The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-09
Weiner Roast.

eron's hall in regular monthly session.
Weiner Roast.
The Business Woman's league Will
enjoy a weiner roast Thursday even
ing out on the Hilton road. they
will leave the corner of Seventh ana
Blondeau streets at o'clock.
St. Peters Alumnae.
ST. Peters alumnae will hold their
regular quarterly business meeting In
st. Vincent's hall this evening at
1880 o'clock. All members urged to
be present.
Woman's Meeting at Sandusky.
An all day meeting will be held at
the Sandusky Christian church OH
Thursday, October II, with noon
luncheon, to which a number of keo-
kuk women have been invited.
A short program will be given at
which Miss Martha Baldwin will sing,
and Mrs. Winona e. Reeves will
speak on "The Spirit Of Service"
Mrs. J. N. D. Chenowith will outline
the Red Cross work which the women
of the church will be expected to do
this fall.
The officers Of the Ladies Aid so
ciety which is also Red Cross
auxiliary, recently elected are: Presi-
dent, Mrs. Edward Atterberg; vice
president, Mrs. Ida Ballinger; secre-
tary. Mrs. Hettie Petty; treasurer,
Mrs Lizzie Shuh. Mrs. Ballinger Is
Red Cross instructor.
At their last meeting, under the
direction of Mrs. Susie Shade, the
women packed two barrels Of canned
fruit and vegetables which they sent
to the Orphans Home at Council
Bluffs.
Benevolent Union Home Canvass.
The Block day canvas held yester-
day netted $3.50 to the Benevolent
Union with some districts still to be
heard from. That the returns will
be above $500 is expected by the
committee.
This is a larger amount than has
been received for several years. The
highest single gift received was ten
dollars and the lowest five cents. The
amount realized is due to the fact
that practically everybody gave some
thing. The president of the Benevo-
lent Union, Mrs. Charles S. Pond, and
the chairman of the committee, Mrs.
John H. Cole, expressed themselves
as much gratifed at the returns and
expressed their appreciation of the
work done by the district chalrmen
and their helpers, and those who SO
generously gave to make the day n
success. The money is to be devoted
to the running expenses of the Be-
nevolent Union home.
One Need In Iowa.
The executive committee Of the
Progress Federation met yesterday
afternoon at 4 o'clock in the Y. w.
c.. A., with the refuge and emergency
committee and with a committee of
the mems civic organization, to hear
the report of recent conference held
with w. H. Byers, state chairman Of
the vice committee, a committee ap-
pointed by Governor Harding. The
report was made by Mrs. John P.
Hornish. iylassx
The state has at present no insti-.
tuition of any size being used as a
refuge for fallen women. There are
two small institutions in Des Moines,
st. Monica's and St. Benedict's, each
with a capacity of less than twenty.
The practicability of such an institu-
ton has, however, been tried out in
these two homes and it has proven
to be a successful plan.
The Iowa Federation of Womens
Clubs In it's recent meeting in Des
Moines adopted a resolution to petit
ton the state legislature at its next
session to change the state inebriate
asylum at Knoxville, which has
capacity for four hundred, into
refuge home. There are at present
only fourteen in the inebriate asylum,
the number being on the decrease all
the while.
The plan of the Iowa federation is
to admit only young girls, to give
them a common school education and
to teach them useful arts. st.
Monica's home has been particularly
successful working on this plan. The
curing of physical ills is also a part
of the plan.
The Iowa federation in the petition
framed to be sent to the legislature
asks for the establishment of the
refuge during the period Of the war
The Keokuk woman's federation will
seek to have the petition amended by
making it permanent institution.
The plan Is one phase of the suppress
sion of venereal disease, for which
congress recently appropriated one
million dollars. The law provides
that a certain allotment shall be
made to the various states, condi-
tional upon state appointments. In
some states the venereal disease fund
surpasses all other funds combined.
Lansing. Mich, has done more effec-
tive work than any other one city.
They began the campaign in October,
1917, and during the year have appre-
hended 1000 prostitutes. They have
been examined for mental condition.
a few have been found insane and
have been sent to hospitals for the
isane. One-third were found to be
feeble minded. Some have been found
to be of normal mind Some have
been sent back to their homes and