Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-16

land, Mrs. L. G. Finney Miss Mamie STALL
ings. Mrs. C. H. Merwin. Mrs p. y. Nc
Chesney, Mrs. c. W. Hurdle. MrssJ. F.
Conner, Mrs. c. P. Grandfeld, Mrs. ]. N.
Rose, Mrs j. w Reisner, Mrs William E.
Boulter and Mrs. Tettif.
Metropolitan: Mrs. E. E. Brooks. Mrs.
D. B. Hallam, Mrs. ]. A. Arnold, Mrs. G..
Conway, Mrs. NJ. G. Copeland, Mrs. Theo-
dora North Mclaughlin, Mrs. B. F. Guy,
Mrs. B. Geneste, Mrs l. Wilson and Miss
Estelle Nichols.
New York Avenue: Mrs. c. B. Bailey,
Miss s. K. Randolph, Mrs. o. B. Brown,
Mrs. Kate Bradley, Mrs. w. N. Cromwell
Mrs. J. N. Culbertson. Mrs. J. W. Dawson,
Mrs c. H. Fishbaugh, Mrs. H. G. John
son, Mrs. F. 1. Willis. Mrs. w. D. Hughes
and Miss Julia Lusk.
Northminster: Mrs. w. N. Humphrey.
Miss Gertrude Jones Mrs. Bennett, Mrs.
Mrs. w. G. Dollison. Mrs. Lois B. ingalls,,
Mrs Miller Mrs. Marv s. Murphy. Mrs.
George P. Wilson and Mrs. l.. c. William
son.
Westminster: Mrs. Thomas Taylor Miss
Annie Glass, Mrs. w. Blakelock, Mrs. n.
Hazen, Miss Alice Honeyman, Miss Mary
Church, Mrs. 7. E Davis, Mrs. l.. 5.
Depne Mrs. Henry Bittinger. Mrs. Allen
Wall, Mrs. o. Owens and Mrs. e. Laf-
ferty.
Western: Mrs George Bailey. Mrs. A.
g. Webster, Mrs. Robert Armor. Mss
Emma Brandenberg, Miss Emma Corcoran,
Mrs. James B. Lambie. Miss Janet OH
plant, Mrs. r. A. Pokinhorn. Mrs. Annie
NJ: Riggles, Mrs. W. H; H; Smith.
West Street; Mrs. william A Leetch,
Aud, Mrs. John Berry, Mrs. Levin s. Frey.
Miss Lottie v. Mayheld. Mrs Lawrence
Mallery. Mrs. Pienkowsky, Mrs. Kate
Stone, Mrs Anna Schorer and Mrs s. E.
Swindells
Washington Heights: Mrs. A; T. Britton.
Mrs. C. K. Bergman, Mrs. Costlewaite.
Mrs. Douglas, Mrs. w. II. Davies, Mrs.
F. L. Evans. Mrs. Fisher, Mrs. Mayfield,
syine and Mrs. Charles J. Walker.
According to the constitution of the Pres
byterian Home of the District of Columbia
the MANAGEMENT of the domestic affairs and
all matters relating to the conduct of the
institution are placed in the charge OF this
board of lady managers, and 1t is required
that they shall submit an annual report OF
the condition of the home to the associa.
ton at its annual meeting in January or
each year
The membership fee of the board of lady
managers Is $2.25 per annun. AS the nome
will be opened on New Year day 1t is
proposed that the association shall close its
business on the 31st day of December of
each year and hold its annual meeting on
the second Thursday in January. In the
regulation of the board of lady managers
it Is provided that they shall hold monthly
meetings, and they are given power to
make bylaws. appoint special committees
and fill vacancies that may occur IN their
own board or in the standing committees.
Provision Is made for admission or aged
Presbyterians to membership in the family
of the home in the following paragraphs OF
the constitution:
Applicants shall not be under sixty-flve
years of age, and must be recommended by
the pastor and session of the church 10
which they belong, or shall furnish salts
60 ovid nfx cts md N a c n1 M
bers of some Presbyterian Church in the
District of Columbia for ten years prior to
the time of application, and who have no
means of support, proper relatives to
provide for them. Such persons may, by
the payment of at least two hundred dol
lars (s20Ol, with the required wardrobe, be
admitted to the benefits of the institution,
at the discretion of the board of managers
and in conformity with the bylaws
Gases of merit and extreme urgency may
be considered when the applicant Is not less
than sixty years of age, and has been
member of some Presbyterian Church not
less than ten years and resident of the
District of Columbia five years, and by the
payment of at least $3.50 Such cases shall
lie over for action three months after they
have been presented to the board.
mo person shall be admitted to the home
suffering from insanity, epilepsy or other
diseases which, in the judgment of the
board of managers might be detrimental
to the inmates of the home
When vacancies exist, aged persons who
shall be members of the Presbyterian
Church may be admitted to the home if able
to pay such charges of maintenance as may
be fixed by the board of managers. the
duration of their residence to be deter
mined by said board"
Similar homes in the District Of Columbia
are conducted under the auspices of the
Protestant Episcopal, the Baptist and the
Methodist Episcopal Churches. and all
have proven to be most useful adjuncts to
church work. The Methodist Home is To-
Gated at 9Th and NJ streets northwest and
the house is valued at G5,C00. 1t was pur-
chased about five years ago. Thfrty-seven
inmates are supported in the home at an
annual cost OF about $1,000. Mrs. Dr. d. B.
Street is president of the board of lady
The first ..home' conducted under the