The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-12
A SAMARITAN BROTHERHOOD.
New Charitable, benevolent and Co
operative Society Being Organized.

New Charitable, benevolent and CO.
operative Society Being Organized.
Rev. ]. Arnold Brash, representing the
Supreme Council of the Industrial Broth
erhood of Good Samaritans, is in the city.
Mr. Brash's home is in New Orleans.
but he has been for the last several
months at Waycross.
AS represented by Mr. Brash the In
dustrial Brotherhood is a benevolent or
ganizaton intended for the benefit of its
members and to relieve some of the evils
of modern civilization by affording en-
poyment to the unemployed and giving
them homes where they will be assured
of an opportunity to labor, with homes,
food and clothing, medical attendance and
education for their children as dong as
they care TO avail themselves of these ad-
vantages. In pursuance of this object the
brotherhood desires to secure large tracts
of land in this section for farming and
Industrial purposes.
In some respects Mr.. Brash said the
new organization will be similar to the
present cooperative association which is
now maintaining colony at DUKE. Ca,
in Ware county, near WayeroSs Though
l.
il has apparently met with great success,
having now population of about 500 and
with several thriving industries. Every
thing at Duke Is on q cooperative basis
all work being directed by the colony and
all sharing equally in the benefits.
Mr. Brash says that while the Industrial
Brotherhood Of Good Samaritans proposes
to obtain all the benefits of cooperation,
it does not propose that the members
shall sink their individuality in the organi-
cation. 1t Is not necessary that members
should live at the settlements of the or
ganization of which there may be several
A fun membership viii cost $500. which
may be paid in at the rate of 81 to s.
per month. On the death of a member
his family is entitled to receive pension
at the rate of $12 per month until the
youngest children reach IS years of age,
or until the widow remarries. There NAV
be joint memberships, however, of both
husband and wife, in which case double
benefits win be paid. The organization
also proposes to see to the education of
the children of its members the educa-
ton being largely of an Industrial nature.
The second class of members win be those
who are unable TO pay anything, but
who simply desire employment and who
will be given their support in return for
their labor 1t Is this class whom the or
ganization is chiefly intended to benefit.
IL
nah" said Mr.. Brash, "but in all the
Northern cities and in some of the South
ern cities, especially Atlanta, there are
hundreds and thousands of men, many
of them skilled workiugmen, who are out
of employment and without means Of pro-
viding for their families 1t is this class
whom it Is intended to benefit by Offering
them an opportunity to labor with health
full and moral surroundings. There are
thousands who will be glad to take ad-
vantage of such an opportunity. A char
ter has been applied for 10 the Superior
Court Of Ware county, and Waycross will
be the headquarters of the brotherhood
for Inc present. As desirable lands are
to be obtained at low prices in this Sec
ton Of the state, our first settlement will
doubtless be located i'm this section. We
are not seeking charity, though we shall
expect to obtain land on very reasonab
terms and to pay for the same by means
of loans and che dues of members"
There is already an Industrial Brother
hood an organization having a large
membership throughout the country, upon
which it is expected to draw largely i'm
securing members for the Good Samari-
tan Brotherhood. one feature of the or
ganization is that there will be no salaried
officers. the officers being allowed only
their expenses. Mr. Warren Loot, a we'll
known citizen of Waycross, and cashier
of ore of the banks there, is treasurer of
the embryo organization.