The Washington times., 1914-03-06
HOME is LITERALLY PATRONIZED.

was arranged by Mrs. w. 3. Board.
man. the vice president. and was Q
financial and social success. with
benefit to the home Of 81 21315.
In 1904 Mr.. and Mrs John r. Nc
Lean opened their establishment.
Friendship" for an entertainment
which gained for the fund 81, 20.
Inc nrst aid from Congress came
IN 1885. when 5000 was appropriated,
working up to $500. which the home
now receives. The only other aid re-
ceived from this source was $3,000,
elevator
1t Is impossible to- enumerate all
the gifts to the home. The endow-
ment fund was established by the
gift of Nicaoll McKeon. in the SOL
dfers Home, who left 5000, admiais-
tered by Thomas F. Hopkins. There
were TO other legacies at that time.
This was invested by the American
Security and Trust COMPANY at
per cent. The home now has s7l-
5G.49. the income Of which for tie
last five years 1t has been necessary
70 use. Until then 1t was possible
to compound the interest
Have Raised SIs,ooo.
Ellen Dec. Woodbury.. Mrs. Thomas
T. Bayard. and a few others have
raised $4,000 for enlarging the cancer
quarters.
On June Is. 1885. Mrs. John O.
Evans and Mrs. Edward wo.cott
left the home $50 600 conditioned upon
taking children. The National saw
ings and Trust Company handles the
fund and pays $50 a year for each
child in the home.
When the new wing Of the home
became necessary. SIS 900 was raised
In six weeks by the board. AL the
rooms were furnished memoriaIly,
the eight cancer rooms by Mrs Har-
Ian and Mrs. William Belden Noble.
The grounds were changed by the
efforts Of Mrs. Mackay-Smith.
Numerous gifts have changed a
struggling institution to one Of the
most prosperous in the District, yet
Tor time when living became so
blgh and the care Of suffering per-
sons expensive, despite every econ.
omv. tie balance at the end Of each
year was very small.
Gives Christmas Tree.
Every year the home Is Indebted
to Miss LOCKER for the Christmas
tee for the patients and workers,
ard in addition the board subscribes
literally.
The gifts of Miss Kibby have
amounted to S64.0l255 in money Her
other gifts cannot be computed, and
perhaps the greatest OF these has
been her personal work as chairman
or the committee on admiss. ons.
Three hundred and thirty-one pa
uents have been admitted to the
nome in all. 1t Is impos BILE to est;-
mate the hundreds of cases investi-
gated and refused. for there Is al
long ;o<
In the twenty-five years of its ex-
istehce the home has had four pres
ldents and two acting presidents, as
Mrs. II. Sidney Everett, 1sss-lss4:
ars- Archibald Hopkins. acting pres
ldent. lss4-lsso: president. 1s95-lSss:
MIS-. George W. McLanahan. 1855
1888: Mrs. Robert s. Chew, lSes-1sOO;
acting: Mrs. Albert W. Patterson
1eGo-i9e4: Mrs. Archibald Hopkina'
1905 to the present.
The treasurers have been n.
sidney Everett. Mrs. Archibald
Hopkins, Augustin Heard, Bernard
Nummack. and Robert Chew.
Invaluable Work.
The work Of Miss Katherine F.
Campbell. the matron, has been Of
incalculable value to the institu-
ton: While the home is in splen-
did financial condition to admit the
long waiting list. more money is
necessary to enlarge the plant.
, The annual expenses of the home
run TO about $4,000. To divide
this by eighty-four. the number
cared for, the individual cost is
not large, and the place cannot be
managed more economically than
at present. The public has ever
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has ben invited into the home,
and the patronesses, officers, and
executives are ever grateful host
eSS6s.
THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD.
Washington Home for Incurables.