The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-10-15
W. C.T. u. LIKES
THE WALL PLAN
PROPOSED WON ANS HOME,
SCHOOL AND SANiTARIuM is
ENDORSED ATU.P.
CONVENTION.

i The annual meeting OF the Upp
II Peninsula W. c. T. L.. was held
Marquette this week and the meetir
| was generally said TO have been one
the best in the history of the societ
IIOnicers for the ensuing year were
lected as follows:
II President-Mrs. Carrie T.. Clarke.
; Vice president-Mrs. Anna Selden.
Corresponding secretary-Mrs n
Macpherson.
Recording secretary-Mrs. W. VIII
son.
Treasurer-Mrs. NJ. Taylor.
superintendent of departments
Evangolistic work, Mrs. $. Beacock
lumberman's work, Mrs. l.. Peterson
Sunday School work. Mrs. +. Craig
L. t. l.. work. Mrs. Lima Bell; media
contest work. Mrs. A. Selden. The mex
meeting will be held at Crystal Falls.
Resolutions were adopted urging
more active evangelistic work: "A sane
celebration Of the Fourth of July: the
ringing Of the curfew to keep children
OFF the streets at night; discouraging
Sunday baseball playing: promising
support TO the suppression of the white
slave traffic; heartily endorsing the
proposed woman's home, school and
sanitarium in Marquette, and express
ing the appreciation of the delegates
because OF the kindnesses and hospi-
tally extended them by the people of
Marquette.
Much of the time of the convention
yesterday was taken up with a discus
ion OF the proposed purchase of the
Hotel Superior for the purpose of
establishing a woman's home. college
and sanitarium there says the Mining
Journal All but one Of the delegates
visited the hotel while i'm the city. and
all went TO their homes with an en-
thusiastic determination to work for
the contamination of the idea, which
is generally credited with having orig
mated with Miss Maggie Walz. of CAL
umet, whose work among foreigners
has won her fame. not only in America
but also i'm Europe.
While Miss Wall was abroad this
summer but little was heard in Mar
quette of the Hotel Superior project.
and many supposed that it had been
given up. IL appears, however that
Miss Wall is just as firm a believer I'm
It's ultimate success as ever. At the
worlds Missionary conference in
Edinburgh and the w. c. T. u. meet
ing in Glasgow last summer. Miss
Walz explained what il was hoped to
accomplish at the Marquette institu
ton, and literature regarding il was
disseminated throughout England.
scotland Sweden, Finland and Nor
way. Everywhere. Miss Walz states
nat she was assured of the hearty CO.
operation of foreign women.
Since returning to Michigan. Miss
Nalz has taken up the plan with re-
lewed zest. and plans were formulated
II the meeting yesterday for getting
in every part Of the up
'er peninsula. Enough has already
'een raised to make the first payment
m the building, under the terms of
he option, and Miss Wall hopes that /
he institution will be opened early
ext spring.
Marquette people generally do not |
eem to realize the possibilities for
God Of such a school," said Miss Wall |
esterday. 1T could be advertised as
training school for domestics in
very port of Immigration. i'm foreign
fria
RS Such "A school could turn out
Ooks, laundresses. scamstresses. sec
nd girls chambermaids, nurse maids.
ldies' maids, homemakers and house
eepers. In this school foreign girls
'ould first be taught the English Ian
uage and domestic science i'm every
base. In other words these girls
ould first he Americanized and then
lught American methods. There is
n endless demand for such a school. /
9th on the part OF those who need
'ork and from those who need work.
rs. Many foreign girls come to
merica without any knowledge of the
merican way of doing things and are
nfitted to make their living, because
{ which they often fall into evil
ays.-
Nursing would also be introduced
nat Is, simple, sensible methods OF
airing for n sick baby. or n sick wom-
n, and the girls would be taught
hat to do In cases not serious enough
, require the attendance of trained
nrse. What these foreign girls need