Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-06-05

and young ladies without chaperoneS,
who could come to the city with a
feeling of perfect safety and propriety
and find a "home roof under the care
of worthy women with hospitable in
tent" with whom they could counsel
and receive information about the city
the stores and offices and places of in
terest. 1t was believed that the rest
rooms would be not only a kindness
and an expression of hospitality, but
also have commercial value by encour-
aging trade by out of-town patrons.
1t is no longer an experiment. The
rest rooms have become an established
success, an inviting feature of the bus
mess attractions of Burlington. After
a few years of faithful service, and
much personal sacrifice of time and
labor, all voluntarily rendered without
pecuniary compensation, the ladies Of
the Sheldon circle realized stronger
organization was required to make the
work permanent and to develop its
possibilities. They turned it over to
the Young Women's Christian Associa-
ton few years ago-an organization
that has a paid secretary and other
employees, and which has the support
of the churches and of ladies who give
both their money, and time and ef-
fort in maintaining the varied work of
the association. Thanks to the gener-
osity of the Misses Grimes in provid-
ing suite of rooms for the association
and the liberal cash contributions Of
the citizens generally, the association
has been enabled to continue the work
for several years and has promise Of
permanency and continued and in
creasing usefulness.
Similar work has been undertaken
in former years in other towns; some
restroom societies persevered, others
after awhile gave up the strain that
fell upon few philanthropic and pub
lie spirited people. Burlington leads
in the list of the persistent and perse-
vering. Burlington is sometimes slow
to move but she is a pretty good stay
err" and her Rest Rooms, which
have now acquired quite a fame
turnout a large radius of Burlington,
are daily the scene of visitors from
neighboring towns and. cities, and not
infrequently by people from more dis
tant places. Our neighbors have
learned that the wives and daughters
can come to Burlington for a day of
shopping, sight seeing and visiting,
with assurance of finding a well
coming roof, free of charge, where
they will be Hospitality entertained in
rooms equipped with couches and easy
chairs, toilets, and reading and writing
tables, and where they may bring their
lunches and eat in the quiet and rest
f,,InaSc of the rooms of the v w C.
A.; or where they can buy a cup of
hot coffee, or tea, or milk, and such
other articles of a wholesome menu
sold at moderate prices. There they
can leave their baggage, packages and
wraps: there they can rest while wait
ing for friends. or departing trains,
and there they can gain some idea Of
the good work the Y. w. c. A. is do
ing in many other respects for the
young women of Burlington.
Burlington people are proud of the
institution, its careful. conservative
management and the personal atten-
ton that the ladies of our city freely
give to the work and there is an adj
ded glow of pride in the evident per-
manency of the enterprise. ".That's
Burlington, for you,' is the fitting re-
mark.
WHEN CASEY TOOK THE BAT