The Washington times., 1914-03-06

Society Tor years mas noerdiiS
patronized the institution by attend
ing the varioLs enierta 'nments
staged for raising funds for Its sup
port. Not only has the home been
conducted along the most careful
administrative lines. but its growth
has been steady. in an effort to ac-
commodate the long waiting list of
applicants for dm.ssion.
On March 8, 1889. due mainly to the
efforts Of Mrs. III. Sidney Everett.
p. Mrs. E. Snowden Bell and Mrs. E.
Frances Riggs. a small frame house
in Mount Pleasant was procured
without rent, for four years. and a
home was established sor the class
of patients incurably Ill. who would
not be received by other free hos
pitals.
Quarters Too Small
Everyone called upon helped the
institution in many ways, and in 1892
1t was evident tnat the quarters were
inadequate to meet the demand for
admission.
Through the generosity Of Mrs.
DSoSiC -. nibuy, SS,oV USNdh3C oNdl-
able, and with 1t toe site at Thirty
second and s streets was purchased,
leaving $4,000 toward the erection of
the building. OF The S150 needed
to complete the institut on, Mrs.
Kibby anonymously contributed $10,-
600 more, a fact unknown for many
years, and the rest was raised by the
board.
From the start the home was
aided by Mrs. Beale and Mrs. Gena
r. Hardy, the Washington Aid, and
the Georgetown Aid. and Mrs.
Thomas Hyde. In 1895. under dis
tressing financial conditions, the
home could scarcely have lived with
out the assistance of Misses Noble,
Earnst. and Nichol, now Mrs. J. 8.
Harlan; Mrs. William Newton Grin
nell, and Mime. de Chambrun, who
contributed $500 a year for five
years.
The work has given endless COM
fort and help to self-respecting Deo-
pie who were able to pay the small
sum asked when possible. and yet
who could not have borne TO send
almshouse. the only other institu-
tion where such cases would be re-
ceived.
Many Supporters.
It Is impossible to pick out special
patrons and patronesses- The idea
Of the home originated with Mrs.
Charles II. Hill. Mrs. P. Phillips.
Mrs. George n. Beale. Miss Trescott.
Mrs. E. Snowden Bell. and all the
o-pinal hoard
To Mrs George L. Bradley. MIS-
Carroll Mercer, Mrs Allan McLane,
and Mrs. George Y. Taylor. In the
time Of great financial distress, Is
due the. assistance enabling the es-
Mrs. Frederick B. Mcclure. now
president of the Children's Hos
pital, performed untiring and splen-
did work. carrying on the expense
of a chain of letters which netteo
the home $1.73O. Mrs. MCGUIRE or,
ganized and personally Sssst eondue.esa
OF the institution, and always stood
ready to make up any deficiencies.
Mrs. Eugene Hale, on April 3. 1874,
loaned her beautiful home for a con-
cert for the benefit Of the institu-
ton, and at 1t Chauncey Olcott and
Mrs. Wilson S. Bissell. wife OF tne
Postmaster General. sang. clearins
fo- the benefit fund the sum OF
ss16.
Opened Her Home.
Mrs. George Hunt. on March 3,
1885, threw open the doors Of her
beautiful mansion. with its wonderful
pictures and valuable objects dvirtu
for an entertainment. the proceeds
OF which amounted to sl,216, end
afterward donated $500 to the fund.
On July s, 1895. due TO the aid
of Mrs. n. S. Lincoln. a special eGi-
ton Of The Washington Times netted
the home sl.010. The necessary eie-
vator was paid for by subscription.
A bicycle parade on April 3, 1896,