Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-20

by giving patriotic entertainments.
Donations have been made to Heath
Post toward the purchase of piano
and to the Sons of Veterans drum
corps. A supper was given about 100
veterans after the parade on Memo
rial day. The visiting and flower com
mittees have been faithful and prompt
in the discharge of their duty. Mrs.
faithfully in the auxiliary, has been
elected division president.
Report of Humane Society
The report of the Humane Society
which follows is short and pithy:
The Humane Society has in the past
year placed a drinking fountain for
dogs in Depot square, through the
Humane agent investigated many
cases of cruelty to animals and placed
1877 nature books in public schools.
We believe that the child who is
taught TO love everything in nature
will never in manhood see his four
footed friends abused.
Since our organization in 1904 we
have distributed 1855 standard books
on nature study OF these books 500
have gone to the schools of Gardner
and adjoining towns, the remainder to
country towns in Maine where there
are no school libraries.
The Gardiner w. c. T. L. did not
claim having done any great things
but their report showed that they had
done a great many small things and
done them well. The union is con-
Quoting eight departments of work,
each being presided over by super
intendent. The departments are: Flow
er, mission, literature. aims house,
soldiers and sailors, Sunday school,
railroad work. The establishment of
a reading room for young men receiv-
ed serious consideration but was drop
ped as inadvisable as a considerable
sum of money would be necessary for
its support.
The business of special interest dur
ing the meeting was the reading of
the following letter by Mrs. Laura +.
Richards and the manner in which the
suggestion it contained was received
leads one to feel assured that Gardiner
is to have Rest Room in the near
future
Mrs. Laura &. Richards
II will be remembered that at the
last meeting of the Philanthropic I'm
ion the suggestion was made that
Gardiner needed a Woman's Rest
Room. We learned that Augusta and
Waterville had Rest rooms which were
largely patronized and which added
greatly to the comfort and well-being
of the community.
Since that time a committee has
been appointed from the Union to
make inquiry into our own needs in
this matter. Application was made to
the Board of Trade, whose president
expressed much interest and appoint
ed a committee of inquiry, which has
made Investigations and held consul
tation with the committee of the Phil
anthropic Union
The conditions may be briefly stat
ed as follows: Gardiner needs Wo-
mans Rest room because
A. There is no place where cur shop
girls and other working women can
go to eat their luncheon and pass
quiet hour at noon.
b. There is no place where sick
or tired woman, a stranger or a tray
eler can pass the time necessary Tor
rest or refreshment.
c. There is no place where woman
can nurse her baby.
ID. There is no place where the
common needs of humanity can be
provided for.
Several of our merchants have tes-
tilted to the extreme inconvenience
suffered by them on these accounts
Some of them have felt obliged to re-
fuse the desired accommodations, this
they have done most reluctantly, real
Izing the great need, but finding il
impossible TO combine a free toilet
with their own business.
On the other hand many womer
have testified to the great distress suf-
fered by them in the absence of q
proper place of refuge for themselves
and their children. Failing such {
place, many people must so to Au
gusta for their shopping, who would
naturally spend their money in Gar
diner.
Considering all these things, it seems
a matter of prime necessity to estab
| fish a Rest Room in Gardiner.
Inc fSOdru Oh rue IL Willis W Wv
! something toward the undertaking
and calls upon the women of Gardine
| to help in the work 1t is for the SOLE
! benefit of women and children ant
| surely women will gladly respond t.
| the call.
Towards this end I write to bei
that you will try, before the meetin!
| of the Philanthropic Union on Frida;
to interest your society in the matte
and to get from them an assurance o
/ their Willingness to help and, if pos
! sible, an estimate of the amount the,
would probably be able to contribute
| This amount could be obtained eithe
] by direct subscription or by enter
| tainments. If, after the Friday meet
! ing, | can form some idea, roughl,
/ speaking, of what the societies com
! posing the Philanthropic Union cal
| do, it will be OF incalculable help; ant
will enable the committees alread
appointed to make start in the mat
ter.
In the name of our future citizenship
as we'll as in that of our common sis
terhood and humanity. / therefore be
you to do everything in your power t
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