Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-11-22
Anne Lee ! 1emorial Home
Of ! !e Aged

treasury dnC q ueDI VI o. uollei ,.
Since that tims I has purchased
beautiful four-> building, oppo-
site the CHI f Commerce, and
snent So in improvements,
Thu. fund is to be
kept mt it has at
taineL in as put at interest,
will su. FOR the running eXpen-
ses of the Home. With the eXcep-
ton of $500 annually from the city
of Alexandria, every dollar is raised
by the efforts Of the Board Of Gov
errors, who receive monthly contrib
utions from citizens and donations
from merchants.
The Home is entirely non-sectar-
ian, and the rules for admission are
the same as for any church institu-
ton of similar objects. During the
past five years twenty aged gentle
women have been cared for, and
there are nine in the family at pres
ent, with three applications to be
acted upon.
There is representative from each
church in Alexandria, on the Honor
airy Board, constituted at present, as
follows:
N. E. Church, south,-Mrs. J. E.
Alexander.
Trinity Church,-Mrs. J. B. Fitz-
gerald.
st. Paul's Church,-Mrs. Frank
Latham and Mrs NJ. w. O'Brien.
Christ Church,-Mrs. l.. c. Barley
and Miss Kate Stuart.
Grace Church,-Mrs. ". I. Gun
ningham.
First Baptist Church,-Mrs. c. L.
King and Miss Nettie Henshaw.
Presbyterian Church,-Mrs. D. r.
Stansbury.
Catholic Churches,-Mrs. s. B.
Moore, and Mrs. Leo P. Harlow.
Lutheran Church,-Mrs. VIM. Hell
muth. ;,
Free Methodist Church,-Mrs.
Butts.
Methodist Church, Del Ray,-Mrs.
John Carey. :.
Pohick Church,-Mrs. E. W. Melli-
champe.
The members Of the Board of Gov
errors are Mrs. Thomas a. Fisher,
Mrs. Charles Howell. Mrs. William
D. Ogden, Mrs. Jennerfer Broadcus,
Mrs. Grace C. Schultz, Mrs. r. Pier
point, Mrs. A. S. Doniphan, Mrs.
Kenneth Ogden and Mrs. Strother
Jones.
The Executive Board is constituted
as follows:
President, Mrs. Lycurgus f. Uhler;
1st vice president, Mrs. Harley Pey-
ton Wilson; I'd vice president, Mrs.
VIM. NJ. Reardon; Sd vice-presldent,
Mrs. George L. Simpson; recording
secretary, Mrs. James H. Mansfield;
corresponding secretary, Mrs. Wind
sor w. Domaine; treasurer, Mrs. Ar
thur Herbert. The chairman Of the
finance committee is Mrs. l.. E. Uh-
Ter.
The treasurer Of the Endowment
Fund is Mr.. L. Ruben.
The Home is organized under the
laws Of Virginia, and the following
are the Honorary Presidents: Mrs.
L. WILDER Reid, Mrs. c. c. Carlln,
Mrs. F. G. Odenheimer and Miss
Fannie Burke. The Trustees are Mr..
L. Ruben, D.. E. A. German, Mr..
Arthur Herbert and Mr.. William
Desmond.
The building which houses the
Memorial is an old colonial mansion
which was formerly the home of the
Herbert family. and when all inn
provemente ompleted, will ac-
comm0d; 1t twenty-five IN
mate
Sol N years ago the wo-
men .4tlria, moved by de-
sire t .emorate the memory OF
the Sol ..nd's beloved chieftain, the
immortal Robert E. Lee, formed an
association, known as the Ann Lee
Memorial Association" It's president
was Mrs. L. WILDER Reid, since pres
ident of the 18th Virginia Regiment
CHAPTER, u. D. C. The funds accru-
ing were placed at interest, and in
1915 the work was actively taken
up, board of governors elected, and
plans matured which assumed the
shape of memorial home tor the
aged. The 18th Virginia Regiment
Chapter under its interchangeable pres
ident, Mrs. Reid, erected beautiful
portico and entrance, and furnished
tasteful and elegant reception room.
Many of the u. d. c. CHAPTERS have
generously contributed funds to the
Memorial, among them being the
New York Chapter, the Mary Mil
dred Sullivan Chapter, the Dixie
Club, of New York. the MARYLAND
Chapter, of Baltimore, the Fairfax
Chapter, of Fairfax. and others.
Several of the venerable inmates are
widows of Confederate Veterans. All
of them are gentlewomen by birth,
breeding, and education. The good
that is being done by the Anne Lee
Memorial Home is beyond calcua-
ton. It's work is performed by the
loving hands of women, who, among
other manifold duties, find additional
happiness themselves. in ministering
to the happiness of the gentle beings
whose last years are thus rendered
care-free and tranquil: The two men
actively identified with the manage
ment, Mr.. Arthur Herbert and Mr..
Leopold Ruben, are invaluable aids
in all financial matters, and their adj
vice and assistance are at all times
placed without charge at the SER
vice Of the ladies on the different
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