The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-31

Institutions Tor tho Aged.
The Home for Aged Women.
The Home.for Aged Men.
The Home for Aged Colored Womes.
Bethany Home OF Rhode Island.
Home for the Aged Poor of Providence as,d
Pawtucket.
Home for Aged Women, IncorpoIS II
1S57.-This home is situated at the
corner OF East and Tockwotton streets.
The object of the corporation is "to pro-
vide q comfortable home for poor. aged
and respectable women Of this city who
find themselves homeless and comfortless
in the decline Of life."
Every application must be considered
two months by the board. No person
under 65 years OF age is admitted. The
applicant, as rule, must have resided In
Providence 10 consecutive years, though
vote Of three fourths of the board may
waive the rule.
Admission fee $50, payable before en-
trance. All persons admitted are on pro-
baton for six months. IL they become
permanent inmates, they sign a bond
conveying all personal property to the
Homo.
Ths corporation has, besides other off,
GERS, IL managers, constituting its cxecu-
tive board, chosen annually.
The payment OF one dollar annually
constitutes mem bership, and $40 at ono
time, life membership.
The sources OF income are admission
fees, collect on from churches and indi-
viduals, donations, bequests, and interest
on investments. The income from these
sources last year was s1o,296.s7. ,
The officers are: Mrs. Samuel s.
Sprague, president, 476 Broad street; Mrs.
Walter r. Angel, corresponding secretary,
q Creighton street; .:rs. Emma l.. Sack
EFT, treasurer, p. o. Box 1852; DIR. r. NJ.
Eaton, physicians; Mrs. Mary A. Holio-
way, matron.
Homo for Aged Men, corner Chestnut
and Clifford streets, Mrs. j. w. Tilling-
hast, secretary, so Vinton street.-The
object aimed al is to furnish home for
aged men in INDECENT circumstances. The
present home accommodates Is men. The
management expect soon to move into
their new and commodious home, corner
Broad and Mitchell streets. The sources
of income are interest and divi-
dends from invested funds, contributions
from churches and personal donations.
The outlay for the last yecr, exclusive OF
the new building, was s5964. Applications
for admission may be made to the super
intendent at the Home. Each person ad-
mitted to the Home is received on pro-
baton of three months. IL admitted as
permanent mem Der of the Home all OF his
property must be made over 80 the ccrpo-
ration.
The Home for Aged Colored Women.
This Home was Incorporated for the
purpose OF providing home for and aid
ing in the maintaining of aged colored
women in indigept circumstances. 1t Is
situated ut 45 East Transit street, and has
fifteen inmates. Every application for
admission must be considered one month
before granting it. No person under 90
years OF age is admitted, except under pc
culiar circumstances. Each applicant
must have been q reside OF Rhode Island
not less than five consecutive years imme-
diately preceding the application for adj
mission. One hundred and fifty dollars \
must be paid FOR admission. Each appli I
cant must be on probation for six months
and sign bond, conveying sIi property
owned by the applicant, and all received
during residence 10 the home corporation.
Aged colored women are received from
any part of Rhode. Island. The Home Ia
governed by an executive board, which
chooses the matron and appoints commit.
tees and collectors.
The income OF the home is derived frou
entrance fees and collections from
churches and benevolent individuals. Foi
the year ending April, 1894, wa,
$4,000.
The officers are: Miss EllzaLetn Dc
Wolf, president, z93 Brook street; Mrs
Charles Emerson Bailey, first vice presi
dent; Mrs. J. ID. Branch, second vice
president; Miss Isabel Homer Pegram
secretary, % Angel street; Mrs. Tseo
L. Clark, treasurer, 40 Stimson avenue.
Home for the Aged Poor for Prov,
dcncc and Pawtucket, located
Woodlawn, under the charge sof Littt
Sisters Of the Poor.--This Home afford
n home of comfort for the aged poor
any nationality, color or creed. ID ca
accommodate $50 inmates. IL - sup
ported by the collections made by us
sisters. Application must be made
the Home, and n recommendation IA "a
quired from some respectable aad WsN