The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-11
FOLLOWERS OF KELLEY.
Graduates of the Plainfield Branch Form q
Bichloride of Gold Club.

Yesterday q delegation of forty gentle
men of this city. who affirm that they have
been cured of alcoholic, or inebriety.
through DR.. Keeley's system of bichIoride
of gold treatment. went down to PlaiDfield.
Their purpose was to meet similar delega-
tions from Frankfort, Logansport and
other cities of this State. as well as the pa
tienrs undergoing treatment at the Kelley
Institute at Plainfield at this time, and OF
ganize club that is to consist of only such
persons as have been afflicted with the liq-
nor habit and have been cured through
this doctors system of treatment. 1t was
the purpose of the meeting to form an aux
iliary club to the "Bichloride of Gold Club"
of the world that was formed some time
ago at Dwight, H., where Dr.. Kelley and
the principal institute are stationed.
The Indianapolis delegation was met
at the depot at Plainfield by
the institdte's present w patients.
manager of the institute, and conducted to
the Worth Hotel, where dinner was await
ing them. At o'clock they retired to the
X. of p. Hall, where. after some informal
deliberations. Mr.. Holmes called the meet
ing to order AMI appointed q committee.
without any preliminaries, who lmmed,-
ately set to work drafting a constitution
and bylaws. which were, with one or two
amendments, adopted In their entirety.
The constitut ton recited the object of the
association to be as has been mentioned,
and for the purpose of perpetuatinQ that
fraternal feeling for one another acquired
during their course of treatment, and to
raise a fund to be applied to those lnebri-
ates who have not the means with which
TO take the course The negligence of the
world in reform movements was deplored,
and the future OF the drunkard painted in
q different light from what one is accus-
toned to see it.
1t was decided to call the association
1.-THE Plainfeld Bichloride of Gold Club"
with its headquarters al Indianapolis. The
requisites for mem bersbip were to be the
payment of 81 initiation fee. with 80 cents
monthly dues, and the possession OF good
chosen president and Mr.. John Snavely.
John l.. Myley, NJ. Bristow and George
Griffin vice presidents. Mr.. VI. 5. Socwell
was chosen treasurer. and III. b. Jameson
secretary. President Reed testified, on
taking the chair, that he had been cured
two years ago. at Dwight. and had never
drunk drop since. From the first to the
last the greatest enthusiasm in the move
ment was displayed by the members of
the club. who were. perhaps as Jolly
q sober crowd ever met together outside
O plantation cabin. The treatment seems
to be exceedingly popular among all the
patients, and one fellow was OF the opinion
that the fact that the institution furnished
the patents all the WHISKY tney desired
from the beginning to the end OF their stay
had probably much to do with It, for IL is
a fact that this is done. and the patient IS
presented with a bottle of Bourbon when
he Is cured and starts away. which his
sense of propriety and courtesy. as well as
his acquired dIstaste for the same. permit
him to decline with thanks.
There IS club-room furnished the pa
tients. and when they are IN 1t II looks
good deal like the picture OF logRers'
camp in the upper Dakotas. While a re-
porter for the Journal was sitting in this
same club-room. yesterday. listening TO the
conversation, arguments and songs that
were on. some fellow, with one hand on the
door-knob ana the other on bis watch.
yelled out. Anybody want a shot: it's 4
ocioek~ Immediately the crowd began TO
dispense. and 20 toward the institute The
word shot means "A hypodermic injection
OF the bieloride OF gold.
There are several Jolly wags among the
patients. and. after each one of them had
received his 4-o'clock injection yesterday,
one fellow said that some enterprising fell
low would finally arrange some plan by
which the whole crowd would be ''panned"
out at the conclusion OF the treatment.