The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-15
OLD LADIES HAPPY.
The Home for Aged Women
Renovated Outside
and In.
NO LONGER DINGY WALLS
Bright Paper and Fresh Paint
Make II Cheerful-Still an
Unfinished Dormitory.

Inc Rome for Aged Women at Berger
and Fairview avenues. has been renovated
poth inside and out since last spring. A
tnat time Mrs. Duane Searle. one Of thu
Board OF Managers. became tired Of wait,
ing for Something to turn up" and de
cided she would make something turn-up
she looked over the Home. found out
just what she needed, and divided the
large amount necessary into a good MANY
small ones. Her idea was to visit !
number of people and ask each to donate
some small amount toward putting thu
Home in proper shape. 1t worked like 3
charm. With a single exception every
one proved glad to do something ito heir
the old ladies,"and now h Home is q
shining example of what one woman car
do in a summer vacation
The change which visitors notice first
is on the outside The old Tagging was
taken up and reiaid on both sides. AND
the walk in front is entirely new; there
Is no longer a space on either sid where
one is in constant danger of spraining an
ankle The fence has been taken down,
and at the steps are four granite posts
supporting bra ) rails.
wa ansla Of th fse eh ha4s a Is even ye nel greater te ,r,g The
light. colors. the woodwork painted and
yarnfshed. and the ceilings are kalsomined.
IN IN ne dgn,r hoors Few carpets are laid. In
changes ave been made. The office at
the rear of the hall has been papered
sna varTrhis RMS d. aR q, has Z new lsftersd
been painted. papered and kalsomined.
and the woodwork grained and Vanished.
ba pw1 na 9edr9o ms on qnns the upper hoor have
kalsomined and tinted. In the third fioor
q large closet has been built in the store
rOoh' WERE Tae ba aqmb Srca and a. the d f%aarpe da,rg
windows have been provided with wire
screens which will prevent mischievous
noys from breaking the windows. The
painted. :
There is still an unfinished dormitory
n tnn the Ppo or Whieh affords an oappor-
are now accommodations for twenty in
mates, and he waiting list has about
aDsn1y; The tau anfin n fSss dor%FbIt eor .,,s,ld
frames are up. but the laths and plaster
ing are necessary.
= II num aaaiti0 n to son these already read n msntionsd
Among them are a dining room clock,
parior rug. rubber mat outdoor mat,
window shades, hall lamp. lamp for in
etchings, picture frames, gas fixtures and
Those WHO donated the materials and
George B. Fish. Mr.. Cronin, Goetschius &
Watson. Mr.. ,. Arthur. Mr.. Brown. Mr..
Trotter. Mr.. Addaman. Mr.. Barber u
and Sons, Mr.. =. Gibson. Wood K.
Menagh, Mr.. Korth, Mr.. Royce. Mr..
Brush. Mr.. Voorhees,, Mr.. Elliott Green.
Mr.. Rouse, M. L. f. Duke, Mr.. S 4.
Hunt, Mr.. L4andrine. T. C. Brown & Van
Anglen, Mr.. g. A. Sof1eld. Mr.. Washburn,
Mr.. Robert Muirheid, Mr.. L Houlihan.
Mr.. William Fearis. Mr.. John English,
Mr.. h Coleman. the Union Stone Com
pany. Dickson Brothers. Mr.. Farrier. Mr..
Dlcklnson,. Vanderbeek and Sons Mrs.
Becker. Miss Anna searle. Mrs. Blanchard.
follows-Mrs. Hosea Clark. SIS; Mrs.
Mattinson, SO; Mr. Robert Jordan, IS;
Mr.. Hamlin, S.; Epworth League 81 En-
Cry Church, IS; Simpson League. 81; West
Side Avenue League, So; Grace League,
81; Palisade League, 81; Hazel S. Clark,
Jessie G. Lindsey, Hattie D.. Lindsey
Aline Gcrow, Carrie M. Gray, Cora 81.
Gray, Irma J.. Francis. $34: Misses Nell
lie Reynolds. Laura Ruggles, Julia Moo
nan, May Potterton. Maud Potterton.
Annie Meany, Annie Trimmer. Agnes
Trimmer, May Cone, Laura Ruggles,
$3.50; Evelyn Louise Ewald, a
Comfy. Grace Ogg, May f. Scott, Lulu
Hugge, Josie .Riemann, $40; friend, 81;
Three fairs were given by little girls
and the proceeds sent to the home.
All friends of the home are cordially
month from 2 to 5. Some Of the manae.
ers will be in attendance to show visit
Grs the Improvement. Mr.. William
Beach will give a lecture on a trip to
the Holy Ian Thursday evening, the
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