The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-07-19
Our
WOman'S
Department

A new phase OF philanthropic work
in which boys and girls play the most
important part has been inaugurated
under the direction of the home de-
partment of the Evanston OlJ wo.
mans club.
The little folk have been taught to
cut out pictures of every sort that will
please and morally interest children,
and place them in large envelopes.
properly labeled. to be sent about
wherever there are sick boys and
girls to be entertained. Pupils in the
first and second grades of the Evans
ton schools are doing this work under
the direction of club women, and the
unique philanthropy has proved not
only intensely interesting but de.
cidedly helpful as well.
A great variety of subjects is treat
ed i'm these bulky envelopes. For in
stance, one child will cut out several
pictures of bicycle riders and some
pretty scenery. These are placed i'm
the envelopes, on the outside of which
is pasted a gay picture, under which
is written the message Lets take
bicycle ride and visit these lovely
places. With love" The name fol.
lows. Another is filled with a folded
piece of plain wallpaper representing
room. with a piano, bookcase, and
pictures pasted on the supposed walls.
Then furniture is cut out and small
strips of paper attached to make them
stand, thus forming a neat little play.
house.
over 500 of these envelopes will
this year go into homes and hospitals
for the use of sick children. They
are placed in the hands of visiting
nurses and women in charge of the
work
The effort is only begun, hut It
will no doubt find great favor" says
one of the women connected with the
work 1T gives useful and instructive
bench work to first and second grade
pupils. Only material which would
otherwise be wasted is used Pictures
are taken from torn magazines, old
picture cards, calendars, advertise
ments and newspapers. Such work
educates the boys and girls in phil.
usefulness and one must
look beyond the apparent simplicity
of the occupation TO see the most
results In addition to all
this the children are given an oppor.
tunity TO observe the pictures while
them out, and they see more
Of the picture than would be possible
even II they were to look at II steadily
for hours, And, best of all, the per.
sonal little message will have a won.
derful impression upon the little sick
one to whom the envelope Is sent.
The givers name Is attached, so that
when the boy or girl RECEIVERS and
goes out into the world the name will
always be familiar td him, and II the
two chance to meet they viii be
brought close together"
The energetic young workers are
are fully as enthusiastic over the pos
called the Scissors guild, and they
sibilities of their cutting and pasting
as those under whose auspices the
unique philanthropy is being carried
on. One envelope arranged by a
little girl and sent to the Chicago
Charity hospital was filled with pie
lures Of angels and women In beau.
tifu evening gowns playing on an in.
strument. while nine boys are pictured
in the act Of singing. The message
on the outside read. Perhaps these
lovely people will sing 10 you tonight
and the angels will watch over you nj
you want them TO- Lovingly Agnes
Dill"-Chicago Tribune.
An informal reception was given at
Gladstone tho mat tVaaL IA s tha IA