Morning journal and courier., 1883-11-16

club finds aa answering chord In the hearts of many who appreciate the value of evening influences on boy character. Practically the club may not be made the medium of as much possible. The boys having been busy all day in school or factories, sell fog papers or running errands, crave fun Gas all boys do) when night comes. Where Fha1l they find it, uncontaminated by evil in- q fences? Certainly not in their homes, and it not what lies before them? It is no insig ni6cant work to give them simply recreation and amusement, favored with beautiful, ele- vating influences.
 The relief committee in it's task of alle7i- ating the greater sorrow that sickness brings to the poor than to the rich has need of our largest appropriations. and the value of what you thus give is increased tenfeld by the efficient labors of the ladies composing this committee. It is com paratively easy to drop money in- to the outstretched hand of beggar, and is of as little use, but to really take the case of poor family into one's heart; to meet with what is morally and physically repulsive; to give one's leisure hours, thoughts and energy; to be undaunted by iDgratitude and failure; all these form difficult task. The volunta- ry self-denial of such service is quite incom- prehensible to some of our proteges, one ot whom reported that certain lady receives salary of five hundred dollars for her ser-
 vices;'' another, to whom it had been | necessary to refuse aid, threatened angrily
 to have one of our ladies reported and discharged"
 The Employment bureau, supplementing ! the work of the relief committee through | the avenue of self-help, continues it's work with undiminished usefulness It IS branch entailing unusual fatigue and Encouragement, | since the task of cutting out 835 garments IS | by no means light for the few who share 1t, | and we can hardly comprehend the value to
 these poor women of the $267 paid in sums of 25 or 50 cents week.
 To mention the Employment bureau is to I bring Q chapter of our needs before | you First, we need more helpers willing | to take positions of some responsibility. 1 willing to give regularly one morning in the week to this practical charity. But in order even to make added helpers of the | most use we must press the greater need Of | better and permanent rooms. We are grate- | full to the directors of the Industrial Museum, whose courtesy has so long provided us with | @ room free of rent but aside from the iDse-
 cure tenure of existence which public opinion
 awards to the old State House, making 1t but | 8 temporary expedient, it is doubtful If | room there can even be made really comfort able. We must have room for cutting tables | and room where 8 little instruction can be given to fingers unskillful in the use of l the needle, but sorely needing the money to be earned thereby. In addition, a place where our garments can be kept con- stantly on sale without the inconvenience to purchasers and committee of attendance at | definite times would be most helpful to us. The garments deserve readier sale such ss ! might be expected if they could bs shown | and advertised more extensively.
 A recent attempt to find better rooms has | failed to secure any within our means, and we shall resume the meetings of the Employ ment bureau relief committee and Boys'club 1 at the museum this winter. The time will l come, however, when something must be 1 done to obtain suitable rooms and We trust a l community who have given to our work | a place in their hearts will help to find an | abiding place in their midst. May there not
 be some plan devised whereby the many l homeless charitable organizations can be cen- | tralized and provided with the necessary
 room, saving rent for each and promoting l the work which each strives to perform? l We are happy to report four changes in
 our executive body, but the resignation of
 Mrs. Anketen from the position of chairman l of the coffee house committee, which she has filled for many years with rare fidelity, will 1 be great loss to us.
 We renew our thanks to those who last December gave time and talent to an enter
 tainment for our benefit and express our | gratitude to all who have aided us in any way, especially to the daily papers which have printed our notices ithout charge. l.. E. PRUDDEN,