San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-21
LEAVES MONEY
AN D LAND I D
HOME FOR AGED
Protestant Home to Be I'm
proved Through Generos-
ity of Martin Schmidt.
CARE FOR MINISTERS
Two Buildings viii Be
Erected This Year for
Aged and Ill Pastors.

Extensive improvements. chief Oh
which will be the construction of two
homes for aged and i'll ministers. will
be made by the Protestant Home for
the Aged. on the South Loop. it wss
announced Saturday |. the Rev. ].
polStcr. trustee. and pastor Of Fried
ems Evangelical Church. corner FL
mira and Main avenue. This will be
possible as result of tn home be-
ing made n beneficiary in the will of
Martin Schmidt. deceased, under which
the home receives 100 acres of land
out of the 5. +. Austin survey in Bra
zoria county. city lots in Vclasco, and
in Quinta. of Brazor.a county and lot
IS. block .. new city block 293S. in
San Antonio. according to e. \. Goeth.
attorney for the home. In addition
to this the home received $40 900 in
cash sundor Mr. Schmidt's will.
According TO Rev. Mr.. Polstcr, two
hcmes for aged and i'll ministers will
be constructed some time during this
year. 1t is expected that the buillings
will be bungalows. costing about $1,000
each. II is also proposed TO construct
home for caretakcr and his family,
Who is in charge of the cultivation Of
the nrrehse surrounding the home. The
10 ncras there. are in cultivation.
Schmidt Founded tire Home.
The property ont of III" city willed
to the home nrobablv will br sold. the
money for which will be used for the
upkeep and imnroveI,cnt OF the home
1t is expected that ms soon MS the i'm
nrovrmentS are made that the home
will be able TO care for great many
more rpople. for ut present the number
of applicants cannot be accommodated
Martin Schmidt was the founder OF
the Protestant Home for the Aged and
purchased the first tract of land on
tia South Loon. which comprises The
80 acres on which the home is sit
uated. About 4 year ago the new build
inrs were contracted. one of which is
$4,000 chanel built in memory of Mr..
Schmidt. The other buildin" hos
nital. was constructed Mt cost of SILL
900. the funds being donated nv Mrs.
Cora Livingston. resident of San An
tonic who is president of the home.
Within another two years. Rev. Mr.
Polster says. the home probably will
construct an Orphanage on the prop
crty. However. he saws. tentative
nlans have not been made as yet for
tho latter building. :.
The Protestant Fome for the Aged
is supported by the 30 Evangelical
churches of Texas and is under the di-
rect supervision Of the Friedcn's Evan
~cl;cal Church. corner of Elmira and
Main. in which the Rev. Mr. Polster
has been pastor for the last two years.
Twenty-Five People in Home.
There are 100 Evangelical pastors
in the United States. according TO Kew.
Mr.. Polster. and about the same num-
her of churches. Headquarters for the
Evangelical churches is ir st. Louis.
he SAYS.
Martin Schmidt died here six or sew
on years ago and the property men
toned is just heinz transferred by the
executor of the will to trustees at the
Protestant Home for the A"ed. He es-
tablished the home several years be-
fore his death. At the present time
there are - people in the home. Mem
hers of the Protestant churches of San
Antonio make regular visits to the
home where they hold programs of
entertainment for the old folks.
Trustees of the home are Rev. j.
Polster. Rev. c. Kniker of Cibolo, Mrs.
Cora Livingston. Mss Priam and
George Heinrich. This hoard meets
once a month when it discusses the
upkeep and sees to the necessary sup
port of the home.