Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-02-23

might obtain for recreation or So
cial gatherings. except the saloonhalls
and this inevitably caused all meetings
to be broken up in a riot.
The Hull House gymnasium solved
this problem. for here the young could
resort for recreation and dancing. and
to the present time retains a wonder
full hold on them.
The different clubs are so many and
so varied, one cannot even name them
all. The Bindry Boys club, Dramat-
ic Association. the Shops. the Museum,
the Friendly club. the Shakespearian
club, the Greek club, as well as num-
erous Others for persons of all ages.
are doing excellent work.
Hull House distributes ice and pure
milk through the summer months,
gives outings to poor children, teaches
the English language to foreigners,
teaches sewing, music, how to cook.
keep house and maintains numerous
activities.
Those VINO assist Miss Adams are
called Residents. There are now more
than 80 residents at Hull House, some
Of whom are men.
When vacancies occur, applicants
for residence, who promise to be of
value to the settlement are received
for six weeks and at the end of thar
time are voted upon in residents meet
ing. Residents defray their own ex-
penses for lodging and board and are
pledged to remain for at least one
year.
The Womans' club at Hull House is
now composed of so members. They
maintain a linen chest to aid nurses
and doctors who work among the poor;
which is filled and emptied many times
each year; a social extension de-
partment designed TO entertain the
neighborhood once a week, and the
attendance at these averages about
ESQ; library of 1000 volumes, pre-
sided over by head librarian with
five assistants.
They are now giving a series of
entertainments and expect to raise
thereby $3.50 to devote to vacation
school and juvenile court work.
Mrs. Bowen, who is one of the
trustees of Hull House donated a
womans' club building which was ded-
icated last April Invitations were
sent to the Federated clubs of the
state and about 500 club women and
guests filled the hall at the time of its
dedication. Mrs. Bowen, Miss Add
ans, Miss Mcdowell and others adj
dressed the meeting and refreshments
and music were furnished.
The clubrooms of the mems club
are open to members only, each day
until IL o'clock in the evening, and are
equipped with billiard and pool tables,
a card room and a small library of
books collected by members of the
club and contributed by others.
The subjects debated recently by the
men have been municipal ownership,
trades unions, the trusts, open shop,
restriction of immigration. the negro
question, socialism and other subjects
Between the rich and poor of cities
is a great gulf fixed, over which the
rich viii not pass, over which the poor
may not pass. Miss Adams has
herself into this breach, and
thousands today have reason
to bless her for the opening of the
blind eyes of many of the former,
and feeding the hunger of he latter
class.
The average attendance at the act
ivlties of Hull House is now 1000
persons each week.
Miss Adams has been instrumental
in securing valuable legislation for
the people OF her state, is considered |
the best authority on sociology in the |
United States, is in demand at Chat |
auqua state, assemblies. etc, through 7
out the United States. and probably is |
the leading woman of today in the (
point of activity for the betterment of /
he great common people, Her as
sistance to the youth of her section of /
is very similar to that of I
Judge Lindsey Of Denver.
Count Tolstoy was a very great ad-
nirer of Miss Adams and on a
recent visit abroad she was enter
aimed at his home.