Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-12
HONOR MEMORY OF MOTHERS
Weman's Christian Association Ap-
* peals for Some Funds.
ENLARGE OLD PEOPLES HOME
Work Organized In 1883 10 nc Car
ried Dat on a Larger Scale
Wilson Beauest Money 10
De Used as Basis.

To the Editor OF The Omaha Bee. /
ss&rls very appropriate todar 10 presen
through the columns Of your paper tn
eork OF the womsn's C1rlsi an aSsoela-
tea which maintains the Old People.
heme at 2zl4 Writ street
The work was organised Decsabes 1
ISL and can justly la claim 10 beins
the Oldest charitable and philanthropic
organization In Omaha. Beginning by
dong a general relief work. followed by
thai OF conducting the Old Ladies nome
q Young Woman's home r5ans.asa I'D.
lChndrens home ard Woinan's exchange,
ting work continued until other growing
Organization met the r ass * so.ac Of
these lines Of social welfare work.
Ia 1905 the charter was changed and
men as well as women were admitted.
the name changed to that OF the Old
Peoples home and the present home pur-
chased. remodeled and opened in August.
|. Twenty-Five people can be accommodated
and at present there are twenty -four in
She home
tThe recent bequest Of Anna Wilson.
lasing her home al 2oiS Writ street. VIII
three and a half lots. to the association.
makes IL possible 10 plan for a larger
and more modern building.
Need More Money.
II Is the plan to use the brick house
for administrative purposes. building new
brick wings on the east and west. having
8 building when completed that will &C
'commodate forty-fiye TO fifty people. II
is estimated that between siaoo0 and
ss10e will be needed TO erect and equip
such building. The cash bequeathed
from the Wilson estate Is sl0.0o. from
which the inheritance tax win be de-
Quoted. and the residue Of the beauest
years The firm Of Fisher & Iawrie has
been authorized TO prepare plans for a
modern three-story building built with
sas idea OF adding to the wings should
occasion demand. Eventually Il Is hoped
by the association workers that the ad-
Joining corner lots on each side may be
purchased.
The association has no debt and the
trustees are most anxious that the build
ing shall be dedicated free from any In.
cJnnbrance. This can easily be made
4AHtefiutF w RdttiL kttAHs ~ - VtAAttafAa
fitting ut this time to make an appeal;
on this day when the tenderest emotions
come TO the surface. the day We saerediy
claim belongs to mother" the day set
apart TO linger lovingly over the memory
Of s'mother," be she with us or In the
great beyond. the beautiful white flower
IMPLYING all that Ia pure. fragrant and
stainless In life As hearts 80 out to the
great motherhood Of the world. are there
not many men and women In Omaha who
wiE make a substantial gift TO the cause
inrthe name OF mother" that some other
mother" who has been left without q
home and means Of support. all alone IN
the. twilight OF life, may be given the
necessary comforts in her declining
y@axG The home ia the only shelter LEFT
10 many. and as the greater part Of their
tine II spent in their rooms. single rooms
are to be provided. except few double
rooms for man and wife Of mother and
daughter.
cen,rihutions may b. SAINT to the treas
urnr Of the building fund, Edgar NJ.
Mofseman, jr, AS Board Of Trade
bwhing.
The public has been interested in the
ohd Peoples home for years. and We ask
y@t 10 help at this time TO establish one
ADEQUATE to the growth of our city.
A watercoIor sketch OF the proposed
balding may be seen at the G. N. Dietz
.oInpany. 1914 Farnam street,
IL MRS. GEORGE TIf.DEN.
80 Chairman;
MRS. s. X. sPALDING.
III MRS. EDWARD JOHNSON,
Budding Committee