Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-25
Eurnu arsa1nt npa satarda 0rtnnr 70 1907

meeting Of the Charity Association
member told of some unkind criticism
that hurt her very much. Some one
said. Il get tired of reading that
monthly report in the paper. What do
you do anyway" What does the
Charity Organization do? Much that
is not told. and can not be told in the
published monthly report 1t has saved
young girls from lives of prostitution,
lit has saved men from crime, 1t has
tided many a family over a hard place
in life and saved them from becon-
ing wards of the county. Ii has reused
the manhood in disheartened men,
forced women to be clean and keep
their children clean. 1t has taught the
lesson of pride and self respect in pay
ing something for the needed garment
and the shame of openly begging. 1t
visits in homes of disease, misfortune,
even those of shame if need be, carry
/ ing its ideals of helpfulness. 1t gives
not always aims, nor aims alone, but
sympathy, help and knowledge.
| 1t does not leave this work to be
forgotten or carelessly done by com
mittees but keeps in it's employ sim
tcerc, Christian woman. one who has
| tdSlctl VI Illes $ UllleIueSS ttHA hIioN'
we'll how to sympathize, plan and help.
/ One who gives herself wholly to the
work of looking carefully into every
| case reported, finding out the real
needs, the real facts, hesitating not to
enter the lowest HOMES and meeting
often the vilest diseases. She plays
!. the part in these homes of advisor,
physician, pastor, seamstress, nurse
and lecturer. All work can not be ac-
compished in one visit, but many are
often necessary. All this is not a
charming bit of fancy work you may
! we'll believe 1t isino easy task to tell
! a woman she must clean herself and
1 children, even when you carry her the
soap and towels 1t is no easy task
Ito wash and dress babies filthy and
diseased. No easy task to go into the
ihomes of sensitive, refined people who
have met with misfortune and tact
fully find out their troubles and how
! best to aid them.
The work of the Charity Organiza-
ton seems to be, like the poor relations
that it helps. very irritating, for no or
ganization in Marshalltown ever re-
ceived more criticism than this little
/ band of faithful workers, and all be-
cause that the work may be well done
4 trining wages are paid the agent.
/ want my dollar to be given to the poor"
snapped out one unwilling giver Does
| it not go to the poor in the truest sense
of the word when it helps them to help
/ themselves, instead Of encouraging
1 pauperism?
! A teacher Of our schools was much
/ troubled over very dirty little girl in
| her room. In despair one day she said
! Now, ] want you to come to school
next Monday clean and sweet. Take the
| boiler because it is good and big and
get right into it and sit there until you
are Clean On Monday the child was
4 lust as dirty as ever. You did not do
as told YOU" was the teachers greet
ing. II did," SAID the youngster. Il sat
down in the boiler a long time, and
they wasn't any water in it neither.
Now what use to give your dollar or
clothing to the mother of such child?
! Are YOU not doing greater charity to
help pay woman to go and see that
the boiler is filled with water and the
child put to soak? Would you have the
/ patience, my reader, to teach that mo-
/ ther how to live and work, how to care
I Tor ner Ia0llly Soitle ollS out,iie " w
7 it. 1t is easy to give of our substance,
but as in his case, se'"as t'.,ast MOI = 10
/ necessary Those who criticise the
Y Charity Organization do not UNDER
4 stand the faithful work done that can
not be published, but is fully reported
/ at the monthly meetings. Many man
and woman struggling under some bur-
den of misfortune. will accept aid from
/ the Charity Organization when they
would rather die than ask aims OF the
county or church. And is not your doll
ar doing a greater work in aiding one
such case, making nobler one life than
in handing out carelessly to the cring-
ing pauper at your door?
1
4 A boys life is one to be envied, even
If he does have some awful troubles
betimes. Ruth McEnery Stuart Some
4 times wonders If they amt no account
I took of a little child'en's trials. Seems
as If they ought to be little heavenly
book KEEP a purpose; an t wouldn't do
no harm if earthly fathers and mothers
was occasionally allowed to look over
I IT," Just such book was certainly
needed to tighten the troubles of GER
4 tain Marshalltown lad some days ago.
We went into grocery store, and there
i sat the most disconsolate little mortal
! that ever learned to whistle. He said
4 his mother had sent him for something
j and he had forgotten what 1t was. He
i dasn't go home and ask her what 1t
II was and, oh. dear, what was fellow
4 to do. And there was no little heavenly
4 ,oo,, 70 holm solve the ullandry, 1t was