Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-07-26
Correspondence.
The Kings Daughters.
Old Town, July, 1894.

{ oiu loN II, July Aoof'
To the Editor Of the American:
There are days when / feel an interest
in all the human race, and desire to
lessen the sufferings and Tighten the
burdens which so many are carrying I'M
complainingly. At such a time l think
of the Kings Daughters, and perhaps 1t
is desire to shift my own responsibility
that makes me so glad of this society and
the grand work its different branches are
doing Now with the remembrance of
Ellsworth and the Hand in Hand society
fresh in mind, it is borne upon me to
INQUIRE if all your readers appreciate the
work the Kings Daughters of your city
are doing?
1t is not only to lessen the suffering
that they aim, but to increase the
pleasure. You remember the words OF
Ruskin that Life being very short, and
the quiet hours of il few, we ought to
waste none of them in reading value
less books, but the valua BILE books should
be within the reach of all" The open
ing of the reading room by the HGnd-in-
Hand society was an effort to place as
good reading matter as they were able
before the public
Il j. evident that & place even much
smaller than Ellsworth needs a reading
room, and never since my remembrance
which extends back farther than / should
be willing TO see named in rrin. has
there been such a room in your city 20
well equipped. so desirably situated, and
determinedly backed as the one kept open
TO the public by the efforts Of that little
band of Kings Daughters
Since first hearing of the society Of
Kings Daughters, which was before the
organization of he Hand Hand circle,
/ have been member, have assisted in
their work, ! have known what different
societies have done, and | freely confess
that carefully TO note " hat the Ellsworth
society had done since its organization
Was astounding to me. No particular
hobby ha. been trotted to the front the
spirit Of the King Himself has beea fol
F, low ed. and an effort made 10 relieve ALL
to cheer all the deserving cases which
have come to their not.ee. BY that, dc
not mean the ,utferings that they have
stumbled upon, bu; that they have care
fully looked into the eases, found the
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