The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-10-02
Women and Events
COMMODIOUS HOME FOR CITY'S
AGED, TO BECOME A REALITY
Phone 80, between 10 a. m. and 6 D. M.

Pensacola's dream of a comfortable
commodious home to care for its old
people is soon to be realized. The
nucleus of plans for the building of
! home was made at a meeting of in
terested women held at the San Car
los yesterday afternoon. DIR. Louis
do NJ Blocker, president Of the Cham
Der of Commerce, representing the
business mon of the city addressed
The ladies' who met with the members
Of the Board of Control and the secre-
tary of the home.
The meeting which had been called
by Mrs. NJ. E. Bats who had been
appointed by the Board of Control as
committee of one to organize a COM
mittee Of women to work for the
building of the new home opened with
Mrs. Bats as chairman protein. Mrs.
Lee Mcdonnell was elected chair
man. Mrs. A. H. Green first vice.
chairman, Mrs. III. E. Melton. second
yice-chairman; Mrs. j. c. Durham,
secretary, and Mrs. H. S. Merwin.
treasurer After the election of Off
GERS Mrs. Bats gave short address
outlining the purpose of the meeting
and giving a short synopsis of the
organization and history of the Home.
Or Blocker in his talk first made
il plain that the men We're working
in cooperation with the ladies instead
Of the ladies committee being CO.
operative with them. Speaking for
the business men he said that he was
sure generous response would be
made and all possible effort put forth
for the building of the home at an
early date. "It is certainly true that
little interest has been shown in these
old people of ours by the city," HUI
manity is generally not Interested ir
old age. Life's period of usefulness
and promise has gone. 1t is one OF
Waiting and living in the past, to q
great extent and it is so easy to for
get them. There is not the clamoi
and call to our attention as that from
little children. Old age calls on oul
respect has a senstiveness and feeble
ness that elicits our sympathy.
is not that we do not want to do To-
these old people IL is because of lacl
of interest that we have been neg
lectful of them so far. An appeal re
Gently made to some of the leading
business men in the city for product
for the Home met with a hearty an,
generous response and as result tn
home now regularly receives fresi
bread fruit and vegetables. TIL
spirit OF cooperation in Pensacola il
large letters, is badly needed here il
everything and to you Iac:es I woult
urge that you cooperate for In tina
way only can any lasting results b
obtained for the general good. Pen
sacola wants a new home for he
aged, she wants them properly takel
care of and once the issue is put III
TO her she will come forward will
results" The kind of structure
brick preferred and SHE, in con
venientIy located part of the city, wa
discussed. It was stated that tn
treasurer of. the Home had a nucleu
sum of about $4,000 besides the valu
of the present property. DR.. Blocke
stated that several of the businas
men had already made substantial
subscriptions.
The ladies committee which is to b
known as the building committee
formed of the presidents of the HON
Mission Society of the variou
churches in the city and their worl
Will not affect that of the Board o
Control of the Woman's Home in an
lay. They are to act as a committe
:,om the Board and are required {
fake a report of their work at tn
SECULAR moDthly meetings of tn
Poard held the first Tuesday of eac
month. The building committee wi
devise it's own ways and plans 70