Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-12
ouEEN MARYs CHARITIES.
Ever Thinking Of How to Ala roo'
and Needy.

In th, cause of charity queen -h"t'
is most generous. She is ever tiiliih=
ing how she can best render help u
the poor and to the needy. But large
as her heart is, she does not waste me-
energy or give way to mere Sehtl'''ei''
No letter asking for assistance III an
form is ever allowed to be torn up
without full consideration being gwen
to the object, and in every instance :"
reDiy is sent. Each case is thor-
oughly investigated and none put 'he
deserving are ever assisted. In the
task of sitting her majesty always
helps, and long acquaintance with
work of this kind enables her quickly
to detect the true from the counterfeit.
The yearly reports of charitable So
cieties with which the queens name Is
in any way associated are examined
by her personally before being placed
away for future reference, and she oi
ten asks pertinent questions about the
management.
A charity in which the queen taxes
much personal interest IS the HolldaS
home for governesses, founded by hef-
self and which bears her name. her
majesty frequently motors down into
Surrey, where the home is situated
and spends an hour or SO talking with
the governesses and inauiring into the
arrangements made for their comfort.
Another charity which owes It's origin
to the queen is the home of rest tor
working women of London, rounded
as a national memorial to her mother
Herself an Industrious worker the
queen is ever anxious to see that
proper attention is given to sewing in
our schools and in many varied ways
she has assisted in promoting and en-
couraging the art of needlework. AS
duchess of York she provided the
means for building a room at the viii
lage homes for little girls at .Addle-
stone where the rescued children as
they grow up are taught to make their
own outfits for service. In the
progress of the needlework guild
which owes its early success if not its
origin, to the late duchess of Teck, the
queen has always taken a special in
terest. For years she assisted her
mother in the collection and distribu-
ton of the articles, and when the
duchess passed away the queen herself
became the head of the guild. All the
parcels are directed to her personally
and year by year it has been her GUS
tom to attend at the Imperial institute
and see them unpacked and the arti-
cles sorted. In this way thousands of
poor people are supplied annually
with warm garments for the winter
The queen makes crocheted wooden
garments for the poor children at the
rate of 60 year, and on being asked
how she could possibly make so large
a number replied: Il have always one
of the little petticoats on hand in each
of my sitting rooms. and l take it up
whenever l have a few spare minutes:
then in the evenings my husband reads
to me and | work and get through a
great deal" Some of these garments
find their way to mothers meetings.,
and the youngest baby present is the
happy possessor of the royal gift,
which is usually placed in glass
bookcase or cupboard and shown by
the proud mother to admiring friends
and neighbors. The father of one Of
these fortunate babies was unexpect-
eddy driving carriage in which the
king, then prince of Wales, was seated.
On returning home the man said to his
wife: "As l was driving his royal high
ness l said to myself, 'Ah, sir. you lit
tie know that my wife has portrait
of your wife and petticoat for our
baby of her own making hanging up in
our parlor bookcase The royal chill
dren are trained by their mother in the
same habits of beneficence and self
forgetfulness. and last year Princess
Mary sent into the London section of
the needlework guild 100 articles of her
own making and collectng.-North
American Review.