River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-03-12
FRAU MoRoENsTERN.
The Busy Life of German Lady Given to
Philanthropy.

Frau Lima ,Morgenstern, the foun-
dress of the .Vollxskuchen," celebrated
her sixtieth birthday the other day The
lady, who enjoys such well-deserved
popularity in Berlin. was born i'm Bres-
lau and educated by the celebrated
Orientalist, A oraham Geiger, with
special view to training her for philan-
thropic work. This training had the
happiest effect, for two years after her
confirmation Lima Bauer founded the
union, which still exists, for the assist
ance of poor school children. Fri.
Bauer remained president of this Union
till her marriage 10 Herr Theodor
Morgenstern, 1854, when she settled in
Berlin. In 1859, when the decree for
bidding kindergarten in Prussia was
annuled, Frau Morgenstern joined with
some friends of Frobel's system of
teaching TO found the Women's Union
for the Promotion of kindergarten. A
seminary for Kindergarten teachers, an
excellent home for children, eight kim
dergarten schools, and an elementary
kindergarten soon sprung up through
the efforts of the union, which Frau
Morgenstern had founded.
In 1866 she founded the peoples
kitchen and the school of cookery con-
nected with it, and so great was the
success of her undertaking that now
there is no German town of any i'm
portance which does not boast similar
institutions. For her excellent work in
this particular she gained silver medals
from exhibitions in Brussels, Hamburg
Leipsic, etc, and the Hygiene Exhibi-
ton in Berlin in 1888 awarded her
their gold medal. In 1865 this
indefatigable worker founded the
Society for the Protection of Chill
dren and year later the acad-
envy for the higher scientific education
of women. which she provided with
twelve professors until 1878 at her own
cost. In the same year she took part IN
the foundation of the union for the ed
ucation of worbwomen, and remained
president of the society till 1874
In 1870 and 1871 she turned her atten-
ton to nursing the wounded soldiers in
the Franco-Prussian war. As president
of the two committees of the Lower
Silesian Society and of the East Station
Society, Frau Morgenstern directed the
nursing VI 'NAit BIN d1u NpultAttls anu
carried enthusiasm for the work to such
pitch that during a whole year she
only slept twenty nights in her own
home. In recognition of her services
she was awarded the Cross of the Order
of Merit and the Augusta Medal. In
1873 Frau Morgenstern founded the
Mothers Union, with which were con-
nected laboratory for the analysis of
food, a tree registry for servants
and others, and "A cooperative
food society. This step proved
disastrous to Frau Morgenstern and
her whole family. as her husband lost
his property through his trusteeship TO
the last-named institution. Frau Nor
genstern, however. nothing daunted,
founded in 1880 a Union for the Rescue
and Education of Discharged Minor Fee
male Prisoners, and undertook the pub
LEGATION of the Deutschen Ilausfrauen
Zeitung-a paper which she started in
1874, and still edits. In 1883 Frau Nor
genstern started courses of home nurs-
ing In spite of her great activity in
public undertakings, Frau Morgenstern
finds time to devote to literary work.
Her chief works are "Paradies der
Kin6heit,' Aus dem Volksleben,"
Universal Kochbuch" and her latest
work, which is now appearing in
three volumes THE Women of the
Nineteenth Century, collection of
biographies of celebrated women of all
countries, by which the authoress
wishes TO show of what women of the
present day are capable. The best ex-
ample of this, indeed, is Frau Morgen-
stern's own life.-London Queen.