The Lexington record. [volume], April 01, 1891, Image 2

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AUNT JUAVN I.KTTKIt.
Iiiflrinurj, Knatcr, Donations,
EntrrtuiuniciifN. Homo of
llio FrlcMHlIe.
April i.
Dkar Friends: The happy
Kastcr tide i s here with its many
beautiful instances of self-denial,
noble acts for the Master who
j?avc His all, Himself, for us.
This, the high festival of the
spring time, was celebrated in
all its rapture of praise and
thanksgiving. The church was
dressed in an exquisite and elab
orate manner, the younger hands
giving willing help to older ones.
The music was of the joyous,
uplifting order, and the services
throughout were in glorious
honor of the anniversary.
Our House Beautiful is Hear
ing completion. Nine new
rooms will soon be ready for oc
cupants. Two little boys are
among the patients now. The
no NATIONS
Have been largely of a literary
kind, and patients who are able
to read greatly enjoy the books
and papers that are sent. Mrs.
M. P. Shankliu sent six maga
zines from works of fiction,
some old papers and a sup
ply of old linen. Mrs. Dr.
Henry sent two invalid chairs
and one foot rest; Major A. C.
Morgan sent a wagon load of
kindling; Miss Eleanor Russell
Coleman, a very young maiden,
showed her interest by giving
a pine pillow in a flowered silk
case for the Pollv Monroe cot.
Asthmatic complaints and bron-.
chial troubles are greatly com
forted by the odor of the pitch.
Miss Annie Holloway sent one
dozen croquettes; Mrs. Maria
Dudley gave two goblets, four
individual glass dishes, one glass
match safe, one dish cloth, a
water pitcher, two night-gowns,
two numbers of the Churchman,
one book and two scrap books
for children, a suit of clothes for
Jos. Preston, the little lame boy,
and a Brussels pad for his crutch;
also old flannel and bundle of
infant's clothes for the first baby
born at the Infirmary. It was
the thirteenth of its family, and
the little thing, born feeble, soon
went out of a world which, per
haps, promised but meager joys
for its future earthly career.
Three grape vines were also sent j
by Mrs. Dudley. This is the
season for planting and garden
ing, and all outdoor contribu
tions are most welcome.
MRS. A. II. LVNK
Sent flower seed and garden seed
several times; Mr. Houlihan gave
a clothes washing machine; Mrs.
Morton a bundle of church pa
pers; Mrs. W. C. Aubrey sent a
jar of excellent jam for the
nurses, realizing how a bit of
sweetness varies the bill of fare.
Will Dudley, a lad, sent a game
for the children and a pair of
slippers; Mrs. W. Bruce gave a
large bundle of useful garments i
and the White House game;,
Mrs. C. Calvert sent two maga-
zincs and some literary papers; i
Mrs. Warren gave the Spirit of
Missions for two years, a weekly
publication of the Episcopal
Church; Mrs. John T. Shelby j
sent a bundle of the ouths
Companion, the finest weekly
magazine in circulation; Mr.
Fred Lazarus sent "a gift;" Mrs. j
Sara Allen gave an infant's vest; j
Mrs. Ovcrstreet cS: Wilson, drug-1
gists, gave a syringe; Mrs. bwilt
sent old linen;' "A Friend" sent
two yards of flannel; Miss Down
ing sent three magazines and a
bundle of papers; Mrs. S. B.
Cronley gave an extension table
and a barrel of flour. Surely
there never was a more consist
ently generous giver than Mrs.
Cronley. She also gave a bun
dle of jackstraws for the boys;
Mrs. Winston sent a large col!e:-
tion of bottles. j
THK FLAT ROCK COAL CO. j
Sent a car-load of coal; Dr. N. ;
F. Penu contributed a bundle cf.
Once A Week magazines, a st;- j
perb periodical, full of illustra- j
tions of current events; Mrs. E. j
D. Potts sent a bundle of Wa- j
verly Magazines, full of finished
stories, all of a high moral tone;
W. S. Bell sent the nurses a box
of beautiful flowers bright, fra
grant Easter messengers. The
king's lilies,
That band of eighteen lovely
little children, saved up their
pennies and in addition to gifts
in other directions, brought to
the House Beautiful a picture in
a frame to hang by the Polly
Monroe cot, a basket of Easter
eggs, and each one brought a
bottle of fragrant extract. Mrs.
Yoorhies gave a wheeled chair;
Mr. Hillenmeyer kindly gave
trees and shrubs for the grounds;
Messrs. DeLong& Co. gave four
hitch reins, very needful articles
where so many visitors go in
carriages. The street, which
has all winter been almost im
passable from mud, is graded
and McAdamized now so that it
may be traveled. Miss Mollie
Douglass, an energetic young
musical and dramatic teacher,
has organized a baud of United
Workers among the young peo
ple for the purpose of giving en
tertainments for the benefit of
our House Beautiful. Half the
proceeds of each will go this
way. The first offering will be
devoted to the stone paving.
Miss Douglass asks nothing in
return except the countenance
and co-operation of the Infirma
ry managers.
