The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-03-14
WOMAN'S COLUMN.
Edited by Philanthropic Depart
ment of o. w. C.

| Items for this column should be handed in
not later than Monday even ng J
| Now THAT the hospital is an assured
fact, there are those who declare il
will be great burden to support it.
One croaker going SO far as to declare
that it cannot be run by wind. Prob
ably not. 1t will not be built by that
agent either. If we can raise money
to build it, we will also be able to
make what is needful for it's exist
ence. Besides such things as self
supporting hospitals have been
known. One thing at tine is a very
good rule in all cases. At present
we are trying to build hospital,
when tits built will be time enough to
settle the running business, and with
the energy and activity thus far dis
played there is little danger of fail
ure in that either.
The editors of this column are
pleased to have received items from
| organizations of women which were
not represented last week. 1t encour-
ages US to believe that all appreciate
the efforts of the Philanthropic De-
partment o. w. O. to promote social
good feeling and harmony of inter-
ests among organized interests.
o. w. c.
The Philanthropic Dept. o. w. @.
held its regular meeting Thursday of
last week. 1t was we'll attended and
much interest was manifested. A COM
mittee was appointed to attend to the
solicitation of funds for the hospital.
Final report of committee on mules
was read and accepted. The chair.
man informed the department that
Mr.. Thos. Jackson, of South d street,
had given the department pony,
cart and harness to be disposed of
for the benefit of the hospital. The
d Donation was accepted, and the de-
partment by vote expressed it's thanks
to Mr.. jackson.
Oskaloosa Chapter No. 146 Order
Eastern Star, was organized January
1894, with thirty-five charter men,
bers. Mrs. Ida Sharra was Worthy
Matron and Mr.. Frank Smith Worthy
Patron. The Order of the Eastern
Star, while not part of the Order of
Masonry, is closely allied with that
institution, and seeks through its or
ganization to be co-worker with
that ancient order; dedicated to the
cause of charity, truth and loving
kindness. The Oskaloosa chapter has
increased in numbers, till the present
memb ership is 15S. Their meetings
are held the second Monday in each
month, in the Masonic Temple. Our
order at the present time is in very
prosperous condition owing to the
untiring efforts of some of our past
officers who have worked unceasing-
ly for it's benefits.
There are 296 subordinate chapters
in the state, each controlled by four
teen officers and governed by the
Grand Chapter.
The Maccabees
The Ladies of the Maccabees, as
society was the first in the world to
organize fraternal beneficiary af-
fording lie protection to women. 1t
is represented in the National Fra
ternal Congress and in the National
Council of Women of the United
States. Though the recognized
auxiliary to the Knights of the Mac
cabees and working in harmony with
them, it is an entirely independent
organization, being composed wholly
of women and governed exclusively
by them. Men are not admitted even
as honorary members, Its member
ship is not composed only of the
wives, daughters and relatives Of the
Knights, but any woman of good
moral character is eligible. Its aims
are to provide life benefits to its mem
bers and those dependent upon them,
care for the sick, to bury the dead
and to educate it's members socially,
morally and intellectually.
The local hive is entering upon the
second year of it's existence in a
prosperous and promising con dition,
and is rapidly becoming one of the
most popular and prominent organi-
cations of the city. Mrs. Clara Rey-
nolds is commanding officer.
RathbOne sisters
In the write up of the Rathbone
Sisters fair in the column last week
mistake was made in the date. The
fair will begin April 18th.
The Rathbone Sisters desire to ex-
press their thanks to the Philan-
thropic department of the o. w. O.
for the generous manner in which
the members pledged their support
to the coming fair. With such
common interest, the result might
have been foreseen, but it was none
the less gratifying.
| Kings Daughters
The Kings Daughters have every
reason to feel gratified over the sue
cess of their Employment Bureau.
During its existence they have been
able to supply many workers with
places. No doubt their reasonable
charges have been the cause of their
success, their tax on employers be-