Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Berkshire County, Massachusetts . men. In 1899 the sons of Mr. Zenas ALirshal Crane erected at a memorial to their father, the elegant edifice known as the Berk-shire County Home for Aged Women, and which, since its founding,has supplied to many lonely ones the lack of love and kindly attentionof Kindred. In June of the same year the matron and two old ladiesentered upon the occupancy of the building. At the outset many peo-ple, and among them some who^ gave to the institution their most de-voted effort, wer
Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Berkshire County, Massachusetts . men. In 1899 the sons of Mr. Zenas ALirshal Crane erected at a memorial to their father, the elegant edifice known as the Berk-shire County Home for Aged Women, and which, since its founding,has supplied to many lonely ones the lack of love and kindly attentionof Kindred. In June of the same year the matron and two old ladiesentered upon the occupancy of the building. At the outset many peo-ple, and among them some who^ gave to the institution their most de-voted effort, were skeptical as to the real necessity of such a Home,and seriously doubted if there could be found a sufficient number ofpersons of the class for which it was intended, to justify its main-tenance. But if it was slow in making known its reasons for its exist-once, it has amply vindicated itself and taken an enduring place amongthe worthy charities of Berkshire county. Since the institution opened its doors, sixty-one old ladies havebeen received as inmates, thirtv have died, nine have withdrawn or been. /SCI BERKSHIRE COUNTY 87 dismissed, and twenty-two are now inmates. The Board of Control isofficered as follows: Mrs. Zenas Crane, president; Airs. C. W. Kel-logg, vice-president; Mrs. William Newton, honorary vice-president;Mrs. Edward T. Slocnm, secretary; Mrs. Minnie R. Trowhridge. treas-urer. The corporation numbers two hundrerl and thirty contributing mem-bers. Besides the home care provided for the inmates of the institu-tion, each year various entertainments are gotten up for their enjov-ment—teas at private residences, sociables, and seats at lectures, theat-rical performances, concerts, etc. The annual cost of maintaining theHome is about $ii,ooo. The endowment fund is nearly $50,000. andthe property is valued at about $35,000. Applicants for admission to the Home must not be less than sixtvyears of age, and must have been residents of Berkshire countv for fiveyears pr
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