Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-04

ing their visits, the Gravel c,,.,
usually Invited to spend yvoo,
some foreign city; and tho onl,. IA
penses they have to meet is ttel, ~, w
way fare. Even the railway AL .aI-
panies seem 10 look with favor IN
these expeditions, Tor some big rnd,un
lions of fares have been obtained D.,
means OF this club the Paris ExhnT
tlon was visited and "A most eniovoS.
week spent IN FrancoA-nt cost D rn.
exceeding $40.
The advantages Of the travel Gins,
are confined to Walworth worLes.
Hundreds of outsiders would crn,rs
into these trips; but then the "travoi
club" would thereby lose one ~ a.
unique fcatures-~thnt is, the tpltina
of aboriginal slum dwollcrs into Ueo
heart of foreign lands, 1t is nh.
that some "chronicler" is not onpare3
on thcso excursions to make a bnoL
out of the quaint sayings and stranrs
comments which tho visitors nus,
make on finding themselves suddcniy
transported from the slum to the psi.
ace,
HOLIDAY CAMP.
A somewhat similar though mora
domestic feature OF the Browpinr
movement Is their holiday camp fos
men and women. Every year so ~.
more men and women make trips int
the. country spending sometimes sew
eral days ON a farm. The men slepr
on straw in one barn, the women IN
another Tho day is spent in ram.
bling over the hills and having o. GOOD
time generally Mrs. Stead tnLn.
charge of the women, while NJ S.esS
looks after the men.
TEMPERANCE HOTELS
In order to counterfeit tho innuenc.
of the pubs saloons--which In
fest the neighborhood, the men Of ~
settlement have got together" ana
subscribed sufficient money 10 huuS
their own tavern and club house. Hera
billiard tables and other forms n,
amusement are provided meals ana
temperance drinks are served, and tbn
Browning Tavern has proved itself an
excellent counter attraction to the hars
and drinking clubs of the district Ono
or the best features of this instiuItion
is Il library, consisting almost whony
OF books on social problems of the dav
This departure is much appreciated n,
the members of the club. for there 4,
an almost Unsuitable desire ON tho nart
of English workers to acquaint them.
selves with economic problems.
LEbAb ADVICE GRATIS.
Another striking element Of IN.
Browning Settlement is the POO,
Mans Lawyer" Several DISTINGUISHES
lawyers have given their serviceg FREQ
and at certain times each week they
attend upon the poor, giving legal mi.
vice and counsel. In many cases tbev
actually bring actions on behalf III
poor people who have not the funds 10
fight fhnit. aT ~
law suits Is found from penny sub.
scriptions. Just as the people raise
money for their Christmas dinner
Nhile the men have their tavarp
and the women their social GATHERINGS
poor children have their NAV nav
celebrations and Christmas tree. On
May Day the Walworth children ren,
at the Browning Hall and choose their
queen while at Christmas a huge
tree assures every poor child a pres.
emit
The Browning Hall people have OK.
erted direct influence on several I'm
portant government measures. They
were among the first to call public nj.
tentfon to providing state pensions 10
the aged. Several huge deinonstra.
tons and Populations to the prime
minister We're engineered from Browns
ing hall and this year the prime min
lister has fulfilled promises he made
at Browning hall when he opened the
settlement in 1895. There is no doubt
that Mr.. Asquith has now promised to
provide $4,000, 000-beglnning In
January next---in order to give half a
million British workers over 20 years
OF age a pension for life OF S125 a
week. w. b. NoRTHROP.
Saltair the ideal place 10 spend the