Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-07
NEW CENTURY GLUE.
Annoancement. for the coming No

Wednesday, 3 p M, monthly meeting,
Piano and song, in charge OF the music
committee.
Thursday, Ills a. M, Fencing Class;
2.3O p. M, Physical Culture Class.
Saturday, Il a. M, Advanced French
Glass.
The current magazines were reviewed
al the class on Tuesday morning by Mrs.
Butler, who culled some good extracts
here and there from them. IL was
pleasant to learn that Country Calendar
and Country Life have been consolidated
as two publications so similar in character
could hardly continue TO sucteed and
united they should make a very attractive
magazine. This is kept at the desk in
the Institute Library and given out by
request and 10 Is surprising that Il is not
oitener called for, as IL is SO suggestive of
the delights of nature. Another Eek
posure" article "'Ihe Treason of the
Senate" by David Graham Phillips in
the current Cosmopolitan makes aprOpos
the remarks of an American missionary
to Turkey who, after reading several
similar articles regarding the insurance
scandals, the Standard OIL and other un-
righteous combinations of capital made
by men in good and regular standing in
Christian churches. said. "Here ! am
preaching Christianity in Turkey while
1t is breaking down in my own country.
How can / have the face to recommend
to others a religion which is powerless
to keep our country even ordinarily
honest %
Reference was made to a statement
made by Earl Gray on a recent visit to
Philadelphia that during our Civil War
10000 Canadians crossed the border TO
assist the North. If this is history. it
does not seem TO be generally known.
An account was given of the purchase by
Mr.. Collier of the farm in Kentucky where
Abraham Lincoln was born with the idea
OF restoring il as nearly as may be to its
original condition. The cabin in which
he was born is to be brought back and
placed on the exact spot in which it first
stood the barren fields are to be sown with
Kentucky blue grass, the spring cleaned
and a monument erected. Feeling that IL
ought TO belong to the people of the
United States and stand for Abraham
Lincoln as Mt. Vernon does for Washing
ton, Mr. Collier purposes the formation
OF a Lincoln Farm Association, the
no one can obtain over S25 worth of stock
Among the trustees are Gov Folk of Mis-
souri,, Henry Matterson Of Kentucky
Joseph H. Choate. st. Gaudens and Secre-
tary Taft A suggestion that the Current
Events Class should purchase come shares
and hang the certificate of stock on the
walls OF the club was iavorably received
and will probably be acted upon.
An interesting article on the "lhe Con-
dition of the Blind in Delaware was con-
tributed by c. Reginald Van Trump and
read by the secretary. Although afflicted
with blindness himself he has learned to
to read the raised type and to use the
typewriter, and feels a great desire TO
help others who are similarly afflicted,
of whom the census gives POO as living
in our state and 55 in Wilmington. But
il has been impossible to verify this or
learn where many of them live. In the
care of these unfortunate citizens Della
ware is far behind neighhoring States
which have in nearly every city libraries
homes and industrial institutions besides
the home teaching which enables them
TO become sell-entertaining and self
supporting Is it not time for Delaware
to Join the procession ? We have three
boys and a girl receiving education at
the expense of the State in q Pennsyl-
vania institution, and several children
trying to get a scant education at our
public schools, but the latter are wasting
much of their own and their teacher S
| time because no facilities for the in
| struction exist. If there could be one
room in our schools devoted to them II
/ might meet all needs What we need
| first is facts about the number and con-
! dition OF our blind. visitor to keep in
touch with them and give advice
and instruction and books for them Ia
read. Mr. Baily of the Institute Library
will provide books with raised letters II
/ there is a demand for them He lately
sent out, we were informed, so circular
letters to individuals on a list OF blind
persons furnished him. offering to gel
books for such as could read them. TC
these he received but five replies Tn,
need at present seems to be for a com.
| petent person 10 visit and find out tn,
| needs of those in our midst. Such ,
person himself blind, is sent on sucl
a mission in Pennsylvania with great sue
cess. Tho philanthropy committee of the
club will probably take up the subject Later
and have speakers from Philadelphia e
tell of their experience in this work. Mis-
Remsey told of the methods of teaching
the blind 10 read and write, which shI
has exemplifed with her little pupil
Helen Bye, who though only IL year
old has written stories and poems show
ing much imagination and literary promise
Two of these have been published anC
were read to the class.
Tho chairman, Miss Derickson, an'
the secretary, Miss De You. were unani
] . D.. kln
season and We're given a vote of thank
for their successful leadership OF the class
In acknowledging this Miss Derickso
said she owed much to the suggestion
of her predecessor. Miss Sisson. The pre-
gramme for next week is a report of th
b suffrage meeting no Baltimore and =,
marks on the life of Susan b. Anthon
by Miss Worrell. art Miss Lore; education
b Mrs. Bach; travel, Miss Mary Trump.
There was good attendance at Il
81 meeting in the interest of the Consumer
, League Miss SaVnille, secretary Of Oh
Philadelphia League told of what 81
had learned of conditions in this Stat
of the inadequacy Of the child labor Law
o which protect children in the taetou
q only. There is no law to forbid boy
/ under IA from acting as messengers,
! In stores, or selling candy in the theatre
and although there is a law which pr
hibits children from making over nil
hours it docs not specify that these sha
be daylight hours only, and they som
n times work all night in the cannerie
3 There are 500 children employed in wi
p mington. many of whom are certain
Il under the age limit, as all their paren
hove ~ do IL ~ rnaLrn hnforo n nofni
an affidavit which costs hut 25 cents.
u other States a strictcr investigation
made Mr. Bond the factory inspecto