The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-06-27

farmer and they we're building barns
out Of red paper. 1t happened to be the
first morning they each had had blunt
pointed scissors to work with and the
flashing of the new nickel did not glis-
ten more than their eyes. Some we're
30 impatient they could not wait for the
instructions but cut up their nice red
barns like an "up to date" contractor
who builds rapidly but recklessly. Miss
Mcdonald in more sure and thorough
going way made good the damages and
l left them still constructing red barns.
They call the place, LEND Hand
Cottage" so named after the Lend a
Hand movement inaugurated in Boston
by Edward Everett Hale, who believed
that it was not always charity to give
but to place benefits and legitimate en-
ioyments within the reach of everyone.
All this work at this Lend Hand Cot
tage is paid for. Each of these kinder
garten pupils must pay ten cents week
and so everyone of the clubs and orders
which meet there. The Mothers club
has been most successful and beneficial
and has seasons record which would
do credit to any women's organization.
They were first addressed by Miss
Humphreys, of Oak Park. upon the
government OF children. She quoted
largely from paper given before the
educational congress by Mrs. Putnam,
head of one of the Kindergarten Col
leges of Chicago.
Miss Highly, of the Nth street Univer
sity Settlement, gave them lecture up
on food, treating it from both the scien-
tific and practical standpoint.
Mrs. H. X. Foster gave them a talk
upon courtesy to children. Miss Brand,
of Michael Reese hospital, the different
demands Of the body for food, how most
of us get more starch than we need.
Miss Allen of Normal school, "The
Helpfulness of Children in the Home"
Mrs. Hull, at the head of the charity
work of Armour Institute, Economy
in the Home, of both Strength, Time
and Money Mrs. Armstrong, "a Prac-
tical Lesson in Cooking" DR.. Rich
mond, 1.-THE Health of Children
Surely this is seasons program any
lady might we'll bs proud of and one
which would have proven instructive as
we'll.
DR.. Richmond is at the cottage every
Thursday afternoon from l to when
for mere nominal charge these people
may receive medical attention.
Tuesday afternoons Mrs. Van Der
Vaart has charge of what is called
the Laurel Wreath club composed of
young girls under fourteen. She is read
ing the instructive book entitled 1.-THE
Story of Life written by Miss Morley
of Chicago, who 30 beautifully tells how
the egg is the cradle Of the world, and
carries this thought through the differ
emit kingdoms. The first half hour is
given to reading, the second to sewing
and the third to games. Great pains
are taken with the sewing and the quail
ity OF work. thus developing a whole
some idea of these three grades of activ-
iy. 1t will be seen the habitants of
this cottage are as pretentious in their
names as they are in the quality of their
undertakings.
On Friday afternoon the Junior Sor.
osis club meets. This is made up of
young girls from fourteen to eighteen
and is presided over by Mrs. Guthrie.
The same form is carried out as in the
Lanrel Wreath only little more ad-
vanced scale.
This is not all. On Saturday after.
moons there is yet another gathering of
forces which includes those too old for
the kindergarten and too young for the
clubs. This delightful company is
guided and directed by two charming
young ladies', Misses Edna Richardson
and Minnie Hoagland. They too are
reading nature story and along with it
they have chalk talks and the like.
Really these social sentiments are
only another expression Of the tenden-
cies of the times for combines and trusts.
They are neighborhood combines for
social and intellectual improvement and
advancement. Trusts which really
imply all that the neighborhood friend
ship is in rural districts where the peo-
pie share each others joys and sorrows
and meet of evenings to cordially talk it
over. What world of good they do
each other.
Such is the work this Universaliet
church settlement is doing. They are
not content with all this splendid show
ing for they are expecting to reach out
and gather in those young girls who
swell the ranks of fallen women. Mrs.
Van Der Vaart is even Low laying her
plans to save young girls from such de.
grading lives. and all who are acquainted
with her know how efficient worker
she lie, for only to meet Mrs. Van Der
Vaart is to call out all that is noble and
good within one.
Thus the race is lifted up and helped
onward to greater possibilities for Gods
kingdom on earth L.A.L.
Ora B. Crow, St. Clement. Mo-, writes:
THE IJNIVERSAIIST is doing pood misc