The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-30
FARMERS or CHARITY MONEY.
schemes OF Church Women 20 Get Do,-
lar. for PhIianthrople Purposes

schemes Of Church Women 10 Get Dsi-
lars for Phllanthrople Purposes
II Is no uncommon thing for women
Interested IN church work to endeavor
TO raise money for phllanthropic pur-
poses by individual or organized labor
within their special fields says the New
York Times Instances have been re-
lated Of how women. animated by
worthy objects. have fulnlled yolun-
tary pledges of oarnlng specified sums
within certain specified periods. The
custom Of forming women's Industrial
circles. each member OF which IL
pledged to earn q dollar or more by
some personal act. has become popular
In small communities, and many In
genioua schemes have been devised by
lever women for extracting the de-
.'ea dollar from the pockets Of men.
~ Loon Lake. In the Adirondacks.
sa' n 'he past month. one jealous
ouus church woman earned her
a py acting a. eaddle In
same OF golf. The novelty
the situation attracted the
amused attention Of an. -, ,,os,s
.., oo''asers' and for the time being
the earning OF q dollar" beoam. 80
among the younger women. Ths.a
lars thus earned were contyi1Iiteh
toward the relief Of poor family In
the nelghhorhOod A New York girl
brewed a punch for party Of her
brothers male companions and re-
celyCd a dollar. with a request for more
punches AZ the same price. Another
girl made Welsh rareblt. for which
she obtained willing dollar, and n
third young woman got ten cents apiece
for rolling ten cigarettes. This dlspo-
sition on the part Of well-to-do women
10 earn money for sweet charlty's
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
scheme which is likely TO net a sub
stantlal sum 10 the church poor and
N.ck relief fund this fall. Each men,
Der OF the "c.rcle" has agreed 10 excr,
her money making talents In one par
ticular .lino through the month Of Sep
tember. with a view % determining
which one can turn the largest amount
into the fund one woman. for Ia.
stance. proposes 10 bake cake Tor who.
ever wishes 90 pay Tor the same. Word
has been passed around In the church
that persons who desire 10 purchase
cake for home consumption can send
their orders 90 Mrs -- and the goods
viii be- delivered at a slight adyanc,
over the actual cost. Another woman
who Justly prldos herself on her skin
with the needle will hold herself IN
readiness 10 DO any Kind OF fancy sew.
ms. embroidery or mondlug Tor mem,
beers Of her church congregation dur.
Ing the ensuing month. A third mem.
Der Of the volunteer money earning
corps viii take the old neckiios of gen.
tlcmon % her acquaintance and romak.
them "as good as new" Tor a modorai,
charge san another offers 20 Civ,
instruction az home Ia millinery. AMI
nfh will undertake 20 supply small
families with their winters supply 81
Iell.os and home made preserves al
moderate cost Several Of these churcl
women have given noticcthat they vii
execute shopping commissions at low
cr rates than the same kind OF servic,
can b. procured elsewhere. and Their
Il one woman who d willing 10 clean
and DO up laccs Tor the bSoe,~oi ths
charity fund.