Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-29
SERVING THE KING.
His Allegheny County Daughters
Preparing for Great Work.
A CENTRAL BODY TO BE ORGANIZED
Last Nights Meeting at the Bellefeld
Presbyterian Church.
ADDRESSED By THE ORDERS PRESIDENT

There are over zoo Kings Daughters in
Allegheny county, and they have been
working without a head, but to-day they
will organize into a central body io1 the
county, and concentrate their work. with
the hope OF accomplishing more good than
heretofore
The General President, Mrs. Marguerite
Bottome, and General Treasurer, Miss G. IL.
Libby, both of New York, are here and yes
terday two meetings were held. In the
afternoon a meeting was held in Christ
NJ. L. Church, at which Mrs. Bottome gave
very interesting Bible reading. She took
for her subject 1.-The Giants in the Land,
and told of some of the giants in this land
that are being overcome bv the order of the
Kings Daughters. Her talk was interest
ing and instructive.
In the evening 4 meeting was held in the
Bellefeld Presbyterian Church, and Mrs.
Bottome again gave a Bible reading, giving
the aims and objects of the order. She read
the story of the good Samaritan, and took
that for the foundation of her address. She
talked eloquently of the good to be accom-
plished by she order if it merely took for its
motto the story of the good Samaritan.
Mrs. Bottome talked Of the little members
of the order not more than 6 or years old.
She then told story illustrating low the
little ones comprehend the meaning of the
word. One little tot saw another wearing
the silver cross and asked what it was. The
reply was That's nv badge. 1t means that
l must wait upon others instead of having
others wait on me-"
A QUEER KINGS DAUGHTER.
Another pretty little story was told that
has humorous SIDE to it as well as moral.
One little Kings Daughter was given hen
and setting" OF eggs, and in the course of
time a brood of little chickens were chirp-
ing around the poultry yard. But one day
the old mother hen scratched up her last bug
and turned over in the dust heap dead. A
dozen little motherless chickens were left on
the little girls hands, but shortly afterward
she saw another hen gather the entire brood
under her wings. The little girl ran to tell
her mother about 1t an6 added, sotto voce:
4 guess that old hens a real good Kings
Daughter
The lady was somewhat surprised the fol-
lowing morning to see the 'king's Daughter
adopted family, wearing about her neck
red ribbon, the symbol of the order.
The organization is mainly grouped into
little bands who have set aside some special
work for themselves 10 do, but there is
snail army of members who do not belong
10 any circle, but who do Just what oppor-
tunity gives them, and they find their hands
full indeed.
Thus the work goes on and is increasing
l-r,- n,,1- g.,
der was organized bv Mrs. Bottome, who is
the wife OF a Methodist clergyman. starting
with very small circle. But it has grown
until now nearly 200, 900 young ladies wear
the little silver cross and work "in His
name.
After the close of the meeting at the
Bellefeld Church last evening the ladies
spent few moments in chatting of the work
and their opportunities. One Iadv said she
had been thinking all day of 9-year-old
boy she had seen in the morning. His
clothing was ragged and his feet were without
shoes. Inquiry developed the fact that the
child had been drinking. This the lady de-
cided was her opportunity and she has taken
the boy as her special charge. She will try
by kindness to teach him to take care of
himself and keep HIM in school if possible.
This only illustrates the work being done bv
the ladies, and many similar instances were
uGdTu ldSl uISul III uSE duuTSSS VhTS.
BOttome told OF the manner of working of a
great many of the ladies and circles.
THE WORK IN THIS COUNTY.
7 e Kings Daughters were organized in
this county through the efforts of quite a
number o. prominent church ladies' but
Miss Mcknight, of Allegheny, was the
leader in the movement The movement is
quite widespread now, and takes in almost
every section of the two cities and their
suburbs. Miss hillikelly. of the East End
leads the young ladies in that section of the
city, and has about 200 OF them included in
her circle.
Miss Hillikellv talked to q DISPATCH
reporter last evening about the work. 1t is
not confined to any particular kind of work,
she SAYS, except good work. However, in
this city 1t is mainly hospital work and
looking after women and girls who are en-
ploYed IN the shops and factories. The
East End circles have babv'S Day Nursery
in Oakland, which is now fourishing, and
is a great protection to the infant industry,
even though it has not been opened more
than a month.
One of the leading features OF the work
these young ladies have done so far is to
endow two children's cots in the hospitals.
They have invested 81, 900, the interest OF
which keeps the two cots as long as the
hospitals exist. All the Kings Daughters
ale very enthusiastic in their work and they
have great hopes tor the future of the organi-
zatiou in Allegheny county.
The meeting Tor the organization of the
county body will be held at 2:3O to-day at
Christ N. Z. Church. Tonight a mass
meeting will be held and tomorrow after
noon at O'Clock Bible reading in Christ
N. Z. Church. Wage workers are especially
invited to attend the Sunday afternoon
meeting. Mrs. Bottome and Miss Libby
are to be the leading speakers at all the
meetings.
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