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mei m swue uj. me omer ciuea uuasu 01. n'i of the paramount position of France in the ytiGeorge W. Pixley Purchases Huestis Homestead As Asylum.PIXLEY RELIEP HOMEOne of the most' munificent gifts that has ever been made to charity in Fort Wayne Has been given by George-W. Pixley, who has presented the Fort Wayne ..-Relief- union with the old Huestis homestead on Maumee avenue. Mr_ Pixley- purchased, the home from Drl ;M, A. Mason'for .$20,000 and gaveut;to the relief union with no -other- restriction .than .that: PA] guard moml ■ Tli« with t of-th ■now '£ to ths •;the-BTie:Aug.■trfeatl;thV-form!:C}iitaiite fjirtsvfi •fled ti Jdemo; ;Occup■;wpaiouarfi state i .a 'lud GertB! duripislon-r'i cablni ' . “Th coUrt-tiie Ti to sec Thi! eutioa need i posed inter-i’ George A.‘-Pixi#y,;the place-be.known/aa the Pixley Relief Home.The/Relief union will conduct .the place as an- asylum ,for aged women, a' place where- children can be - taken wh en mothers - are -unable to . keep them and.stilt wish the family kept together and as ah emergency home for a.number of purposes.The Relief ■ union -has been -maintaining, -under great handicap, ■headquarters-at 1118 Hanna'street, but the place was inadequate to the needs.. The gift of Mr. Pixley, which was gratefully accepted by the members of the. union, provides a suitable place in which to.carry on the truly great work of-the organization.• The'Gift.• The'old-Huestis homestead was for years a show place of the city. It is- situated on Maumee ■ avenue close to the Lincoln Highway arch, and consists of an extensive, plot of ground and a big picturesque house set' back from the street, and surrounded by broad lawns and big trees. It is/tui ideal location for an asylum, for it provides a big playground with plenty, of fresh, air for the children-and a place where-.the aged inmates'may secure-the rest and quiet that is necessary to make their last few years- on earth endurable.. The .Huestis.homestead has at various times been mentioned for a hospital or. other, public, institution, but negotiations never progressed far,- The place has been known as the' -Dr._ Drayer homestead and the. Beil homestead, as’successive owners occupied' it. The last owner and :the ane-from whom-Mr. Pixley purchased it-was Dr. M. A. Mason, i Are Thankful..Some . Idea-of the feelings of the members of the Relief union- can be gained from the 'statement of a member- of the executive1 committee, who said today:. “If- anyone lias ever been obliged to house a.-family varying in number from six to fifteen in a small city house, - and if he tiever knew when the family would increase and where the money-was coming from to pay the rent for- the little house, and then without warning was presented with a spacious residence and large grounds, lie would understand the feelings of the hoard of directors of the Fort Wayne Relief union.•A feature of Mr.-Pixley's magnificent gift is that it is directly opposite the new big city park on the old golf- grounds, and this will Insure I the inmates of the home plenty of fresh air and plenty of room. There the children can lead the life children should lead, more people can be helped than the Relief union ever helped before, and everything done in a better way, •This does not mean that the directors have no worries for the future, for the expenses will now be much greater'than before and the public will' be asked for larger donations than the 'directors ever dared to»ask before. When the people fully understand, however, the work that is being done it is hoped they will give what is needed.The Relief Union began long ago as a home for the friendless*and it ha3 been an old 'women’s home, a home- for ^emergencies, a- sewingLAI pan-A a day durinf tion o.trial'' tnies lt;pcctec with t fecfera inover the wi Offi tion 1 confer sboulc Feiler immec more portUI to the lies - ti labor. Indusl . Altl of Lai of thi World amase learn agand their iLAI ing th pan-A sumct pers’ ‘ The pers’ of the they c sion t •to sta prison I. W. speect assQcl-and. ti and S In i claredbtlsh« self i labor The adopt' vide I
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Fort Wayne News and Sentinel
Fort Wayne, Indiana, US
Sat, Nov 16, 1918
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