The Washington herald., 1908-04-26
By DEXTER MARSHALL.

en- stand out strongly-AIiss Jane Ad- |
dams, Of Hull House. founder of the first |
social settlement in America: Mrs. Maud |
Ballington Booth. little mother 10 the |
released and Stunned prison bird" and |
Miss Eva Booth. for years her fathers |
mainstay in England and now the head |
OF the Salvation Army in America. Each |
has a following that is comparable in |
numbers only TO an army. Hull House. |
with It's scores Of clubs and industrial !
branches, is the center of the higher life /
to the worst crowded and most eosmo- |
politan section of Chicago. To the Vol /
sunteers of America and TO the Salvation
Army thousands Of the outcasts Of the
very poor themselves turn yearly for q
friendly word and a smile and just the
modicum Of help that viii put them once
again on the road 10 respeetability-
Good Samaritan work is no child's play
i. to this trio Neither is It a passing social
whim. or merely employment to ill idle
hours. It is life work Each woman has
dedicated herself TO the task Of uplifting
the poor OF the great cities. and IN this
herculean effort each has gained not only
a wonderful measure OF success but ma
tlonal and international fame besides.
Though each womans line OF work is
peculiar TO herself in a measure. it Is no
ticeable that all three are possessed of
the power 10 hypnotize the rich man into
opening wide his poeketbook at charity's
call as delivered by them. They are. per-
haps, the best all-around money-gift get
ters among the Good Samaritans Of to-
day. Il would be interesting TO know
the sum total of the money they have
taken from millionaires; the figures would
doubtless show fortune OF large size.
IL also would be interesting to see a list
of the mOneyed men who from time to
time have been separated from some of
their wealth by the gentle tnsistence Of
4hese three modern Craees-of charity.
a Good Samaritan.
Though her novels have given her the
greatest publicity, Mrs. Humphry Ward
is known in England as one Of its shining
Good samaritans. She has been a lead
ing promoter Of London Fairgrounds, and
the success Of this movement in behalf
OF the child has been due in no small
part TO her efforts. She also is noted
among charity workers as one of the
founders OF University Hall a London
settlement established in harmony with
the views set forth by Mrs Ward in
her first great novel. Robert Elsmere.'
OF course. the venerable Florence Night
ingaie has been a Good Samaritan 10 the
poor ever since she founded the Night
ingale Home for trained nurses with the
S250.000 testimonial given her by a crate
ful England for her work OF mercy in
the Crimean war. And through her. hun
dreds nay. thousands. Of women are
Good SamaTitans to-day in every quar-
ter of the glObe, made so not only by her
training school. but by her example as
well.
Among the men Jacob Riss, after Gen.
William Booth. probably is the best
known Good Samaritan. though Balling-
ton Booth. general-in-chief OF the Volun-
teers Of America, also is an international
figure Edward T. Deyine, charity ex-
pert and organizer. and general secretary
Of the Charity Organization Society, Of
New York City came prominently before
the nation at the time of the San Fran
cisco earthquake. when he was SELECTED
by Secretary Taft to dispense Red Cross
aid TO the sufferers. Robert W. De For
est, as president Of the Charity Organiza-
ton Society. founder and first president
of the first philanthrOpic pawnbrokery,
chairman of the State commission that
brought about the famous tenement
house reform IN New York City, and
first tenement house commissioner Of the
metropolis. has been a Good Samaritan
on a large scale for the last twenty
years. He has had the satisfaction Of
seeing many OF his ideas of charity work
spread all over the country. Robert A.
Woods. who occupies a position in Boston
somewhat akin to that held by Miss
Adams IN Chicago; Robert c. Ogden,
of New York. retired merchant prince.
whose speciality is the education CT the
Southern poor, and John H Converse.
locomotive builder. of Philadelphia, who
is devoting a large part Of his great
wealth to the religious education of the
poor, are among those whose fame as
Good SamaTitans is not slight.
Aid the Poor Jews.
In Jewish circles the world over the be-
uehcence of the Montefores is tradition
al. For more than eighty years the MEM
bers OF this famous English family,
originally Anglo-Italian, have been en-
gagged principally in ameliorating the con-
dition of the Jewish poor wherever found.
One Of the monuments to Monteiore
philanthropy in this country Is the Mon
fAEl4DIt IDllt 4DI OllIOlilE AANdAlQS al
New York City, one OF the largest insti-
tutions of its kind in America.
The original Good Samaritan Montefiore
was Sir Moses Hayim. who lived to the
green old age Of 101 dying in July OF
1856. Just sixty-one years of his long
life he devoted exclusively TO phiIan-
Shropy, giving away millions in that time
and vastly improving the conditions OF
tens OF thousands of his kindred, especial
1y IN the Orient, whittier he made nu-
merous trips that he might personally
dispense philanthropy. On these journeys
he was received almost like fellow-ruleT
by the potentates of the East. so great
was their respect for the English Good
Samaritan and his works. At home he
was created a bar0uet by Queen Victoria
and because he was one of the leaders IN
the movement which resulted in the re-
moval of civil disabilities Of Jews in Eng
land he was one of the first Jews to be
elected to Office in that right, little
tight little island" English charities
founded or aided by his money are num-
bered by the score.
whole Time TO Philanthropy.
The principal Good Samaritan Of the
family to-day IS Claude G. Montefore
Since attaining his majority in 1873 he has
devoted his entire time to philanthropic
and educational matters. his educational
work being in furtherance OF the better
meat OF the Jew. This Montefore has
added TO his inherited wealth by marriage
into the famous banking family of Gold
smid. Sir Moses. born wealthy married
a relative Of the Rothschilds, and before
he had retired from business in 1924 had
added millions to a fortune secured by
inheritance and alliance.
Lesser MOntefiores also have married
10 ftl, nr,a thrla fhrnlioh than r,nilllnns