The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-11-01
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The Story Of Carol Kennicott
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stews. possibly a municipal fund for
home building. what do you think
OF my plans. Mrs. WARREN" she
concluded
Speaking judiciously. ms one re
lated TO the church by marriage
Mrs. Warren gave verdict.
I'm sure we're all heartily IN
accord with Mrs. Kennicott In feel.
ing that wherever genuine poverty
Is encountered. Il In not only 10
blesse oblise but q Joy to fuifi our
duty to the less fortunate ones. But
I must say Il seems TO me we
should lose the whole point Of the
thing by not regarding II an charity.
Why. that's the chief adornment of
the true Christian and the church,
The Bible has laid II down for our
guidance. Faith. Hope. and Char.
ity.' Il says. and. The poor ye have
with ye always which indicates
that there never can be anything
to these so-caiied scientific schemes
for aboiishing charity. never, And
Isn't " better sof l should hate
TO think Of a world In which we
were deprived Of all the pleasure Of
giving. Besides. N these shiftless
folks realize they're getting charity.
and not something 10 which they
have right. they're 90 much more
grateful
Besides snorted MISS Ella stow.
body. they've been fooling you.
Mrs. Kennicott- There isn't any
real poverty herr. Take that Mrs.
Stcinhof you speak Of; I send her
our washing whenever there's too
much for our hired GIRL must
have sent her ten dollars worth
the past year alone, I'm sure papa
would never approve OF city home.
building fund. Papa says these
folks are takers. Especially all
these tenant farmers that pretend
they have so much trouble getting
seed and machinery. Papa says
they simply won't pay their debts.
lie say he's sure he hates TO fore.
closs mortgages. but tia the only
way to make them respect the law. "
And then think OF all the clothes
We give these peopicr' said Mrs.
Jackson Elder.
Carol intruded again. "Oh yes
The clothes. ! was eoing TO speak
OF that. Don't you think that when
we give clothes TO the poor. II we
DO give them old ones. We ought
to mend them first and make them
~ prcsentable N We cant Next
| Christmas when the Thanatopsis
makes its distribution. wouldn't u
BE- jolly II we got together and
sewed on the clothes. and trimmed
hats. and made them
Heavens and earth, they have
more time than We have, They
ought TO BE- mighty good and crate.
fui to get anything. no matter what
shape IFS In. know I'm not 60
ing to sit and sew for that lazy Mrs
vopnL with all I've got to dor
snapped Ella sfowbody.
They were giaring ~ Carol She
reflected that Mn. vopni. vhoss
husband had been killed By . train.
had ten children.
But ArA Mar Euen wnks va
smiling. Mrn- wiiks wns the pro.
prsstcr Of Ys Art Shopps and mag
Axine and book store, and the rad
a. Of the small Christian scsenes
church She made II All clear.
II this ciass Of people had IN
understanding Of science and that
ne are the children Of God and
nothing can harm Us. they vouldn's
b IN error and poverty
MIRA Jackson Elder confirmed
Besides. II strikes me the club ID
already doing enough. with tree
planting and the anfi-ny campaign
and the responsibility for the resi
room--so say nothing OF the fact
that we've talked Of trying TO get
the railroad to put tn . park at
the stationr
Il think 20 foors said MAZDA m
Chairman She glanced uneasiiy as
Miss sherwin- But what do you
think. vfua7'
Vida smiled tactfuIly At each Of
the committee. and announced,
We'll. ! don't believe we'd better
start anything moro right now. But
IT'S been a privilege 10 hear Carols
dear generous ideas. hasn't III OH
There lis one thing we must decif +,
on at once. We must get together
and oppose any move on the part
Of the Minneapolis clubs 20 elect
another State Federation president
from the Twin Cities. And this
Mrs. Edgar Pofbury they're putting
forward know there are peopIo