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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-24
SEND PRETTY THINGS
+ FOR GIRLS WHO WORK
Kind Hearted Persons Contribute Gifts
and Money Thru Humane Society.

Minneapolis working girls who help
support struggling families and others
who are alone in the city are not to be
forgotten in the great Christmas rush
to feed the abiect poor.
For many years some OF the chart
,tably inclined have given their pres
ents thru the Humane society and this
year the society's rooms are stacked
with gifts. Instructions from the do
nors are to give them to worthy work
ing girls.
These presents are all useful articles
Of excellent quality and are done up
in neat and attractive packages. Some
persons have sent money to the society
asking that it be spent to the best adj
vantage. This has nearly doubled the
work of the society's agents during the
last week, but they have managed to
keep up in spite Of the work, and will
cont inue the good work until late
Christmas day.
One man sent money, asking that
party of working girls be taken to the
theater Christmas afternoon, and the
tickets have been purchased. Girls who
seldom have the privilege Of seeing q
theatrical production have been picked
out for this treat.
Inmates Of the HOUSE Of the Coco
Shepherd, the home Of the Little Sisters
of the poor and the hospitals will also
be remembered, and the Humane soci
ETY., alth) not charitable institution
will do it's share to contribute to a joy
Gus day among the poor: %. ,.=4>-
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is limited to twenty one has an average
of children Of 21a to each member.
Undoubtedly there are clubs whose men,
bers have more children, while on the
other hand there may be those with
less, but it is safe to say that there is
no club in the city which could not fur
nish sufficient antirrace-suicide proof. -
Mrs. E. M. La Penotiere Of the Co.
lumbia club and the former president
of the State Federation Of Women s
Clubs is perhaps in a better. position
than the average clubwoman to give an
unbiased opinion. Mrs. La Penotiere
! said: w..
| 'tIn my capacity as federation presi-
dent I have visited many Of the clubs,
and have been entertained privately and
officially at the beautiful homes and at
the humble homes Of sclubwomen, whic
includes almost every club home in Min
neapolis and in Minnesota. I find that
the clubwoman is the homemaker and
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-24
FAMILY OF TEN WILL
MEET AFTER Is YEARS
Remarkable Christmas Celebration Will
be Reunion of WEIGH Family.

One Of the hapipest Christmas parties
in all the land tomorrow will be that
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. B. J.
Welch, 2736 Clinton avenue. It will
also be one Of the most unusual gather
ings, for around the board will be ten
brothers and sisters who have not been
together for fully twenty-five years.
A quarter Of a century ago the older
children began to wander away to
make homes and fortunes for them
selves, and year by year the home cir
Gle grew smaller and smaller until the
babes have grown to manhood and
womanhood and taken their places in the
world. Since last the members of the
family were together. the parents have
died and their offspring have thru va
rious changes become widely scattered.
All the ten are in the city and are
looking forward to the reunion with a
great deal Of expectancy. The partici-
pants will be Leroy n. Welch Of Min
neapolis; Mrs. Alice D. Kuni, Aberdeen,
S. D.; Mrs. Jeanette C. diversion, Port
land, Ore; Mrs. Richard Bliss, Dawson,
Mimi; Mrs. J.. M. Bliss, Princeton
Mimi; II. u. WEIGH. Minneapolis; Will
liam E. WEIGH, Minneapolis; Mrs. Jo-
seph Starr, Park Rapids, Mimi; Burton
J. WEIGH. Minneapolis. and Mrs. G. M
Childs, Minneapolis.
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Among the Clubs.

The club women of Dallas, Texas,
have followed the example Of other
to appoint police matron and provide
quarters for her in the new jail that
is being built.
The Colorado club women are actively
interested in the preservation Of the
Colorado forests and the Woman 8 club
of Enos Mills will heve series of lee
lures on forestry given to rouse interest
in the subject.
:. The Mot Mothers Child Study club Of
breakfast foods the other day and the
compositions and authorizations Of the
various preparations were discussed at
length.
The handsome bronze bust of George
Rogers Clark, which has been made for
the Milwaukee George Rogers Clark So
ciety, Children of the American Revo:
luton, has arrived in Milwaukee, and
will be presented to the public Library
shortly The bust is the work of Miss
Helen FarnsWorth Mears of New York
and is about two and a half feet high
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-24
Of beautiful green bronze and weighs

