, 1874-12-27
THE GOOD SAMARIT1NS.


An Address, . Certificate, and nm
Affidngit.
| TO the Public:
| In consideration Of the publicity which our
| Society Las attained and tho misrepresentation
| attending the same. the Good Samaritan So
| ciety, Of Chicago, incorporated Nov. Is, 1874.
| and having for its officers, Airs. Annie E. Wal
| bert. President; aIrs. T, J, Dluthardt and Mrs.
| II. Raster, Vtce-presideuts; Mrs. Elvira ".
| Spauldins, Treasurer; and Mrs. u. II, Baker,
Secretary, desire to cali your attention to the fol-
lowing statement. AT the date OF incorporation.
it was hoped that all diereputabie and dfscordant
! elements had been expelled from the Society,
| and that our WORT could progress. but thorough
investigation Of affairs at the Home resulted in
| developing tbs fact that Mrs. Ellea Wheeler
| lsuperintendent OF the Sewing Department. and
| Acting Iatron pro tem.) WAS totally incompetent
| to conduct the affairs OF tia Homo, and it was
| therefore resolved to rcinft.xe Hrs. Ammo r.
| Plat AZ Superintendent, said lady having beon
/! legally elected Is Matron Sept. Q, but who had
| declined election as Superintendent. The Society
| were met by positive refusal Oh tha p2rt of
Mrs. Wheeler to recognize or Acknowledge the
authority Of tho ollicoss. Oa Dsc. 16 Mrs. VAL
| bert, PRESIDENT, and Mrs. Bu.hacdt, Vice-Prcai-
i dent, visited the Home for tho porpose Of re-
| ceiving an inventory Of goods, stores,
! linen, etc., but we're pexempsor3ly re-
fused any list Of housekeeping articles,
records, or inventory, belonging to the
Society. On the aau4e day, 1T the request OF the
officers, DE- 2. Honrotin, t., County Physician.
called to ascertain whatinnates wezo 1T subjects
for tie Connty Hospital tive Of whou, wore pro-
yieied with parmits. A. TIA request OF the ffos-
ide1t, woman Nth two children, who had long
boen i'll. and was deoirous OF returning to her
friends in Logansport, 1nd., vera supplied with
passcs.
When the Doctor called for the patients, Mrs.
Wheeler refused positively to let them bo re-
moved and Immediately after called to her aid
Sergt. McCauley. of tho Webster Police Station,
together With reporters OF tho Times aud Inter-
Ocean, stating to thom that scenes Of IN un-
pleasant character had been enacted, which
statements were published III tho Times and
Iu:er- OCEAN the following morning Is facts, and
which were absolutely false.
special naesting OF the Society was then
called, at which the situation Waa discussed and
Committee appointed to wait upon Mrs. Wheel
cr, with the reuuest that sue should signify viii
lngness to county With the rules Of the Society
or leave the Homo. The Committee found Mrs.
Wheeler, Mrs. spaight. mud such inmates as
they had been .ble to Influence, in state OF
open znutiuy, defying and Ignoring all legal au-
thority. Obedience or compromise not being
effected. measures were Immediately taken to for-
cibly eject the rebeiGous ones from tho premises.
Complaints being made befoFe Justice HluEda!e,
d warrant WIS issued, ard plnued in the hands Of
Constable Gleason. for tho arrest OF the riotous
ind disorderly persons, the needed assistance
having boen furnished by Supt. Jacob Rehm, Of
the City Police Department.
Tho Home, the lease OF which il in the hands
OF the President. Mrs. Annie z. Natbert, till
April l, 1875. il now undergoing thorough reno
walton, preparatory to continuation Of the
work. as organized By the incorporated Society,
,r3,a r;r ,1nrn harn n},-a anil
| GOOD SAMARITAN INDUSTRIAL HOME.
Opened Sept. 5, cornc: Menon1nes snd Hammond
| streets, near Lincoln Park. The Ladiea' Samaritan
Soc.:y OF this city was ofgar:.ed to S1sa to girls
and women who without employment, home, or
friends, helping hand. sympathy and COUNSEL Tbs
Association Is nuu-tecarau- l.ilanthroplc aud cos
mopoitan. It's 1ndustria! Home, corner Menominea
anu Hammond Streets WAS opened Sept. g. We layo
nos 10 active operation laundry, = domestic and
sewing department, and propose to give those under
charge portion of the benefits Of their labors.
We have organized, In connection with our work,
Al industrial homo whero instruction will be given
in sns various brancbes OF Industry aud moderate
compensation paid labor, to bs furnished to thu
unemployed. Also, home ior the enapioycd with
board Q. nomnsi III rEis*Isush pree to Ee ae.eEnnsa
honeless and trsudlcsd, sick or unfortunate, TO "
insisted.
Applications to be nadc to tho Ladies' Bureau for
booEkecpers, aaleswomsn dreseuaakeTa, sewing
women, houxekeepers, nurbcz, aud domeas'cs.
Thu oce the Good Samaritan Society and Iadies'
nurrau is At Room =, fos. 81 and IS LSslls street,
NzErA g. Eoon, Office Secretary.
mo person elatl solicit funds or supplies for
! tho Good Samaritan 6cciety unless furnished
with certificate signed by the President and
Secretary" Legal measures will be hencefor.h
taken 70 prevent any unauthorized uae Of tie
name OF the Good Samaritan Society.
Thanks arc returned for the 31U0 cash dona~
tim received last week from IA Friend !" also,
for the unsolicited liberal donation OF supplies
generally furnished by frisnds Of tho iohtatu-
! ton.
We have now thirteen inmates and constant
applications, many Of whom We ahall admit aa
COON the Homo is in working order.
Cash in Treasury, 500.
Tho number Of applicants for assistance being
greatly III excess OF our means. an appeal to fur
ther support is made to all who sincerely approve
OF the spirit IN which the Society has been
formed, aud desire to assist Ia upholding q
charitable institution ba1od upon that grand
idea so beautifully embodied IN the parable Of
the Good Samaritan.
pI. uEsRoz1S o6RrzF1Gs.
To tie Pubic:
hereby certify that on Wednesday, Dec. 1G,
/ WAS called upon to examine certain women,
sick, about to be sick, 1T tho Good Samaritan
Home. .
la1amined tieo parties, and gave permit for
tho Hospital for them all, az, after careful in
guiry, l considered them only subjects for the
Hospital. Nhilo there, the President, Mrs.
Walbert, and Mrs.. Butharas, Vice-Presl-
dent, seemed most anxious to make
all proper and charitable provision for
not accustomed to giva Hospital-pernits to any
but those whom such permit would benefit
When the Hospital-ambulance called. HRS
Wheeler refused, in mF presence 10 let the wo
men GO. I left the matter in the hands OF the
pa.tins themselves, aud only oue .avasled herRelf
OF the opportunity. In fine, while there I Baw
nothing but what would give me the highest re-
gard for tie officers OF the Association aud thera
ID no doubt in vie1 OF thetr ailments, the above
wOnIH nnre hn11 much b1ttar cnr1H f0Y