Weller van Hook
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With his own funds, Weller built "...a printing establishment on his own property for the production of free propaganda material." He had wanted to establish the National Headquarters in Chicago, but it was instead established in Los Angeles, California. | With his own funds, Weller built "...a printing establishment on his own property for the production of free propaganda material." He had wanted to establish the National Headquarters in Chicago, but it was instead established in Los Angeles, California. | ||
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| + | He was forced out of Northwestern, and by 1911 "...his practise had suffered so severely that he resigned from officership of the Society, to rehabilitate his economy."[http://www.chilit.org/Papers%20by%20author/Maher%20C%20--%20A%20Man%20of%20Good%20Will.pdf] | ||
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| + | He carried on a rather limited surgical practice at the South Shore Hospital under at least 1925. He still maintained his faith and interest in the Theosophical Society. "He felt that he had the occult power of being able to communicate with other adept leaders of the faith, and told me he conversed frequently with Annie Besant, then in India."[http://www.chilit.org/Papers%20by%20author/Maher%20C%20--%20A%20Man%20of%20Good%20Will.pdf] | ||
Weller van Hook died Jul 1, 1933 in or near Chicago, Illinois where a brief death notice appeared in the ''Chicago Tribune'' (Jul 2, and Jul 5). | Weller van Hook died Jul 1, 1933 in or near Chicago, Illinois where a brief death notice appeared in the ''Chicago Tribune'' (Jul 2, and Jul 5). | ||
