Peoria city and county, Illinois; a record of settlement, organization, progress and achievement . ime-stone township, and to certain energetic, charitably disposed women of Peoria,may be given credit for the selection of Peoria as the location for this greathome for the states unfortunates. In his report to the governor in 1904, A. Zeller, superintendent, among other things, had the following to say: As local federations of charities multiplied and county supervision of alms-houses became more strict, the necessity of state care for incurables became moreand more apparent, and final
Peoria city and county, Illinois; a record of settlement, organization, progress and achievement . ime-stone township, and to certain energetic, charitably disposed women of Peoria,may be given credit for the selection of Peoria as the location for this greathome for the states unfortunates. In his report to the governor in 1904, A. Zeller, superintendent, among other things, had the following to say: As local federations of charities multiplied and county supervision of alms-houses became more strict, the necessity of state care for incurables became moreand more apparent, and finally culminated in the formation of an organizationof Peoria women, headed by that able, energetic and public-spirited woman,Clara Parsons Bourland. then, as now. president of the Womens Club. These women agitated the question through the local and state press be-fore meetings of men and women in many localities, they besieged the conven-tions of both parties and secured endorsement of their views and finally sent alobby to Springfield to present the matter to the legislature, where, in the ses-. llciiiial Kitilien—(_ii]iacity Fifteen Thousaiul Meal? Daily
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