The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-05-22
For other local matter see fourth page.
MRS. ELlZABEH BOYNTON HARBERT.

ilIR VISIT 10 CAIRO AND IMPRESSIONS OF
olR TRULY REPREsESr TINE WOMEN
hND THEIR "PLASs FOR INCREASED UsE-
trLNEsS, '-PERsOSAL NOTES, ETC.
The brief sojourn among lis Of tie lady
whose name heads this article will be re-
called by the readers Of TIE Bulletin.
She records the impressions received while
here in the "Woman's Kingdom" Of e
Chicago lnter-Occan Of Saturday last.
There are in them an eXaitation Of thought
and loitncss Of expression which render
their reproduction in these columns impcra-
tive. Mr.. II. says:
Because facts are more helpful than ,hco-
r.D,, and work accomplished more cncour-
a-cmcnt than cen prospective success. We
devote our space this week e. personal
mention Of specific work and special work.
cr, Since the formation Of the ILLINOIS
Social Science Association tho Ladies'
Library Association Of Cairo" has been
household word with w. and vet We did not
comprehend the success and thoroughncss
OF the work Of that 'association until W.
found ourselves Eat home within their very
walls, and then We were assured bv prom
lncnt citinn of Cairo that unless We could
hear the whole story Of the repeated ,ai'-
urcs OF the gentlemen 10 establish library,
We could not appreciate the obstacle,
Which had been successfully surmOuntcd lV
me women Of Cairo. The fourteen hun
drcd volumes Of the TauciniH edition, with
their uniform binding, Of scarlet and gilt,
rendered the shelves containing them IN
usually attractive and artistic and also
made one long 10 explore the hidden
thoughts.
The valuable cabinet, loaned To the ~
Isolation by Mr.. Stafford. the choice mot.
'ocs and floral decorations and all oi the
appointments Of the room are @, aesthetic
d, though the town had borne the magic
name OF Boston, instead Of being
located in the very heart of Egypt. The
-cnticwoman who gives her services "a,
librarian. and who has used her office 80
wisely that she ha, quietly elevated the
taste Of many readers, belong, Ia the oldcr
ut royal womanhood. Several hundred
dollars worth of new books were ,u route
ili thflamry, and already with rapidly
broadening interest and increased philan.
thmpy, these truly representative women
were discussing plan, for increased useful
ness, Mr., War,ncr Prc,idcn, Of the In.
du,trial school for Girl. and Chairman Of
the Department Of Philanthropy in our
Social Science Association, Wa, cnioying
hcr delightful home for short time
iL the interim ut lcctUrng and working ar
duousy for the school. Mrs. Isabella Can.
Zee, !, arranging for the formation Of an
suN iary ~cai science association. NIi,.
Obrrly, thcmothcr Of beautiful daughters.
and associate editor Of The CAIRO BuiIE-
TIN, was planning cooperative laundry.
, Mr., Rittcnhou>c, Mrs, Smith the president
# the Wuman's club and Mrs Wheeler
were doing excellent service in the temper.
ancc cause, and all were bringing their
rich gifts of true womanhood and cons..
Grating them 10 humanity. service i
truly the WUtclwurl otthc hour. ~ il has
been my privilege To- meet 80 many
Of our representative women throughout
the state, and H. have discovered what
variety of culture experience, thought, and
labor our Social Science Association in
c,udcs in IL membership. my hope for H.
future usefulness has strengthened and
grown into prophecy The state and M.
ton can he saved, il men and women will
hravcly decline to abandon their luxurious,
cncwatng habits, and then consccra,c
their varied and united power, 10 the work
Of saving the children. With the awful
statistics confronting us that in Christian
America to-day there are 100000 lttr va
grant girls and 10000 little children with
tendencies to crime, there is 6 life work be-
fore us.