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out when they please & return
the same - also receive visits
from their friends. on last
evening there was a concert given
by one of the Schools of this City
for the Benefit of this school
some $400 were the net proceeds.

This Home is indeed a blest
one, for those aged women
who have seen better days,
here they bide, can busy
themselves as they choose,
though each when well, has
her regular work allotted her
for certain hours of the day. -

from the home we visited the
grounds of a Mr. [??], son
of a very wealthy man, he has re-
cently visited Europe, & his house
& grounds are fitted up after
European style - Oranges & Lemons
were hanging on the trees in the
hot house in front of his house.

On the Boudoir windows were
beautiful blooming plants - in the
Hot house were every description
of flowers in bloom - In the
yard were beautiful Arbors,
fountains & Statuary -

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April / 54

from this beautiful home, so
far as luxury & taste were con-
cerned we went to the neat
& quiet home of Mr. & Mrs. Needles
They have one son, a young
man, Charles Needles. Dr. S.
came to tea, Mrs. not able to
be there - After tea we had
a spiritual circle, but had
no startling manifestations.
at about 8 1/2 we left, Dr. S.
took Mrs. Rose to our home -
& I accompanied Mr. Needles
to the Maryland Institute
to take a look at the people
there assembled, at the Love
grove Promenade Concert -
Mr. L. is an aged fireman.
this concert was given by the
Firemen of the City for his benefit

April 5

Mrs. Rose gave her 2d lecture
this evening, attendance some-
what larger than Monday eve-
ning.

April 6

I lectured this evening by in
vitation from the Marion Tem
perance Meeting Society of Balti-
more, had a full house. The
meeting was called to order by the