Aged Peoples Home Association

AGED PEOPLES HOME ASSOCIATION

A large and enthusiastic party of ladies attended the annual meeting of the Aged People's Home Association at the residence of Mrs. Bach, Monday afternoon, Nov. 24. Ypsilanti was represented by two ladies who spoke of several in that section, pleading for admission. Twenty-five from other places in the state have been asking, "when can we enter."

Rev. Mrs. Crooker, in words of sympathy, encouragement and advice, occupied a few moments giving cheer and "God speed" to the work.

The following lines were read from the ready pen of Mrs. Moore:

We hope to build in Ann Arbor,

At no very distant day,

A home for the weary traveler

As he wanders along the way.

A home for the aged while lingering,

Is what we're trying to make

And we feel we're doing God's work

In the name of humanity's sake.

We're slowly, but surely moving along.

Our faces are turned to the goal,

In the distance toward which we're

working,

Using the means within our control.

Our struggle now is, and has been,

To gain a sufficient amount

To pay the cost of incorporating,

Before we're of any account.

We've been helped by outside parties

As well as our friends at home,

Till we have in the bank today

What we think a neat little sum.

Near one thousand dollars in all,

Less than half the amount we need

We must have twenty-five hundred

Before we can rightly proceed

And we hope in some way, god

helping,

To soon get together the rest.

To feel we're legally grounded

And our efforts substantially

blest.

The following officers were elected for the ensuing year:  President, Mrs. Bach; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Wetmore; treasurer, Mrs. Parker; recording secretary, Mrs. Duncan.

After a social cup of tea the meeting adjourned to the last Monday in January, 1903.

Any lady paying 50 cents or any gentleman paying $1, to Mrs. Parker treasurer or Mrs. Bach president, can become a member of the organization.