The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-08-07

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such as not to put her there, she
remains in the community free TO
| 60 further on the downward way.
Societys doors are closed against
her; naturally too, for mothers DO
not wish their daughters to come in
contact with such. Again, we're not
these barriers built up, premium
would seem to be placed upon loose
ways OF living. The moral life Of our
young people Is one of the most vital
concerns of our Republic. We seem
to be now at crisis in our history.
| AS Rome was corrupted by contact
| with the east, SO are we threatened
| in similar way both from Europe
and Asia. The people of America
ought to be awakened to this fact, as
Indeed many already are.
1t is the mothers and matrons OF
community who can best help the
fallen girl, both because of their so
cial position and knowledge of hui
man nature. Throughout the east
purity clubs have been organized,
but the women of the churches and
of the federated clubs can do this
work as we'll as a separate organi-
cation, and could work together very
nicely. It would be well for a COM
| mittee to canvass community to
find such girls, then form some def
mite plans to assist them. The girls
4 could be removed from bad influences
and placed amid wholesome sur
roundings, preferably in a private
family, and given pleasant and pro-
fable occupation. But this Is not
all. The girl must be made to feel
that tender sympathy Is extended
to her--not that in any way we ex-
cuse her sin, but that there is an
honest desire to help her lead bet
ter life and build up her self-respect.
Thus, she may in a measure live down
her trouble and make a good Wom-
an.
4 Most difficult of all is to provide
good social intercourse for her. AS
these girls are nearly all young, So
ciety they must have or they will
4 lust as surely break over again.
! Here the matrons are the ones to
help. What this help should be de-
ponds upon the individual case. One
would not recommend mother
placing such girl as companion
for her daughter, yet the family may
receive the girl to a certain degree,
extend to her a few courtesies and
now and then give a good time. Get
the girl interested in good books,
and in the church and Sunday school.
, When the girl goes out, watchful
eve ought to be kept upon her that
she may frequent places OF good re-
, pute and meet with good companions
The women of community can ex-
ert their influences to keep places OF
, public amusement of fit character
, for young people to attend, and enlist
! their husbands and sons in this work
thereby creating a sentiment tna1
will not permit low resorts.
{ In many cities there are rescue
homes for fallen girls, but these
J houses always try to place the girls
] in private homes as soon as possible
, Watch might be kept for girls about
depots and hotels, and many a one
+ could be prevented from going
wrong. If the girl is unframed, she
ought to be taught to become self
: supporting. If the girl has not yet
) II left her own home, cooperation with
, her family would help her live bet.
J ter life. If her family were not fl
+ associates for her, attempt should be
made to separate her from them.
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r Will all ladies receiving letters
: regarding program, please answer by
return mail if possible? The work is
. being greatly retarded by thought
lessness on this point.
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r Efforts are being made to secure
! reduced rates in railroad fare for the
! district meet in Mackay, Sept. 2, 8
y and 9Th.
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GENERAL FEDERATION OF WO
r MEMS CLUBS.
, (By Frederic j. Haskin.)
: A few years ago friendly dis.
( cussion arose among the womer's
clubs of the United States as tc
which was the oldest. This honor
7 was claimed by both the Sorosis oil
New York and the Woman's club OF
: Boston, each of these having been
3 founded in 1868. But it developed
: that the club movement, like young
, Lochinvar, came out of the west. The
!: Ladies' Literary. society of Kalama.
! zoo, Michigan, was founded in 1852
: and the Minerva club of New Har
) mony, Ind, in 1859. Close on the
, heels of these four pioneers came
} other clubs, though the Ladies' Ply.
Biological institute of Boston has the
distinction of being the first and only
: woman's club that had a man for a
! president, Professor G. P. Bronson
! serving in this capacity and being
remembered in due season by his
, grateful followers in the present OF
new suit of clothes.
The first clubs we're generally
given to the study of literature, but
: as the world progressed and the great
: changes of the age came on, the wo-
men were swept irresistably into the
vortex of definite endeavor. Like
! birds Of a feather, they began flock
ing together. They wanted to dis
cuss and understand things. They
became interested in everything un-
J der the sun from symphonies and
| suffrage to whole wheat bread and
! theosophy. Clubs grew from these
J meetings, the membership increased
! rapidly, and then the affiliation
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