The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-23

instruction in etiquette, dancing. parlor
games, reading, defamation and discussion
il was so well conducted that before
year had passed nearly every member had
undergone a change SO great as to attract
general notice.
a HUNGER FOR KNOWLEDGE.
Everywhere is manifested an intense de-
sire for knowledge. 1t may be questioned
If there is a girls club in that part of the
city where there is not debate at every
session. In those which are given to nom
literary objects. such as cooking, embroid-
cry, needlecraft, typewriting, lacemaking
and millinery, the usual practice is to have
one member at each meeting sit at a high
desk and read aloud history or standard
literature, while the club attends to the reg
ular order OF the day. New ideas in Eu-
rope are quickly transferred to New York
and bring forth fruit The Industrial move
ment in Ireland which. under the leadership
OF the countess or Aberdeen, has succeeded
In reviving the ancient lace industry, has
aroused attention on the East Side. In a
short time 1T had secured full instructions
concerning the points and patterns for
which the Emerald Isle was once famous
and then started its manufacture in this
city. Another club is following the lines
which were originated by Nine. st. George
in Vienna. Embroidery is the raison d'etre
or many societies. one of which is the
Juvenile Sewing Circle conducted by Miss
Unger. Another club, founded by Miss
Minnie b. Louis, has done such admirable
needlework as to receive praise from the
American Federation of Sewing Schools
The Little Women Club. started by the
late Mrs. George Johnson, devotes
Its sessions to getting into touch
with nature" 1t holds it's meetings in fair
weather in the public parks or pretty spots
in the suburbs, where the members study
trees, flowers, MOSES, birds, butterflies and
insects. The Alcott Club makes speciality
OF visiting the American Museum of Nat
ural History. The Band of Mercy, estab-
lished by Miss Benedict, is practically a
branch of the Humane Society. The Give
up Club was organized by Miss Margare.
Pascal. Its object is practical benevo,ence.
and the special care of sick and ailing The
Daughters of Zion Club is an echo OF the
Zionist movement. 1t is conducted by Miss
toward the re-establishment of the Jews
in Palestine. The Girls Chess and Checker
Club of the Educational Alliance is always
ready TO meet rivals on the checkered field.
These clubs contribute largely to the ele-
walton of the population. Every girl car
ries the club influence into her own home,
and there incites her brothers, sisters and
parents to stronger effort and achievement
The effect may be noticed by any one who
visits this part of the city from time to
time. The boys and girls dress better from
year to year. the homes become more COM
Portable, the small tenement Is exchanged
for larger and better one, and finally the
day arrives when the successful pate--
familias with his household leaves the
Ghetto for a home uptown or in the sub
urbs. To a stranger the Ghetto seems
always the same, but to one who knows ii,
II Is veritable kaleidoscope. Out Of it
flow those who have succeeded, or those
who go to other cities in quest of fortune,
while into it come the armies Of the OPP
messed and down-trodden from Austria
Hungary Roumania and Russia. Without
the cooperation of the girls. this anchor
alton would be much slower, and the ex-
listing conditions would be far worse. They
are a potent factor in the advancement of
their own people. their neighbors and Of
the city at large.