The times., 1897-05-09

much discipline, we would promptly put a
stop to it"
The President of the home is Mrs Arch:
bald Hopkins; vice presidents, Mrs w. j
Boardmau, Mrs. j l.. Hodge; life mana
gers, Mrs. c. S Hill, Mrs. E. s. Bell and
Miss Kibbie. The managers, about sixty
in number are all women Of prominence In
Washington. Among them are Mrs. Letter,
Mrs. j w Beale, Mrs. Macka Smith,
Mrs j. E. Wilson, MIS-. Whitman, Miss
Noble, Mrs. Shiras, Mrs j. M. Sch )iield
and Mrs. Riggs. The home has one resi-
dent physician, DR.. Bailey Ashford: ma
tron, Miss Purman; an orderly, two cooks,
two laundresses, two mattresses, two
housemaids and six nurses
Each nurse has charge of a certain de-
partment for one month; one has the wo-
mans ward, one the diet kitchen, another
the children, ETC., but the one who assumes
charge OF the children has TO be frequently
relieved from duty, as the care OF them is
more exhausting; two nurses are kept on
duty each night.
The rules for admission require that the
applicant must be pronounced incurable by
a competent board of physicians. There
is possibility that patients condition
may improve to such extent that he is
no longer a fit subject for the home. and in
such cases the managers reserve the right
of dismissal: but the possibility rarely be-
comes a probability, and those who enter
generally remain until the world knows
them no more. Death and increases in the
endowment fund are the two friends who
make room for those on the waiting list
The latter Is at present very long, but the
home has a many as It can possibly sup
port There are forty-five inmates, ex-
elusive OF employees, and the cost of feed
Ing each Is about AZ cents per day.
The home has sheltered several distin-
guished people i u its time: at present, be
sides the great grandchiid of Thomas
Jefferson, 1t has as an inmate Miss Ball,
one of Washington's nearest living rela-
tives
Among the recent deaths was that OF
Major Hennesey, VINO served in the Union
army, and is famous for having drawn up
the Indictment against Jefferson Davis.
The major was originally a British SUBJ
ject, but when in his oldlage he asked his
native country for aid, 1T was refused on
the plea that ne was now an American and
drawing a pension from the United States
Government.
Two years ago whitehaired man gained
adniittance to the home through the ef-
forts Of DR.. Ford Thompson. The old
gentleman bearing was aristocratic, and
his eyes blue and softly radiant; once they
were keen and flashing. He served as
Interpreter for Admiral eFreemantle, who
played a prominent part in the Eastern
question some years past, and obtained
the place because he was master of eight
languages He was an astute literary and
art critic and could discuss brilliantly and
profoundly almost any subject OF his
early life little is known, as he spoke Of it
to no one except to say that he was a
native Of France and had been exiled
from several European countries He had
a disease of the foot which originated in
Europe, where, he said, the Swiss giantess
of a museum stepped on his toes andnearly
crushed them He used to relate many
anecdotes of the crowned heads abrcal
and Of others in the seats Of the mighty.
and he was personally acquainted with the
Maid Of Athens, whom Byron has immor-
talized He was known to us as Prof
DeGheut, q mild. sweetrtempered old gen
tlemcn, whose face told the story OF
stirring ambitions and golden hopes lulled
to rest In the resignation, If not con tent,
Of old age His death occurred very sud-
denly about two months ago; and with him