The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1914-03-27

College was incorporated In Kansas
City In 1894. Only women are admit.
ted. The 'woman's Medical College
Of ST. Louis was opened In lss9. II
has been agreat factor In opening
other schools Of medicine for women,
and In afYording recognition Of lady
physicians In practice and hospital
service.
The 'woman's MONDAY Club. Of
st. Louis, has been Of great benefit to
business and professional women. A
library, reading room, parlor and din
ing room are conducted for the bene.
Ut Of Its members.
Missouri has u department Of 'wo.
mans Relief Corps organized In
lN>j. Its membership Is about 1900.
They are devoted to the the interests
Of old Union soldiers. and relieve the
distress Of their families. Tie wo.
mans Suffrage Association came into
existence In lsd1. and was the first
organization In the world having for
lis SOLE object the political enfran.
chisement Of women, a. other socie.
ties working for this end had other
reforms for which they we're working.
Tie membership grew: committees
we're sent to every session Of legisla.
ture, and although woman's suffrage
has not been granted In this state,
tie influence Of the petitioners has
led TO such modification OF the laws
mos, liberal codes. as regards the In.
tefeSts Of women, Of any state In the
nion. II Vas through his personal
acquaintance with the circle of wo.
men Who afterwards became members
of this association. that !. a. Camp.
bell, during winter spen, In ST.
LOUISE became an earnest advocate Of
woman's suffrage, and when lac was
Governor Of Wyoming, II was ms
SIGNATURE to the bill that gave to
Wyoming the distinction OF being the
first state to confer the full rights Of
citizenship upon women.
The 'woman's Christian Associa.
ton II the oldest charitable society
In Kansas City. II was organized In
lsIo. when small number Of ladies
met to devise ways and means to re-.
lieve the immediate necessities Of the
suffering poor. They collected and
distributed money, food and clothing.
II has become one Of the organized
charities Of the city.
The 'woman's Christian Associa.
tion,' Of ST. Louis, embraces under Its
corporate control EIGHT distinct
branches OF charitable work. Tie
civil war then NJ recently ended, had
deprived ~ many women Of their nat.
ural support and thrown them upon
the world without experience or prep.
ara,ion. This fact caused Christian
women OF large cities 10 devise Ways
OF helping their needy sisters, In
November, ISIS, at the close OF
Young Mems Christian Association
convention, tie ladies Of ST. Louis
were Invited To meet the secretary, =.
Thane Miller, Of Cincinnati, To con.
slider the needs Of effort among young
working women. About - responded
TO this call, an organization was In.
rnediately effected with an enrolment
Of ~ members. a constitution was
drafted. Tie inexperience Of women
OF FIFTY years ago made II di'lcult TO
lind those willing To assume direct Ion
and able To create an Interest In 50
responsible an deriaking. In the
words Of Mrs. Springer, uhe preSi.
dent, II needed wise leadership TO
prevent the destruction of 80 frail u
craft, starting out on a mission Of
mercy, over untrled seas, but their
TRUST Was In the PILOT, who knows
the true channel. These ladies' Ger.
tainly knew In whom TO put their
trust for, with unbounded energy
and zeal-through financial panics and
discouragements, they have Increased
their borders and strengthened their
stakes In 1874 Mrs, Springer, Of ST,
Louis, waselected President and holds
that office to this day. What an ex.
perience has been hers In all these
FORTY years. In 1878 the association
took on q new charity-a Memorial
Home for Aged People'-the entire
cost for buildings and current expens.
es Is sl53,0OO. They also have an
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