St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-07
MINNEAPOLIS COMMENT.

Yesterday, in speaking of the need of a re-
formatory for women, Police Matron Paine
went out of her way to cast reproach upon
the House of the Good Shepherd, which is
doing so much for wayward girls and women.
She said:
THE House of the Good Shepherd is
good enough, but the inmates do not learn
anything of permanent value there. They do
laundry work and cheap sewing contracts
with stores but the work is so fragmentary
akd disconnected that no real value re-
suits from an apprenticeship therein
Now, Mrs. Paine may be correct, but the
facts are against her. Some of the finest
in that same House of the Good
Shepherd. And it is done in no
small quantity, either. That fine needle
work is done thereis evidenced by the fact
that very many of the wealthiest ladies in
Minneapolis, those that have the most sew
ing to do, send their work to the House of the
Good shepherd. Mrs Paine may not know
this, but it is true Let the woman's reform
atory come by all means, but don't, in advo-
eating it, attempt to throw discredit upon an
institution that is doing noble work.
Ed A. Sumner says he feels sure he con-
yinced the board of managers of the Sons of
the Revolution that they must meet in Min
uCdpOllo utAt year Eu pIODuDlv
to make an oratorical speech and they caYed.
Mirneapolitans should do all in their
power to get as many conventions as posi-
BILE for Minneapolis. if for no other reason
than to help out the hotels. Since they will
not patronize the high class hotels them
selves, they should induce outsiders TO do it.
The ways and means committee Of the
council think that ii would form a bad prece-
dent to pay the police officers the $3.50 a
head that the late unlamented police CON-
mission took from them little over year
ago. II to pay just debt is a bad precedent,
the action of the committee is probably all
right. but it is likely that the aldermen who
favor this measure will wish in a short time
that they had never heard of that S2750. 1t
was taken from the officers simply to enable
the commission TO provide funds for the pay
ment of the salaries of few leeches. The
force was increased after the salary was cut
down.
The Business Mems union proposes to
bring its members together and make them
acquainted with each other by giving lunch
Monday night. 1t is announced that there
will be no charge. The B. NJ. T. knows its
business. Nothing will draw out a large
crowd of patriotic Minneapolitans any bet
ter than a free lunch.
In order to have his name appear in the
hotel column that appears daily in the Trib-
une 1t is necessary that the abreviations N.
d. or S. D. should appear after travellers
address. n. D. goes a long way ahead of
S. D.
The city is to furnish drinking fountains
to the thirsty during the summer. Is this
w. c. T. Z. move or is it a scheme to help
the ice companies who will supply the ice
to worry along and avoid an assignment?
John Goodnow gets the contract for fur
nishing the federal building with coal It's a
good thing, John, to stand in with the ad-
smInistration.
Mrs. Frances Neal thinks that physicians
are responsible for a great deal of the drunk
senness Mrs. Neal is somewhat misinformed
1t is not in Minnesota, but in Dakota and
iowa where physicians prescription is
necessary.
J. w. Lawrence, partner Of the late Hon.
E. M. Wilson, and who has recently been
elected a member of the park board to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Mr.. Wilson,
was present at the meetingof the board yes
terday for the first time. President Haugan
pres ented him to the board as new mem
Der. and in response to a call for speech
Mr.. Lawrence made a fitting reply. He
thanked the board for the honor conferred
upon him, and he appreciated it the more
since he was chosen to fill the place Of his
dear friend and partner, II shall be salts
fed. said he, '1f my services will be worth
one-half as much as those OF my worthy
predecessor"
The election OF Mr.. Lawrence is consid-
cred by all happy solution to that much
vexed question as to who should be elected
10 the vacancy on the board.