The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-23
HOMB FOR AGED WOMEN
Twenty-Sixth Anniversary to
Be Celebrated Tomorrow
Interesting Sketch.

The "Home for Aged Women" situated
at No. S9s Bergen ahhyeape, Corner ooff Fair
view. c~elebratesits t~wentR-sixty Anniversary
tomorrow afternoon. On that ioccasion
there win b. addresses by prominent minis
tiers followed by a plentiful supply of ice
cream and cake served to the inmates and
their guests.
Just twenty-six years ago a number Of
philanthropic ladies, resident in Jersey City
and ~neighboring towns, held a meeting at
which they decided to Gun a home where
aged women might pass their declining
years comfortably. So it came to
pass that in February, 1868, an
act was passed by which Annie E. Miller
Irene WILDER, Katharine j. Sanzade, Mary
L. Williamson, Harriet w. Ames, Amintbia
Doremus, Mary F. Hoagland, Maria 3.
Mason, Cordelia McElroy, Sarah !. Morrow,
Eliza A. Van De Venter, Abby A. Weaver.
Ednah C. Woolsey, Emily H Van Worst,
and their successors, were constituted a body
corporate with power to provide a Home
for Aged Women"
Since that tune a large measure OF success
has crowned the efforts Of TIE earnest work
er whose constant aim was and is to care for
the homeless women advaieedsin years.
PLEASANT HpMEs9A -
The "Ho4en itself isavery pleasant, its
rooms being large and sunny, while the
grounds are extensive Everything about
the house has g cheerful look, and the neat
ness apparent would please the soul Of a
German housewife. The inmates wear
plain black dresses with spotless white
aprons, and the pretty futed caps which are
SO becoming to elderly ladies.
I No inmate is under sixty years of age.
Those who arc able are expected to sew,
knit, assist in domestic duties and to render
all the assistance they can to those moro
helpless than themselves.
Those who have friends are permitted to
visit them when leave Of absence has been
obtained from the matron, aud many avail
themselves Of this privilege. Others who
are alone in the world, are contented to re-
main in the "Home" from one year to an
other without desire for change.
There are always, however, visitors who
like to chat with the inmates, and who enjoy
bringing them little gifts, so that something
of the outside world communicates itself to
them whether they will or not.
The present inmates are:-Miss Jane Kill
patrick, Miss Nancy Darrough, Miss N. L.
Gulick, Mrs. Anna Gruter, Matonia Bancker,
Sarah A. Walker, Jane Lee, Margaret A.
Decker, Agnes Robertson, Elizabeth Dean,
Lucy Wilson, Mary A. Simons, Marie A.
Wright, Rhnbe A. Fay. Katherine French,
Sarah Let's, Mary L. Sacia, Annie Kinsey
and Charlotte B.. Reynolds.
The "Home' is mainly dependent on syol-
untary contributions for Its running ex-
pensss. Each inmate, before entering,sEays
two hundred dollars, but whether she lives
one year or twenty, that sum is not in
creased. Many people of Jersey City give
generously to the Home both money and
provisions, but sven these donations do not
suffice for its adequate support.
Among those who nave delighted the In
mates with musical entertainment from
time to time are Miss Lucy Nelson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Forster and Miss N. Hamilton.
The Sunday services are in charge of Mrs.
Duane Searle, who is assisted in the singing
by hiss Loretta Smith and Mr.. Frank Sun
derland. On Thanksgiving Dav, Christmas
and New Years the Inmates Of the Home"
are Toasted royalty through the kindness of
friends.
THE OFFICERS.
The officers Of the Home" are:-Miss F..
D. Booraem of New York, First Directress,
Mrs. G. 4. De Wilt Of Jersey City; Second
Directress, Miss Mary L. Williamson,
Wyoming, N. j., Secretary; Mrs. K. J.
Sauzade, Englewood. N. T., Treasurer. The
managers are:-Mrs. j. Smith Richardson,
Mrs. S. A. Dickinson, Mrs. Duane Searle,
Mrs. r. G.. Lyle, Mrs. G. T.. Shone, Mrs,
William Speer. Mrs G. w, Pendexter, Mrs.
John Van Horn, Miss Bailey, Miss M. r.
Forster and Miss j. E.. Bunce.
The collectors for the "Home' are:-Miss
NJ. E. Craig, Miss M. Dickinson, Miss Dora
Smith, Mrs. Van Houten, Mrs. NJ. Henry,
Mrs. edward Cairns, Mrs. Mary A. Throck-
morton, Mrs. John r.. Standish, Mrs. A.
Becker, Mrs. William p. Brush, Mrs. N.
G~rellet, Mrs. George Riley, Mrs. Dr.. OPP