The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-15
HOME FOR AsEO MEN.
Annual Meeting Of the Corporation.
Officers Elected.
interesting Address Made by Rev. S. H.
Webb Of Christ Church.

The annual meeting Of the corpora
hon Of the Home for Aged Men was
held yesterday afternoon. at the insti-
tuAon on Broad street. Reports for
the year were presented and other
business matters were transacted. Aft
| er devotional exercises bad been con-
| Quoted by Rev. James G.. Vose. the re-
| port of the treasurer. William It. Gran
dali was made as follows; Mrs. III.
w. u. Chaffec Oife member), $50; be-
quest ot Rehecca Pettis. $500; Sterns
hutchlns 0ife member, $50; donation
from George :. Wa.kcY. 500: donation
from Grace church. $50: admission fees
OF eight men. $2i00; dividends, interest
and rent for the year Sl22l3.49: rebate
IRON American National bank, $500.
Miss BarstcW. ,he secretary, made an
interesting report, I'm which she called
attention TO the death Of DR.. Reuben
y. Guild, one Of the directors. Five
deaths have occurred at the home. Sew
en- persons have been admitted. making
the present number OF beneficiaffes 80.
officers We're then elected as follows:
President, Charles III. Sprague; first
president. Rev. James -. Vose, ID.
-. second Vice-president, Joshua M.
AddeInanI-secretary. Miss Matte II.
BaistoW. treasurer. William Il. Gran
h.'tf u NA nldNhstIts Mf&. EHdlit5
H. Talbot. Isaac VI. Soushwick. Jr.,
Mrs. +. w. Howe. Theodore r. rslllug-
hast. Mrs. Alfred Metczlf, Henry q.
Day, Mrs. Aaron II. MoCri.lis Isaac q.
BGtey. Mrs. Sarah g. Knigh. trthpr
w. Claflis. flrs. j. W. rilhnghast,
Charles w. Jencks. Mrs William a.
Chapman. Robert II. Clifford. Mrs. e..
w. X. MatteEon. Darrell A. COOK. Mrs.
John M. Burlington, joan ID. Flo~t, Mrs
Eliza B. Gerald and Benjansn w Per
sons; auditors. Theodore +. Filling
hast. Arthur w Clagin: house COM
mittee, Charles IL. Splague. Charles w.
Jencks. Daniel a. Cook Mrs. .. W. y.
Mrs. Charles II. Talbot, Mrs. Alfred
Metcalf, Mrs. John NJ. Burlington. Mrs.
Eliza B. Gerald. committee on benz
flciar1es. John u. Frost. Re-1 iaulin ".
Persons. Isaac III. Southwick, Jr., Ar
thur w. Clahln. Mrs. Sarah q. knight.
Mrs. John w. Wllinghast. Mrs. Aaron
B. McCrllis: finance committee. Josh
ua NJ. Alderman. Henry G.. Day. Rob
ert Il. Clifford; committee on religious
services. Charles w. Jencks. James @.
Nose and Daniel A. Cook; superintend-
ent OF the building and grounds. Alberc
F. Tinkham: assistant ana nurse, Alon-
20 Richardson: lady assistant. Miss
Rebecca h. Smith; attending physician. |
DR. Stephen A. Welch: watchman and |
night nurse, William III. Barney: ad- |
visory committee James r.. Cranston, |
Elisha $. Aldrich, Robert knight, |
Aaron L. Ordwav. Miss Caroline Rich
nond, Nicholas Sheldon. Mrs. Gorham
Mrs James G.. NOse.
An address was then made by Rev. |
samuel IL Webb rector of Christ |
and he spoke OF the fact shd.
his was the 18th anniversary of tine
'ounding OF the institution. and he
said: There are many ways which
Commend themselves as worthy OF con-
'ideration by means of which the world
nay be made better. some OF which
'eem 10 be but little understood or ig-
lored. There are vast possibilities for |
~ 10 consider when we think of the
manner in which avenues open up be
ore us. S'nIuugh which we may APP
,TOach the work of this age The most |
hat the majority OF ns can do is 10
,bey the Divine command Whatsoever
hy hand flndeth 10 do. do IL with thy
might
After the transaction Of some minor
business matters the meeting was de-
dared adjourned.