Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-16
We us very liberal sum for the uses
lie home.
Two New Memorial Rooms.

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Two New Memorial Rooms.
Two new memorial rooms have been
added to our list. One to the memory of
Rev Samuel Domer, D. D. at the time of
his death a member of our board of trus-
tees; the other in memory of Rev Louis
Marchand Kuhns. d. D., a pastor of the
general synod for fifty years
The board had plans prepared for the
new building which they We're authorized
by the general synod to erect. After getting
bids 1t was deemed best tC again defer the
erection of the larger home, owing to the
greatly increased cost of all materials. The
trustees We're not willing to come to the
general synod with a large debt. They
made, instead, another enlargement of the
original building, adding fourteen living
rooms, and otherwise increasing the size
and comfort of the house. These improve
ments have been made at an outlay not
much exceeding four thousand dollars. The
cost of this addition has been provided
from funds in hand without mourning any
debt.
THE city water mains are now within a
few hundred feet of the home, and We ex-
pect to introduce the water at an early
date.
THE section of the suburbs of Washing
ton in which the home is located is rap
idly improving in attractiveness and value.
Our farming lands will some day be wanted
for city lots. Hence the policy of the
board has been to disregard all offers from
prospective buyers By the conditions Of
the gift the general synod may at any
time sell ten acres from the original dona-
ton of twenty-seven acres. The board also
holds three other pieces of real estate on
which small rentals are paid annually.
Have No Vacant Rooms.
Nothing has been done in the way Of
making a plan to admit our home and for
egn missionaries under special conditions.
ho1 no no nd W.
had no vacant rooms For these reasons
the subject has not been taken up. The
local churches in Washington have been
helpful in many ways, though having no
special privileges over other localities IN
the way of eligibility Services have been
maintained every Sunday by the Young
Peoples societies of the various city
churches. The Founders day observance,
on the third Friday of May each year,
brings together n large company of friends
of the home. Donations have been re-
ceived from many sources. all of which
will be found duly acknowledged in the
proper place in this report.
Mr.. A. F. Fox, who had served as the
treasurer of the home from it's founda-
ton, resigned. Mr.. Cornelius Eckhardt
was made member of the board, and was
duly elected treasurer to succeed Mr.. Fox.
The treasurer is bonded for $1,000"
Memorial Rooms in Use.
Following Is partial list OF the memo
rial rooms now in use:
The Utermehle room, memorial to Mrs.
Sarah Utermehle. founder of home: memo
rial, Louise Hoeke, by w. H. Hoeke, fur
nished by Mrs. John C. Parker; Mrs. Eliza
beth Magic, by her daughter. Elizabeth
Wagner; the F'rick room, Wooster. Ohio;
memorial, Sophia Elizabeth Bierbaum,
Philadelphia, Pa; furnished by D. F. La
fean, York, Pa: Rev. Samuel Domer d. D.,
st. PauFs Church, Washington, d. c.; fur
nished by the ladies of the German Kaffee-
Kranzchen. July, 1909; memorial. Elizabeth
Tawny Miller, by Mrs George D. Harter,
Canton, Ohio: memorial, Michael D. Har-
ter, Mansfield, Ohio; in memory of Mrs.
Jere Carl York. Pa: Maryland College,
Lutherville, Nd: furnished by G. S. Watts,
Baltimore, Md; furnished by Annie L. Su-
Ann Fritz, who died November 30 1892. by
her son, j. Harry Fritz, Somerset, Pa;
memorial to Elizabeth krebs Minnick by
Mrs. George E. Reilly, Washington, D. c.;
memorial. Christian c.. Schneider Mary
Amelia Schneider, by their children; in
memory of father and mother, j. p. Herr
mann: Rev. l.. M. Kuhns, D. D.; Mrs.
Hannah Engel, by her children
Officers Of the Home.
The present officers for the home are:
Board of trustees-President, w. E. Par
son. DID,: secretary, Mr. Isaac C. Slater;
corresponding secretary. Mr.. w. H Finckel;
treasurer. Mr.. Cornelius Eckhardt; C. 8.
Albert. DID,. ]. G. Goettman, DID,, s. w.
Owen. DID,. Rev. A. A. Parr. Rev. C. g.
Trump. Edwin Heyl Dsak, DID,. Rev J.