The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-21
LARGE MEETING
HELD ON FRIDAY
BY CIVIC DEPARTMENT OF THE
w0MAN'S CLUB AND SAT.
isFACTORY REPORTS MADE

Niles esrnes Made Report OF Her
Work, Mira Hamburger Read a
Paper and Miss Sage Gave a Talk
The meeting OF the civic depart.
ment OF the woman's club was held
at the A o. U. W. rooms Friday after
noon Many topics OF interest came
before the club and Miss Florence
Hoge presided In the absence OF Miss
Cecilia Speyer. who Is still In New
York
Mise Barnes. the deaconess. who is
supported by the woman's club and
the Y. w. c. A. 20 meet the various
passenger trains, gave a report OF
her work since December. Since
Christmas sixty girls were taken
care Of She told OF the ma
ture OF different cases and proved
that she Is efficient In handling all
the girls. She told OF the tempta-
ton into which the strange girls are
thrown when arriving in the city and
of their sad lives for which many OF
them should not be censured. In
one instance a strange girl arrived I'm
the city in reply TO an ad and
when Miss Barnes took her 20
the place mentioned II was any
thing but the proper home for
the girl. One girl who arrived
had a telegram which said for her
TO go 20 Martins Ferry and she was
awaiting the train for Fairmont by
MISUNDERSTANDING Miss Barnes sent
her on her way and she meets many
such cases and rights them in every
instance. This Is a noble work OF
which the public hears little and cares
less, because they seem too busy TO
stop and encourage girls. Out of the
1874 aided 20 were young girls. Miss
Barnes showed how extremely valu-
able the work Is and that prevention
is better than cure. Miss Barnes
meets all trains only the one at mid
night
Mrs. w. c. McGregor gave a talk
on Social Evil" and said that back
OF many girls the wrong is with
their mother and their bringing up
and we should aid the cause by going
to the bottom of the cause. We
should educate the mothers and work
diligently in this good cause.
Train the Blind
Mrs. Harry Hamburger read an in
teresting paper on Vocational Train
Ing for the Blind" and said those hav-
ing all their faculties must have train
ing, and why not those deprived of
some faculty? She spoke of the.
House OF Light In New York and told
of the Institutes of different cities.
Many vocations are being taught.
such "a telephone operating. broom
making and others. and all are taught
how TO prevent unnecessary blind
ness
The local association is anxious to
familiarize the public with the work
being done here. IL Is the desire of
the association to have cooperation
from members of the women's clubs
and others. The association meets
every Thursday afternoon at 3.3O
O'Clock at the high school building.
Piano solos. readings and other amuse-
ments are arranged. One old man
who has sat alone for fifteen years
expressed himself as enjoying the
meeting as well as being benefited.
There are FIVE paid members and
I about twelve members of the orCani-
zation. This work is for worthy
cause and should be appreciated.
Miss Savage. former teacher in the
school at Roney, gave an interesting
talk. describing the work there. The
girls are taught to make beds. do
kitchen work and learn as other chill
dren. The boys are taught trades.
such as broom making. basket weav-
ing. There is a great need for a
state commission for the blind. In
stead of being controlled by the board
or control IL should be placed under
the educational training.
The school needs cooperation Of the
The school needs cooperation OF the
people OF the state and there should
be field man 10 report all the blind
or the state and bring them into the
schooL They are admitted at and
can remain for 10 years IL necessary
10 complete their education. Many do
not know Of such an institute as tho
pear and Blind at Romney. and Miss
Savage says the two schools should
De separated. Good data can be Sc
secured from Charles Campbell OF the
/ Blind Commission at Columbus ono
thing the state Of West virginia does
for her blind is TO have a cIotbinp
fund. and all are comfortably dressed
In the institute are Fifty 10 sixtv
blind and over hundred deaf
At the close OF the meeting sbrne
: Inc work was exhibited. which was
done by the blind Of the city. The
dainuest OF crochctlng. knitting and
/ embroidery were shown. With this
work being done by tho blind We
sometimes wonder what we are DOING
with our faculties and why we don't
try 70 improve In many ways. Harry
q. HANSON. the piano tuner OF 1915
Third street. Moundsvllle. f. a fair
example 90 what tho blind can do
when receiving proper training. Their
work IS wonderfully perfect
Would Save Babies.
III nor fr.t annual report o. Secret 4-,.
wilson. Of re labor department tr..r
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