Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-09-18
The Howard Association.
SKETCH OLE THIS NOBLE SOCIETY OF
TIE SOUTH.

Many persons who read the newspa
pers often inquire what the Howard As
ISOLATION is hey read of the worl
done by the brave men who are it
members, and many are the speculation'
as to who they are, etc. The receip
Of the subjoined note promped IL report
er Of the Courier-Jomnal to inquire IN
TO the history Of the Towards, and thu
result of the investigation is given be
low; the note reads:
To the Editor of the Courier-Journal'
What is the Howard Association,
the members Of which are sacrificing
their lives in the plague-lnfestcd cite
Of New Orleans, Memphis, Vicksburs
and Grenada? Is it permanent or
ganization? [Yes.] Are the members
paid for their services No Dc
similar organizations exist in other cit.
les, waiting for the prevalence Of an
epidemic to call them into active SER
vice? READDR.
During the black days Yellow JACKIE
has been master Of the Sunny land o
the South, everybody has heard of the
heroic, yet unassuming, efforts OF .hC
"Howard Association has been a god
send, giving them, as It were, a refresh
ing draught and laying soothing hand
upon tLe feverish brow.
Many stories have been told of I'M
flinching devotion to friend and stran.
ger, of cheerful exposure to almost Ger.
tain death, and OF trust in providence
that will compare favorably with the
deeds of those noble Sesuits who bore
health and comfort to the sufferer
whether he lay &enumbed with the cold
of the North, or breathed husky breath
in the burning lands away to the
South.
One hears a great deal Of the Howard
Association, In the midst of the fever
at New Orleans, one Of its members
who may be as namcless as the soldier
who sleeps at Cave Hill, has risked his
life to administer comfort tc a dying
brother; another sought out some sui
ferer, who has been left alone to die
alone and unregarded. Instances OF
this kind Of heroism are frequent, yet
everything is done in the name ofthe as
ISOLATION.
This association was startedin 1873,
during the prevalence of the plague,
and it has been in existence ever since.
1t was namad probably after an English
philanthroplst Of the name of Howard.
When it was started, the design was to
make a permanent, and this has been
accomplished. The main object Of the
society is TO provide nurses and provi5-
ions for the yellow fever sufferers. The
members themselves get no pay for
their services, but they frequently cm-
ploy nurses who DO. The society is an
uncomprOmising enemy of Yellow Jack
and each member, it Is sad, pledges
himself TO do everything in his power
to resist the plague and to help his sui
fering fellow beings. 1t embraces a
large number of philauthropic gentle
men Of the South, and many wholc-soul-
cd doctors arc enroll among the list Of
its members. The real society is con-
fined to New Orleans, and originated
there, though other societies bearing
the same name havs been organized in
nearly all cities which are liable to have
the yellow fever. The efforts Of the
society have been untiring, and have
met with much success.
1t is almest impossible to calculate
the amount of good they have accom-.
plished. Nest Of their work has been
done in New Orleans, Memphis. Nicks-
burg and Grenada. The members
themselves contribute literally Of their
time and means to carry out the end OF
the society. Long may such purely
beneficial societies continue to do their
good work.-LouisciUe CeUTier-Jour-
nal