Of beautiful green bronze and weighs
about $50 pounds.
The reception given by the Daughters
Of the American Revolution to their
acknowledgement, Mrs. Donald Mclean
last Wednesday in Washington, D. G.,
functions given at the capital this year.
Nearly 1000 daughters from all over
the United States, with their invited
guests, gathered at the Arlington hotel
to pay their compliments to Mrs. NC
Lean.
The president of the Iowa Federation
Of Women 8 clubs has expressed the
opinion that the cure for the divorce
evil is to be found in coeduca She
believes that men indulge in trough
house, when by themselves, while girls
engage in senseless chatter unless men
are present. Sc is sure that It would
be much better for men and women to
be together, conversing on the topics
Of the day.
has twenty members and is studying
Russia and Japan. The officers for the
years are Mrs. B. NJ. Randall, ~presi
dent; Mrs. Emma Robertson, vice presi
dent; Mrs. c.. D. Catlin, secretary; Mrs
c.. S. Price, treasurer.
The Ladies' History club Of Siou1
Falls, s. D., held ''book shower" a
the home Of Mrs. W. H. Lyon Friday
evening. The affair was one Of a series
Of entertainments in the social depart
ment of that club. +. -.
The Current Events club Of Parks
ton, s. D., organized a year ago., ha
acquired a neat little library Of abou
! $50 books which have been presented tt
! that city for a, public library. The la
dies of the club mother the library
giving their time, three days in tn
week, in keeping it open to the public
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Olga Louise CadUah's Charges That
Club Women Neglect Their Homes,
ConsiderC Children UnwelconeG Guests
and Are Menace to America De-
cLared Absurd.

they do is done at a great sacrifice Of
time by the women.
A wellknown Minneapolis clubwoman
made a careful estimate of the time the
average clubWoman is apt to spend
away from home and in, the interest Of
her club. This Is what she has to say
about it: s'I find that the average
woman to whom the term clubwoman
might apply does not belong to more
than one or two clubs, generally to two.
Many Of the clubs hold only bi-monthly
or monthly meetings. If it is social
club, the meetings are usually held in
the afternoon between the hours of 2
and s, or in the evening after 8; if it
is study club the meetings are GUS
tomarily held in the morning between
8 clock and noon. Now, allowing per-
haps two or three hours for study, the
average member of these clubs devotes
not more than eight hours to her club
life out Of the 1853 hours of the week.
Accusation Ridiculous.
GAS far as Minneapolis is concerned
the accusation that clubwomen shun
maternity is positively ridiculous. Why,
| in my own club we have had several
visits from the stork. Our last two
secretaries temporarily resigned their
office so as to take care Of their little
club babies. -, - -: s>.,,.s-.> +. =, r..
From the State Federation Of Won
en- Is Clubs, the Zetetic club was picked
out at random to ascertain whether club.
women were childless and considered
motherhood burden instead of a joy.
Again Miss Cadijah' s statement was
proved false, for cone Of the members
of the club volunteered the information
that the club is rich in children, and
that some members have four and five
and more. .-.. :z>-' e. i
"There is Mrs T.: She has four chill
dren and two step-children; Mrs. Y. has
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Plans for the Biennial.

The local biennial board is afraid
that the Peoples church in St. Paul
will not be large enough for the bien-
NAL meetings next May and it has a
refusal Of the armory building for this
gathering of the national federation.
The new armory will easily scat 1000
splendid. The building is centrally To-
Gated, convenient to the old capitol,
which will be used as states head
quarters, and the numerous large rooms
adjoining the hall make the arrange
ment almost ideal for such conven-
ton.
The hotel committee for the biennial
is already at work and will make
next month. The prospectus for the
guide and souvenir has been made up
and it promises to be most attractive
souvenir as well as complete guide
for the convention city.
Thelocal board held, it's first regular
meeting recently and began the real
york Of preparing for the NV ra
Russell rus R. Dorr. president; Mines. J:
". Edgarten, W. NJ. Liggett, c. +.
Furness, vicepresidents; Mrs: j. G
Pyle, corresponding secretary; Mrs: E.
G. Stringer, assistant corresponding
secretary; Mrs. D. F. Brooks. recording
secretary; Miss Marie L. Obenhauer,
assistant recording secretary; Mrs,
John H. Billiard, treasurer; Mrs. W.: H
Vittum, assistant treasurer. The ad
visory board includes Miss Margaret
j.. Evans of Mortified, Mines. L. P
Williams, E. M. La Penotiere, Mime
apolis; Mrs. F. s. Allen, Dodge Cen
ter; Mrs. J. L. Washburn, Duluth
Mrs. w. B. Mitchell, st. Cloud; Mrs
George o. Welch and Mrs. H. A. Tom
linson. St, Peter
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-24
THE FLOUR QUEEN
Minneapolis, the Matchless Metropolis OF
the Great Northwest.
Proud Facts from the Report OF the
Speclat Census Agent.

