Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-28
F1NANc1ER1NG OF WOMEN.

The right kind Of thew woman is
causing many a man who has been
looked upon as a shrewd and success
full business man to open his eyes in
amazement at the gigantic undertake
ings that these women will attempt.
When the National w. G. L. U. an
nnounced that it was going to build a
great, magnificent temple in Chicago,
and run in debt to do it, the idea was
looked upon by most business minds
as Il sweet dream of the good women.
Il fond fantasy that could never be re-
allied. But that determined band of
women carried out their dream; they
purchased one of ,he best sites in Chi
cugo. and thereon today stands one of
the finest buildings in the country,
partly paid for. but still with a debt
upon it that would discourage most
organizations that were penniless.
Not so with the w. C. L. U. The debt
upon their Temple is 100000, and the
last extension for time of payment en-
pires on July LIST next. They have de-
cidcd to pay it, and their plans for
raising the money will strike many as
eve more ridiculous, or s'dreamy".
than their original scheme to build.
They propose to sell :0,OOo.0OO bars of
soap, having entered into Il contract
for it with "a certain soap company and
the make IL profit of IL cent Il
bar. They have commenced their ad-
vertising i'll Il systematic and
propose to have every member of the
order go to scrubbing and making soap
suds at once, whether they even did
such "a thing before or not, and even
though they do so again, and
all must scrub with the same brand of
soap-for therein lies the benefit, to
the order. But they will raise the
money, and the loyalty of to
each other and to a noble cause will
again be eXemplitied.
This same energy, devotion to a pur-
pose. lesourceful and prolific in ideas
and ways and means-that has char
act -liZed the women of the w. c. I. U.
has Teen recently exhibited by our
local Women's Relief Corps in their
fitting up and furnishing a hall for
themselves and the G. A. r. post. 1t
was thought by some to be an absurd
undertaking for the corps to attempt
anything of the kind with an already
depleted treasury. But the drawer and
more determined minds prevailed, with
the injunction that it would "do them
good to get into debit" and the result
Is that the corps has it's hall nicely
furnished and mostly paid for already.
And then, too, our little city may
we'll be proud of it's numerous women's
societies and clubs, for each in its own
way-always an enterprising, success
full way, however-has taken no small
part il sustaining churches and min
listers, and in maintaining "a high stan
dard of culture and Thoughtful nee
essary to the promotion of more pro-
gressive and better citizenship.
Somehow these women can accom-
psish more in the way of raisingmoney,
and distribute the burden of pa, ing
Off debts upon enterprises that the
public is interested in. than any agre-
CATION OF men We ever heard of. Their
efforts are usually such as meet with
popular favor, and therefore they are
successful in raising money at times
when mon will throw up their hands
in despair. One reason for their sue
cess is that they seldom ask something
for nothing. They give value received.
whether it is in giving suppers or sell
ing soap, but they make a profit. and
the profit turned to the benefit of all.
Who but the new woman"-the talent
ed, enterprising woman-would have
evolved the idea of paying off All in
d~cbtedness of s30o.OOob by selling soap :
Their achievements are Il source of
continual surprise. and it is little Won
der that during the perilous financial
times of the past four years that many
men who have had the responsibility
OF conducting municipal. county. state
and even national affairs. should turn
to such brilliant minds as these women
possess, prolific as they ire in schemes
for debt paying. and extend ii welcome
hand to woman suffrage. Whether
they ever acquire the right of suffrage
or notify seeking it or having itthrust
upon them-we doff our tile in honor
OF such Il progressive type of woman
hood.
IN THEIR FRIENDS HANDS.