Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-02-07
Reply to the Report Of the Aims
House Committee
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he SNaaSSsSas At The CeaaSy Alias hease,
Tie writer aO@s aNt wish 70 SsSVs>t NNNs
SsS EoNsa Aay Individual or sNsSssy SSSa
ssSNnnlSSA ia aAy 1Sg~etiea> Sat, At tAS
sAsaS tuaS, he feels tAAtsecA an Individual ~
sN>SsIy should naASs seSA regeSe (wesa Il
SesSSsAs the paelSel eNAgA IS 10 The facts IN tA'
eAss ~ that al can iaags OF the merits 9
its &s<aaesleaS> Aaa when such an tadlNsd,
al eE seeSe&y does act do - aud saesaS'S y
rspNSS 10 the raelSlA the wsases eNsss1sss Y
his o. any NasNs privilege - take exception
/ ~ Aay HAtares Ia which he sseeSsas Il 70
aiasr fsopa his way u observation, u IL To-
this reason ask tie iaaalgsae< o. the col
saas of yNar publication At this 0@s>
| la The SFst elAce. the writer 10 one who Il
| pSsssstly familiar WllA the eeadlISoas AZ TIE
Alas ReaSe, lie has been visiting there teg
tssS wears, From his peSseaA observation
he discovers that the house all tasNaSA needs
CeeAlgS especially the peAstsSsag, hal outside
the preservation ii the hease teeM aeSASs
TIE uaNst eeee6e, In the we9ssSs Ss0aSeSa,
which these repairs woald produce wea9N eS
the InnroSsmeae q ils appearance, He does
act tAIak il would add anything 10 the sAa,
lsallea a the house. 0a the other hand, ne
(Alaks il aaykAiag Its being cut OF repair
AelnS the sanitary coa1iltoa, eSoe II aids
Vea0laIiea, aud ventilation, rs every one
ksNwS il essl for the health OF the aoaae,
NmiSAt h thought because ettes opSa>
assS Il The hoass il exposes the inmates 10
the cold, But such IL not the eAsS, "a my
visit to the Alias HOUSE this mesalag Meed
the temperature inside the house aSt ssaes
seyealys6ye aeSrSess while outside, the laee~
uNsseSsr rcsissersa about ten degree below
trseaInS,
GFSss objection has been found to the sAa>
ltaEy condition Of the Aims House, u We
were to iaaEs the sanitary condition ey The
leaE lite OF the Inmate u the room the GrAnd
jury Describes ~ van Impossible reoaAa "
even In greatest 6lth, the condition OF the
Alias House cannot he very detrimental 10
health, he is ~ ysArs old, and, as tar IS
can learn, has Neea an occupant OF NE eAse-
meat in which his room Is os tosN>oas
years aud the room he now occupies ms ne
teen or twsaU yeArs, Aud nNlwItestaaalaS
this, excepting his ehren9e AaimsaS HpS~ss
OBJECTION might be offered 10 his location
Ia the basement But before doing -, II
sAeald he remembered that at one tune me
basement was exclusively Tor the eoloced la~
mates, Here they lived, ate and slept 10,
his condition eertAinly must have ncen tos>
proved by siylng Il up 70 him alone
The writer considering these and other
facts cannot understand thls oatery nom
some quarters Tor new Aims HOUSE ne
AYERS that ntae,lenths OF the homes OF tNs
ooaaty are neither 80 eemtottAele nor mors
sanitary, The Aims House Ia 81 brick anu
has an efficient steAua-heAunk piAat 70 Keep
Ia 50 situated that the sunlight penetrAees
every room (except that 'lmpossihle room
At come hear Of the day. That sunlight and
air are the great purifiers needs no demon
slrAtion, Aud the writer eau assure the
readers Of this paper that the inmates OF the
Aims House, In its present condition, enjoy
both Of these great blessings In Abundance,
The writer Ia his freQaeat VlsiO has never
seen the house in what he would desctlhe as
a state OF filth, But Il such = condition ~
any time exists, a generous application ot
soap and water viii prove asatieleat remedy
er the evil, lie cannot, however, see how
: nnvs Alms yanse would he \ perfect remedy
for the evil,
Fault has been f0and with cold nAth,
nom and an outside toilet, An additional
radiator or an oil stove would mrnlse me
bath with the proper heat, And - nor me
toilet--how many well-tO-do families u thus
county can boast the comfort OF an tnsde
lollelY la this progressive community OF
Roek villa our inside toilet Ia forbidden ey
law. And maay % these homes have their
AGED and in0rm, toe, Why give the Aims
House eonycnieaees aud luxarles when tne
more than the average homo 10 without
One need not be possessed OF mueh TAR
si.hledness to discover that the inmates OF
me county house are now eeloylng more
eomEerl--immeAsn rahly more-than they
aver knew In their houses, or could ever
bona or IAhout 40 per cent are eoloredl,
rhey have steAm heat aud brick walls 10 pro-
Tee, them from the weather they must have
an sennaaneo Of suhatantlal food tor the le-
nor, Sas slleu, ON ,his poinO; they have an
st,snSan, Musician they have a sAlarled
ma,rSn I,heush she may no, perform her da.
,ics eiNeientlyl, the slSk are constantly served
hy those who are well--and they very likely
wr,,.r Bul they have not proper beds,
ma ara N s,raw and withoa. any uphol-
s,ssS.s Ana n would be a sod,send itmAt.
,ro,sas ,,oro snh.,ltnted for these--wllh rub
~, snaarshes,s ~ nrotect them aud make
r., n,,ssS
- ~ S,,,ss Ss aha ,a,onor.l eondnlon Of the
-. nanss =. sAa wrl,sr has seea n. Now
=, ~. - 80 an ,hn snlrilual ada az n,
rhe Aims Honsa Il located less than a mile
nom pnesv,lla ana an a good road, We have
Nsrs a rrsiasnt mInister 81 ali the prlnelpal
Senam,na,Inns which lnhahlt the county,
Tsa'ss ,sho hasa ,aSan mn their residence al
aaoso WV aa,s vaSsa w h.,sn harn IN one
'SV 80 $50 asnnr,,aas,nns And unless he has
s'.'"I,,. NsN~asl ,ha denomination Of his
Ss,n Y ssSms N ma ,hat N h ATM his by In.
S SwSs IN charity then he can expect the
.N,n's,Sr \, silva him The spirllaal onsolA,ion
\" nasS. And he h not given Il, then Il
ae SSesS 1870 ,.nI, ana a. much The verse
~ ~ ne mInls,er, n the mlals,er performs
M. S',y ISs wri,er canine. sec ,he need Of a
''.I.S 49,, tcr ,he Aims House,
NJ sS,I,ss Ia lhe latholic prlesl Of this
,nsS Al nroner ,imea he attends to the
teMn, ~ p,oryg' 49, ~ his Mllh smong
sp''S sss 49, ~ ,As AIms Uouse. Whv. no
Wy ma Inlay, AZ. n,har cler,ymen az Tho tewn
s ~ Vs sa'''sp WV WV
Nv wy M ssnor, NJ tho Rockville Union Bible
Nv " w IspS y, .hnya i, inainnates that Il
S'ass -, ~ ,sa ,ImslS entrance Of the mis-.