Chas. w. Johnson, who was appointed
special agent of the census bureau to
collect the statistics of commerce, manu-
features, educational institutions and gen.
eral features and characteristics of Min
neapolis, has just completed and for
warded to Washington his report, and a
proud exhibit it is.
In brief it shows the population OF
Minneapolis has increased from $500 In
1860 and 1906 in 1870 to 48,053 in 1880,
a marvellous growth, only rivaled by one
or, two ephemeral mining camps like
Leadville.
The total assessed valuation Of real
estate and personal property in the city
Is $2S,013,315, and the amount of taxes
assessed for all purposes is $4ss, 5os.2o.
The aggregate municipal bonded in
debtedness Is 81, 101 900 and the city owns
property amounting in value to $780,.
230.95. -. -. ...
The aggregate value Of the Minneapo:
lis manufa curing establishments for the
year reaches -
r. The Enormous Sum
Of s2s,473424 or this vast amount $40,
1854, 200 is to be credited to our flour mills
50, 09S, 900 to our lumber mills. $1,646,394 tt
iron foundries and machine shops. etc.
The wholesale trade, including flour
amounted to s39,52s,20o Railroad receipts
47,307 carloads; shipments, 4S,447 car
loads.
We have fourteen public schools valued
at $3.50, 1924 and 6,112 children enrolled
The state university building and grounds
are entered at 100000; its income for thu
year, $4,000; its enrolment, 30S students
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at 2 pm. with Mrs. Christensen, 2o15
Eleventh avenue s..
The Ladies Aid society Of futile
church will meet Wednesday with Mrs.
Haynes, 27l3 Blaisdell avenue:
The Ladies' Aid society of the First
Baptist church will meet at 2 pm.
Wednesday with Mrs. W., 81: Jordan
COB Sixth street Sc. A. short musical
program will be given.
Mrs. Maude G. Stockwell. president
of the Minnesota Suffrage association,
will go to Duluth next week to preside
over the organization Of a suffrage club
in that city.
Mrs. Martha G. Wells has been ap.
pointed chairman Of the state art com.
mittee by Mrs. J. L. Washburn, presi-
dent of the state federation. Mrs
Wells takes the place left vacant by
Mrs. A. p. Wyman, who has gone to
Chicago to live.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-24
DEVASTATION

Main Street Caves In and Serious Results
Are Anticipated.
A catastrophe occurred on the East side
last evening which really threatened i'm
minent danger to the interests Of the
whole city.
About 6 o'clock the noise Of cracking
timber was heard near H. j. G.. Cros-
wells Touring mill, just below the new
Pillsbury. A mill and Immediately the earth
just below the mill settled down about six
or eight feet, portion Of Main street
going down.
The break extended between two and
three hundred feet, the sink hole being
oval In form and running under the cor
ner of Crosswelps mill and tearing out
the stone column supporting the corner
Of the building. and throwing the shaft
ing and machinery out Of line.
Gov -Pillsbury this morning anticipated
no danger to his big mill. but he can
hardly find words strong enough to de-
nounce the proposed plan of Manager ].
!. J. Hill for canal to be made by sinking
shaft through the lime rock and then
tunneling through the sandstone.
1t is to be hoped the scenes OF 1885
will not be repeated when the whole city's
welfare was threatened by the break OF
the Eastman tunnel from almost the same
cause.
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PERSONAL AND SOCIAL,


Mr.. Geo. Eustis; has quite recovered
from the severe injuries sustained in that
tip-over sleigh ride Of two weeks ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. B. Hall celebrated
their twenty-fifty wedding anniversary at
their Eighth street home last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Davenport and Mr..
and Mrs. W. l.. Bassett entertained their
Chi Psi friends at No. rs Eastman ave-
nue. last evening. ~ 81 -.
On Wednesday evening next AL G. Lor-
ing and Al. B. Oviatt will leave Mime
apolisa for New York and sail for Scot
land. The young gentlemen will make
an extended tour Of the British. posses
sions: .-.-st ~ ,.-.s ~
Miss Maria Sanford, Of the faculty Of
the university, departed for Philadelphia
Friday evening, where she will spend va
cation. While in that city Miss Sanford
will deliver series of lectures on 'The
Art Of Teaching" before educational
bodies
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Louise to Scorn.

