Morning journal and courier., 1889-08-29
AN UNIQUE AsYLUu.
For Artists, Literature and Other Pro.
 fessIOnals.

For Artists, Literature and Other Pro. fessionaLs.
 A very interesting ceremony took place recently in the shape of the inauguration of an asylum, founded with the funds provided by one of the most benefcent of the foreign ers who have elected France as their coun. try and Paris as their home. .says oorrespon- dent. The story of this foundation is worth recounting. As the prefect of the Seine re- minded his hearers, in his excellent inaugural address, the father of the two brothers Ga lignani, whose name Is familiar all over the continent of Europe, was an Italian who took up his abode in England. He settled after ward in Paris, where he opened shop, and in 1914 GaIignani's Messenger was founded. It had great success, and by means of the newspaper, as we'll as of the publishing and bookselling business, the brothers Galignani amassed considerable fortune. William Galignani died in 1882. He had been a great public benefactor all his life, and at his death it was found that he had elaborated a scheme for assisting those who had been less fortunate than himself without depriving them of their independence or self-respect. He bequeathed 8 sum sufficient to build an asylum, and to endow 1t with the funds necessary for carrying it OF. According to the terms of his will, the asylum Is to house 100 persons of both sexes, who shall each have separate bedroom and dressingroom. Fifty of them are to pay 5G0 francs year for their lodging and board. The remaining fifty are to pay nothing, but they must be especially recommended, and they must have belonged to the literary, scientific or artistic professions. Ten must have been publishers, twenty servants, and the remaining twenty either literary men or artists. The broken down publishers must be recommended by tine Cercle de Ia Librairle. The academy has 8 right to nominate certain number of ] candidates, while others again are to be ap- pointed by the scientific body of which NJ. Pasteur is the president at this moment. The | greatest care is to be exercised in the selec- l tion of the candidates, but once accepted by | the Assistance Publique, which Galignani made his trustee, the inmates are as free as | though they were living in hotel They
 are to come and go absolutely as they like. When they are at home their meals are to be l provided for them in large and airy re-
 factory, but they are to be quite free to go
 out and return when they please. It was Q
 very charming idea of William Galignani te associate his deceased brother in his last aci
 of charity by providing that his asylum
 should be known as that of "Galignanl
 Freres," and the same delicacy of sentiment
 was manifested in his proviso that in the ! public reports of the recommendations for
 admission the initials only of the applicants
 should be mentioned Ths Maison de Retra-
 ite Gslignani Freres has been built in the
 boulevard Bineau at Neully, just beyond the avenue de la Grande- -Armes, and 1t is not
 merely commodious, but a very handsome
 edifce, having large garden in front. It
 was officially opened by M. Poubelle, prefeet
 of the Seine, who, in an admirable improvis-
 ation, recalled the facts alluded to above, and did homage to the many public spirited acts of the founder of the retraite.