St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-05-12
ELEEMOSYNARY EATING.

For seven days people have surged IN and
out of the Manhattan's doors. and chicken
pies and strawberries and salads and cold
ham have disappeared as if by magic, but
yesterday was positively the last appear
ance,' as the play bills say The ladies of the
day nursery board were in charge. with help
erS from among the number of the faithful
who worked so hard last week. Mrs. New
port was on the scene OF action at in the
morning, and from an advantageous position
directed the crowds of walters rushing madly
kitchenward. The officers of the day nursery
board are: Mrs. C. B. Thurston, president;
Mrs. A. E. Clark, the first vice president, is
out of town; Mrs. Winter is second vice
president; Mrs. Oscar Taylor, secretary, and
Mrs. Millard, treasurer: Mrs. Stickney, Mrs
Baker and Mrs. Stout, of the board, had
charge of the tables. Mrs. C. P. Moves was
treasurer of the day.
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The ladies who assisted by taking charge
of tables, or by waiting on lunches. were
Mrs. j. Q. Adams, Mrs. Nichols, Mrs Highly
Mrs. Hoxie, Mrs. Edward Sandborn, Mrs
Clarence Johnston, Mrs. A. 3. Ovitt Mrs. c.
B. Gilbert, the wife of Bishop Gilbert Mrs.
Hudson, Mrs. Robinson. Mrs. H. T. Drake,
Mrs. Frank Shepherd, Mrs. Burr Mrs. John
jackson, Mrs. Wolerstorf, Mrs. Elmer and
mans table; Mrs. Hubble Mrs Dana, Mrs
Sawyer, Mrs. Severance, Mrs. Wallace, Mrs
Nutting, Mrs. Gribbon, Mrs. Powers Mrs.
Wallace, Mrs. II. c. Davis. DR.. Metcalf, Mrs.
Hasenwinkle, Mrs. Funk Mrs. c. ", Sleeper,
and Mrs. Pitts. The Misses Margaret and
Elsie Hall, LenoTe Horn. Jennie Moore,
Stickney. Lamborn, Lee, Wierhauser Helen
zimmerman, Pitts, Bunker. Julia and Ma
ME Mcclellan, Holman, Stowe. Winter.
Madge White Van Worried and Wierhauser.
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The meat pie gave out early in the day, but
the presence of The judges of the supreme
court so overawed people that they really
didn notice what they were eating Besides,
no one would be SO lacking in authentic feel
ing and romance as to eat with such charm
ing young women standing by aud watching
The Judicial qUartette were Judge Gifllan,
Judge Dickinson, Judge Vanderburg and
Judge Collins. Peter Berkey, out in the
corridor, smiled a welcome on everybody
who came in. One young woman who has
waited on table every day during the lunches
solemnly AYERS that her dreams are haunted
by frantic crowds of hungry men screaming
for meat pie, while ice cream butterflies and
shortcake moons enliven the landscape.
Down in the basement of the relief build
ing, on Ninth street. is the day nursery. IL is
for the benefit of working women who have
no place to leave their children during the
day, and so popular has it grown that 800
babies were taken care of last month A
neatly sodded play ground has been added to
the creche and the ladies of the board are
particularly i'll need of hammocks. swings,
and. more than all, of awnings, for the yard
is little shaded. Five cents a day is the
charge for children whose mothers are regu-
larly employed away from home during the
day. but babies who are transients, so to
speak, are freely received and cared for.
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The Bethel was again benefited by a lecture
last night from Rev. C. G. Salter the chap
LAIN of the Duluth Bethel 1t was talk on
Venice, illustrated by some unusually fine
stereopticon views. The operetta soon to be
given is for the benefit Of the Bethel and St.
Luke's hospital. The ladies have offered the
prize of S. gold piece each to the boy and
girl who sell the most tickets and one will
lie waylaid at every turn by irresistibly be-
seeching young ticket sellers. Theoretically
one objects and is like a rock in resisting, but
practically everybody buys.