Omaha daily bee., 1895-05-01
All About tho New w. c. T. U. Drinking
Fountains.

All About tho New w. {. Il. u. Drinking
Fountains.
OF the many philanthroplc enterprises Of
Omaha women the establishment Of these
drinking fountains is the newest and, in
many ways, the pluckiest, and, moreover,
1t promises to be boon to the poor of the
city.
Mrs. Lewis, president of the Central
union of Kansas City, writes: II think
you have a plucky set of women to under
take such an enterprise" and continues:
Your scheme of raising money is certainly
unique and practical" The enterprise is
this: The Woman's Christian Temperance
union has bought fifteen automatic penny
in-the-slot drinking fountains, with the eX-
elusive right of operating them in Council
Bluffs and Douglas county. Having Sc
cured from our generous city council the
privilege of setting up the fountains the
women set about getting the necessary
$1,000 to pay for them. The peculiar finan-
cial embarrassment which prevails led the
the money aside from the usual popular
subscription paper. Finally a plan was
evolved; the money should be borrowed-but
where? Cash loans without ample secur-
ity are scarce and fuctuating, and as an
organization the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance union has absolutely nothing to
back its honor. And then another fertile
brain brought out a bright thought, and it
was decided TO ask loans of IS and upwards
at per cent interest, giving as security a
legal note running one year and signed by
the president and secretary of the union.
This plan worked like a charm, and be-
tween February 13 and April l this ener-
getic band of women had borrowed S505, q
sum sufficient to complete present payments,
and $3.50 had been donated to the fund by
well wishing friends. Mr.. Carl Smith of
the World-Herald, through his lecture,
added $22.75 more for the fountains.
NJ ~ lii. s.n.z
this opportunity to publicly thank each one
who by helpful cooperation with the
Woman's Christian Temperance union, in
giving and doing, has made the accomplish
ment of our desire possible.
From the income of the fountains we pro
pose paying our entire obligations. The
fountains will be in place soon as the
weather becomes settled. In the mean
time we are negotiating for privileges in
| certain public buildings. AS we have been
invited by Mr., Ober to place one in the
Young Mems Christian association building
| that will be our first base of operations
Call there to see the cunning little fellow in
side the machine deal out the cherry phos
| phate.
The mechanism of this machine is per.
| feet for its purpose. Nothing but a piece
| of metal exactly the size, weight ant
shape OF a penny will suffice. 1t cannot bt
| operated by a wire or any other device. 1
! honestly gives full measure, but resolute
|
another drop from Il.
The base of the fountain is of cast iron
| and the body Of enameled sheet stee
mounted upon a wooden stand. The reser
yoir holds fifteen gallons of liquid. A bo
will attend each fountain to change nickel
| into pennies and to cleanse the glass afte
| each individual Is served.
| The fact that this means OF refreshmen
Is becoming popular impresses us, as W
hear of the fountains across the Atlanti
and in our large cities here. The presiden
Of the Chicago Central Woman's Christian
Temperance union writes us: I'VE hav
for two years operated these fountains here
and we expect to run 100 more this sum
mer." Speaking with Chief Redell In ref
erence TO these fountains in Chicago, h
talks enthusiastically Of their patronage an
the satisfaction given as public benefac
| ton.
The Kansas City union writes, throug
its secretary, that its twelve fountains ar
paid for and IL considers them a fine II
yestment and a great temperance work.
Lincoln has also tried the fountain an
found II great success, investing In MOI
for the coming summer.
In closing We bespeak your patronage an
assure you that We mean TO please II
public. Il. l.. WOOD.
Sweet and pure Is Union Soap.