The herald., 1897-03-12
FEDERATION OF SOCIETIES
Accounts Of Good Work Accomplished
by Various Bodies
Reports From the whittier State School. the
Good Samaritan Hospital. German
Benevolent and Other Societies

lHe tnlIQ iAACCeih6 Va Vic q CA-
GRAFTON of Societies was held yesterday
afternoon and evening in the Friday
Morning clubs rooms. There was an un-
usually large attendance at both ses-
sions, and thep rogram presented was Of
more than ordinary interest.
Delegates from about twenty clubs and
societies responded to the roll call. Eacn
delegate gave a brief account of the
scope and aims of the work done in the
organization she represented. 1t was
the general sentiment expressed by the
sions, and the program presented was of
benefit to their societies. and the men,
oerships would be renewed for the COM
ing year.
The German Benevolent society was
=presented by Mrs. William Gosser,
Who read brief report. This organiza-
on does not conf1ne its charity to Ger
nans, but aids all who are nee :, as far
possible In the year 1886 1t assisted
families, in which parents could not
otaln work; 21 families, where the hus-
md and father was Ill; rs widows
ith children; z3 single women: SO men
I ere provided with necessities, and
any more provided with real tickets,
id $40 was presented 10 tna Kings
lughters' day nursery. The W ans
ewing guild had contribute 10 =
\ 4 wearing apparel, which re yre -l4-
ributed among the needy.
/. Miss Maud Foste. repor ! tor tho
settlement work being dol 'l souul 1-
town, which, she said. had De come psr-
manent factor In the life OF Los An
geles Through their efforts, station
of the public library has been opened ~
the corner of CASTELAR, and Ord streets.
An electric light had also been placed
there, much to the convenience of work.
atr lax &c Aff q
work has been done in securing better
sanitation.
In the discussion following many in
teresting points were brought out. The
settlement Is supported by associate
memberships OF So year, with 22 work
ers. who give their time.
Mrs. Threlkeld was the next speaker
and told the always deeply interesting
but pathetic story of the Whittier girl.
There are 70 girls in the school from 10 to
Is years of age There are 10 orphans.
IL half-orphans, 23 whose parents are
separated, IT with stepfathers. with
stepmothers. The main cause of the
girls going astray is the lack Of home
| training and influence. Girls get to the
school through the vices of men. There
are some there ruined at 6, s and 10years
of age. Then comes the old quention
| that never finds an answer: What Will
become of them when they leave the
school?" They are bright, intelligent,
kind, unselfish and lovable, but they
themselves realize the hopelessness of
| the situation and the odium that at
| taches to them The board of managers
should be composed of women, in Mrs.
| Threlkeld's opinion, and the girls school
should be entirely separated from the
boys.
Mr.. Hughes gave an interesting ac-
count of what he is doing in non-sec-
| tartan mission work
He is q working man, he said, and his
work is among poor people. compare
| lively few attend church; trades union
| people look upon churches distrustfully
| and regard them somewhat as an enc
| my.
Mrs. Reading Of Buffalo, N. Y, real
an able paper on the advantages of club
federation. She has had large expert
ence in federation work. and showed the
helpfulness ITO be gained by it.
The first business Of the evening ses
| sion was the election of officers for the
coming year, which resulted as follows:
| President, Mrs Lucy 8. Blanchard; vice
| president at large, Mrs. E. T. Stephens;
| recording secretary, Mrs. Mary E. Hart
we'll: Financial secretary. Mrs. Ellen
Hewitt; treasurer, Mrs. Abbie E. john
| ston.
Resolutions in memory of the late
| president. Mrs. Nancy Scott Withers.
| who died March I'd. were read by Mrs.
Hartwell, the members standing durirs S
| the reading
Mrs woNfsltlll of the Mateo street NJ.
| e. church then read a we'll written paper
entitled Christian America" The ten
| or of the paper was that with the vari
Gus elements and nationalities that ar,
| so rapidly entering our American life
| II Is not beyond possibility that mis-
A..1~ 1ox,l5e t,e,
| tc Christianize this country.
| After a Solo by Mrs. Fisher Captain
| Frazier gave a sketch of the work done
| the past winter by the Good Sama,-i
tan mission. 1t has been grand work
the captain said. and had spread much
farther than he had anticipated. Every
| man is given a clean bed. bath and
! his clothes are fumigated during the
| night for cents, and $1,000 men hal
slept in the building. Over 1000 men had
! found work and no complaints had been
| received of them. Many boys had been
| cared for and sent to their homes in the
east. The restaurant was closed Marcn
| 1st the calls for food being so numerous
| the captain could not endure the strain
Many of the men sheltered were un-
worthy, but they were human beings,
hungry, with souls to save. which was
| the captains object in opening the mis-
sion. He received donations amounting
to $500, but the expenses were s170D
leaving a debt still unpaid. Meels hal
| been furnished to $4,000 men. and for
| eleven days he had fed 400 men free
Many worthy men had been helped. and
| the mission has accomplished grea.
| good.
Miss Anna M. Laughlin of the State
! Normal school closed the exercises with
an able paper on the Practical Applica-
| tion of Drawing" preceded by solo
| sung by Mrs. Finley Hotchkiss.
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| Take Laxative Bromo Ouinine Tablets
All druggists refund the money II It
! fails to cure. 25c.
| Three Nlgh's to Cb'ca~o
| If you travel east by the Santa Fe
| route you reed spend but three nights