The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-02-20

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crs having gone home last night.
Following the business meeting c
II. Judd delivered another address
speaking on .How to Study" This
talk was particularly interesting 10
the normal students. and was an In
structive one. The address closed
the convention, whici was counted
very successful AID helpful one.
From saturdays pa::y.
Mrs. G. c. I!l.bie of st. Paul,
president of the Women's Welfare
league OF that city. and former presi.
dent of the Minnesota Federation OF
women's clubs. addressed the
Woman's club C. Mankato at the
horne OF Mrs. ~. J. Morehart yes.
terday afternoon on the subject oi
recreation and social welfare work. .
Recreation Is 4 great problem, $
she said, and nothing can so
effectively solve II as the eo-opera-
ton Of all forces in city. I'm
provement in these things can only
be accomplished By cooperation. The
dance halls are recreation neces-
sary to certain groups of people who
have not other things for recreation
and the various interests OF the city
should work together for their best
influence. | believe that dance
halls should have good drinking
water, good lighting and air be-
lieve also that there should be a
matron at public dance halls
Mrs. Higbie told In that connec-
ton that, within the past year several
Of the largest public dance halls I'm
Minneapolis had hired and paid ma.
irons who attend every dance given.
She also spoke OF the three police
women In st. Paul who have dur.
ing the past year come TO cooperate
with the public dance hall keepers
to the extent OF influencing them TO
hire the matrons.
The matter of censorship of NOV
Ing picture shows was also brought
up and the speaker told that the
womens Welfare league OF the
capital city has been given the right
OF censorship In all the moving
picture houses there.
But these things cannot all be
dcne AZ once. It will take at least
a year to get together the informa.
ton necessary to make the proper
impression on the authorities con.
corning these things" Mrs. iIigbie
said. This work should not be
done spasmodically, but I'm a steady,
constant effort. Mere fitful interest
in this kind OF work does more harm
than good"
In speaking OF the police women
Mrs. Higbie said that she heartily
approved OF he-'ing such officers, and
said she believed from what she
had been told OF Mankato that q
police woman could act also as q
public dance hall matron. in st.
Paul. she declared, the success OF the
police women's work had been the
result of the getting together oil
the women's Welfare league. the cit,
authorities and others interested IN
social conditions. in planning the
work.
Some one ut the meeting spoke OF
the matter of Mankato's parks. and
asked whether Il would be feasible
to police them. Mrs. Higbie suggest.
ed that the proper lighting OF the
parks would be one thing worth
while for the women to work for.
ward 10. y
The meeting was attended by
about thirty ladies, and the speak.
er's actual experience In the worl;
touched upon made her talk very
interesting
From Saturdays Daily. it
Judge i. NJ. Olson of New Ulm
has just decided case that has
attracted widespread interest, not
on account OF the stake involved
for that was very small indeed. bu,
on account OF the prominence OF
the parties involved. The litigants
are two wealthy. retired farmers OF
hapIeton. J. w. sprague and Eu.
gene Hadley.
For long period OF time ditch
that drained Mr.. Sprague's pasture