The Old Ladies Journal from Leavenworth, Kansas • 5

THE Oil) LADIES JOURNAL. 5 HOHE NOTES. If and the delicious refreshments which followed were a treat enjoyed most fully. The general health of the ladies during the month has been very good. Mrs.

Young was confined to her room for about a week. Mrs. McFarland is delicate too but seldom complains. Respectfully submitted, Anna Padden, Matron. DONATIONS.

festivity. Mrs. Faulk's celebration was given at the home of her granddaughter, Mrs. Chas. South of 422 Kickapoo Street, and was in the nature of a surprise.

Mrs. Soward had many old friends call on her and they wrere so pleased with all they saw and heard that they joined in making up a purse of $17 which was presented to the Home in the name of Mrs. Soward as her birthday offering. The names of the doners of this gift are given elsewhere in these columns. A short visit to the Home revealed a state of chaos.

Furniture lined the hall and the odor of paint and varnish saluted one's olfactory organs. The cause soon appeared when mens' footsteps were heard in the rooms and a sly peep into an open door showed that the walls of certain rooms had been dressed in new color, the varnish pots showed present use and things were looking spick and span under the hand of skillful DONATIONS IN KIND. Mrs. Rebsamen, coffee, cake, doughnuts, cottage cheese, jelly; Mrs. Wheat, sweet potatoes, lettuce, cabbage.

Names of ladies contributing the $17.00 birthday offering of Mrs. Soward. Mrs. Chas. McClure, 905K N.

6th Kansas City, Mrs. D. A. Mc-Graw, 42 E. 20th Kansas City, Mrs.

Henry McGrew, 652 Nebraska Kansas City, Mrs. D. R. Emmons, 513 Oakland Kansas City, Mrs. L.

W. Keplinger, 936 State Kansas City, Mrs. Theodore Teepin, 813 Minnesota Kansas City, Mrs. George Stumpf, 626 Minnesota Kansas City, Mrs. J.

E. Yoemans, 610 Orville Kansas City, Mrs. Margaret Scroggs, Mrs. John McFadden, Matron's Report, The past month has been full of activity for our usually quiet Home. Mrs.

Goodrich moved to her new quarters in the room formerly occupied by Mrs. Blythe. The Matron's room on the first floor has been made very pleasant through the energy of Mrs. Rebsamen and no doubt it will be much more convenient to have the Matron on the first floor. The Fortesque room has been thoroughly renovated at Mrs.

Hamlin's expense, and she is nicely settled in there. The new Assistant Matron Mrs. Smith is liked by us all and is especially capable as a practical nurse. On the 11th of the month Rev. Davenport of the Christian Church conducted religious services in the chapel and the music the choir furnished was exceptionally good.

There have been two very Mrs. Julia Blythe, Matron of the Home for the past six years, severed her connection with the institution February 1st. Mrs. Blythe's years of faithful service endeared her to every member of the Board of Managers, as well as to every member of the Home family. With a quiet dignity and fine tact, Mrs.

Blythe was able to meet the many problems that persented themselves in her work with firmness and justice. During the days and nights of illness in the family she ministered to the wants of the sufferers with true motherly care, and spent many nights on a cot at the door of the sick one in order to be near with assistance if needed. Ill health and the care of an invalid sister made her resignation necessary and many are the regrets that followed her departure from the Home her successor is Miss Padden, the former Assistant Matron. pleasant birthday celebrations during the month. On the 10th Mrs.

Wheat gave a reception in honor of Mrs. Irwin's eighty-ninth birthday, which was attended by a number of their Mrs. R. E. Melling, 720 N.

4th Sti, Kansas City, Mrs. Geo. W. Letick, Central and Thorpe Kansas City, Mrs. Frankie T.

West-brook, 3839 Baltimore, Kansas City, Mrs. D. E. Cornell, 618 Oakland, Kansas City, Mrs. T.

A. Mosle, 708 Miami Kansas City, Miss Maude Yoemans, 610 Orville Kansas City, Miss Maggie Kelly, 941 Armstrong Kansas City, Miss Amy Harris, 3839 Baltimore Kansas City, Mo. CASH DONATIONS. Rothenberg Schloss, of Kansas City, Mo. Mrs.

A. J. Tullock, of Leavenworth, $25.00. Hutchinson. Simmons, A Frazier, $2.00 each; Geo Gaus, The Golden Rule Press, The Boston Store, Hainer, Hutchinson Foundry and Machine Co, The Hutchinson Lbr Co, Dr Hook, Stenney, Morgan, Noah Hardy, Leinback, Sawyer, Hoke, Mrs A Wanner, $1.00 each; Mammel, Williams, A Anderson, Nussbaum, Jones, Payne, Grimes, William- Birthdays in the family have been the order of the month, and have been celebrated with great pleasure by all; Mrs.

Fell, Mrs. Irwin, Mrs. Rieck, Mrs. Soward and Mrs. Faulk having each passed another mile stone in life's march.

These various celebrations together with the musical treat provided by Mrs. D. S. Ryan, have given the family great pleasure and filled the time with unwonted mutual friends; she also gave the family a treat of ice cream and cake. On Mrs.

Rieck's seventieth birthday she provided a treat of ice cream and cake for the ladies in the house and it was appreciated by them all. The musical given on the day of the annual election of officers by Mrs. Ryan for the pleasure of the family was delightful.