The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-02

there for the soldiers and the houses
of shame placed under the surveillance
of the police. The town council replied
that if the minister desired to have
such thing accomplished he must do
1T himself, debating: What is morally
wrong can never be physically good
Vice was licensed at The Hague, but
abolished ten years ago There are
haunts of sin still at the capital city,
but they are under police surveillance
and exist through sunerance of the 10
cal authorities. Rev. MIR. PierSOn, who
belongs to an old Amsterdam family,
is at the head of an institution for fall
len women and abandoned children at
Zetten, which is not far from his ma
tive city. He saw Mrs. Josephine But
Ter in 1877, at a conference in Geneva,
and returned to Holland enthused with
the idea of having the reform for SO
cial purity instituted in his country;
but ii was slow work, as the upper
classes OF Dutch women were hesitant
about entering upon such crusade
In 1888 Mrs. Butler spoke AT The
Hague. Madame du Klerck and her
sisters were thoroughly awakened and
the former at once wrote an appeal to
the people On receiving letter from
a village asking that the work be es-
ia blished there Madame du Klerck be-
gan to travel in the interest of the
cause and has gone throughout Holland
addressing meetings and has succeeded
in making the movement popular
Many local unions were formed and
finally national organization of which
Madame du Klerck became president,
and has since been the acknowledged
leader of Dutch women in philan-
thrOpy In her efforts for the saliva
ton of the people of her country, Ma
dame du Klerck appealed to DR.. Kuy-
per, and requested that the govern
ment forbid the licensing of vice in the
places where il still exists 1t is very
difficult for national legislative body
to pass laws relative to a locality only,
but DR.. Kuyper has done much for the
protection of girls. After the meeting
in Paris a few years ago to discuss
methods to suppress the white slave
traffic. Hollands prime minister had
large placards placed over. his native
land warning girls and notifying them
that the police would give Information
A Midnight Mission Established.
At The Hague. a midnight mission has
been established. Young men of high
moral character. devoted to holy pur-
pose, station themselves near the
haunts of shame to prevent other men
friends entering. This kind of work
originated from Ditiful object lesson
in real life There were two young men
in HARLEM. who had classes in Sun
day school. Upon the continued non
appearance of some of their pupils, who
belonged to the same family, they went
to their home to inquire about them.
1t was found that the father was given
to drinking and lower vices and the
mother asked the visitors for money to
get her husband out of a vile resort.
The young men did not dare go into
the place in search of the man, as they
We're only Is and 20 years old. so they
determined to stand at its doors and
beg others not to enter. Long before
that time. a similar mission had been
founded IN Denmark. In every town
I'm Holland there is a "dOOrgangShuis''-
a passing house-placed where girls
can go who desire to be redeemed.
From these they are removed to larger
institutions which have been eStab-
lished for their further reclamation. As
a prevention from slipping into sin, a
home for homeless women has been es-
ia blished at The Hague by a woman
who has done the most wonderful work
among young men by approaching
4 them personally and melting them to
nobler living. Madame du KIerck is
still president of the WOmen'S aSSOcia
ton for the Elevation of Public Nor
ais in Holland. In 1898, an exhibition
of WQman'S work was held. The OBJ
ject was to show Wilhelmina what the
women of her country could do. The
young queen was then IS. In the au-
tumn of that year Mrs. Mary Wright
SewaU came from the United States
and Baroness Grippenburg from Fin
land. The national council of Dutch
women was organized and Madame du
Klerck was made president. An i'm
mense meeting was held at Utrecht
the following spring. The council be
gan with seventeen unions; il now has
thirty-three. Since Madame du Klerck
took the initiative in Holland there
has been marvellous awakening
among the women of that nation they
| have entered almost every trade and
profession known to men. Within the
past few years. the daughter of Ma
dame van DOrp has pleaded cases be
fore the highest courts of justice and
gained them. Prior to this young wO-
mans appearance as a lawyer. Miss
KOk of Rotterdam. was admitted to the
bar. When the lady juriSt appeared
before the court at The Hague. all the
! leading officials went to hear her.
Twenty-Five years ago, DR.. Jacobs OF
Amsterdam graduated in medicine and
became the first woman physician in
Holland: now there are scores. Ma
dame du KIerck and her two sisters.
who are active in religious and literary
work, live in a large. handsome house
! on Alexander street at The Hague On
my first visit to that charming old
J city they entertained me at dinner A
quietly dressed servant answered the
| ring Of the door bell. and I was ush-
cred, with the lady friend from Ant
WerO who had accompanied me. into
an attractive drawing room. where we
( Were greeted by our three hOSteSSeS in
! a most cordial manner and invited 10
| seats on balcony at the rear, which
overlooked an enchanting garden of
/ flowers. surrounded by a high wall.
/ The dinner was simple and delicious +;
/ after il was over. we went back to our
places on the Veranda and there coffee
/ was served in exquisite old china The
| conversation which 1 had with those
| ladies, who are the embodiment of all
! culture and refinement, will remain a
/ delight and inspiration. They have
/ stepped beyond the limitations of caste
! and conservatism into the broad
/ life of hopefulnesS for human
| ity. regardless of conditions OF
! nationality. The wOrld-spirit of
progression. which knows no barriers
( of cOnventionality or prejudice. has
/ taken hold of them and made me con-
! scious of the magnificent possibilities
! of the race through the transforma
] ton medium of International effort.
Primitive Fashions Still Exist.
! Out in the fields of Holland the peas
| ant women are still working in their
wooden shoes and picturesque costumes
| of bygOne centuries. Each of the
| provinces of the country has its own
! peculiar headdress; often there is a
/ distinct style for every village. This
custom resulted from the exclusion OF
| the old days when each little town was
/ at variance with the other. Some of
| the headdresSes have scoops of brass
| extending over the Uranium from ear
TO ear: and above that is worn a lace