The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-12-04
SOCIETY OF GOOD CHEER
YOUNG LADIES FORM AssoCLA-
TIoN TO VISIT sICK.
The Work is Now Beginning in
New York, but viii Very Likely
Extend Over the Country.

The Society of Good Cheer has
been chartered under the State laws
of New York, says message from
New York city, by a group of young
women of the upper West SIDE OF
New York city. These earnest
workers aim to cheer the sick ana
especially the convaiescent, to give
a touch OF joy to those lives that
have been brought low through sick
ness, 10 find the stranger withla
the gates that may be very mucn
in need Of cheer, ana to pcomulgate
cheerfulness among all classes OF
people.
FOR sometime these young ladies
have made it a, part OF their every
day life to visit boarding houses, ho-
tells, hospitals ana private residenc-
es where the sick are conyaleSclng
and by distributing flowers, books
magazines ard good cheer, have
assisted many people back to rug
ged hsalth and req. life.
Miss Theora Garter; the leading
spirit among these young ladies'
conceived thc iaea OF organizing a
Society OF Good Cheer to be com
posed of young ladies who would
devote portion OF their time TO
helpfulness and cheer.
Miss Carter became sick While at
tending the Post Graduate classes
in Chicago and mapped out the
work while conyalescing. She is no"
devoting her ample income and time
tu the society and has inspired sucn
a spirit OF cheer among her young
associates in New York that many
have Joined in the work.
Miss Carter is the President OF
the society and she and her CO.
workers are successfully creating an
organization that Will soon be a
potent factor in our national life.
Many lodges have been formed
and others are ready for organiza-
ton. 1t is proposed to institute lodg-
es in all the centers of the country
70 work with physicians in aiding
and assisting the convalescent and
to bring before the entire people
the necessity of good cheer at all
times.
Already tho famous Hampton
Court estate Of Staten Island, with
its eighty acres of fine lawns and
marks, has been thrown open to the
members of the society in their
work.
A tented city in New Mexico has
haan planned for incipient consninp-
tives ana a number OF New York's
wealthy men will give over their
yachts in the SuTnmerfor several
DAYS IN order that excursions may
be taken along the Hudson.
The society is distributing hang
ers and cards among business hous-
es with the words, "CAeeriuiness is
an asset
The patrons OF the society iuGi LUZ
some OF the leading women OF the
land
This society is not charity.
These who join must give por-
ton Of their time and. where that is
Impossible, they are expected to give
way TO others who are ready TO do
work IL person.
One OF the aims Of the society
is to encourage men to cheer up
their friends and acQpaintances when
sick AMI ccnvalescing.
Many men have an lea that
when they are sick it is best to be
left alone, a kind of Independence
that does not always work out well
with the other man.
One OF the strict rules Of the So
ciety is that ioung ladies' in visit
ing must so in pairs or groups and
must study sanitation and hgsienic
rules.
Sometimes just the fact that young
ladies have called and left flow
er ana q card will aid convalesc-
ing person to a joy-a cheer that is
indeed beneficial.