Evening star., 1937-03-21

of 50 900 was obtained and invested as
nucleus toward the purchase OF
house suitable for home. The press
ing necessities of some of its beneflc-
iaries, however, induced the Society's
management to rent a house until
such time as their means would enable
them to build or purchase Accord
inglv December !, 1868. the house
on High street, owned by Mr.. Thomas
Jackson, was rented at $50 a month
and four persons were Immediately
received into it, and in the Autumn
of 1871, the board decided to pur-
chase the house on High street, for
many years occupied by Mr.. Francis
Lutz. For this they agreed to pay So
500. Subscriptions were thereupon So
licited from the citizens of Georgetown
and in March, 1872, the last INSTALL
ment was paid" the records show.
Aided by W. W. Corcoran.
Among the generous citizens who
made possible this noteworthy COM
munity achievement was w. w Cor
coran to whose further broad philan-
thrOpieS Washington is also indebted
for its Louise Home for Gentlewomen
and the Corcoran Art Gallery.
In April, 1878, the ladies of the Be
nevolent Society, according to their
records. through the kindly gratuit-
Gus services of Mr.. Walter Peter as
architect" made an addition to the
NJ b,r+ ho
of front building at a total cost of
$4,000" which they quantity add was
very soon filled" The home was in
corporated in 1914
The selection of the inmates of the
home at present rests with a place
ment committee consisting of Mrs L.
o. King, secretary. and Mrs. J. l..
Freeman, president, whose recon-
mendations are considered and voted
upon by board of lady managers The
applicant must be a resident of the
District. over so years of age, entirely
INDECENT and physically able to attend
to her own household duties A resi-
dent matron makes at least two daily
visits to each inmate of the home and
all cases of serious illness are cared
for at the local hospitals, or in the
case of permanent inCapacity, at the
Home for the Incurables.
Money Carefully Husbanded.
Careful outstanding of the small en-
doWment contributed by Corcoran by
successive boards of lady managers,
plus their own herculean efforts in
providing necessary repairs for the
buildings maintenance and upkeep
have, in the main, made possible its
continuing existence. Its only other
sources of income are the voluntary
contributions of charitably inclined
persons and organizations.
Every Thanksgiving time for many
years it has been the custom for the
Protestant churches of Georgetown,
irrespective of denomination, to select
a church in rotation which shall serve
as the general meeting place for a
general community service. the pro-
ceeds of whose collection for the day
shall be devoted to the ever-pressing
needs of the Aged Women's Home.
Each Thanksgiving time, too, friend
of the home on the Sunday before
Thanksgiving sends two stuffed tur-
keys to its inmates, with all the tradi-
tional fixings.
Bright memories in the lives of the
ladies of the home are visits and gifts
from the Sunshine Club, the Mother S
Memory Club and the Young Girls
Tuesday Visitors Club, who by con-
tributing about so cents per week per
individual have greatly added to the
variety and elasticity of daily menus.
Mrs. Henrietta Lloyd, 79 this last Feb
ruary, particularly commented upon
her liking "the Tuesday girls because
they are SO young, so pretty and so
full of gay, innocent fun, that I'd be
just as glad to see them even if they
didn't nearly always bring me little
present" Her last memento, card
with shell upon it from Tuesday
visitors Southern trip, occupied the
place of honor upon the mantel over
her stove, upon which she was cooking
sauerkraut as the piece de resistance
for her Saturday evening meal.