The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-01
THE WOMAN'S HOME AND
SOMETHING OF ITS WORK
Open Door to the Cherries and the Disconnected,
the FOotsore and the Weary--Heaven-
wrought Blessing to Distressed.

water-cooler. two dozen sheets and pit
low cases, some easy chairs for the con-
yalescing and some soft calico wrappers
for the aged sick. These last items can
easily be supplied by such generous end
COMMISSIONING women as Mrs. Gardner
Foster. Mrs. Lucius CASTOR, Mrs. Tho:-
ington and Mrs. Frank Lockward.
Owing to the degeneracy of the once
active membership. the few who weekly
and monthly assemble must resort to ac-
tainments now and then are given to
meet the expenses of the Home which
are three times as great as its income.
Will some druggist kindly mail tonic
to the folded winged drones that help to
represent this human hive of charity anc
benevolence?
l SO much admire the linking of the
word woman with that of home in this
compounded name for the poor and desti
tute. Jesus Christ himself substituted Il
for the word mother. and 1t was a
synonym of tenderness and esteem. Nc
prettier illustration Of His apr atior
of his mother. and the name. can b
found than when at the marriage ir;
hour Is not yet come" The text has i,
this way: and the mother of Jesus was
there" She must have been invited t.
arrange the fiowers-the lilies. Without;
any excitement, after knowing the wine
had been delayed she said to Him: They
have no wine.r Then 1t was he turned
to her and with devotion and tenderness
calls her woman-the word dear as is TO
us-mother. She said to the servants.
do whatever He tells you and you
will recollect. there was wine and 1t was
good. Z
Since a child the beauty of this first
miracle of Jesus has haunted me- Who
knows but what in the quiet of their lit
<tle vineyard home Mary had watched her
little bow in the shade of the grape vines
from day to day as he would hand to her
1t is a fancy of mine that 1 love to he
lieve. else why did she say to Him:
''They have no wine. :;
I have strayed a trifle from my sub
iect but since Bible wine was the theme.
wine drank in Montgomery that might
be addressed to THE Womans' Home
for The often infirmaties' there.
Since we have learned anew or the es-
innate of the word woman. and since We
bow to the power of the word home. lei
us unite more future interest In the
blending of these names than We have
done heretofore. If you have sewing tc
do (and would scatter your crumbs from
the rich mans table, learn the direction
to this blessed institution Any schemt
of color that has disclosed its charm te
YOU can be managed. and most gratefully
by the inmates. If you have a swee.
book that holds a page of sunshine. ant
has gathered the fragrance and dews Of
the field. go there with 1t to the bedslds
of the sick and friendless, ana leaVe tn'
recollection of your presence. that Ike
the Shekinah of old, will illumine INT
room after many days. Take with yoi
A magnolia. and read some Hover lines
the following if you have no others;
A Bunch of Magnolias.
He gathered a bunch of poems
From a garden in the sky,
And they were flower poems
That came from oh, so high.
He gave one to a LADY
Because her slender hand
was made to hold a poem