The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-09-25
SUNSHINERS
officers of Four City Branches
Held Session at Mrs. Gran
ville's Yesterday.
Mr.. GUNSHANAN'S REPORT
Member OF State Committee Asks Aid
for tuberculosis Suffer.

flower, Queen Esther and Coreopsis
branches Of the Tribune Sunshine So
ciety met at the home Of Mrs. w. A.
Granville in Howe street yesterday at
ternoon. The meeting was special
one called for the purpose Of giving an
opportunity for the officers of the So
ciety to hear Mr.. Gunshanan, a mem
Der OF the state committee on tubercu-
losls Investigation and for other special
business
he meeting was called to order at 3
o'clock the most important business
being a, motion which was made and
carried, that the semi-annual meeting
be held In New Haven. This meeting
will occur sometime In November. the
exact date to be announced later.
Following the business meeting Mr..
Gunshanan told OF his work here and
In other cities and urged the sunshin-
ers to affiliate with the owners Of large
| department stores and factories to tho
end that they shall start the fund
among their employees for the proven
| ton and relief of tuberculosis. Nearly
al! the large business concerns have al
ready expressed their willingness that
such fund should be established, but
the work Of establishment has been
slow.
"Tag-day" for the benefit OF those
victims of the disease who are not en-
ployed In large business houses, but
who need help and are worthy of It.
Subscription cards have been left at
the mayors office for use by any per-
sons who will help along In this very
necessary work.
Several cases which have come un-
der the personal notice Of Mr.. Gun
shanan during his work here were
read. These cases are all local, right
here in New Haven and have been
carefully looked into, and are exactly
as represented and reported.
lin one case the father OF the fam
lily became III with tuberculosis was
unable to work. Had maintained a
comfortable home. been Independent
and self-respecting. When sickness
came the wife was obliged to go out
And earn the living. keep the house,
care for the invalid and her children.
II was a constant worry and strife 10
make ends meet. This condition has
already lasted for over year. Very
faithfully has the patient followed In
structions In regard to care Of him
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he could be free from worry, which
always retards progress.
Another case In which the hus.
band has been unable to work for over
year and dependent upon the wife
who also earns the living The same old
question is asked every day, When
can I 60 to work again" I'VE must
have more money"
3.--Case In which two brothers had
died Of tuberculosis within year I'm.
II! they were unable to work a com.
Portable home mad been maintained
but after their death only daughter
remained to earn the living for thu
family, Two small children who were
very frail needed proper nourishment
and every care taken to guard asains,
tuberculosis. The daughter herself fell
prey to the disease within year
and was obliged TO give UP work. This
left them without any income. The
daughter worried so constantly that II
was almost impossible to make any i'm
provement. What was to be done.
There was no way out of the difficult!
but to accept charity, and while Il
was hard to beg. II was harder to 81
hungry
4--Case OF a young girl alone In thu
world had earned respectable livint
for herself until obliged to take light
err work, and finally not able to work
at all Wholly dependent upon som'
kind friend, with her own large famil,
who would for time give her home
J, Sin this case the wage Garner o.
the family, young woman, had work
ed until able to work no more. When
she ceased to work all income ceased
Nothing coming In, rent due, next tn
= sheriff to order them out; then MOVING
on with the same old prospect ahead.
These are orly few cases illustrat.
ing what we are coming In contac
with every day, and conditions that w
must some way meet.
: 1t was decided to bring the subject
before the board of managers of the
separate branches, each Of them re-
porting at a general meeting to b
held soon after the regular meetings
which will occur early In october.
The system advocated by Mr.. Gun
shanan for the raising Of funds In the
shops and stores has already been CIV.
en- and Is we'll understood among thu
workers and those interested In the
matter not only Of assisting those Whc
are Ill hit also LII attemnting to nra