The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-10-14

tAN AHMkAAN NATURALIZATION hNftEtN 8
Il Is a fact. too. that u least two
81 the most important charitable
Institutions of Seattle. the Wayside
Emergency hospital and The Rythef
Child home have absolutely re-
fused to tolerate the patroniaing al
titude OF Mr. Steele and will have
nothing To do With his "syndioated'
charity methods.
Out Of the large number Of char
ity cases turned down by the G. o.
s which have been reported % The
Star. only ono viii be outlined at
this time. but u is typical ease
perhaps no more aggravated than
a score Of others which have shared
a similar fate At the hands Of syn
Dictated charity
This case Is that Of Mrs lnga
Miller. OF i0gg Twenty-sixth ave
nue. whose husband last spring ran
away and left her and her two
little children Ia the direst want
Mrs Miller was bed-riddcn In the
throes 81 a burning fever. without
a cent Ia buy food or medicine. and
without a crust Of bread In the
house for herself and babies
Friends and ucighhors aided her
as much as they could, but the
woman needed a trained nurse. and
she needed a doctors care. Tor she
wasn't very far from deaths door
Mr. A 7. Nichols. a Kind hearted
nelghh0r. seeing the womans crit
teal condition first secured n ply
sieians certificate setting forth
that Mrs. Miller must have a ply
sleian and a trained nurse at once
II her life vas 20 be- spared
Hut meantime the Charity organ
lzatlan society had been notified
Of Mrs MIllers condition. A rep
resentafive called AZ her humble
little home. looked at her. asked
her many embarrassing questions
and remarked that she had con
sumption and said the society could
not help her.
Then Mr Nichols took his neti-
ton and vent down town and tried
20 enlist the charity Of some Of the
business men. but everywhere h.
was met With the same answer
I'M SORRY. But WE CAN'T no
ANYTHING FOR YOU UNLESS
Y0u GET A CARD FROM Mr.
STEELE Mr. Nichols went t.
Mr. Steele. and laid the matter be
fore him Mr.. Nichols told a star
representative last night that
Steele received him coldiy and re-.
fused absolutely % endorse the Pc
tltiou or give him q card. and re-
marked according 10 Mr Nichols
4 don't like Ia have you so around
collecting money this way. 1T
WILL HURT rs WHEN WE GO
TO THE BUSINESS MEN AND
Ask THEM FOR MONEY FOR
TIE CHARITY ORGANIZATION
SOCIETY
So Nichols went away. sick It
heart and euralux organized char
ify. lie happened 10 know some
good hearted business men Who
bad not become 80 thoroughly i'm
husd With the syndicate" charity
Idea bat what they would listen 10
a worthy plea for aid. and 10 he
secured SIC With this he was able
20 e.; a little medicine. securing
the services Of a trained nurse for
a week and to buy some food Tor
the. mother and children aud a few
bits Of clothing the children needed
most.
Mrs. Miller's life was saved and
she was placed beyond immediate
want but had she been left 10 the
mercy Of organized charity there i
no question but what there would
today have been two little mother
less orphans left alone 10 fight the
battle Of life.
Other cases could be- enumeraf-
81 10 show What utter folly II t.
for the poor and destitute % appeal
for aid 70 the Charity Organization
society. but they would only Be
variations Of the same old story
which has been told In these col
umns a number u times. that when
relief has been refused by organ.
lied charity smccnr has invariably
come from some angels ~ mercy
who have given with a free hand
and a cheerful heart.