Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-08
HOME WAS BLESSED.
ANIMAL REPORTS FOR v. III. I.
SHOW MANY GOOD THINGS.
MANY MEMORIAL ROOMS TsKEN.
Rooms Dedicated TO the Memory Of
But One Remnlns-Two Years OF
Great Success-A Hopeful Future.

The success and growth Of the Virginia
Home for Incurables in the past two
years has been marvellous. and now this
great undertaking is far beyond the ven
ture stage, the home having become an
ornament to Richmond and blessing TO
the community.
At the recent annual meeting of the
Board of Managers tho reports of the
officers for 1898 were submitted, and are
given here. That Of Miss Mary T. Green
how. the president. is as follows:
To the Board Of Managers Of the Virginia
Home for Incurables:
Gods blessing has truly rested upon the
Virginia Home for lncurables in the lasI
two years-lST and 1895. While the an
nual memberships have fallen on, our
requests and donations have largely IN
creased. In October, 1897, Major LEWIS
Ginter bedueathed the home 5000, ana
that, with money we had made and d0ha
lions received influenced the BOARD Oh
Managers to erect building on their slte1
corner Of Broad and Mulberry streets
There was not enough money i'm the urea
surv to complete the home, so mort
gage of 5000 was placed on the properly,
which we hope will soon be liquidated py
some one whom God has blessed Win Il
noble and generous heart as Wen a.
means The COMMITTEES decided IT, was
best to have new plans for the bullding.
so Mr. Aubrey Hunt was requested ~
make them. and the contract was AWARE
ed Mr.. Gilbert Hunt az $1,000. NOT lhcluu-
ing the completion Of the fourth story,
bur Mrs Maria Robinson. a friend OF the
institution, had the seven front rooms
finished as a memorial. and the Doard
decided Il was best. while the Work Wa
going on, to complete the halls, SO no"
only three rooms are in an lncouplS'e
state. ,..,s,,,
The ground was broken for the building
March. 1898. and on April 18th the corner
stone was laid by Lodge OF Strle. w,
servance. No. 2O7. a. r. and A. NJ. o.
Richmond Va, Worshipful Pledsaht -
Reed. master presiding. The Po"nathi
Brick Company furnished the white bilch
at half price and the railroads hauleu al
materials at half rates. thereby enaDllhf
us TO have a much handsomer bullGlnt
than would have been otherwise possiOle
THE PRESS HAVE HELPED.
The press OF the city have been oui
constant friends, and helped us IN inahy
ways Mr.. Peter Mayo wired the puiluils
for electricity; Tower Blankonshlp
Binford donated electric bells IN elevator
and speaking tubes, Mrs Mann >. Naleu
tines auxiliary put in electric bells, ahl
Miss Mary w. Thomas auxiliary 90
mated inside blinds for the entire build
ing. Mrs Fitzhugh Mayo gave the lot OF
Grace street i'm rear Of our BrOad-stree
site so our property now EXTENDS IRON
Broad to Grace streets. and also had tI'
remaining half of cellar eXcaVated. Mr
n. A. Saunders has also bequeathed th'
home $500 which we will receive IN du'
time our new home is an ornament l'
the city and the home Of memorials
Twenty-eight rooms and two wards nave
been made memorials by those haFihs
loved ones who have passed over M
river. We hope the halls may soon %
taken for a similar purpose. me lhleIes
in the home is greatly increasing ana
can but grow if the public VIII Vislt' ono
at least. to see it's work. We have nae
! thirtv-four patients since the home wa.
| in existence. and nineteen are sun VIII
US. two having died this past month
| There are a number Of applicants knock
| ing az our door, ana several nave beei
accepted that will be admitted In a rev
days.
CITY FATHERS INTEREST.
The CITY Fathers have been very kim
/ to this institution. and l trust their IN
/ terest may continue. our friends are TO
numerous TO mention singly, but our yea
| book will contain list OF me haIIlea
/ all that have helped us. And now / mus
/ thank the ladies of the board. our medica
/ staff. our Advisory Board. and our lega
adviser for their assistance ana co-opela
| ton I'm the work
! orr wear begins January list. so all an
nual members will please send IN thel
| dues for 1899 TO Mrs II. g. Manson urea
| surer 3l3 east Franklin street. fichmonu
| Va. MARY i. HItLl,N NOV,
January 4, 1889. President
| 1,trrr TTIr AcTvRFPtc REPORT