The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-06
ST. LUKE'S HOME
officers Elected For the En-
suing Year.
The Secretary's Report Shows Thatthe Home is
in Excellent Condition. The Ladies to be
Congratulated on tine Work.

~VnSiotuIatCu VII uC WINS
AT meeting of St. Luke's Circle of
Kings Daughters, held at the Home"
Jan. 8, 1901. the following officers were
elected:
President-Mrs. Joseph Blake
First Vice President--Mrs. Scarlet.
Second Vice President-Mrs. j R. John
ston.
Secretary-Mrs. w G. Martin.
Treasurer-Miss Sallie Clark.
Audtor-Mrs. F. A. Olds.
Collector-Miss Anna Lagergren.
The secretarys report for the year
ending December, 1900, is as follows:
At this our last meeting in he year
of 1900 / am sure that all will feel as
/ do-much gratified, when we look back
and note the work done by our Circle
during the year now drawing to close.
In May we decided to purchase proper
~ on which TO erect st. Lulles Home, as
the building then used as the Home was
rented and thanks to the noble hearted
Mr.. John Pullen who in 1895 came to
our aid and proffered to pay said rent
which he continued to do until property
was bought, at the time we proposed
building we had on hand two thousand
six hundred and seenty dollars and nine
ty-siX cents SO at a meeting in June it
was decided to purchase the place that
was used as the Home" then, and i'm
prove said property and arrange the
house suitably for our own use. The
price paid for this property was two
thousand two hundred and fifty dollars,
we then had left four hundred and TWEEN
ty dollars and ninety-six cents, with
which 10 add to the building or make
any changes deemed best. We then ap
pointed a building committee consisting
of Mrs. Olds, Mrs. Foy and Miss Clark
with Mrs. Olds as chairman to have the
necessary work done, and their efforts
have been truly realized in that We have
a new room and bath room, the upstairs
passage extended, the stairway conven-
iently and suitably arranged, the entire
building painted outside, new roof put on,
new steps to front porch, wood house
built and several other changes of minor
interest.
Altogether the house is a different
looking place from what it was before
the building committee went to work and
great praise is due them for their earnest
efforts. / wish to make especial mention
of the work done by the auxiliary under
the leadership of Mrs. Atkinson. They
have had the sitting room and two halls
papcred, carpeted the lower hall, given
pictures to beautify the house, furnish
ed wood for the inmates during winter,
supplied the table during the month of
December, furnished ice in summer and
contributed in many ways to the COM
forts of the inmates. The Soldiers Aid
Society through Mrs. Atkinson donated
beautiful carpet for the sitting room at
the Home" To the convention Of Kings
Daughters in Henderson, we sent Miss
Anna Lagergren, as we were confident
she would represent st. Luke's Circle in
a most estimable manner. The attend
ance at our weekly Circle meetings have
been good and to each one is due a large
share Of praise for the work that has
been achieved. Five new members have
been admitted to our Circle during the
year thus making our present number
twenty-one. There has been some sick
ness among the inmates at the Home,
but only one death has occurred during
the year that of Miss Julia Woodward.
Two of the inmates have been removed
by choice, and one removed at the inyE
stigation of the Circle. The city phySi
clans have been prompt in responding
when called upon to attend the sick At
present we have ten persons in the
Home, but owing to our crowded condi-
tion during the building and repairing
We were not able to comfortably accom-
MEDIATE larger number however now
that we are in larger quarters we can
take a few more. Mrs. Spelman. the
matron of the Home has discharged her
duties faithfully, l believe, to the salts
faction of the entire Circle, as the house
is kept clean and in good order, and visi-
tors are favorably impressed with the
simple and home-like air, and the man
ner in which the Home is conducted. We
are greatly indebted TO the kind friends
throughout the city for generous dona
tions to the Home, and also 10 those all
over the State who contributed to our
building fund, and feel that the Lord
will prosper all who in any manner have
loaned a helping hand TO this noble work.
We appreciate so much the kindness
shown us by the newspapers of the city
in publishing our notices and advertis-
ing for us free of charge. l am sure the
thanks Of the entire Circle is extended to
our worthy President, who has labored
with Us so faithfully during the past
year, and also to each officer who has
filled their respective places with ability.
We have been greatly blessed in that
our heavenly Father has not taken from
us a single member Of our Circle. and
trust that He may see fit to spare
through another year cur little company
who desire to serve Him we'll As Sec
rotary of the Circle, l am aware of my
errors, but have served you the best that
l gould.
Respectfully submitted,
MRS. w G. MARTIN,
Secretary st. Luke's Circle King S
Daughters.