New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-07
WORKING GIRLS CLUBS.
.css DODGE TELLS CHAUTAUOUA OF THE
WORK ACCOMPLISHED II. NETWORK.
-~crpsIoNIsTs FOG -BoUND-THE REGENTS TO
suPERvIsE ExAMINATIoNs-DR. PER
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tsr rgLEGRAPH 10 THE TkIBCNE1
c..rtauaua Aug. 6.-The steamboats, and excur-
,s,s on Chautauqua Lake had queer experience
~. night. heavy fog set in early in the evening
" made navigation next tn impossible. 1t kept on
s.,s thicker and thicker. that several Of the
s-s were obliged to spend the night resting on the
-. ,ater Of the lake. The excursienists were &C
s.,,s1v compelled to "bunks around as best they
M as the boats only intended for travel and
-. are no berths. Manager Frisbee Of the ster-
,,vorth Inn harbored quite party of Chsutsuausns
~ had run dow nto see the big flower german there
asewood by the way. is almost full of guests
s~,,r New-York and the East well as from Gin
lanai and Louisville and II is becoming quite the
ding to have germans in the morning. This was
.Dother big day at Chsutauqua Crowds began to
~. early and continued to come all day
The feature Of the programme today the lecture
=. uiss Grace Dodge, Of New-YOrk, on some Heroic
,,v,ss the lecturer referring TO the working girls
a New. York, who are doing so much for themselves
N ,se way Of education and improvement. After in
.,osnctory REMARKS Miss Dodge said that she to
.rsent some heroic lives rarely noticed. and yet de-
saryng Of honor viz. the working girls of great
cities those who during the DAY employed at shops
ana factories while they workers, earning on an
average s. "A week. Coming from oramped sur
Landings they live grand. noble lives. No one can
.pssk too strongly Of their bravery truth honesty
sstthfuness selfsscrfoes perseverance, Take. for
example s. H.. who refused TO 60 away To save her
own health for If she went two girls would have to
stop work and lose their pay NJ W.. who at seven
years Of age began to support her family, and at
s.shfecn could not read or write. She formed a club
At 100 girls secured teachers organized classes where
she learned 10 write. and while still remaining q
factory girl became fOroe outside. Five nights q
week she gave TO the club, experimenting ITS WorK'
one night TO correspondence with prominent people
and on Sunday PLAYED the organ at church ana
visited with girls q hospital.
As example Of economy, take another "ho' ouU
OF IS a week, had saved in FIVE years $3.50, ana IN
this she paid loans, dressed WELL had money Ior
outings, etc. These girls are Independent ana one
honors their independence but they are glad TO re
ceive from sister friend cooperative interest IN ue
velOptng themselves. AS one means, the WORKING
girls societies have sprung up They started seven
years ago from little group Of girl friends VINO came
from different acknowledgement from factories some
from shops and two from homes where the daughters
aid not have to work Within year the group had
grown to 1000 meeting In different olubrooms Now
there are clubs sll over the country.
Tho Regents, through special committee, nave
sIamtned with great care the entire Chantanqus
theory and method. The first official inspection, az
m. reouest of the Chancellor was made Monday
last system Of perfect cooperation in the Hire OF
educational extension under the general approval OF
the Regents, will be carried on. Examinations VIII
also be conducted in every department at Chautauqua
the question lists being prepared and distributed by
the Board Of Regents 1t is the purpose OF the Chan-
tsuqua MANAGEMENT to introduce examinations for ad
mission 70 college, that any institution Of learning
NAV provide for matriculatOn examination during the
summer. There will also be an examination in ped
agogy and other departments OF normal instruction, so
that the Regents certificate may be given TO all
successful candidates
Professor John Fiskes lecture to-day very
bright his subject being The Conquest OF Mexico"
Rabbi Gustave Gottheil, of New-YOrk, addressed a
big audience in the Amphtheatre In the afternoon Oh
The Hebrew and the Nation He made strong
plea for a kindly reception On the part of the Amer
leans to the Russian Hebrews coming 70 this country
He said be could almost the shades of the Pilgrim
Fathers the poor Hebrew eXies they come
IN, by one, TO this fair land
The costume entertainment tonight by Mrs. Won
Finckelstein Mountford THE True. Life of Jacob
was exceedingly entertaining, and attracted large
audience
Among the prominent arrivals to-day was Dr. Per-
cival Of England the head master Of Rugby
School and the to Or. Arnold DR.. Percval
says Chsutauqus Lake reminds him of the English
lakes and is Of the most beautiful sheets OF wafer
he ever Dr. Perciva was for eight years Hsslef
Of Trinity College Oxf I'd, before being mace hean
master OF Rugby
Richard Wagner, have been entertannngly discussed
here by Homer Moore. Last SATURDAY evening ne
"Die Goetterdaemmerung7 These talks, which COW
cred the Nibelungen legends the aims Of the composer
question: effectively Illustrated by stereopticon
views and vocal solos, Mr.. MOOres fine singing consul
tutng not the least charming feature OF these novel
ANALYSIS OF these musical dramas BETRAYED profound
study and It's results were given 80 integenty as 10
commend both speaker and subject TO his hearers