The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-08-28

Women and the Home.
In her talk, Miss Hessian took
up the question of woman's place
being the home, and agreed that
1t would be an ideal condition II
all women could remain at home,
but asked what was to be done
where this was an impossibility.
Because II is necessary for some
women to take up work outside
the home. Miss Hessian believes that
they should be given a voice In
making the labor laws.
Mrs. Loyhed spoke briefly and
made special mention Of the bene-
at which the women's clubs had
been to women. She described the
women's clubs as the grammar school
of thinking for women, and believes
that equal suffrage would be the
high school training In thinking for
women. She spoke also of the rich.
ness and PROSPERITY of this part OF
Minnesota and told how the ome
had had an equal part with the
men of the state In making IL such.
Then give to women" she said,
their share of the glory, the credit
and the honor Of having achieved
what has been achieved here.
Political equality Is a reward and
II is only criminals from whom
hoods suffrage is taken"
The visiting ladies came to Man
kato yesterday afternoon, having
been met at Elysian by n party OF
Mankato people. Those who went
from here were Mrs. w. ]. More
hart, Mrs. J.. w. Andrews. Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. ID. Fritz and daughter, Miss
Mildred, Mrs. F. d. Sleight, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. r. Brandrup, Miss Ruby
Westernhaver, Miss Ada Mcleod and
Malcolm Morehart. The ladies are
being entertained at the homes of
some of the ladies who met them.
The Police Woman.
Mrs. ID. Hessian, a police woman
of St. Paul gave one of the best
talks at the meeting held this nor
ing on the needs of such an official
that has yet been heard in this city.
Mrs. Hessian says that 1t took five
years Of continuous agitation to get
a policewoman In st. Paul and moth
ing has come to the city of SO great
good to the entire populace.
In the last three months, six thou
sand c,ils have been made. This in
cludes visits to the wine rooms,
dance halls, moving picture shows
and all places where young people
congregate. In these places the po-
lice women find the managers most
willing to cooperate or welcome
them. The managers are all willing
to exclude Objectionable films or help
to find missing girls.
An Encouraging Element.
One of the encouraging elements
OF this work is that people are learn
ing to trust the police m and
to realize that the work Is confiden-
tial and private.
The most marked work is with the
girls who frequent the streets. The
policewoman knows the haunts and
ways of such girls as the policeman
cannot, and also knows the habits
of the girls and how to approach
them.
The policewoman in order to be
successful in her work, must x
else the greatest tact, patience and
charity. II is not, as many people
think, physical size or strength,
which makes her successful, but
sympathy and tact.
The Double Standard.
Mrs. Hessian spoke also of the In
iquity of the double standard. She
said that the boys needed looking
after as much as the girls. Many
boys coming from the country, were
lured into dance halls by girls of
bad character, when a word OF warn
ing might have averted II.
Mrs. Hessian, a club m I'm st.
Paul, was born in st. Peter, and is a
forceful and sincere speaker. She
brought home to the Mankato ladies
who were in attendance, the press
ing need Of such an official as q
police m for our own city, a
woman who could and would go into
all such places as moving picture
shows, dance halls and other places
of entertainment and help Il keep
our young men and women from i'm
morality and crime.
from SATURDAYS Daily,