The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-13
Work Of the Proyident Associ.
alton Is Dfyorsi6ed.
This Institation Does Not Nero.
II Distribute Supplies.
MANY USEFUL Departments
They Servo to Help Poor I,
Help Themselves.
Classes for Girls Arc IN In
portant Feature.

A broad field II covered by the To-
peka Provident association in its So
cial service work. In fact the average
citizen has little conception Of what
the association actually accomplishes.
NOT e Few persons have the erroneous
idea that the institution was estab-
liehed for the sole purpose of paying
the officials a salary OF one dollar for
distributing the sum Of SO cents
among the poor.
While the association undertakes to
provide clothing and provisions for
the worthy poor it has a much more
comprehensive sphere OF usefulness.
It attempts to put these persons in
the way OF helping themselves. by pro-
wong work. informing the mothers
as to how to care for their children,
maintaining day nursery for chill
drcn: free dispensary. a penny
Prcvtdent savings fund.-" q legal aid
But these are just a few Of the en-
terprises Of the association. Space
VIII not permit Of the naming Of
mem ALL The Mothers club which
meets once in two weeks and which
,nciuaes In Its membership approx
mateIy eighty women. breaks the mo-
notony OF everyday life. Some form
OF entertainment is usually furnished
oy some outside organization. The
women bring their babies and their
sewing and have thoroughly good
Work Among the Girls.
There is a class of girls from twelve
20 IiIteen years of ago who meet every
saturday afternoon at 1880 o'clock. A
uox1n OF them do work in cooking
unul o'clock under the supervision
ers sew under the direction Of Mics
Belle Lidzy, who has general charge
OF this afternoon class Of forty Girls
between twelve and fifteen years of
age. All the girls spend their time
sewing from to 3:45 O'Clock. when
they go to the gymnasium and NAV
nasketpau And the boomers which
they wear, by the way, they made
themselves in the sewing class.
just now the girls are making
xGnristmas gifts for their mothers.
They are also making a quilt which will
De completed after Christmas This
VIII be presented to some poor child
Miss Jennie Maxwell has charge OF
the gymnasium work for this class
After Christmas a special teacher will
ana other kinds Of work
Miss Gertrude Bauer supervises q
class Of sevanty-five girls from eight
to twelve years of age. They meet
at the Proyjdent building at 1880
spending urtH s:1s O'clock aite IN tne
sym Then the girls sew until 3:45
O'Clock. Miss Mabel Crouch handles
the gymnasium work for Miss Bauer
A Christmas tree entertainment will
pc neid the afternoon Of December. 20
AZ which time seventy OF the younger
girls will receive dolls az presents. In
order to make this plan possible the
management asks those who are gen.
erousfy inclined to provide dolls for
this tree. There will be q program in
which the girls will participate.
Have Colored Y. W. G. A.?
Mrs. T. C. Whiteker has charge OF
class Of twenty-five colored girls
at 8 o'clock every Saturday morning
and remain until twelve. Twelve OF
them cook ecr an hour-there are
facilities for twelve only, and the rest
Of them sew. Miss Coston is in charge
Of the cookl-g work. The class will
be a little better organized after
Christmas Ihen opening exercises will
be q feature. and. gymnasium work
will be done from to 10 o'clock.
According to Mrs. Whiteker some OF
, the girls arc exceedingly clever with
their needles. Some of them are high
school students Mrs. Whiteker feels
that there is great need for a Y. w
c. A. for colored girls in Topeka, and
she expects to work up a sentiment in
Topeka favoring the establishment OF
such an institution.
After Christmas a class of older
white gfrls-girls more than fifteen
years Of ago-wi1l be formed. They
will make their own dresses in class
! The members will consist largely OF
girls who work at hotels, restaurants
and other places. The class will be
held one afternoon a week.
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