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State $500 for 1913 and $500 for 1914. Correspondence relative to rules
of admission, etc., may be addressed to the institution.

Country Home for Children at Catonsville—Receives from State $1,000
for 1913 and $1,000 for 1914. Apply to institution for particulars.

Confederate Woman's Home, 1020 Linden Avenue, Baltimore—Re-
ceives from State $1,000 for 1913 and $1,000 for 1914. This institution
cares for Confederate widows and mothers. There is no charge for en-
trance fee and the persons are clothed and fed. Correspondence may be
addressed to James R. Wheeler, President, 1020 Linden Avenue, Balti-
more.

General German Aged People's Home of Baltimore City, Corner Balti-
more and Payson Streets, Baltimore—Receives from State, $1,750 for
1913 and $1,750 for 1914. This Home benefits the State by giving a home,
board, lodging, clothing, medical attendance and a decent funeral to aged
persons unable to work and forsaken. Any inhabitant of the State of
Maryland who by reason of old age is unable to work and forsaken, may
apply to the Board of Directors, who are yearly elected by the contribu-
tors, for admission as an inmate of the Home, and if accepted, has to
pay an admission fee of $100, if of the age of 76 years or over; if 75
years, $120; 74th year, $140; 73rd year, $160; 72d year, $180; 71st year,
$200; 70th year, $220; 69th year, $240, and at this ratio increasing to
$350 for the 61st year of age, and assign and transfer all his property
and income to the Home, Address the President and Directors of the
General German Aged People's Home, Corner Baltimore and Payson
Streets, Baltimore, Maryland.

Hebrew Friendly Inn and Aged Home of Baltimore City, Aisquith
Street, Near Fayette, Baltimore—Receives from State $2,500 for 1913 and
$2,500 for 1914. This institution was founded for the purpose of provid-
ing a home for aged men and women who were unable to maintain them-
selves and who had no one to look after them. It was to prevent them
from being forced to enter an almshonse and become public charges. The
State is benefited by being relieved of the cost and burden of supporting
these old people. Applications for admission are made to the Board of
Directors at Aisquith and Fayette Streets, and no one is admitted who is
able to support himself, or who has any one related to him, who is able to
support him, and whose duty it is to do it. No entrance fee is charged,
and no charge is made for sustaining the inmates. In addition to this,
this institution conducts a friendly inn and provides three days' board
and lodging to strangers in the city, free of cost.

Hollywood Children's Summer Home, 1608 Mount Royal Avenue, Bal-
timore - Receives from State $500 for 1913 and $500 for 1914. Apply to
institution for particulars.

Home of the Aged of Talbot County, Easton, Maryland—Miss Lizzie
F. Hopkins, Corresponding Secretary. Receives from State $3,500 for
1913 and $3,500 for 1914. The institution receives persons of old age
who are unable to work and who have no means of support.

Home of the Friendless of Baltimore City, Druid Bill and Lafayette
Avenues, Baltimore—Receives from State $5,000 for 1913 and $5,000 for
1914. The purpose of this institution is the care, maintenance and edu-
cation of children. Many parents are enabled to be self-supporting by
being relieved of the care of children, when otherwise parents and child-
ren would have to be supported by the State as paupers. Entrance into
this Home is secured upon application at the institution by parent or
friend of the child, Tuesday morning, between the hours of 11 and 1
o'clock, or through correspondence to Miss Isabel Wilmer, Agent, Home
of the Friendless, Corner Druid Hill and Lafayette Avenues, Baltimore.

 

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