Morning journal and courier., 1893-11-10
ALARGE DONATION.

The Annual Donation Day of the |
 Home for she charlottesville Great |
 Need Of NIore Funds 10 Carry on and | Increase the Work. |
 The annual donation day of the Home | for the Friendlsss was held yesterday at the | home, corner of Clinton avenue and Pine street. and was attended by about 250 la dies. The home was thrown open to the inspection of thsvisitors between the hours of 9 and o'clock. All who visited the home contributed generously. In fact, yesterdays was one of the largest contrib utions in the history of the institution, besides large am"uns of provisions, gifts of dry goods and household goods The home has been running behiud in its ex- penses for the past year, and 1t Is ex reme- ly gratifying to the management that the public have responded so generously that they will not only be sole to can eel the greater part of their in- debtedness, but have @ considerable amount left besides. There are at present l about thirty-nine inmates in the home, about twenty of whom are old women be- sWCCA hlhSlJ years Ol axe. HIS | Is not qnite as large a number as has been in the home for years back.
 But the institution has been so crippled | by lack of funds that 1t has not only been | unable to increase the sphere of It's useful | ness, but 1t has not been able to keep up | the standard ot former years. Money is ! much needed now for improvements about | the home.
 Mrs Justus s. Hotcbkiss, who has been identified with the work since its inception in the spring of 1886, feels very strongly | the straits which the home has been put in | for lack of funds during the past year and expressed herself as highly gratified at the | noble response made yesterdry. The work is most useful and important one and de- serves the public patronage and support. | The gifts yesterday averaged all the way from several donations of $50 and $25 down to $1.
 There was singing by some of the young CT inmates of the home during the after noon. and at o'clock all sat down to 8 collation. prepared by the good things sent in during the afternoon.
 The officers for 1893 are as follows: President, Mrs. William Hillhouse; vice presidents, Mrs. Charles E. Graves, Mrs. Justus 8. Hotchkiss; treasurer, Mrs. Tim
 othy Cowles; secretary, Mrs. Thomas B. Osborne; assistant secretary, Mrs. Cor
 nelia P. Bulford.
 Among the larger gifts yesterday were
 those from the following: Mrs. J. B Rob-
 ertson, Mrs. Samuel Harris, Justus S
 Hotchkise, Mrs. E. Fl. Trowbridge, Dr. T.
 H. Bishop, Mrs. Lucy A. Boardman, Miss
 Mary Scranton, Mrs. F. B. Dexter, each $25
 Mrs. Mary P. Wade. Mrs. Bald win
 and the Misses Day, each $50; 6
 friend, $20; Miss J. R. Terry
 and friends, $15; Miss Hillhouse
 Miss Davenport, Mrs. H. B. Harrison, Mrs
 Fl. P. Hoadley, Mrs Eli Whitney, Mrs
 Henry W. Fsrnsm, Mrs. William l.. Kings
 ley, Mrs. Deardorff, MIss Betts. Mrs. Ed I win Marble, Mrs. Thomas Wells, Mrs
 William O. Armstrong, Mrs. William
 Fitch, Mrs. K. H. Trowbridge, jr., Mrs. O
 F. Winchester, Mrs. T. R Trowbridge snt
 Mrs. Frank W. Benedict, each $l0
 There was large stcck of groceries, pro
 visions and the many articles of household
 use, but there was a noticeable falling of
 in garments and cloth. There is time ye
 to give to the home and the lady manager will be very glad to receive additions i, gifts, especially in cash, which Is ye | needed.