Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-27


dent. read hsr inaugural addFS1s i, tell
ing Of the work which had hleeu done IN
executive session during the summer
and OF the work that It Il hoped to 10;
this winter Mrs. G. HI. whitehead.
played q pretty piano selection and.
then the representativ OF the various;
clubs were called upon TO tell some inn
provement which the city sorely needed
and 20 designate the remedy therefor.
The clubs had been Informed q few
weeks ago OF the subject that would be
discussed and the request made that
careful thought be given to city in1-g
provement, that from the suggestions
some plans might be CLEANED which.
would prove beneficial.
& There were of course many things
proposed, chief among them being that
of cleaning the streets and alleys. That
was the most prominent note sounded
by the ones standing for the Entire
Nous, the Cemetery Aid, the Haw-
thorne, the Women's, the Maccabees,
the Roundabouts the Unity, the TWEEN
tieth Century and the d. "A. r. The
Hawthorne was the first one to mem
ton the enlisting of the children's aid
to clean the streets and them keep them
clean, and the suggestion was hailed az
q practical one. The Cemetery Aid
thought a street sprinkler should be.
provided and also advocated the build-
ing of a hospital. which was heartily
endorsed by the Women's Club and the
Maccabees. In connection with keep
ing the streets clean and to do. away
with the filthy habit of experimenting,
the Twentieth Century Club thought It
might be we'll to have clIspidors placed
on the streets to obviate that nuisance.
The Political Equality Club was the
only one that did not me0tion the
house-cleaning process as it We're. No
doubt they concurred in all that was
said on the subject, but the things
which they think need especial atten-f
ton are the appointing Of a police mat
ron to have charge of the women and
juvenile offenders. the keeping of the
Telegraph Offices open otter 8 o'clock,
and the election OF woman to the
school board. The suggestion, which
caused the most comment was the one
concerning the building of hospital.
A year or so ago one or two of the
prominent club women of the city in
terested themselves In such a move
ment and met with the sympathy OF
those with whom they talked. They
claimed that in addition to the SYM
pathy they were promised substantial
aid If the work was pushed. 1t seemed
then as if the work could be carried OH
best il there We're an organization be-
hind it, and thinking rightly that there
were already too many clubs and
boards in the city, the leaders proposed
to the officers OF the federation that it
he N vtI la
outsider it seemed as if it were the OPP
portunity for the federation to distin-
guish itself and at the sameSstine do
some real good to the city. But the Wo-
men did not see it that way. and
whether as some claimed. it was club
Jealousy or the violent opposition of a
prominent physician or the women did
mot think it practical the fact remains
that the federation fatty refused to-
undertake the carrying out of the work
and the matter has since seemed dead
Now, however. it may be revived,
and if the federation succeeds in hav-
ing a city hospital opened IL should be-
given all the honor that can be shown
1T for that is one thing which the city
sorely needs. A meeting of the exeeu-s
tive board has been called for next
week. at which time certain plans
which have been formulated VIII be
presented for the sanction OF the woS
men. 1t is understood that a number
of the city's prominent doctors have
expressed willingness to aid the Voc
men and to put aside the narrow
thought of personal gain to help in the
good work
After the discussions, which were
lengthy but interesting, Mrs. S.
Hynds recited one of her charming
#recitations and Mrs. William Sandoe
and daughter closed the program with
a whistling duet
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