Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-02-21

from, 90 to Iso years, ami after mailing 4
careful siDvesttsafion, Mpens eti, return to
the office I Inquired as 10 the first for ma
ton Of this Institution and Cleaned these
facts. There was a home for aged ard in.
Home, and during the course OF events
there came sad disruption from which a
should be moved to Glencoe. III, and when
the proposition was stated to the inmates
of the institution, seven Of them refused
tome for Aged and intirm Colored People
vas formed through tbs, efforts of Mrs. Ga
\ rella Smith and Mrs. J. G. Snowden, with
he assistance of others Apartments were
acured on Forty-sixth street, between In
se l.te 2ad 1877 By hard strusgie and nd
earnest appeal to the people. the institution
grew, and as time passed on a greater In
til one unfortunate morning. the "a day
these unfortunate inmatNs were driven out
of shelter In the cold and Ntorn, but through
for the Friendless. they we've taken In and
there remained for ten days, during which
tahlish themselves in this partly destroy
ed structure. and through the efforts OF
Mrs Smith the present sd IT, sT YER
The manager of the present Illinois thcater.
they secured in the neghborhood of $500.
and thus re-established themselves in their
old home in it's unrepaired condition. They
struggled on but apparently against what
drizzling Sunday. when the March wind
blew and it happened to be upon the day
that Is commonly sailed the day of fate.
brought that news which has been the
brightest in the institutions. history. She
tunate circumstances and sought her way
through the storm. seeking out the needs
n he .n superntend H like plot a in storm
apparently without hope. These ten innat ties
to be supported without dollar at hand
had been established for This good Sa-
naritan walked in with this familiar ex,
inquiry as to the conditions, and to estah-
ish her good faith, Mrs Bena Morrison
zee hs hat wond be only
owards serving the needs of the institution.
he suggested that board OF directors De
ormed, and that the institution be incorpo-
"ated as the Home for Aged and lnnrm
Colored People. Her wishes We're complied
Of April, $685. she presented this home and
dwelling house at No. G2O Flfty-seventh
street. from which is received $i4 per month mont,
the only revenue that the institution coulc
An association was formed and a board
of directors elected therefrom. of which which
DR.. Daniel II. Williams, ex-surgeon in chief
If the Freedman's Hospital. was elected
Joseph II Hudin. treasurer. and Gabrielle
smith, superintendent Dr. Williams serv-
I'D as president during the year Us, aftNr
Witch time Major John c. BuCknef. men
eral Assemblies Of Illinois. served two terms
as president, with the same corps OF olli
,ers In 1901 James W. Camp sucGeeueu
\ m as president of the institution. unaGr
he careful management Of the board OF a.
rectors Of this institution, it has steaolly
forged an uphill battle that has command
ed the attention of the charity-lovlnS PEG
pie OF Chicago and the northwest. me ~
Silt ution now contains "a inmates, ana h itur-
ing this short time has given to IA ar non
orabIe Christian burial. The institution Is
in every way non-sectarian and It's COOS
Under the present management OF Ine
committee on ways and means, conposG14
of the following well known persons. ). ~.
Por.er. Mrs. j. P. Stewart, Mrs. NJ '.
Deatherage, Mrs Gabrielle Smith, MRS. >.
c Snowden s. r. Johnson. William n.
Smith and Mrs: Agnes Moody, efforts for s,a are
making to broaden every scope OF the ihSll-
tuition that other deserving persons may
have ample room to be cared for In thelr de-
clining years They are endeavor1ng to es-
tablish an endowment fund and purchase
Is feet of property adjoining. After cafsiul
consideration of the many ways TO secure
the necessary funds, this committee lecld-
ed to promote an Industrial EXposltton TO
be known as the Middle States and Milssls-
sippi Valley Exposition. to be held 1rom