atty which mixes up with the club work
and keeps us all in touch with the little
affairs Of the day and Of home life,
causing more interest in the home and
all that pertains to it. We have TWEEN
ty-fve club members, and out Of these
am the only one who does not keep
up home. All the others have fam
lilies Of children and charming homes.
They are homemakers beyond reproach
and the statement that without doubt
the clubwoman is the bane Of the home
fairly borders on ridicule.
A Case in Point.
tsTo speak Of clubwomen as being
promoters Of race suicide-well, I have
Just come home from a shower given
for one of our club members. The
showers have come to be annual events
and we furnish all that is needed for
the newest Columbia club baby. We
had the prettiest party today-no two
things alike,' and with true feminine
spirit Mrs. La Penotiere began to chat
in her charming, brisk manner about
the sweetest little pink sacks' and
t'the cutest outfit In blue" which are
to be part Of the new baby's layette.
One Of the striking examples that a
clubwoman may be fine mother and a
model wife and housekeeper is Mrs.
W. L. Washburn, present president of
the Minnesota State Federation, who
lives in Duluth. Mrs. Washburn is the
mother Of six beautiful children. She
has been member Of the federation
since it's organization, and as the young
est child Of the Washburn home is
barely 6 years old, it is easy to see
that club life in no way prevented Mrs
Washburn from enjoying the pleasures
and responsibilities Of motherhood. Not
even Mrs. Cadijah could accuse. Mrs
Washburn Of being promoter Of race
suicide, should she ever be fortunate
enough to see her happy family.
49,. Clubs Of Great Value.
Mrs. w. B. MacLean, the retiring
vicepresident Of the fifth district of TIT
federation, holds that for the very rea
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-24
Local News a Quarter of a Century Old,
from The journal Of
TALK OF THE TOWN.

lALN of TIE l0"Ns
:. The Journal wishes everybody Merry
Christmas.
]. K. Mertz is wintering large num-
Der of trotters at the fair grounds.
Housekeepers in East Minneapolis are
rejoicing over the establishment Of a
broom factory. "a new broom sweeps
clean,'' remember. -
Brignoli and Castle, the famous tenors
with Emma Abbott, dined at the Nicollet
yesterday. Brig is as rotund, jocund
and bluff. as ever. i =
julie Meyers and Frank Billiter play a
match game at Dunnington's billiard par
lor tonight, the former giving the latter
300 points in a game Of 600.
Miss Phosa McAllister, who has filled
so important a part at the Criterion
theater for weeks past, took her de-
parture for New York yesterday.
w. H. Dixon, northwestern passenger
agent Of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul Railway, of st. Paul, paid the Jour-
nal office a friendly and pleasant visit.
Ex-County Commissioner Glenn, as a
recognition of the valuable services rem
dered in times past, has presented his
warm friend, Ed. A.. Stevens, with a
$50 order on the West Publishing Com
pany. ~. -.,. - -.' -:
The First National Bank refuses to
join the clearing house scheme and pro-
poses to run the bank for the accommo.
dalton of business men. They will open
and close just as early or late as they
think best. 20. .. --... ...sz
At the special meeting Of the board
Of education Supt Tousley reported the
number Of children in attendance at the
close of the term to be 1921. There have
been employed 100 teachers. The total
Indebtedness Of the board is $110,875.17
Yesterday morning the council commit
tees on railroads and streets met with
Alderman F. l.. Smith Of the first men
| toned committee as chairman. Thos
Lowry, as attorney for the st. Paul, Min.
neapolis & Manitoba railway, read a skel
eton Of an ordinance he desired to have
passed, permitting the railroad to eros:
the streets of the city and providing
for the raising Of the east end Of thu
. lower bridge twenty feet.
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Y. w. q. A. Holiday Week.

