St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-07
WHAT WOMEN ARE DOING.


| has long history extending over, cOmpar-
atively speaking. but short period Of
time. From me women'S crusade, begun
in Ohio in 1878, phoenix Ike this move
ment of marvellous growth Spraug into
vigorous and successful activity, and in
thirteen years has become world embracing,
and also Including within the scope of it;
effort every leading phiAhthropic ell
deavor. This body of Christian women,
with all sectarian bias made subServient to
the broad aim of the greatest good to the
largest number. united on the one piv otal
dea of temperance reform. reach out help
fully in all directions where human misery
needs alienation. and moves forward a
solid phalanX, quite imperial in its success
full power.
The perfect organization of the move
ment makes it possible for IL to extend eff
fectually and with celebrity whatever is I'M
dertaken. and when once an action is de-
cided upon and inaugurated it has very
| soon extended, not only through the length
and breadth of the United States, but
across seas. Within its folds the widest
diversity of ability and inclination finds op-
portunity for activity. There are thirty
nine different lines of work conducted
within this organization, prominent among
which is the prison work. which in large
cities has resulted in the appointment of
matrons for the police stations, whose
duty it is to care for the comfort of the
| FEMALE PRISONERS,
attend them when sick, give counsel and
advice and in many ways better the cOndi-
| ton of those women who have openly VIC
| lated the law. THIS particular movement
began as an experiment at the Harrison
street station in Chicago, where after
a good deal of effort permiss on was
secured by the women of the Chicago union
| to place matrOn at their own expense.
| The experiment was pronounced success
and there are now ten matrons employed
| by the city of Chicago. all female prisoners
being sent to such stations as have matrons.
The same experiment has been attended
with like results in other cities.
The chreche. which Is named and con-
Quoted in imitation of that charity in
augurated by Monsieur Triarbeau something
less than fifty years ago. who established
throughout Paris day nurseries called
chreche, where poor women could leave
| their children while they were at work
perfect network of which are in successful
operation in that city, is now one of the
regular departments of the W. c.
| L.
are now established in different cities, the
plan being to take children at Z O'Clock in
| the morning. the mothers calling for them
Eat7 O'Clock in the evening, to keep them
Clean warm and well fed for those twelve
hours. If the mother is able to pay
| 10cents per day for this service. she is eX
pected to do 80. if not, the child is cared
| for free of charge. Usually in the same
/ building with the chreche. are the kinder
garten kitchen garden, industrial school
| sunday school, medical dispensary, gospel
| temperance meetings and reading room fOI
| women, this last being something more
than a reading room merely, as hot cup
of coffee is served to any who desire. and
the person in charge is ever ready to give
sympathet;c counsel and advice to those
who are in trouble. The separate lodging
houses for men and women, where com
Portable and perfectly clean bed can be had
for from 10 to ID cents night, is another
most successful department of this organ-
zatioh.
The only temperance hospital in the
world was opened in Chicago last spring.
An endowment was guaranteed providing
il was conducted successfully one year.
There can be no doubt that this endow
ment is assured, as the institution has so
far been thoroughly successful.
The special department for the efforts
of the -
SOCIAL PURITY
propagandism has already been far-reaching
i'm It's results. although established less
tnan year
Some idea of the magnitude of the work
| done by this association of women can be
found from the fact that from March
alone expended 50. 600 in charities.
The headquarters of the national union
are in Chicago from which is sent out printed
matter which. at l cent pound, requires
postage to the amount of S2S to $50 per
week Four presses are kept running night
and day, and these presses, the type and
entire outfit is owned by the organization
The Union Signal, the organ. has
something over 80, 900 subscribers. among
whom is the empress of Japan. The Ger
man temperance paper started few months
since has a circulation of between 3. 600 and
4. 600. Some of the publications issued from
this publication house, which is conducted
solely by women. are fine examples OF ty-
biographical perfection as well as artistic
beauty i'll illustration. notable among which
is the Temperance Souvenir. which is an IL
Illustrated compilation rejecting credit on
both author and publisher.
Miss Frances Willard has been from the
| beginning of the movement q very Paladn
of the cause. She was first secretary and
| for the past seven years has been president
of the National union. Miss Willard is a
rare combination of brave. gentle intui-
tinaal WomanhOOd. aud clear, strong mental
powers. dapable of grasping subjects in
their entirety, united with an ability to
develop original methods and to organize
which is rarely equaled. and while never
losing sights OF results she works out with
the patience of confidence the minutest de
tail of method. 1t is frequently asserted
that Frances Willard is the best speaker of
any woman who at present speaks in pub
lie. An assertion. which the fact of her
having been invited to deliver the
ADDRESS OF WELCOME
to the Rock River conference. convened at
Evanston. Ill. Oct q, would confirm.
The Association for the Advancement of
| Women, of which Julia Ward Howe of
literary fame, is the president, holds its
fourteenth annual congress at Louisville
during the present week. beginning the
goth md continuing three days. This as
ISOLATION which had its inception in the
Sorosis society of New York city, never de-
signed or attempted more than to be as il
were a sower of seed. Its Am, the ad-
vancement of women, is susceptible of such
various interpretations that it has never had
that oneness and Capitalization of organized
| effort which would bring to successful pub
lie demonstration the work it has accom-
plished. The most scholarly and advanced
women in the country are members of this
congress. and at the annual meeting papers
are read and subjects discussed, which give
broad understanding of the lead ing and
most vital topics of the day. Indeed of the
deliberations of this body might be said, in
, the language of Geothes DR.. Marianns,