Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-11
BETHANY HOME IS
WELL CONDUCTED
fnr~sti<stisn ~ State Agent virdsn
Fellows Receipt of Ansnymeas
Letters
CHARGES DECLARED To BE FALSE
Attacks DiseredlieA ~ Representative
~ stale and By the LEGAL
Dirscfor.-

A. a special meeting o; the board Of
. directors % ths Bethany Protective as
soesatioa. held Saturday afternoon.
,fay &. 81 che Rock Island heass in
the cts o. Rock isiaaa. called az the
r~qaest % Charles Virdrn. state agent
% thr board % administration % char
table Institutions % the state 81 iiii-
nois. certain unsigned communications
a~rr read Co the board members By
him These Communication had been
I seat Co hisn. aad Co others. and because
[ % certain charges contained therein.
eerr made the subject % Investigation
. By the state azrut and By Miss kath-
r~ine a Gallagher. hone visitor %
said board % administration. with the
rssuft that the accusations weTe de-
eiared bF them 90 b. false and usalic-
i1ss t'pon the RECOMMENDATION %.
tfF Virf-a. shr board unanimously de-
cifsd Co prepare a statement % thc
ease Tor pabiieation. whieh statement
is o. foIioWss
Mr Virdeu stated that be received
en- unsigned eGmmsuaieatton. under
date of April 2. 1918. ia whieh charges
we're made Co Ehr effect that che mat
r6a o. Bethany bone vas taeompFt-
FfF in thaE ser qusrrrt~d utth the help
sad discharged thea. making thr chill
GF~r ia she haaa~ 40 the uoFas tha;
tsere vas laapr6p~r discipline. par
ffea.arif at rhr table, that the home
VAS aot t~bt eirsa except vheu visit
ore urFe expected that che meals are
cold shea thr etltlr-a sif dpwu 90
Fk~m. chat rh~ ruosas are kept too
close uifh noe ss~etrst cir. that thr
Children are aaF Errs clearly. aat thar
rtef ere lat permitted 90 have enough
f.@e t1r PLAY
Receive >ecaud letter.
a s~earf letter uas received under
cate af APRIL -. 1915. in vhich many
~ ere charges OH ere FIRST letter weFe
reiterated 5a d5r~sruT form. and Co.
ra- rr~ef sEar fFr ett.trra uerr Ettcu
5asase el~-f food. served eplts that
tEr ehstarru uerr compelled 90 arise
sr O'Clock aa ttr morning and after
a -rs .seraGl~F trratfssf Urrr made fu
waFe EafI Feaaoi time wteu fheE
eerr tarrietlr washed sgt dressed
ana s-af 1T r1 sehoois faaf lEsy were
zoe alfae-I t3 play after supper blt
masr eir ia close Fuum and read
FEaF ere CsFrou vas go anxious 90
aat- o. stGaiaE f1 che board thar she
sf5rffd frr children in their food and .
made frr EfEfFrsarfru teacher sew ir- .
stead o. care for che little ones. irav- f
.nz far entire care 1f % ehiidrca all .
Grter sears. and three % them under
sears. fu ore woman that when .
measles vrre prevalent in the home. .
che rEi.Hrra were not properly cared .
f1F. rs.H refusing Co permit teachers
Co sir up vith them or give them va
rrrs tEat sufficient bed clothing vas
ror furnished ttsms thar there Uere
bed blEs in the beds and gcruin was
Jr tH~iT heads
Names we're given in the letters in
riuairz former employees. and q rrin-
eirat of one of tl~ rits schools aFho
aurif sgbEfaHf'afr ere charges made.
when ttr arsr letter came. no att-n-
fi1u 7as paid t1 if. The second caused T.
fhe investigation Alr. Vtrieu and Miss
Gallagher arrived iu the clly Thura-
day. april 80. and proceeded az once 90 II
thr home without EiviuF ans warning
20 either the officials or the matron.
They we're not acquainted With she
natrou. an1 wbss th~ door was open
80 % them. trey pushed past her and
proceeded into the dinius room. where
the Children wrrr az their meal They
also visited ait % Tire rooms. inspected
ere h~ds ard bsddinE. aa sell a. the
children. The Inspection failed 60 re-
veal auy foundation for tire charges
made as O. che food. quality Or quau-
city. OF a. 90 thc coalition OF che
rooms and beds and bedding. and she
children we're well and comfortably
dressed aHf app@arct o. BE- sell
cared for
Statement Denied.
Th~y rest called upon the persons
named in the letters and the state
arnss werr either dsai@d ne being
atoIiv untrue Or 90 modified that they
havs failed 60 justify the charges
made
Bssh Nr Virtsu and Nfiss Gallagher
reported Co ghe board that their ags-
plrioas we're aroused az 60 the author
- n % the letters and they thea pro
,eseea Go suVestisatr along that line
s@ tl-- snd that theF have satisfied
themselves as e. TIRE oTisin % them
Aaothsr gusiEurd Communication
vas received By Tsr Rock Island Ar
gus. and this vas tanned over 20 the
&c vas foEnd 90 be 10
ne sane haaGsritinE and 90 eoutaiu
10 Substance che same eharEes-aimost
identical with th@ letter % April =.
They also fosuf that oshsr attempts
aad been made % arouse feeling
against the management % the home
AMI these sere traced 90 the same
BriFin.
Ia enueiusiou Nfr. Vtr'ien urEcd the
board o. stand b. she usztFon. who he
szs e1aviaesd vas doinE All she eoaid
10 properly care for che ehiidrca. and
stated tnat. 90 ipnE az ihe Work vas
ls@snE carried on properly. a. e ~as
b. done nos. he. as the representa-
1--we - fhe board - administration Of