Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-10-20
FARMERS OF CHARITY MONEY.


Schemes of Church Women to Get Dol
lars for Phllanthropic Purposes.
1t is no uncommon thing for women
Interested in church work to endeavor
to raise money for philanthroplc pur-
poses By individual or organized labor
within their special fields, says the New
Yorl; Times, Instances have been re-
lated of how women, animated by
worthy objects, nave fulfilled voun-
tary pledges Of earning specified sums
within certain specified periods. The
custom of forming womens industrial
circles, each member Of which is
pledged to earn dollar or more by
some personal act, has become popular
in small communities, and many in
geatous schemes have been devised by
clever women fer extracting the de-
sired dollar from tia pockets of men,
AT Loon Lake, in the Adlrondacks,
within the past month, one Jealous
young church woman earned her
dollar BY acting as caddie in
a game of golf. The novelty
of the situation attracted the
amused attention of the hotel guests
and cottagers, and for the time being
the earning of a dollar" became a fad
among the younger women. The dol
lars thus earned we're contributed
toward the relief of a poor family in
the neighborhood \ New York girl
brcwed n punch for a party of her
brothers male companions and re-
ceiyed a dollar, with request for more
punches at the same price. Another
girl made Welsh Sarebit for which
she obtained a willing dollar and u
third young woman got ten cents apiece
for rolling ten cigarettes. This dispo-
sition on the part of well-to-do women
to earn money for Sweet charitys
sake sometimes assumes phase
more practical than mere social diver
sion. Between twenty and thirty of
the young women connected with a
Methodist Episcopal church in the up
per part of New York city have devised
a scheme which is likely to net a sub
stantial sum to the church poor and
sick relief fund this fall Each mem
| Der of the Circle" has agreed to exert
her money making talents in one par
ticular line e:rough the month of Sep
| TENDER, with a view of determining
which one can turn the largest amount
into the fund. One woman, for in
stance proposes to bake cake for who
ever wishes to pay for the same. Word
has been passed around in the church
that persons who desire to purchase
cake for home consumption can send
their orders to Mrs. - and the goods
will be delivered at a slight advance
over the actual cost Another woman
who justly prides herself on her skill
with the needle. will hold herself in
readiness to do any kind of fancy sew
ing, embroidery or mending-for men,
bers of her church congregation-dur-
ing the ensuing month. A third mem
Der OF the volunteer money earning
corps will take the old necktles of gen
tlemen of her acquaintance and remake
them ''as good as new" for moderate
charge. Still another offers to give
INSTRUCTION at home" in millinery, and
fifth will undertake to supply small
families with their winters supply of
jellies and homemade preserves at
moderate cost, Several of these church
women have given noticethat they will
execute shopping commissions at low
er rates than the same kind of service
can be procured elsewhere, and there
is one woman who is willing to clean
and do up laces for the benefit of the
charity fund.