The vesper service in the Young
Women Christian association building
this afternoon will be most interest
ing. Miss Stella Wood, director of the
Minneapolis Kindergarten Training :
Che hem musical part Of the program viii
be Christmas anthem sung by the
voice culture class: Mrs: T: D. Bell
will lead in the anthem, "While Shep-
herds Watched,'' and Miss Gertrude
Bly, will sing the solo parts.
Thursday there will be "wonder-
bag party ct the noon hour, a sort
Of Christmas celebration about which
there is much mystery. The entertain
Mines. James Willard and Adds Sage,
and there will be the assembly music
by Mrs. Harry Jones. The center of
interest will be the assembly room
from II to 1870 o'clock, and both
members and guests of the day will
be welcome. -.'.
{ The only large social affair given by
the association during the HOLIDAYS vii
will be held New Years night. Spe
cial invitations have been extended to
the young peoples societies of all the
churches in the city, as they have
never been entertained in the new
building. The secretaries of the Y. w
g. A. will be assisted in receiving by
representatives Of the Christian En-
sfeavor Union, the Epworth League
Baptist Young Peoples Union, Luth
eran League, the Daughters Of the
King and the Brotherhood of st. An
drew. The assembly hall will be trans
formed into a reception hall for the
evening and appropriately decorated
and there will be program with mum
bers by mandolin club and the Girls
%Glee club of Central high school
Bishop S. G. Edsall will make q New
Years address. Informal entertain
mont features will be provided for the
young people, and refreshments will be
served.
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ar INNEAPOLIS clubwomen in.
dignantly resent the charge
Is that cluhWomen as a class

= n that clubwomen as a class
neglect their homes, consider children
unwelcome guests and promote race sui
eide. .-.--
It is all caused by Olga Louise Cadi-
iah s statement that the clubwoman Of
America is the most dangerous object
of the present century. AS the author
of s,sTurn On the Light explains,
America will experience a revival Of the
historic days of Rome, and generations
TO come will revel in black small on
account of the clubwomen of the United
States Minneapolis clubwomen stand
aghast and shudder at the thought that
they are in part to be the cause of the
downfall of America.
But they won't stand for it-not for
a moment! They throw down the gaunt-
let. Let Olga Louise accept the chal-
1enge. They can defy her behind bull
wark of nurseries, cozy homes, cooling
babies, smiling children and contented
husbands. What further proof does the
world want that the clubwoman Of the
present day is not home destroyerq
Exempt From Charges.
The author of ''Turn On the Light
Is kind enough to hold women 8 church
organizations and benevolent organiza-
tions exempt from her charges. New
srtheless it is an acknowledged fact that
the women belonging to such societies
are the busiest of all, far more so than
the members of social and study clubs.
For the latter there are no church ba-
zaars or suppers to make ready for, no
annual meetings from 9 am. to 5 pm,
with a basket luncheon in the church
parlor, and while there is no question
as to the untold amount Of good that
is done by these societies, 1t remains q
fact not to be disputed, that the good
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-24
Minneapolis Club Women Point to
Nurseries, Happy Homes, Cooling
Babies, Smiling Children and Con-
tented Husbands and Laugh Olga
Louise to ScOrn.

son Of being clubwoman tho woman
Of today is better home-maker, moth
er and wife. Mrs. MacLean said: cit
is just our present club life which pro-
notes discussion of home affairs and
which is help between one another in
solving serious problems. Ii people who
accuse the poor clubwoman Of the day
only knew little more Of club life and
it's influence they would not talk as
they do"
"My club, the Rambler's, has among
it's members the most charming women
of the city. They have homes, children,
and what is more, they present us every
year with at least two or three sweet
babies"
Another prominent Minneapolis club
is the. Traveller IS, which, like the Co.
terie, has list of sweet, motherly men,
bers The Coterie has. even gone SO far
as tx" allow it's members a two-years'
leave Of absence every time a little
cherub enters one of the respective
homes. AS there is usually at least one
reply at roll call "out on leave of
ABSENCE the reader may conclude that
the members of the Coterie plead "not
guilty. when accused Of promoting race
suicide. -N
Aids Younger Women.
Mrs, A. E. Higbee, who might well
be called pioneer in the world Of
clubs, while not greatly in favor of the
card clubs, upholds that side of club
life which is devoted to culture and
study work. Mrs. Higbee said: "Dur-
ing the years of experience in my club
work I have noticed that it is Of great
help to the average mother and home
maker, and particularly to the younger
women. In their intercourse with the
more experienced women they gain
knowledge of affairs relative to. their
home and to the responsibilities as
mothers. Contradictory to the assertion
Of those who are against club life, L
hold that it has been Of great benefit
and that the statements which have
been made are not true in the average
case. I think it is just the reverse