The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-01-22
ABOUT THE MASONIC HOME
IHIRD ANNUAL REPORT MADE BIZ
4 SUPERINTENDENT BUCKINGHAM

Many Improvements Noted-He Gives
Valuable Information of Years Work
and Has Some Recommend atoms for the
State Charity Foundation Mt Hartford
Meeting.
Superintendent Buckingham's third
annual report Of the Masonic home,
Wailingford was submitted in Hart
ford Thursday morning at the annual
meeting Of the Masonic Charity Foun-
datian Of Ganneetieut, Among other
things. he says In the report:
'Annther years labor has ended, and
we again present to you our third an
nual report Of the Masonic home. One
Of the pleasant duties we have been
called uppn to perform the past year
has been to welcome and entertain yis-
itors, between 1900 and 1900, from al
most every part Of this state, The in
terest In the home. taken by the mem-
bers Of the fraternity and their wives
and daughters is very gratifying to the
mana cement.
During the past year a new barn
has been built, seventy by thirty-four
feet, constructed In such manner that
we have good carriage house, room
for feed for stock and tool room, a good
place for threshing grain and other
purposes.
On the horse farm we have as fine
4 a Weathervane as there is in the state,
made by one Of the members OF the
hnme-J. & Goburn Of Wooster lodge,
Me-. 79-and by him presented to the
home
1.-THE main house has been newly
shingled with the best Of materials that
could be got. Five hundred feet of fif-
teen and ten inch drain pipe have been
laid to carry off the surface water
which flows from the hill in the rear
OF the house.
lone hundred and fifty rods of new
fence have been built, which will last
for the next twenty or twenty-five
years. The last to report in improve
nlents, but not the least, is he orphan
age building.
Steam heating and water have been
put In, with water closets and bath
room ON each floor
With the exception of the servants
quarters, all Of the rooms have been
furnished by donations from individuals
or by Masonic bodies, each donation
furnishing one room in neat and sub
stantiaI manner. Said donations areas
follows;
aJohn w. Kendrie Of Sound Beach,
S17b for the sitting room.
mt Vernon chapter, R. "A. NJ, Of
Ansonia, s1ea for large room with two
beds.
Frumbull lodge Of New Haven, 500,
double bed for guest chamber.
eystone chapter, r. A. M, Meri-
den. 500, double bed for guest chamber
Or other necessary purpose.
franklin chapter, r. A. NJ, New
Haven, sS5.
sSt Peters lodge, New Milford, $50.
Franklin council, r. & S. M, and
Franklin chapter, r. A. M, both of
Norwich, $65.
Past Grand Treasurer u q. Root,
4 Hartford. $40.
miss Martha Graves, daughter Of NJ.
". Graves, the present grand treasurer,
800.
srhe. products Of the farm the past
year have been good, considering the
unfavorable weather for farming, and
are AS follows: Two hundred and sixty
bushels ears Of corn, 900 bushels Of po-
tatpes, three tons Of beets for feed for
stock, tWenty-three bushels Of rye,
thirty tons of hay, two tons of oats.
Our vegetable garden contains about
! acres, where we raise our vegeta-
bles for our own use. We have one
man on the farm hired by the year,
who works it under my supervision.
An the house we employ one cook,
two to do the work in the chambers
and help take care Of the sick and per-
form such other duties as they may be
called upon to do; one to assist in the
kitchen and do general housework; one
laundry woman, one to take charge and
do the work lip the orphanage building.
"Ehe question is SO often asked IL
we have to hire any help either on the
farm or In the house. + take the pres
ent opportunity to explain to you, so
/ that all may Judge for themselves.
Every member of the house is re-
auired to help in such capacity as he
ar she Is able. Remember that the
I members of the home are aged and in
Arm. OF the thirty-six adult members
We have three unable to leave their
rooms, are almost blind and require to
pe ieq anVup, HlHHlsEH JuSE dple 70 Eet
around and get to their meals; nine
we get a little help from, such as peel
Ing potatoes and getting vegetables
ready forscooking, wiping dishes, clear
ing off and resetting tables. From the
Remaining four we get considerable
help.
sThe stock on the farm consists of
five cows, one yearling three cauves,
three horses, six fat hogs, eighty
chickens.
In the last report we reported sew
enteen adult males and seven adult fe-
males, making total of twenty-four.
Eighteen were admitted the past year
I'VE present herewith statement
of cash received and disbursed from
December 10, 1896 to December 49, 1897:
Received from treasurer Of Masonic
charity foundation, s5.4sO; cash on hand
last report, $3.50; cash, 81; total $685.
Cash dishursed, s5,a2a.s6; balance i'm
hands Of superintendent s504 a. .sc'
aFhe expenses for supplies fer the
house and home for the year We're 3d.
177.55; for the farm and improvements,
s1,474.08; superintendent's expenses,
S675.23, making total of 81, 1875 ST.
In concluding his report the SNReEin7
tendent recommends that the dining