The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-11-13
HOME OF THE FRIENDLESS
ANNUAL DONATION DAY At THE
HOME YESTERDAY.

NS".H 4 hoIEhDHI.
Many Contributions Received-Cash Gifts
Amount to About $5OO-Reception to the
Friends of the Home-Plaus for the New
Building.
Yesterday was the annual donation
day at the Home of the Friendless on
Clinton avenue, Fair Haven, and a
large number of ladies was present at
the home in spite of the stormy wealth
err A reception was given from Q until
4 o'clock, and dinner was served to
the inmates.
A committee of the board of lady
managers of the home showed the visi-
tors about, among the members of the
committee being Mrs. David Burke,
Mrs. George North and Mrs. Rand.
Mrs. Charles e. Graves was in at
tendance in the afternoon, when many
friends of the home called, and was as
sisted in receiving by several mem
bers of the executive committee, con-
sisting of Mrs. William Hillhouse, Mrs.
| 7. II. Bishop, Mrs. r. G. Stiles, Mrs.
Hitchkiss, Mrs. Timothy Cowles, Mrs.
Walter Mcfarland, Mrs. Foote, Mrs.
| William H. Thomson, Mrs. w. w. Rod
| man, Mrs. #. H. Brown, Mrs. Fred r.
| Cooper, Mrs. Thomas B. Osborne, Mrs.
| r. S. FarTen, Mrs. T. p Gibbons, Mrs.
Henry Il. Blake, and Mrs. d. Thurber
| Salisbury. Mrs. Cowles, the treasurer,
received the cash contributions.
| There are forty inmates, and most of
them are in very fair health. The old
lady inmates look forward to donation
day with pleasure, and their hearts
friends yesterday.
The building fund amounts to $6,213.
The proposed new building will cost
about $4,000, and the managers are
| hoping to obtain the necessary funds
so the building operations can go ahead
| the coming year. 1t is intended to re-
place the main building of wood, with a
brick structure, as a more modern
house with greater room and modern
accommodations is greatly needed.
During the day donations of provi-
sions, clothing, ETC., were received at
the store, 694 Chapel street, and these
| supplies were taken to the home on
Clinton avenue last evening. 1t is
| doubtful If the donations We're as large
as at the visit of one year ago, and
| those who have not yet given can send
! their gifts to the home, where they will
be thankfully received. The family at
| the home is larger than usual, and
| there is need of increased contribu-
| tions of money and supplies to carry
the institution through the coming
winter
| The cash gifts yesterday amounted to
between $40O and $500, and includes the
following: Mrs. N. A. Baldwin, $50; DR.
I. H. Bishop, $50; Mrs. Justus S. Hotch-
kiss Mrs. E. H. Trowbridge, Mrs. e.
Hayes Trowbridge, Mrs. f. B. Dexter,
each $25; Mrs. Hoadley B. Ives, $40;
William L. Kingsley, H. B. Harrison,
Mrs. F. H. Brown, Mrs. Elizur H. Sper-
nv. each SO; Nathaniel S. Kendall $40;
Mrs. J. B. Sargent, the Misses Day, Mrs
T. P. Gibbons, Mrs. Rutherford Trow-
! bridge, Mrs. Henry Champion, Mrs. Car
| oline buckingham, Mrs G. p. Clark
| Mrs. T. Attwater Barnes, Mrs. ELS
| worth Foote, Mrs. F. w. Benedict, Mrs
| G. w. Curtis, each SIS.
Among the gifts received for the
building fund are the following: Mrs
Henry Farnam, $1,000; Miss Sarah
Hotchkiss, 81, 900; Miss Elizabeth Hotch-
kiss, $4,000; Mrs. Boardman, $1,000; Mrs
Timothy Bishop, $500.
Miss Slater, the new matron of the
home, who has been there since last
June, fills the place admirably, ano
gives splendid satisfaction to the board
of managers. Miss Porter, the house
keeper, conducts her part of the work
with great success.