Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-13

minutes 10 a kindergarten for the col
ored tots. II is still conducted In one Of
nve small tepement rooms, the others
being used Tor sewing and cooking
classes for older colored persons. There
are also meetings for mothers, lectures
on health and hygiene and the usual at
fractions Of social settlement work.
These rooms are at 23i east Ninety-sey-
enth street
The immediate aspiration OF the inter-
ested ones-and they include a number
Of well-known phllanthroplsts-i 10
open lodging house for colored work.
ing girls. IL Is intended they shall pay
no more than or 5 cents a night.
The social scheme, in word, Is 10
have sort OF Hampton Institute in one
OF the congested districts OF New York,
wnere there happen 10 live several
thousand colored persons and where the
sign. "Wanted-An Opportunity" has
been hanging out some time.
The Chicago Woman's club has set
aside a special day-Jan. l7-and this
season It will be taken by Mrs. Ellen
Henrotin. who will present this inter-
esting theme. What Is Soclety?'' This
presentation by woman so admirably
ntted TO speak upon this subject will be
followed by discussion from different
standpoints. II will be a red letter day
there Is no doubt, on the club woman's
calendar.
The question has been asked
III club women, aside from their char,
ity work-which Is applied Christianity.
by the way-do any distinctly religions
WORK, and we can answer, Yes" Some
time ago attention was called 10 differ
eht CLUBS over the country directly inter-
ested In the building OF churches. Then
there are numerous clubs-the Catholic
Woman's League Of Chicago Is an ex-
ample-which have a regular Bible
study class. 1t Is not uncommon, more
over, to have a special Interpreter Of the
Bible give readings before clubs. This
was done last season in Chicago by
Miss Helen Cole OF Boston. who also ap-
peared In many other cities. The entire
trend OF the club woman movement. In
short, Is a liberal application OF rellg-
ious principles In It's broadest and best
sense This Is the opinion OF one who
has made study OF II for years.
Probably the best instance OF a wo-
mans club actively interested In jaIl
work may be found In the Chicago Wo-
mans club. Several years ago 1t estab-
lished regular school work for boys
awaiting trial, and out OF Its own treas
ury produced the funds wherewith TO
pay the teacher. This room is as pleas
ant as the touch OF woman's hand can
make 1t, for II has flowers, pic
lures, magazines and comfortable
chairs, II was another city club-the
Lake View Woman's club-lt may be
remembered. that furnished a Thanks.
giving dinner at the jail. There are
other clubs-usually civic clubs-thst
look after the sanitary conditions OF
jails
To touch upon individual prison re-
form work, look at that OF Mrs. Maud
darlington Booth. II Is a big part OF
her life work 20 talk before men and
women while they are stu behind the
bars. and then 10 give them a helping
hand when they are free again. In New
YORK she has refuge from
which they can make start IN life.
The prisoners at Sing Sing-just the
other day she spoke before 1000 OF them
call her the Little Mother" and more
than wv Of them wear button with the