Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-12-07
NJ. NJ. CORNER.
edited by Aunt Hannah.)

Live and Learn.
After each of our sales we have
said, "NOW we know just what to do
next time and always some new
difficulty arises. AS we said before
we could not engage a room till the
last minute, only in time to get an
ad in the S. w. corner of the paper.
(Then the forgotten gave in wrong
| number.)
Then we set to work to make the
large empty room attractive and
honey" We bought wire and
hooks, also ball of strong Irvine, and
stretched these all around near the
wall. We hung the best looking gar
ments on hangers and this looked to
us quite stOreitied.
There was little heater, we bor-
rowed a dozen folding chairs, but
| what should we do for a counter?
Not even a table or stand was in
sight. We cast envious eyes at some
barrels in the bakery, and Mr.. Hess,
seeing our dilemma, offered to empty
out the apples. Nov if we had some
long boards" Take anything you
can find, said Mr.. Hess. So we has
tened to the back yard, where we
found an old platform about 5 by 7
fit. and as we two mothers logged it
up the stairs, one thot came to us
both, "children making playhouse. ;
We were SO busy we had forgotten
| that we must conform to the rules
and have the room and contents fun
| igated, Though it seemed quite I'M
necessary, we did not know that even
then, it was too late to have the work
done; so when the committee came to
the room bright and early next morn
ing and found we were barred out,
needless to say, there were some long
faces. Then by the time they had
| collected their scattered senses and
concluded that the sale must be con-
tinued thru Monday and must be adj
vertised, it was almost too late again
and the ad was crowded back again.
But Saturday morning came at
last and we have had our first day.
Not so bad we think, if one makes
expenses: as we've said before, "money
is not our sole object" We want to
help our sister women to earn money.
We did wish we might persuade them
to come, more Of them, but we met
and talked with few and feel sure
that we were, and shall be. later on,
mutually helpful. One country wo-
man felt interested in the Market
idea; said she had read of the WO-
mems Market in Bayfield,, Wis, so
have we.
We met some who want work of
different kinds and we are planning
to help them, How we wish we
could have public place to meet
every week and exchange ideas
Meanwhile, we hope you will remem-
Der that you will be welcomed any
time at our meeting place, as men
| N-OAiONN III OiiC lLO1 each week anu
we shall still have some things for
sale at these homes.
BY the way, one mistake we made
was in not having our rugs cut and
hemmed and hanging on the line:
they show off so much better They
are really handsome. But likely will
all be gone by the time YOU read
this.
One thing brought to our notice
was that in some Homes" there is
lack Of good reading and it seems a
wrong thing that in some of these
places the inmates are not allowed to
write oftener than once a month.
Surely writing is means of educa-
ton and reformation. l read not
long ago a protest, on this same sub
Ject, Think and Place"
We meet on Friday Dec. 10. with
Mrs. Louis Hermanson. 81 Steuben
St.