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Home board 100 years old.
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| Identifier | LCWHC_HF110 |
| Title | Home board 100 years old. |
| Author/Creator | Home for the Friendless (Williamsport, Pa.). |
| Publisher.digital | Lycoming College Archives |
| Description | Newspaper clipping from Williamsport Grit, probably early 1972. It refers to Feb. 8 luncheon to celebrate the 100th annual session of the board of Governors, first held on Nov. 14, 1872. |
| Subject | Home for the Friendless (Williamsport, Pa.).; Women in charitable work. |
| Topic | Social reform
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| Digital Collection | Williamsport Women: Words, Images, Actions |
| Holding institution | Williamsport Home (Williamsport, Pa.) |
| Date.original | ca. 1972 |
| Date.digital | 2012-04-30 |
| Type.original | Text |
| Type.digital | Image |
| Format.original | 2-page document, approx. 6 newspaper columns. |
| Format.digital | 8 bit Greyscale tiff, original resolution 300 dpi, scanned at Backstage Library Works in Bethlehem PA, using Leaf scanner, camera model Leaf Aptus-II 12R |
| Related files | Part of the Lycoming County Women's History Collection. http://www.lycoming.edu/library/lcwhc.html |
| Coverage.geographical | United States; Pennsylvania; Lycoming County; Williamsport |
| Rights | May be used for educational purposes as long as credit is given. |
| Transcript | Residents at the Williamsport Home Used to Work in Laundry 22 Years Ago Today, Modern Facilities Make Washing and Drying Clothes Easy for Guests Home Board 100 Years Old Luncheon Feb. 8 to Mark Historic Occasion Orphaned Children Resided at the Home Until 1958, Sleeping in Dormitory Miss Amelia Seibert, Now a Guest, Worked at Home From 1927 to 1962 When the board of Gover¬ nors of the Williamsport Home Board has a meeting Tuesday, Feb. 8, it will be the 100th an¬ nual session. To mark the occasion, a luncheon will follow the meet¬ ing and will be attended by residents of the home and for¬ mer presidents of the board. On Nov. 14, 1872, Mrs. E. H. Hepburn, Mrs. A. R. Swartz, Mrs. George Slate, Mrs. Mary C. Miller, Mrs. J. S. Noble, Mrs. J. J. Ayres, Mrs. G. S. Ransome, Mrs. J. E. Dayton, Mrs.. Peter Herdic, and Mrs. L. McDowell, each representing a different church in Williams¬ port, met in a small frame '., home opposite the Williamsport i Woolen Mills on East Third Street for the purpose of orga¬ nizing a "Woman's Christian Association Home." Aid Children, Women Their original idea was to provide for the "temporal, mor¬ al, and religious welfare of homeless and friendless wom¬ en and children, especially aged women." The women ad¬ mitted to the home were to be over 65 and the children under 8. This organization was so well received that they soon needed larger quarters, and at this time changed the name to "Home for the Friendless" in order to be eligible for State Aid. A charter was granted, but only a small appropriation received. Shortly after the charter was granted a Woman's Aux¬ iliary was founded which evolved into the present Board of Governors. In 1876, the home family of 35 moved to a new building erected at a cost of $10, 322.67 on the corner of Campbell Street and Erie Ave¬ nue on a lot donated by Peter Herdic. A ledger in possession of the Home at the present time gives an interesting accounting of early occupants as they were admitted to the Home, some¬ times listing ages, amount be¬ ing paid, and the district from which person came. Quite often the donation for a child would be $1 a week, and an elderly woman, $300 to I$500 for a lifetime. In the late 1880's long lists of charitable [donations to the home would be published in the newspa- |pers monthly, typical ones be¬ ing: five garments, five yards muslin, thread, two pounds can¬ dy; one pound coffee, two cans tomatoes, five heads cabbage, peck peaches; five bushels po¬ tatoes, biscuits, grapes, bana¬ nas, and rug for the nursery. This was undoubtedly the forerunner for the Annual Do- Turn to Pa^e 1, Col. 1, This Section %^jm JLfu JL JL SOCIAL SECTION January 30, 1972 |
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