The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-29

temporary, second girl had cookery lore
at her fingers ends she was asked to.
teach the cook how to make baking
powder biscuit and other favorite dish
es that the cook presented in forms
that would never be recognized by the
When the master Of the house tasted.
the thick. juicy steak, the first that had
been properly cooked in his house for
many q month, he looked with great re-
spect on that temporary second girl,
who knew all the mysteries Of pies and
cake and the 4 cooking Of meats, and
could share her knowledge. AS for the
mistress of the house-she wanted to
give party and invite all her friends
to meet the woman who could furnish
such practical, spiritual, mental and
physical help for a second girl s wage Of
81 week.
Radiates Good Cheer.
Mrs. Whitney was born to be helpful.
She radiates good cheer and when she
meets tired women at the restaurants
and rest rooms she always has word
of inspiration for them.
my, wish you would talk to my
church people, sighed one weary
woman, hungry for more comfort.
ssInvite me and I will be glad to, -
was the CHEEKY response.
The invitation came and was ac-
cepted. Mrs. Whitney spoke in one of
the Baptist churches and received half
the ofertory.
All these experiences are only part
of the history of that first month and
| p1ication for days work at Bethel Set
Element, where she was willing either
| to wash Or scrub.
| Zone kind of work is good as an
| other" declares this exponent Of prac-
tical Christianity, provided it is hon
est, and washing. is "a better developer
! than physical culture exercises. Physi-
cal and mental work should go together
and one without the other has little
value | ~
One day she even pawned her rings
| to young woman who had bank ac.
count and was not afraid to advance
500 for the diamonds and the wedding
! ring, which was included in the glitter.
ing pile:
~, Now She Has an Office.
So the month sped, until now, at the
end of thirty days, Mrs Whitney has
money. in her pocket not only for 9
down town office and hall in which
to speak on Sundays, but she has also
rented cottage at Cedar Lake for the
summer. She hopes to have classes an6
pupils, and in the intervals she will en-
swer want ads and continue to carry
practical Christianity into the homes
4 where help of any kind is needed.
] She is great friend of Ebert Hub
bard and has visited East Aurora ant
Mr.. Hubbard has been entertained al
the Whitney home at Marshall. I'm
knowingly Mrs. Whitney has chosen TO-
the subject of her first Sunday talk to
day the same topic on which Mr.. Hub
bard will lecture tomorrow. It i
"Common Sense ~ and Mrs Whitne,
has added little sub-topic, eve Prac
tice What We Preach and Preach Wha
We Practice Her talks are for n,
denomination or creed and everybod..
will be welcome at McElroy hall a
1890 O'Clock .........,... ..-....0..
Mrs. Whitney has with her in the cit,
her son and at the close of the schoo
year her daughter, Miss Mime Sot
Whitney, will join her. Miss Whitne,
will be graduated from the New. Eng
land Conservatory@~of Music in Jun
and is planning to study here. Late
Captain Whitney and the other chi
isdren will also come to Minneapolis i
Mrs. Whitney decides to remain. Their
is little doubt of that, for she ha
found here a vast field in which Their
will be plenty of work for her woman
soul and brain and heart. s>tsaz ~
a. s'1The world, is "a merry goround,
s says thisswisea wp1nans'' and if we g
round with it we should 90 merrily, TO
lowing the great Natural law of p1t
ton u 4 e.