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=11! PLACES OF INTEREST on , the m Shorearc not all devoted 5m inthe populusenu is called plume. one education. The presence d Mm institutions is also decidedly ”lied, and one 01 these in known as the RM Men's Home. its oficial name bail; “Home for Aged and Disabled BOW Woyeesbl America." The hoqe‘ is located just one mile south 0! Wndfark and within the range 0! the magical min- dhich. in summer tine. counc- lmm the Ravinia Put con- cerfi. It may be hardly pqssible to find an exactly ideal spot for tuck a home all’ the year rohndej-but this canes very near to the ideal for‘the men whose lives have been- given to public service under great expense_ and risks. If one visit: this heme just now there can be but one ver- ‘dict as to the perfect charm of the woodland: which abound in bird song and animal life, while- the cool sweet air which comes from the great lake, altou! a mile east of it, is beneficent and delight- (ul. The enterprise of mm home is undci the direction of a hoard of managers, in- eluding Warren S. Stone. Grand Chief of the Bmfheflrmn of Locomotive East». men; J. J. Hamhan. Ggand Master, locomotive Firemen;'P. H. Morriuey, Grand Master, Railroad Trainmen; EC- wi'nd E. Curt, Interstate Commerge Commiuion, Wilmington. D. C., and others. Rfiill’OId M811} Home NORTH SHORE POINTS OF INTEREST It enjoys the advantage. also. 0! the manage-cut at n plnin, tevel~hended man. John O‘Keete. who is mold nil- nnder and who paueuu thebuineu' tn- Clint: needed. The entire mpport oi the institution in voluntary. enmity from the unm- internnl tocieties olnilrond men all (wet the country No augment is nude upon any at thene «dewâ€"they give of their own free will. Not all 0! them give. for human nature is not uni; lormly md always benevolent. even al- though the givet my himtelf be, ere long. (M to participate in the provision which Inch fraternity makes. die long lines of iod'ges of Various rail- road then“: societies. Some of the page: show a ‘-very generous ~énd' general re- ;ponse, while on mh‘er page: there‘ is a decided hack of figures to the credit of lodges. ' There are ‘0!" of these great railroad brotherhood! with a total membership of 215 000. Every member of these orgam izatiuns carries Some insurance. there being more than ”DEED.” of influ- ance in the [our organizations. The strongest of these' ts the Brotherhood of Railroad Traimnen which pays out an average of $i25. 000 a month In death and dim}. ility claims. - - Thus, ER: home is needed for only a comparatively small proportion of dis- abled railwlv men-may of them being able by the aid of theirinwranoe money. to maintain) little batman, or otherwise live in home: 0! their own. Mr. O‘Keele showed III the record of But there yet remains many who are depived of hearing. sight, or an 0‘ Wand whoanwu'nnuedllmthcy annotbecatcdior hmeituvnhomu. hi forthese'dmthit indium inde- dgnedmd itptoves a hie-in, indeed. to the unvho live hen. Mm 360! these at patent. acven of whom mamyjunnov ()th (think. hmillmdondthdrnuhnined than men mwdepdved of themed their Hmh-thattheitmeahhnetobe can-Idiom Mothers-numb- «numb. The ambition of John O'Keefe ism huildanev lunconthhbelntifuhie. A! mfitbdivided into lourotdinary size houses which site'so very far apart that very much of the household and cooking amngqmenu is at' great disad- vamage.~ “What we need."zsays the manger, "is 'one huflding under,0ne mo! ‘at a cost of $75,000. The present home is only a makeshift. Two of the beams are 03d, and.“ many as {our of the men have to have to occupy one They further have agreed condidmmy. to pay a per capita tax of 25am: 3 year for maintenance, which would bring in mailing like 845,000 a year for the Import of the institution." "The Brutherhbod of Engineers, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and the Brotherhood of Trainmen has each agreed to contribute 825.000, making a totaity 01375.000. The plans forth: home are foremo- nory fireproof building, well ventilated, with easy stairway: for me veterfl'l‘ rail- roadmen Inchchuememlbchudnc appnmamoflngmdh'lhrdm. Thefiruflmtocmninofleuamn chapelurhafliorreflgioumicuuxd enmminmmmnapdmmmlm Mdininam lnthenecmdfloty there would be space to: we room, vithhmhnlkandaleovcgmbenude homelihwithmtlmdcuy chain. Whetherdnhuiubemxupfithedh notyet cemin. mamm- hood 0! Coming”! think flunk: lou- tthbedmwedtm-umcfi- mate. haunt. O'Keefe says we have hemmebeghnhpmdmeotpnintinn 0!: good home, and ‘Vn hue nearly 00.000 in the bank towards thelarucl' and beau Widing." The ‘aimofthehome iawelletatedin the last annual repon, topleaerve the in- dependence of the railroad employe, and it is acqompliehing this in two ways: First, by providing a restful and hume- like place where the aged. the woman, and the permanently injured may pass what remains to them of life. int-union and peace. in the friendship of men of their own class; second, by dieting tem- porary retirement where those who. tlmgh young, are partially disabled and thus rendered incapable of iolkming their former hazardous employment, may rest andrecuperate, and fit themselves for lighter service by whichthey may maintain an honorable independence," The business end of the institution in- volve ‘a great, deal of work inasmuch as regular appeals mun be made to every lodgc of thc various railway men 5 orders and a careful account kept of all receipts and expenditures v The public accountants, Wilkinson ReckitL'Williams Co. of NewYm’k ard Chicago certified to the correctness pf these,.acwunts (in January 2, 1907, when the receipts of the year were $14,754.89 and expenditures $11,287.04, the balance being carried forward to the fund in hahd for future developmelxt. _ The average cost per nian per week is 38,67; Altogether, the home is a credit to the managers and an object lesson‘of fraternal interest and benevolence. _ A philosophy of “making the best of it” is dominnm at the institution. The twenty-six inmates need (his, as monof them are helpless, and it is only by inch- ing on the bright side of things that their lot can be made endurable- ~“l‘n my dealings with the men." said the superintenjdem. “a most important rule is to feed them weliefor. when 311’: said, a man's «March is his most mien. emable part. The'gwd ie‘eder‘is gener-‘ ally Contented, especially if his tobacco allowance isn‘t curtailed. We don‘t set asgooda table here asthevdo atabig hotel, but we buy the best there is in the market. and there is plenty of good, sub- stantial‘iare. with enough variety to sat- isfy men who in their time were accus- tomed to set good tables. Oarouok is the highest salaried personon the place. “The men help themelvel , helping each other. They are wonde lly ten- der of each other’s aflicuone’ . amin‘ n3 one another to dress and in a thOusa ways cheering their companims.“