Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-18
The WOM.AN'S CLUB
Charity Discussed at the Regular
Meeting on Wednesday AT.
ternoon.
Mrs. Merritt Greene Presents a
Paper The Musical
Features.

The ordinary club woman is inter-
ested in no subject moro than she is in
philanthropy and this fact is apparent
at every program given at the Wo-
mems Club by its department of phil
anthropy and applied Christianity. Not
only is a large audience always pres
sent, not only is the attention unex-
Icelled, but the discussions which all
ways follow the papers indicate the
deep interest taken in the work OF do
ling unto others" The members of the
various departments are loyal to their
own work as the excellent results OBJ
tanned show, but they all Join in the
Interest in the charitable work. 1t is a
fcompliment to the women of MARSHALL
/ town that this is true. for it refutes the
theory sometimes advanced tina. the
seeking of knowledge and culture tends
4 to make selfish or narrow.
Wednesday afternoon was not pleas
ant, but the general rule as to attend
! anee held good and the hall of the club
was we'll filled with those desiring to
sjhear the program to be given by the
department of philanthropy ard APP
1 piled Christianity, Mrs. Z. Lee chair
4 man
4 Miss Neva Bentley whose piano mu-
\ sic it is always a pleasure to hear,
4 played valse by Durand and, recalled
4 by hearty applause, played for an en-
core one of Chopin's beautiful noe
.tturnes.
Mrs. Merritt Greene read the paper
Iof the afternoon on What is Charity?''
/ Mrs Greene has but recently returned
to the city after a ten years residence
lin the east and that her old time
/ friends and club associates are glad to
\ welcome her back goes without saying.
4 Mrs. Greene is essentially a practical
4 woman. one who for years has taken
! deep Interest in public affairs and
4 studied the questions of the day, so her
4 hearers felt. however many phases the
j subject might have, she would be able
4 to handle 1t we'll. This she certainly
4 did The terms philanthropy and APP
i piled Christianity, she declared, We're
really synonymous, the one included
the other. All work done for the good
4 of mankind is charity. altho people are
4 Just coming to know this and have this
Il type of doing good efface the old ideas
Il of sending second hand clothing to the
poorly clad and Of building homes for
Il orphans. 1t was urged that ones eff
forts be used especially for the young
for however worthy an object it may
!, be 10 endeayor to reclaim the old in sir
the results can not be expected to equa
those when work is done with the chill
" dren to save them from first going
4 wrong The free kindsrgartens have
done much along this line but the citi-
/, zens are hardly doing right by the pub
$ lie schools. TO which so much care should
. be given. One has not done his whole
duty If he has hut paid his taxes. 4
justifiable pride WAS taken In the fac
that the United States pays far NOR,
per capita for schools than any othel
!, nation the sum also far exceeding tina
expended for the maintenance of tn.
!. army and navy. The oyerwork ant
! loneliness of the teacher. who so seldom
4 is appreciated. We're shown to neet
: correction and be real objects for char
| ity, which means both love and smy
pathy. Perhaps the words conccrnin,
the church and its needs We're tn
most apt of all. for 1t was said the rea
need was not fine editices, great sum
of money nor eloquent discourses. blu
the love of God in the hearts of TIL
: worshippers. ii the love of God b
: there the love of man will not b
: missing
: Informal talks were called for and
! number of ladies spoke. Mrs. knisel
spoke of the relation of the mother t
: the teacher and Mrs. A. G. Abbott mad
. some pointed remarks on that subjec
= always discussed when women com
8 together, 1.-THE servant problem" Mis-
Lulu Huffaker, who during her mem
bership in the club was a member Q
:. the department, read few verses Ell
: titled What Charity Knew" and til
program was closed by Miss Lyr
Benedict playing two numbers. Fink
a Spring Song" and The Song of tn
: Peasant" by Rendando.
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