Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-20
WOMAN IN CLUB AND CHARITY

~ WuWAN w IlUp ANU UHAHliI III
Another creditable accomplishment was
registered for the social science depart
ment of the Woman,s club Monday, when
the subject of boy saving was presented
by three authorities exceptionally we'll
qualified to suggest. B. II. Hayward, SUI
perintendent OF the State Industrial School
for Boys at Kearney, told OF the state in
stitution and what 1t is doing for de-
linquent boys. and. incidentally. what sort
of boys delinquent" boys are. He said
these charges of the state were exactly
such boys as would be found If one should
take one boy from every other house In
Omaha Unfortunately. no better or no
worse. II they are different from other
boys it is that they of bigger capacity
lie told of the energy. loyalty and all the
other commendable traits of these boys
and said they lacked chiefly in Judgment
obedience, respect for law, appreciation of
the rights of others and knowledge of the
preparation necessary before they are COM
petent to do without authority. He com
pared these boys to the many high-sprited
horses that have been spoiled in the break
ing for want of a master who properly
f. NJ. Robinson. International boys sec
rotary Of the Young Mems Christian as
sociation, made a plea for the boy in the
adolescent stage. II is at this period nc
said. that his life's course may be directed
He advocated positive energy-expending
Righteousness that will call for nerve and
sef-sacrifice. saying: when we merely
tell the boy in his teens to be good and
then expect him to heed we are making a
childhood plea that does not appeal to his
manhood"
Mr.. Dennison. boys secretary Of the
local association. spoke briefly of the re-
sponsibility of the men and women i'm the
making of the right sort Of men of the
boys
"Mogy' asked the cooperation of the
women in securing an ordinance regulating
the public dance halls of the city which,
he said, are doing more than any other
agency to demoralize the boys and girls
He wants an ordinance that will make
it an offense for any boy or girl under Is
years to attend such places unless accom-
panied by parent or guardian; that these
halls shall be closed at midnight and no
liquors sold in them during the dances:
also that they be closed Immediately il
any trouble or disorder is reported.
A meeting Of the board and standing
committees Of the Iowa Federation of
Women's Clubs was held Tuesday and
Wednesday of last week at Des Moines
and was one of the most enthusiastic gath
erings of club women held in the state
this year. The gathering included Mrs. j.
j. Seerley of Burlington, president; Mrs
Mary II. S. johnson Of Humboldt. secre-
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responding secretary; Mrs. b. B. Clark of
Red Oak. treasurer, and Harriet Lake of
| Independence. state secretary to General
Federation. The district chairmen or ex-
officio vice presidents who were in attend
| ance included Mrs IA. Church of Jeffer-
son, Mrs. L. f: Potter Of Harlan, Mrs.
Marion f. Stookey of Leon, Mrs. A. e.
Shipley of Des Moines Mrs. Daisy w
Cave of Greene, Mrs j. c. Jackson of
Iowa Falls, Mrs. Jennie I. Berry of Cedar
4 Rapids, Mrs. A. Blunt of Clinton and Mrs
| s. II. Harper of Ottumwa.- The chairmen
| and members of the standing committees
| who were present We're. Mrs. Jennie h.
Weeks of Guthrie Center and Mrs Jemima
! Myers, of reciprocity committee; Mrs
Henry j. Howe Of Msrshalltown, library
committee; Mrs. Wn9H.s Bailey of, Des
! Moines. educational cbpintittee; Mrs. Madge
| Sterrett Of Oskaloosa . child study commit
tee; Mrs Horace NJ. 1Towner of Corning.
l Miss Margaret Brown of Charlton. club
! program committee; Mrs. Warren Garst OF
/ Coon Rapids and Mrs. Giles c. Moorehead
| of Ida Grove, household economics commit
tee; Mrs. r. ]. Fletcher of Marshalltown,
child labor committee: Mrs. James G.
Berryhil of Des Moines Industrial COM
/ mittee; Mrs. Mary II. 8. Johnson of Hum
boldt printing committee