The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-05
The Tie That Should Bind
All Women Together


A'trihntes and calls 1t love, but to
speak OF social bettermcnt or welfare
"ork now by that name, is not per
INVISIBLE.
sentimentality oftcncr than other.
wise iails In It's aim, ana does harm
Aiiho 10 the person exercising 1t and
una those toward whom 1t is exercised
fhilahthropy does not always reach
nose It Is Intended to specially bcne-
NJ. Tho abuse of institutions ocnom-
mated as charitable, has caused work
pts. ucsirouS Of preserving their in
aividuality and independence. to shrink
from losing both by becoming pen
aioners upon publicly recognizes help
extended, often grudginEly and made
quately. to tho helpless
Whnt In Really Needed.
What is really needed especially
emong women, Is not scntinI,ntality
,r philanthropy In their reia tions to-
gard each other, but practical
strengthening Of the bond Of human
Z relationship which binds them together
IN work In sex sisterhood. in wealth,
snh IN community OF interests
Among the criticisms az woman
which have passed 40 long unchal-
'enEcd az to be accepted .ruisms, Is
mat which represents her az being the
merciless Judge and detractor OF her
!eno" women Tina. women arc hard
vi each othnr is the spoken sr IN
spoken thought Of men who live In
glass palaces. and therefore should not
thrown stones. That they should be
more mindful of each otna7's ap,eaI liz
"nd more ready to respond with Will
ing hclp ana sympathy u call for
FItlp when II comes, is certainly true
such mindfulneBs and such response
voices the most pressing need OF the
woman's world OF to-day
Position Not Clearly Defined
COnQit!ons ,-o,,ar
have not yet reached the point that
clearly defines the socta. Dosttion ana
claims OF the worker. Therc arc en-
ccpuons. OF course. but the ruiz zen
emily applied draws a wide dis,inc.
ton between the working classes. .nd
what Is known as the wealthy and
privileged classes. Tho one looks
"ith careless. Ii kindly superiority, on
the other. feeling itself widely sepn.
rated from 1t because OF environment.
association and; dircren: educa tiona.
viewpoint
Within the last few gears women
have grown more democratic How
and why? Because some women, rich.
beautiful and possessed OF every bless
tng which this world can bcstow have
chosen TO take UP the cause or Others
VINO were unfortunate and needy
bridging the line OF hitherto remote
ness and separation by the outflow ..
i
aid.
Kind Of Help Extended.
The help extended was simply What
was needed to restore elf-resptct and
opportunity to those who were sorcly
discouraged and cast down. Thor,
was no intention TO tempt working
woman outside OF the straight !Ines.
which they are generally ready enough
to maintain for themselves. There
was simply the bulwark OF support
where they were weakest. the chaac.
given for them to confront Wort, again
with tho realization that mcnibc!, OF
their sex had gauEed the depths OF
their struggle sympa,hetically and
that they We're entering upon newer
and happier work futurc because they
had come out OF the struggle standing.
not alone. but with womanhood in
general ranged beside them
should Learn to lie Comrades.
This is cornradeship. such as SOL
diers feel when they are marching
shoulder to shoulder in the ranks
Women need to learn to he comrades,
irrespective OF external differences
advantages and disadvantages. a little
less OF what is owed to self and q .....c,
more OF what self owes to others: in
4 ehort, 4 higher and better understand
E Ing and practice of the great Law of
mcum and tuum,'' is worth more in
ne way OF women diffusing happiness
and doing good than all the philan-
thropy and sentimentality in the world
RETTY BE.Rl<t;LEY
I'lcRsant Thoughts.
All the world loves bride On one
brief day in a woman's life she is the
most important person In her CIRCLE
and on tina, day friends would leave
nothirg undone that could add TO htr
happiness.
IL Isl precisely because college life is
30 distinct and apart that college train
Ing is OF so great value IN the de
lnocracy Of the college world The young
men or the young women must work
out their salvation through their. own
I merits. thus unconsciously fitting them
selves 10 do the same in their most
graduate course in the greater world
From the hours or printing, when
Gutenberg, awed by the possibilities OF
his great invention. turned over the
leaves of the quaint Bible which vas
the first work Of his rude press tho
worthiest function OF the typogra phi
cal art has been them ultiplication or
books that comfort, cheer inspire faith
hope and peace and MAXI strong The
soul. -'
AS civilization advances. card games
Of pure chance, in which che excite
meNt OIL gambling furnished the diver
sion, more and more supplanted nv
games in which the interest centres in
the contest OF skill and intellectual
force. Formerly 1t was the soldier; to-
day IT. is the mental worker who finds
the greatest diversion in the pea ccfuI
campaigns Of the card table.
IIlmninHnn ffonsck ecpinE.
Ny housekeeping was never ending
source OF amusement to me. writes
Mary Blair Beebe, in Harpers Magazine
sor March. Handbook came every morn
ing for the days orders saying Yer
rywelisr" to all my suggestions, run
ming the words together as though the
wholep hrasc was one. and rolling his
rs as generously rs a SDaniartl Ger
tain lie had no idea OF the masculinity
implied for he sometimes varied his