The Red Cloud chief., 1897-10-22
FARMERS OF CHARITY MONEY.
schemes of Church Women to Get Dol
lars for Phiianthropic Purposes

lars Tor FhIHnthrOpic EurpOsess
Ii is no uncommon thing for women
interested in church work to cndeavor
to raise money for philanthropic 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 fulfilled volun-
tary pledges of earning specified sums
within certain specified periods. The
custom of forming women's industrial
circles, each member or which Is
pledged to earn dollar or more by
some personal act. has become popular
in small communities and many in
genious schemes have been devised by
clever women for extracting the de-
sired dollar from the pockets Of men.
At Loon Lake, in the Adirondacks.
within the past month, one Jealous
young church woman earned her
dollar by acting as caddie In
game of golf The novelty
of the situation attracted the
| amused attention of the hotel guests
and cottagers. and for the time being
the earL.ng of dollar" became fad
among the younger women. The dol
lars thus earned were contributed
toward the relief of poor family in
| the neighborhood. \ New York girl
hrewed a punch for party OF her
! brothers male companions and re-
ceived dollar. with request for more
punches at the same price. Another
girl made n Welsh rarebit, for which
she obtained willing dollar. and a
third young woman got ten cents apiece
for rolling ten cigarettes. This dispo-
sition on the part of wcll-to-do women
to earn money for sweet charity =
sake" sometimes assumes phase
more practical than mere social diver
sion. Between twenty and thirty of
the young women connected with u
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
ber of the "circle" has agreed to exert
her money making talents in one par
ticular line through the month of Sep
tember, with 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 II
readiness to do any kind Of fancy sew
ing, embroidery or mending-for mem
bers of her church congregation-dur
ing the ensuing month. A third mem
ber OF the volunteer money! learning
corps will take the old neckties of gen
tlemen of her acquaintance and remak
them las good as new" for moderate
charge. Still another offers to Civ
INSTRUCTION at home" in millinery, an,
fifth will undertake to supply small
families with their winters supply o
jellies and home made preserves a
moderate cost. Several of these churcl
women have given noticethat they will
execute shopping commissions at low
er rates than the same kind of servic
can be procured elsewhere, and ther
is one woman who is willing to cleal
and do up laces for the benefit OF tn
charity fund.