Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-06-11
Henry MEMORIAL FUND.
Trustees Mako Their Annual Repors OF
It's Cordiason.

Its Condition.
At the Ladies Literary club yester-
day afternoon thu rustees " the Henry
memorial fund M de a report. The trus'
lses are Mira NJ :. Crosby Mrs ID. ID.
Cody ard Miss Emms Field. The re-
post y gwen In ful!
This fund MAS Instituted In 1850 BY
members and friends of the Ladies'
Literary club. in nemory 81 Mics Dcxa
+. sicrfy. ffs inconse vas to te de-
voted aenaaiIy To sotse charitable pur-
p0se In this city consistent with the de
aisc q Mss henry a hilc she vas living
70 assist aud educate suffering and needy
children
The prrsent principal is si2sss. This
~ lolned on real estate security with in
fefest al , per cent
The donations 70 the principal the
pre.snt year have been - from Mrs. "
: Crosby. - from Mrs. Z. +. Cheney.
slr from Mrs. ID H. Waters. el.a5 FROM
sale ~ books. 20 cents from = little
fsicud. al from another. $3.50 ~ Gift
az love frem NJ He1Ey's dear frieu.a.
Mr. and Mrs 4. III. s,tapdish Of Chi
eaSo. a. a fltt ute ia memory % their
sca John. an 1886 az Thanksgiving
oreriug
These gifts made an aggregate Of
- ~. the largest addition 10 the prin-
ciral IA any one year-
lts psagy collections on each Sasur-
day az the club year have amounted To
s.Uf Other donations to this coIIec-
tion haze been sl2o from ST. Mark .
Suns.sy schooi. 81 - FROM friends. sJx
from south End Ladies' Literary club.
The interest has teen s.'ils. making AZ
income q s70ss 10 he expended fog the
purposes named in the fund
In crnnsction with the many buedles
oftloshing that have bee kindly sent
for Distribution. we do not heeitate TO
say that Que hundred children have
been made comfortable aud atss to at
tend school regularly during our cold
water on account 4 thess gifis-
Many mothers have earned the
clothing gwen by doing ssrk for others.
One ~ the plessants.t fsmembEa uces
az the year wss the h,arty scsponse
given q, request for hep N cleaning
rosa- AID beds Tor q forlorn father and
two saoth~sss-s hoys The slender little
wonsa Who took such an Interest In IL.
fecting complete Transformation, had
sufYered for the common necessities of
life. bat offered her services willingly
saying that she had been twice pad
ofher~ ~ poor have asked 10 they might
d. uork Toe those Who were sick or IN
nre,l. One needy Holland woman Who
xss allie to keep her children warmly
ard neatly clad % account 81 the
tansile- yoa have 81 generously given,
expressed herself wiling 10 be called on
by day &c night
For several years vs have also cared
for one child especially ard watched
over its welfare. and have seen one o(
our orphan toys reach an age when he
could cara his own living.
We have known ~ many institutions
whose capabilities Tor doing good vere
ualimited VINO had their beginnings Va
a fund 90 greater than ours, and 80 vs
are zrouinx into larger faith for our
-Efsury Memorial fund. and t~is.ss
that the beams from this little casdIe
will shed 10 rays farther than sc have
ever YET dared "a hope ia cur wiidses
dreams Tie httie seed soxn by enc
generous s.ansnly heart ~ her acts Il
.ovc and charity has already barne grea,
snd l.sslr4 frnIt
rs-s sesr ss hoped for an sddssson 4
sss =, h<.fsye ist8 that se might start
a,st VI oar thirteenth year With ttD
That hop xa- mose than fulfilled Nod
A. ne are nov - near an even I've hun
drrI. - i 49, maCh 90 expect that Out
principal stii reach that amount tsfors
islss fAouatisas % the fund all - 70
e~is~t ~ Ms Eurs Field st No Ia
Nrrsh Iavsat..o ssreat