THK CHARITY BALL,
Set for the 9th of April, will be
a brilliant affair. Mrs. W. C.
France, the Treasurer and Gen
eral Manager, has been confined
to the house with la grippe, but
preparations have gone on, and
a handsome sum. will probably
be realized, for the Infirmary
treasury.
THK KIRMKSS
Is fully organized and the dances
in process of drilling. Prof. H.
T. Speedy, of Detroit, is an ac
complished teacher. The chap
erones with their classes meet
every day at the Republican
Club Room. This beautiful ex
hibition will be given at the
Opera House about the 10th of
May. Friends on all sides are
enthusiastic in helping tlie In
firmary out of debt, and it is
more than likely that some large
donations will be made towards
a permanent endowment fund.
A few friends have lately sent in
CASH CONTRIBUTIONS.
Mrs. Ann Ryland, whose gifts
are always liberal but often anon
ymous, sent $100; Mr. Roth, of
Cincinnati, sent $10; Mrs. Chas.
Woolley gave $50; Mrs. Dr. Cole
man, whose light shines every
where, sent S5 in gold; Mrs.
Seibrecht handed Si to a mana
ger, saying her heart was in our!
work, and at intervals sue lias
has done what she could. The
balance in the treasury was
about $900 the 1st of April. A
complete report of institution
will be issued in pamphlet form
in a few days and it will show
the wonderful power of a good
cause in stimulating Christian
hearts to good works. The
nurses are in constant demand
outside and the income derived
from their services is not incon
considerable. THK HOME OK THE FRIENDLESS
Looks so continuously peaceful,
and the inmates pursue so stead
ily the even tenor of their way
that it looks from month to
month as if one had just stepped
out for a moment and back
asrain. Aunt Patsv and Mother
Steele sat is their rocking chairs,
each in her own corner, but with
folded hands. "We haven't any
any more rags," they said; utell
your friends to send us a whole
sack full. We won't make any
more carpets after we finish the
one now on hand."
"Do vou see anv umbrellas
up?" asked blind Mother Steele
of her aged companion. "Yes, a
few," was the answer, as the
faded old eyes peered into the
street. "There's been a heap o'
rain this month." And thus
they sit, only waiting till the
shadows are a little longer grown,
but with hands ready to work
while they wait.
Mother Cronleigh, patient,
gentle, nurses her afflicted foot
and keeps out of everybody's
way. She has stoutly resisted
surgery, and cares for the dis
eased bone in her foot as best she
can. Two or three others were
moving about, doing here a lit-
tie, there a little. Aunt Amy
is cheerful and happy. Flip is
grown big and fat and his black
hair is now quite long and curly.
He dashed at me with all the en-
thusiasm of full confidence.
Aunt Amy said, "K very time the
front door rung after you was
here last, Flip would go tearing
to the door looking for you to
come back," which pleasant lit
tle fiction she no doubt believes.
Biddie was comfortably installed
on a nest of eggs behind the
kitchen stairway, a great big,
mouse-colored, motherly' crea
ture who may or may not be
thinking of poor lost Dick as she
diligently hatches out her brood.
Since the Christmas ingathering
there have been some
DONATIONS.
Mrs. Kd Riggs sent some de
licious ice cream; Mrs. James
Graves sent at Ivaster part of a
barrel of superb Florida oranges
which were greatly relished;
Mr. John T. Miller sent a dray
load of kindling. These were
all that Matron Mary could re
member, but her heart and mind
are so set upon the flowers she
expects to raise in such quanti
ties this season that she can
think of nothing else. Her
daughter Maggie has taken a
place in the confection shop of
her kind relative, Mr. George
Bell, and will be earning some
thing while learning to be use
ful. It is pleasant to hear the
old ladies' "Good bye, come
again; we're always glad to see
you."
Yours in love,
Aunt Jean.
The King' Lilies.
These little workers, now num
bering eighteen, are treading the
paths their mothers trod. They
pay two cents a week into the
treasury, and have been in ex
istence only ' about six months.
With the mite thus saved they
made some worthv Easter offer
ings. Eleven of them, chaper
oned bv Mrs. Yoorhies and Mrs.
Pew, went in a body to see the
venerable Judge Richard A.
who has been confined to his
room for some weeks, and pre
senting their bright faces gave
him a blooming heliotrope to
grow for his daily pleasure. To
Mrs. Henrietta Craig, a confirmed
invalid, they took a growing,
blooming hyacinth. To Mrs.
Winston, in honor of her giving
the first donation to their order,
they took a vase of pretty cut
flowers. Then to the Infirmary
they went with the gifts men
tioned in Aunt Jean's letter.
Some girls are like a violin; it
takes a beau to make them talk.
He ISfyo'eat eniiy 1110' on
ions Pse not goin' to lub yo
enny 1110'.
She All right, Jeff Johnstone,
ef yo' goin' ter allow a vegetable
to come between us, yo' may go!
"Their's was a case of love at
first sight." "Why didn't they
1
marry." "They changed their
mind at second sight."