Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-02-08
5000 RAISED BY
GENEROUS FRIENDS
Physicians Widow Removed From
County Home to Baltimore.
EFFORTS OF ANNAPOuTANS.
Mrs. Wilkinson Now Happy Innate at
BoltOn Street Home Baltimore
Those Who Helped.

To most generous and responsive
public much credit is due for the lib
eral and charitable response to the
appeal to raise funds to remove an
old lady, the only white woman in the
County Home (ths Poor Housed to a
suitable home for old ladies'.
1t was necessary to raise $500 and
this sum has now besn acquired
through generous donation in and
about Annapolis, and from D PERSONAL
efforts oh behalf of number of ear
nes and actively intere sted wom sn at
Carvel Hall, who dressed dolls and
sold them for the fund and cjntrived
other means to help raise the desire
amount.
Of these ladies most activel ly inter-
ested were the following Mrs. w.
NJ. Graham, wife of Brigadier-General
Graham, u. S. Army, (retired) Miss
Jessup, Manager of Carvel Hall and
Mrs Delano, wife of Admiral Delano,
u s. Navy. tretired), all Of whom
have worked earnestly and untiring-
ly. Last, but by no means least q
party of little girls who have been
hard at work for weeks gath sring t. =
gether and MAXIM fancy articles for
a fair this afternoon in tea room at
Carvel Hall, put the final seal upon
the fund for the old lady to be made
comfortable in a suitable Home.
1t all came about from a visit of
the Guild of Mercy to the County
Home on Christmas Day. When the
story was told in The Capital that the
ONLY white woman in the county
almshouse was a gentlewoman, the
daughter of doctor, and the widow of
a doctor, both of whom were regular
practitione in medicine for many
years in Washington, it aroused public
interest aad sympathy, especially
among the ladies at Carvel Hail. I'm
meC lately steps were taken to have
the old lady placed in some suitable
home. The Chase Home here was
thought of, but it was found there ale
no vacant rooms, and the two beds in.
alcoves, the only vacant ones, ha |
been spoken for.
The next best thing was to find a
home as near Annapolis as possible.
It was asccrtained throu gh the cour-
tesy of Judge Ste teckbridge that a
Home for Willows and Orphans of
Physicians has been recently establish
ed in Baltimore, but it is not endow-
ed, the last Legislature refusing to
aid such a charity. 1t is, there
fore, necessary to raise a sum of
5000 (if possible) for each person
admitted for life, bat the Home will
not turn the needy away from its
doors even if that amount cannot
be raised. Mrs. Eugene F. Cordell,
wife of DR.. Cordell, of Baltimore,
was communicated with, and gladly
accepted the old lady for admission to
the Home.
Mrs. Cordell came to Annapolis sew
eral weeks ago herself to accompany
Mrs. Wilkinson TO the Home, but the
old lady had been sick of the grip, and
the long drive from South River into
town, some ten or twelve miles, was
too much for her, and Mrs. Cordell
returned to Baltimore without her. As
soon as the old lady got well, and the
weather was so Spring-like, the keep
er of the County Home, Mr.. Lewis,
came to town to arrange tor her re-
moval. 1t was found the old lady had
not suitable clothes, or wrap or bonnet
to travel, aud this was made known
in The Capital, whose phone was kept
busy for an hour or so asking friends
for needed garments.
a.
supply was sent IRON No. 80 Mary
and avenue and Carvel Hall, and the
keeper returned to the County Home
with skirts, waists, bonnet, cape,
gloves, shoes, and even black feath.
er boz, and all within two hours after
he had brought note to The Capital
office. The next day was balmy and
sunshiny and, attired in her neat outfit
given her by generous Annapolitans,
and accompanied by Keeper Lewis
Mrs. Wilkinson came to town to the
W., B. & A. station. where she left
for Baltimore with Mr.. Lewis, the
keeper. and was met by Mrs. Cordell,
who had been telephoned and tele.
graphed to, that assurance might be
made doubly sure.
This was a few days ago. Mrs
Cordell accepted the old lady as az
inmate Of the Home before the func
to raise $500 had been scarcely start
ed. Now the sum is completed ans
a list of needed garments has been OBJ
tained, and these will be provide,
also. 1t is the intention of the dea
little girls who give the bazar thi
afternoon at Carvel Hall to presen
Mrs. Wilkinson with a poeketbc ol
well filed, that she may not feel :
dependent. One always likes to kno1
one has some small change in one
pocket.
| Mrs. Wilkinson has been hear
from several times since she q,
rived at the Home. She stood th
trip well for an old lady of eigatv-fou
years, and has a bright, sunshin
room with all the comforts of hom.
She is happy and contented, and ever
body loves her. She has won her wa
into their hearts and it is hoped hs
/ last dava nav he Gl1o1 -r-s+L -..-~Ls-