The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-03-07
Report Gives Full Details Of It's Man.
aoement for the Last Year and
Shows the Stewardship
Well Done.
IS PRAISED FROM AFFAIR
Woman in New Mexico Who Visited
Her Mother There Has Strong
Words Of Commentator
for Everything There.

! lent union, made q report at the
annual meeting which gave a history
OF the activities In connection with
i the maintenance OF the Benevolent
| Union home. Other members OF the
committee who have worked with
Mrs. Well are Mrs. C. S. Pond, Mrs.
John II. Cole. Mrs John w. Collier,
Mrs. ]. j. Chapman. Mrs L. A Ham
| i'll. Miss Mary NJ. tombstone and
Miss Dorothy Younker. Mrs. J. G.
Thomas was an active member OF
the committee up to the time Of her
death in January.
Mrs. Wells report at the annual
meeting is as follows:
| The question has often been asked
/ me, How old is the Benevolent
] Union homer" The Keokuk Beneyo
! lent Union home, as a corporation.
dates from the year 1890. but the
charitable organization, of which this
institution is the result, was organ
lied in February, 1885. SO that the
home is entering its thirty-fourth
year.
| From that period to the present
| the reputation and ability to fulfill
the promises Of future good, then
mapped out. has steadily, increased
and hardly year passes but what
! letters of concentrations and new
applications for entrance are re-
ceived from all parts of the country.
During the past year twenty appli-
cations and letters of inquiry as to
terms and requirements necessary to
enter the home have come in.
One application for admission was
received from a man.
In comparison with other years,
the number of children in need OF q
home was very small
Temporary accommodations for a
short time were granted mothers
who were unable to place their chill
| dren elsewhere.
| It grieyes me UNNECESSARILY to be
called upon to report the sad death
OF Mrs. James G.. Thomas, a member
of the executive committee. Her
death came very suddenly, January
| 2. 1919. She was greatly interested
in charity work and was a very help
full member Of the committee. She
has been greatly missed by members
of the Benevolent union as we'll as
by the many other friends whom she
made during her short residence
here.
Despite the fact that we were most
fortunate in not having a case OF in
fluenza or pneumonia in the home
during the epidemic, many members
of our household answered the final
roll call. This is to be expected
when three-score years and ten have
been reached and passed.
| Mrs. Harriet Taylor died OF tumor,
May l. She was 76 years old The
remains were taken to Wayland.
| Knfa Movnrcr- hcdriddan
! two months with Bright's disease and
died May % at the age of 50 years,
and was buried from her sons home
in Keokuk.
Mrs. Mary Kirkby, aged 70 years,
was stricken with paralysis on July
IA and very soon after contracted
erysipelas We were unable to get
nurse in Keokuk to take the case.
! but succeeded in getting one from
Wayland. Mrs. Kirkby died July IA
and the remains were taken to Fort
Madison. her former home. for burial
Mrs Eliza Sample Malcolm, In
walking from one room to another,
fell and fractured her hip in three
places. She was taken to Graham
hospital and operated on September
II and died October is. She was 50
Years old The funeral services were
held at the home Of her nieces.
I Mrs. e. F. Carter and Miss Sarah
| Sample.
Mrs. Rebecca Hertzler, who had
dropsy and other complications, by
the advice of her physician. was
taken to Graham hospital. where they
were better equipped TO care for her.
We notified her sons and two OF
them arrived before her death, which
occurred January %, 1919. She was
So years old. The daughter arrived
that evening The burial took place
at Griswold, Iowa.
regret TO say that during the
eight years in which / have served
as chairman OF this committee, the
| past twelve months mortality list is
far the largest we have ever had
Our present household at the home
numbers thirteen.
Mrs. Isabella Cutler has lived IN
the home for eight years. She is
rich in the possession of DISPOSE
ton full OF sunshine and happiness
and Is a help to everyone who has
the good fortune TO know her. About
a. year ago she had the misfortune
TO fall in her room and sustain
fractured hip. She was operated on
in September, 1917. and is able to
walk about without support. This Is
remarkable for g. woman : SO years
old. Son October %, 1918, she had a
slight stroke Of paralysis, leaving heI
irather frail. but she demonstrated
the character OF a real soldier in
trying to make the best of her in
firnit:es. On December 2 she had
/ a very serious spell of asthma, sc
we deemed it best TO notify her
daughters. who are living in Polo
I'M. and Albuquerque, y. NJ Upon
receipt of my letters they both came
| 70 visit their mother. Their pres
lance seemed to brighten her more