St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-12
MORE THAN IN NAME.
The Great Work Done the
Young Womens' Friendly
Body.
Ae Association Quietly Doing
Great Good About the
City.
Aunt Polly Lays Down Some
Sound Advice to Young
Girls.
The General and Social
Roundup of a Day in st.
Paul.

Nothing cheers the heart Of woman
like the appreciation of what she does
or attempts to do. Among all the char
liable and seml-chartable work done i'll
st. Paul, nothing seems to give greater
promise than that done by the Young
Women's Friendly association. The
very name friendly is one to recommend
1t to those pround young people who are
Oftenest in need of a real friend. 10
show how entirely this work is appre-
Grated by those for whom 1t was tlrSt
begun, Aunt Polly would like to submit
the following letter, that explains and
speaks for itself. and that was not
written for publication. but as an eX-
preston of the feelings of the writer,
who never for moment supposed 1t
would fall INTO my hands:
NY Impressions Of the Y. w p. A.
When | first passed up the stairway Of
our old Young Woman'S Friendly aSso-
citation building. l was in total igno-
rance of what was to confront me.
AT the dining room door | paused,
overcome by feeling that was not APP
prevail or sapproval-neither pleasure
or disappointment. but curious mix
ture of ALTO which perpleXity ana
RmaZement were largely added.
There was such crOwd-nO other
word but "crowd" expresses it-and for
convenience of serving it surely did not
compare favorably with some other Or
ganiZatiOn having a similar object.
But when l became acquainted with
its economy of management, the large
numbers who shared its benefits, the
generous OuttlowlngS Of geniallty which
accompanied what we are pleased to call
more substantial viands, my feelings
rapidly underwent a change. The
negatives were speedily eliminated or
Changed to warmest positives.
But the great transformation came
about when just took a peep into the
reading or resting room, or lOunging
rOOm-or just whatever room you are
pleased to call it. The woman doesn't
live who cannot appreciate even the
slightest leaning toward ease, and, IN a
genuine feminine tlutter, | sought Mr..
LichtenbergCr to learn what it was and
how it was. His warm reception Of me
made ne feel that | was no longer "a
stranger in strange city" and in my
heart a roOmy place was made for the
Young W0man's Friendly association.
Yet | have been impressed not SO much
by what it is as by what it may be-each
step forward only makes another posi-
bic. Our association as it is is a
Christian ornament to the city. None
have crossed its threshold without feel
Ing the warmth Of its welcome, the love
aud sympathy Of thousand homes eX-
tended here by one. If one selfish Gle
ment has entered into its organization,
it must be found in those who partake
ungraclously of its benefits, and it is
bard to believe there can be such
1t is easy for us To understand the du-
ties of the Y. w. f. a. to uS-perhaps
we are slower 10 see Our duties to each
other.
Are there not some among US who are
more gifted than others, who can share
their gifts, their accomplishment, with
their less favored associates? There are
more who cannot offer word Of wei
come toa stranger, or find oppOrtuni-
ties at every hand to do the kind deed
that will SWeeten somebody's life from
day to day, and SO ennOble and vary the
dull routine of their own lives. Let us
not be afraid to know each other. The
lowly one TO whom we offer "a cup Of
cold WATER" the thoughtlesS companion
for whom we show tender solicltude, the
lonely exile from home who shares our
hospitality will surely prove "an angel
unaWareS' STRENGTHENING and deepening
our lines, enlarging Unreasonable our
possibilities for happiness. 1t is hard
not TO dream our future possibilities :;
but dreaming is my besetting sin, and
like all such Sis would hide it from
you.
have in no way shown the feeling of
the young women of st. Paul for their
association-mine has been an eXpe-
rience OF days and weeks where yours
L
a stranger and We took me in sick, and
We miniStered unto me-" and | offer a
strangers gratitude and blessing by
calling to your remembrance the prom
Use of the King oil Glory: 'Inasmuch
as We have done it unto one Of the least
of these, my brethren, We have done it
unto Me-"