, 1874-11-28
THE GOOD SAMARlTANS.

OE Al4t0s A-1slShhU . fS0AASNs
Tho body Of ladies calling shomHelyoB Good
sa1naritnns, who aro under tho leadership OF
Mrs. Forbes, nayo determined to hold 1nass-
meeting at tho ourlicst possible moment for tho
purpoao OF exposing tho wrong-uoings OF tho
band Of sistors under tho leadership Of Mrs,
Waldorf, wlo also call themselves Good Bamari-
tarn.
Mrs. Forbes explains tho
CAUSE OF THE LATEST nu,trus
In this way Whom Mrs Waldorf hocarno preHi-
dent Of tho Society, thoro being no rulo or law
deluing tile duties OF oilcose sho, taking nd-
vantage Of tho omission, rulod tha Society Mt hor
capricc. 6ho put only such motions ea pleased
bur, and many timn docarod motion carried
or lost when tho voto was tho other way.
Mrs. Forbes. in her visits to tho Sh0lter, pro-
fcHscd to have discovered aomo - irregularities"
md, having dared to speak Of thom ut meet
inE, incurred the displeaSuro Of the IIe6tdont,
Mrs. Wnlbert.
THO subsequent proceedings have been freely
chruncled, md need not be now repoRtcd. 1t
will suffice to say that Atra. Forbes hns worry
sEn1oUs CHAR1Es
to prefer against tho manager Of tho Shelter.
10 llamo E0mo Of them:
First-s1rs. Forbes called at tile Shelter on
Thanksgiving Day, taking basket in which wero
giyc Tue inmates for their Thanksgiving dinner.
Sho was met et The door BY ono Raster, who
rudely denied her admission, refused to aocept
the basket from her, and ordered her away under
throat Of calling for aid from the police; ;,; -,
obliged an inlnate, who is suffering from koro
OH one Of her logs, to Ecrub the floors. Tho
girl was weak. and begged to be relieved Of tho
duty for that night at least. Mrs. Wheeler re-
fused; The girl worked. and tue, result WAS TINT
tho aoro bl1st out blcaiing afresh, and her Pros
ent condition Is infinitely worHo than when eho
filet entered tho Shoitar.
IAird-About two months ago. . woman
called at tho Sheltcr, and left child there, ex-
pressing tho wish that tho baby should dio Tho
baby did not receive proper nouriBlment, and
WAS repeatedly hold undor. lydrant OF cold
water, Which two combined aoon effected tho
achth OF Tho cld i'll accordance with
who lett it. No inquiry wnB nlads
Of the woman where tho baby came FROM who
woro its parents. or anything to insure its idon-
sy M If reos 81 s ' 0s oseP ss
ut the meetings of the Society.
These statements Mis-. Forbes declarca Size
is ready to testify to under outh.
"'rhey hnye forced lilo into this thing, and I
NIL determined now that the public shall know
the perlityot these women who claisa the sup
port Of charitable pnrsonB for the aid of tho
she'tor. tried my very lost 10 keep this expose
1fom the public. to contno our dlllorcncoH and
our mistakes within tile Society, for bolioye wo
arc capable Of rocttfyiug thom- But what
reception did / got When I read paper At tho
noeting held Nov. 10, 1874, after tho rouorters
had gone, rccitinR the major part Of tic charges
her sarcastic "ny. 'Umph, wc don't want to la-
ten to complaints from papors.' toll you it is,
in my opiuion, barbarous to leave those girls III
charge CT these Christian women. hayo tho
greatest respect for Christianity, but -"
Tl1OHE htEN.
Mrs. Burnett, who WIS present during tho fore
going conversation, he1e broke in u1cereMoni-
auslt Haytug: Fs men aro tho ca.lao Of oil this
trouble. THERE'S thnt Naster mud Jim Chisholm
anu couple more and that doctor. hiau are
tho ca,lbe of it all, anu thoso young mon who
hnva no scnAo and don't know, the glddy racI;s.
what they saying Of doing onc.E!alf tho tiuo."
Airs. Barnett WIS QUO of tho founders Of tho
Good Samaritan. Society, aud fees very mueh
aggrluyed at the turn aflag baye taken.
ILL. TIostAY
Then tho question "Whoro shall wc hold the
neeling9" Vas talked oyor.
I.ng's "a to DR.. Thomas ohurch!'
I've I'VE ea1't Eos 10 Thomas church,"
Well. ii what Mrs. Walbcrt SAYS is true, DR..
Ihomns wouldn't open bis church othor to You
(MrH. - or Cynthia (L--)." "Well, he
can only refuse; bit don't think Thomas bus
said any such thng.h
;, The fact ~. Thomas thinks TINT you (hIrs.
81 & arc Woman's 1liyhth WOMAN, md you
mat!or what his private opln,on 1nay bo!"
Ihat IL truo enough my doar but am do
tornined. when SEQ Thomas, to have this mat
TOR out Win haM-tU know whether he ever Qx-
pressed himself in TINT way"
Tho Indies finally decided to wait on DR..
Thomas, aud. II thoy cnnnot got lin to open his
church, to secure public hall, dua notice Of
which will be giron.
Iater in the oYcung notice hoadol Startling
Disclosures" was received ut tlis Office stutlus
that tho tHocoty OF Good Samaritan" d" wiIl hnld
a nass.meoting IN Methodist Church H!ock,
corner OF Clark aud Washington htreots, at half
past o'clock this evening. To IL WA aldod m
invitation tn - nn1 r
who feoIa in interest in the cauao OF humanity
aud IL opposed to cruelty and oppression ''
to be present aud "hoar for him
sell or horHolf." special Invitation wau
extended to the Mayor aud Common Council,
aud tho Information impartod that Mrs. l3arnett,
the President Of lllu Sooiety, would preside, mud
That speeches would bo 1nNde by Mrs. ChaBo,
bIs. DrlsgB Mrs. Leonard. Mrs. Col. Gregory,
and others,
OLD PEOPLES HOME,
FORMAL OPENING or THE hEw BUILDING.
Tho formal opening of TIN Ok! peopla'n Home
FFt4 nf n.,Iut