Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-01-25
NJ. NJ. CORNER.
(BY the Sec'Y.)

(By the Sec'y)
Those who have read the Pilot for
four months past can have a fair idea
of our M. NJ, but for those who have
not, we will give as brief an account
as possible.
The idea of a "Mothers' Meeting"
came to the Supt. and teachers of a
small Sunday school, and resulted in
the organization of this society, on
Dec. 3, 1914, at the home of Mrs.
Louis Hermanson, who was our first
president.
Minutes of first meeting read as fol-
lows:
"This society shall be called the
Mothers Meeting of the South Side
Mission"
sour object is mutual beneft-ex-
tending to ALL"
We will have no set rules or obliga-
tionS. No dues or collections, and no
refreshments. (The latter caused
some discussion, ending by having the
word usually inserted This rule,
we admit, is often set aside)
Our motto: Help one another.
Our description: We're just plain
folks. Suggested by young girl.)
Later we adopted other mottos {:
''Think and plan" "Do good with
out money" etc.
We have taken up all kinds of work,
anything that appealed to us. Tenn
perance, humane, accommodating that
busy mothers cannot attend to more
than one society, besides their church
and Sunday school.
We planned to visit the county
home and asylum frequently and to
cheer and comfort the unfortunate
ones there if possible. We would like
the names of invalids and shut-ins
who would like to have us visit them,
especially those who can do some sort
of work. We can help them in the
way of advertising in this column, if
they wish. No one need fear that
their names will be made public, if
they wish it otherwise. We study
how to help these, our friends, with
out humiliating them or robbing
them of self-respect.
We find it impossible to give even a
faint description of what we've tried
TO do, and of the JOY that has come to
our own hearts.
We have not spoken of our Sunshine
Club, which comprises the young peo-
pie and children, and is a real force
though not fully organized. There
ought to be many of these small
groups in our city.
Some may say, "What is the need 2"
us not the work of the Federated
Charities sufficient p You would
not ask this question if you would
talk with the field agent or accom-
pany her on few rounds. You would
soon realize that. "You have a work
that no other can do" You would
learn that only small part of re-
ported cases can be attended to. and
many of the most needy and worthy
will never be reported. 1t is our spec
ial work TO begin in our homes and
with our next door neighbor. To
give-not material help, but friendly
recognition, realizing that every par
ent IS an important factor in our com
monwealth. We will find them ready
TO help US in our work if we approach
them rightly, and gain their conf
dence. We have learned a great les
son when we are able TO help our
nelghbor, and not to humiliate him
or make him feel indebted to us.
We are often asked what church
we represent. The NJ. NJ. is strictly
unsectarian; with members of all
churches; some of no church. In
the beginning we were part of the
South Side mission PRESBYTERIAN
We had the use of the rooms on Hem
rietta street for year or more until
it was closely for which we are un-
der obligations. We held three sales
there. 1t will always be a place of
pleasant memories, with its organ
and furnishings. We have some mem
bers in distant states. To one on the
Pacific coast, the secretary wrote
description of the little sales room,
with sheets tackled TO the walls. and
hung with fancy work This aged in
valid replied, it makes me feel like a
"Belonger." This gave us a new
idea, and new name She gathered
some California poppy seeds. We
suggested that We might sell some
fcr her, but she says they must be
free to "Belongers.u So we say:
start Mothers Meeting: tho YOU
are but two or three gathered togeth-
er, and see il you are not led out in
TO large PLACE.
We meet with Mrs. Elizabeth Le-
Blauc, 1913 Seventh street. II. ON
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