Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-11-15
DIR. KELLEY Is HERE
The Famous Diseoserer of the
Gold Cure
A GUEST AT The MORTON
He Talks Briefly Of HIS Great Tr-arment.
10 on Hls Way TO Alma 10 Dedl-
cate al Iasntuts.

Dr. Leslie T. Kelley Of Dwight, H.,
the diseoverer OF the famous Kelley
cure for drunkenness, arrived ID the
city last evening and, with Dis wiie'
vas assigned 10 rooms Nos. ana al
the Merton. he Was accompanied oy
Col. Nate Reed, editor OF the Banner
OF Gold.
Or. Kelley Is man six feet In
height, we'll propoEtloned and appar-
entity about 80 years Of age. lie has
nrm cnin, when gives hls lace decid-
eddy aggressive appearance his hair
10 gray and is getting thin on top and
his shoulders have the slight stoop That
IA indicative of = man OF studeoas ha-
bits. HIS manner Is forclbie, though
not vehement, and his voice IS evenly
mOdulated, not rising higher than the
average conversational pitch. He told
q reporter for IHE HERALD that there
are now elgnty-six branches Of the
Kelley Institute in this country. besides
one IA Denmark, one IN Sweden, one
IN Russia and one m Norway. tie gave
the number OF graduates from the IN
stltute as -, 600, with 500 beng added
10 TINS number every month. ont OF
TINS number DIR. keelsy estimates
that only > per cent are num-
bered with the 4" backsliders." In
The treatment, the doctor says.
a man 10 lifted up as ship Is lifted
III the dry dcek-slthout strain. lie
says he has been abused by the press
and the people Tor not having gwen
formula 10 the world, but he Considers
that IN doing that be would kill MS
treatment. Regarding the statements
made that the Kelley care often
break men down mentally, DR.. Kelley
card, MANY men come to " IN such q
state Of ntoxcatlOn that We cannot
tell whether they are sane or not, and
their friends. who are anxi Us TO have
them treated. are often wiling to lie
about them ana say that they are all
right WITH the liquor or opium out of
them. Wnen these men ars sooered
up and We find that they are insane,
they are sent home, without having re-
eeiyed a drop OF our medicine and,
well-they have been 10 the Kelley
Institute"
DR.. Kelley viii leave today for Alma,
where he Will assist at the dedication
OF an institute there and will return TO
this city Wednesday. Wednesday
evening ne will hold an informal re-
ception ia the parlors of the Morton
house. His vlst TO Grand Rapids is
purely Incidental. lie will be pleased
To make the acquaintance OF the PROM
inent citizens OF the city and all others
that take al active interest IN phIlan-
thropy and temperance. HIS visit Is
not associated with business, and he
Will be here To remain . day to see the
city and learn something of its hosplt-
able and generous people.
Mrs. Kelley Is = charming woman.
Her interest in the great cure is second
only to that of DIR. Kelley himself and
her sympathetic aud loveable tempera-
ment adds greatly to the deserved pop
ularjiy OF her husband. She Is quiet
aud unassuming in manner, of broad
Intelligence anu culture. easy and pol
isned IN conversational short, q most
delightful entertainer.
Col. Nate Reed, Jr.. the veteran jour-
na4ist, editor of the Banner of Gold, is
with DR.. Kelley. He Is al enthusiast,
n who veins the rich blood OF the
brave and chivalrous Kentuckian
flows. lie il q believer in everything
that Tears the name of keelev and one
of the most genial and loyal men in
the world