Directress
in Office but an earnest and devoted
worker at heart. Her name Is lnois-
solubly connected with the success oil the
home, and will be constantly recalled at
this coming anniversary, She died IN
1889.
OFFICERS IN CHARGE.
The officers of the Society having the
Home in charge are:-First and Second
Directresses, Secretary, Treasurer ana
twelve managers, chosen annually Inese
positions are now filed as foliows:-firss
Directress, Miss r. D. Booraem: SECOND
Directress, Mrs. Charles A.. De VIII;
Secretary, Mrs. Mary L. Viii
Hanson, of Wyoming, ~. j.: Treasurer
Mrs. Katharine Sauzade. Among the
managers are Mrs. j. smith richardson,
Mrs. SamneI Dickinson. Mrs. g. W.Pen-
dexter, MRS. Duane Searle, Mrs. K. e.
LYLE. Mrs. C. L. Shone. Miss J. E. Bunce
and Miss M. r. Foster. the matron is
Miss NJ. c. Dooleg, who has endeared her.
self to officials aud inmates alike by her
careful aud conscientious WORK. Inc at
tending physician Is Dr. J. w. Parker.
The only restriction as to religious be-
lief of in mates is the clause ia the Con
sritution stating that the home is tor
''indigent Protestant Women" beyoud
this there are no sectarian bounds. The
institution is under the control OF no es-
pecial church or body of church workers,
all ministers of The Gospel are weicouie
to visit the Home at aHy time, and Il
large proportion do visit IL often.
SMALL BEGINNINGS.
The sHome began in a litsle house on
Wayne street where it remained until
about nine years ago. Then, The demand
having so far exceeded those accommoda-
lions thai d new house became a neees-
sity. the governing board was glad 60 ac-
cept from Mrs. Moore the gift OF tie
frame house, No. 3S3 Bergen avenue, COR
ner of Fairsiew avenue, now occurieu BY
the Home. Ths donor lives at the Home,
as a member Of the family. The
house is beautifully situated IN . part or
Bergen avenue, which, though by no
means remote. IS yet quiet enough to re-
lieVe the inmates from tie noise OF traffic.
On all sides there are grass plots, AND in
front there are flowers growing as long as
the weather will permit. Within, The
rooms are large and airy, cneeffuily
furnished, walls hung with pictures, aud
an air OF perpetual resJnsss. Through
out the year the frIeuds CT inmates or OF
the institution come to read aloud, or
sometimes 10 sing, sometimes go bring
fruit or flowers. often more aubstantiai
offerings. Ga Anniversary Day, which
falls ID May, there Is always q tins oil
rejoicing, speeches from clergymen, songs
from some SlnSer ana q !east
afterward. There Is always a treat at
Christmas time, with presents for "the
family"
WHERE THE MONEY COMES FROM.
1t would be hard to say where The dona-
lions come from, unless Que took up a
page or SO with o tRbulated list of almost
every charitably Inclined person on the
Heights. Kings Daughters, Ladies' Aid
Societies, Mission Bands and individual
contributors go to make up the list of
donors that appears at the back OF the
annual report. A large proportion OF the
money comes through regularly appoint
ed collectors, and by subscriptions. The
payment of $25 at any Que time consti-
tutes the payer Il life member. Or these
there are more than a hundred.
Now. as to the coming anniversary,
the attention of the public is respectfully
directed TO the fact that ft is a silver an
nlversary. 1t need NOT be said how high
lyl appropriate it would be thar each
guest should bring a silver dollar as q
remembrance of the OCCASION; or. IL not a
silver dollar. some other silver coin, or II
not silver something that could be used
in the feast. But. at IN rare, they will
be welcomed heartily. entertained by
statements of what the Home has done
i'll the quarter of a century speeches
from the leading ~clergymen Of the city,
and an excellent luncheon at the close.