The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1900-06-07

AAVOuOCuV assumes all r0SpOnSlO1IGy Tor the
sentiments and statements contained herein.
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Our Badge: A knot OF white ribbon.
Our Aims: Home protection, prohibition of
the liquor traffic equal suffrage, one standard
OF morals, and the bringing about of a better
puDllc sentiment. .a.. %a
MRS. EFFIE A. BuRGAN, President,
MRS. JENNIE WooDcocK, Secretary,
MRS. ADA FARNHAA, Treasurer.
Some months ago I received a
letter from lady IN Hammond,
Ind, stranger, with the love of
humanity at heart. She wanted
to help in supplying camp men
with good literature; said she
thought it the best possible field
for labor. She asked a prompt
reply with a statement of the
need of the department. Of
course woman's curiosity (that
men like to talk of and know so
little about was aroused and I
asked where she learned of the
work; she had read an article in
the Chicago Record. I give part
of the clipping. The writer, who
ever he may be, has given me
credit for spending all my time for
the last three years in visiting
camps and planning the work.
While | am glad my work has
been acceptable enough to warrant
that statement / wish no untruth
gwen:
Advancement in morals of the
1000 men in the lumber woods of
the Duluth district is subject
that has engaged the attention of
State branch of the w. G. T. U.
for some years past. AS a rule
lumber companies and their job
bling contractors pay little atten-
ton to their men, except to see
that full days work is had six
times a week; that the men are
kept full of wholesome food and
that smallpox is not permitted a
landing place in camps. At most
camps there are strict rules against
card playing, and at all the use of
liquor is prohibited, but these
rules are made not so much for the
good of the men morally as for the
prevention of quarrels. 1t has
been the experience of hundreds of
camps that the free use of cards,
even in friendly games, without
gambling, is the cause of more
quarrels and greater problem fo1
camp bosses than any one thing,
whiskey alone excepted. There
fore the prohibitions.
To supply the deficiency the w.
G. T. q. has taken up a systema-
tic campaign and is furnishing
hundreds of camps, not only in
this district but all over the north
ern part Of the State, with reading
matter, quiet games, collections Of
testaments and gospel hymn books,
''comfort bags" something like
the ''house wives, that the women
at home sent to the front in war
times; pictures to tack upon the
walls of camps, old maps covered
over with catchy verses and say.
ings not too religious, cards, mot.
toes, verses and bright little things
for the woods hospitals. 1t is as
tonishing the things that are sent
and the appreciative words that
come back to the donors from
these cherries camps. The work
in Minnesota is under the charge
of Mrs. E. A. Burgan, of Prince
ton, MINI. 4 + T. One great
effort of the women is to keep
the workmen occupied Sundays so
they will have no chance to reach
the saloons of the nearest towns.
In many cases where there are no
towns near the scenes of logging
operations shanties are built in the
woods by saloon men. It is a
distinct gain if the influence of the
W. G. T. U. is such as to close
these dens. And it has proven
strong enough in many cases this
winter.
These words from an outsider
are very encouraging; camp work
is very practical and attracts the
attention of business men every
where, yet this is only one of the
forty lines of work successfully
carried on by the w. c.. T. u.
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