The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-16
BRAVE WOMEN At WORK.
They Found q Home for EplleptlcS in
the Old De Mill House In the
Upper Part Of Brooklyn.
MRS. SUSAN G00DhUE'S LIFE TASK.
A Small Beginning Has Resulted In .
Splendid Enterprise for tho Relief
Of the Unfortunate.
mrs, SUSAN GOODRUE'S LIFE TASK.

No name will shine with greater lus-
tire in the annals of philanthropical
work than that Of Mrs. Susan Goodhue,
who, after having rounded out three
score years and ten of active work in
the cause Of humanity, has decided TO
devote the remainder of her years to
procuring the funds necessary to main
tain a home for epileptics-poor suffer-
ers who spend part OF their lives as
thoroughly rational individuals and the
rest as though they were demented,
and for whom no real place has ever
been provided.
Knowing through personal contact the
care and attention these persons re-
quire at times. and that such care
could only be given in hospital de-
voted to their particular disease, Mrs
Goodhue started on her praiseworthy
mission a year ago last September, and
received for her first subscription ".
BY various entertainments the sum
grew to $500, and in March of this year,
through the efforts Of Mrs. G. w. Dick
inson, of Quincy street. who had ably
seconded Mrs. Goodhue in her work.
"a Home and Hospital for Epileptics
of Brooklyn and New York" was in
corporated. BY Sept II a commodious
house had been leased. and Is now IN
running order under competent board
of managers, with Mrs. Dickinson as
President The Advisory Board includes
many of the well-known clergymen OF
this city. and the medical stan Is OF
both schools, and Is composed OF pnysi-
clans who are interested in the study
of the elusive disease.
As has been stated. the Home has at
present three inmates. Ave whose appl-
cations are being considered. and M
teen applications In the name OF charity
have been made 1t is in this direction
that the board feels its Limitation. as
the income IS Inadequate. and until the
hospital is self-supporting, through its
inmates or endowments, the charity pa
tients will of necessity be few. The
first endowment Is from Mrs. M. Rahm
one Of the managers ana - sLS 1 ans
means to avail herself Of the oppor-
tunity of placing her invalid son there. =,
1t is desi BY the managers that all
the churches will cooperate in this en-
terprise. as the hospital is to be non
Sectarian 1t Is the intention or the
managers to render the institute a
feasible plan which will be likely to pro
mote the comfort of the inmates Will be
carried out. A number OF young people
have organized into society q CO.
workers. and during the winter will pro
vide entertainments to be given at the
Home The hospital is located in what
the old DE MI h9ese at tb No. o lay
fashioned house, with its pleasant
grounds. will answer admirably. But
that is to serve as the beginning. and
Ictnie many years the brave women
hope TO be managers of home situated
in the fresh. pure air, with grounds
large enough tC permit of fiower-raising
or some other equally healthful industry
which will interest the patients. and a
building which will accommodate large
number Of inmates. each with a separate
The Board of Managers consists Of
Mrs. Bessie Grant, ylce-President; Mrs.
VISA Mr snd W.
Louise Beidon,, Miss J, Beestoh; Mrs, B.
Beem naRneSy Ms Mrs ~ II H. B g. Mss
Mrs. George conk:in. Mrs: A.: II,
GGompland Miss C1euel Miss Helen
Susan Du Bots, Miss Lucy Du Bots, Mrs.
Anna Field. Mrs Cantres Griswold, Mrs.
j. Gallagher, Mrs. B. M; Goodhue, Mrs.
Mrs. II II. Howe. Miss Lillian James,
Mrs. J; ". Kereny, Mrs; NJ. Luffburrowy'
Miss j F. Pettigrew, Miss Pendleton,
n. Rahm, Mrs.. le g. ste fi Nt Mrs. NJ i.
Sutton, Mrs. NJ. Seidler, Mrs. c.. v.
Smith, Miss Maude Smith. Miss AIDE
mons. Miss ida Whittingham. Mrs 4.
D. Yates, Mrs. Vanderwerken and Mrs.
Board Of Advisers-wnliam G. Low.
Moses May, II. NJ. Smith. Judge A, II.
Daley, Rev. Father Sylvester Malone,
Rev. j. II. Darlington, Phi. D.; Rev. j.
HaAlsins,. D. D.; DR.. William NJ. Butler.
DR.. Daniel Simmons, DR.. Charles Shep-
herd. DR.. Henry G. Preston, DR.. C. fl.
j. D. Wells and Bourke Cochran.
The. co-workers are H. L. Powell,
President; s. B. Rynd. Treasurer; F.
4. Campbell 4. " Haul. A. ].
Brewers. Charles L. Parke, T. A. Bar
rett T. n Jnnes and John Terry as