The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-11-12

on "Great Britain and Her Colonies"
Mr., Frank Pangburn followed with
tie subject: Foreign Policy and
Var Debts of Great Britain" Mrs
F. l.. Sturr, Mrs. E. L. Rattle and
Mrs. 4. w. Bartheld have lately
joined the club. The next meeting
will he held at the Club rooms Wed
nesday Nov. 10.
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MRS. MARY STEWART, SUPER
intendent of the Home School for
Girls at Sank Centre, was the speak
er at yesterday afternoons meeting
of the Reading Room society, enter
tanned by Mrs. Alvah Eastman. Mrs.
Stewart spoke in most interesting
fashion of the advance which has
been made in the last hundred years
in the attitude of society toward
transgressors of the law. She de-
scribed graphically a convict ship
which she went through, locked at
Erie, Pa, which had at one time been
used to carry prisoners from Lon
don to Australia and and the vari-
Gus devices for punishment which
were on display. The change for the
better Mrs. Stewart attributes to
changed public opinion. She voiced
the sentiment, however, that with
many this change in attitude is go
ing too far, citing as her reasons for
this belief the attitude of many of the
girls sent to Sank Centre. Mrs. Stew
art reports that in many cases they
do not feel the least bit ashamed to
be sent there. They do not blame
themselves for their wrong-doing.
They have been told 80 many times
that they are not too blame, that
they are not responsible, that parents.
school, church. society, anybody and
everybody except themselves is to
blame that they have come to believe
in and excuse themselves entirely
Mrs. Stewart reports that many OF
these cases, however, are borderline
type, not mentally able to take care
of themselves, and told how many OF
these girls are put under the care OF i
the school for feeble minded at Fari-
bault and then kept in homes in the
Twin Cities where they continue to
have the protection of the institution
though they are able to go and earn
their own living. Mrs. Stewart stated
that the majority of girls sent to the
institution are IA, Is, and 16 years
old and hat moonshine has a promi-
nent part in their downfall. She
thinks the great, problem of the time
is to get rid of moonshine either
thorough enforcement of the present
lw or by its modification.
change in public opinion toward
those who have had hand in leading
these young girls astray is needed
likewise, in the opinion of Mrs.
Stewart.
The Home School for Girls now has
4 population of 297. In addition there
are 365 girls outside the home who
ire still under it's supervision. Mrs.
Stewart told of the opportunity work
which she introduced in the school
from which she hopes for good re-
suits. She stated that many of the
girls who have been inmates there
come back to the institution to visit,
and happy citizens, truly
reformed through their contact with
he school.-St. Cloud Journal-Press,
Nov. 7th.
MR.. AND MRS. H. F. LUEDTKE
had as their Sunday guests from
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto
Braskie and Mr.. and Mrs. George
VI. Day, the latter gentleman is
sales manager for the Standard Oil
Co., and the former is foreman at
he Minneapolis Steel Machinery Co.
MR.. AND MRS. ROY HAMILTON
at $50 dinner Tuesday
% the following guests. Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Cummings, Mrs. Holmberg
md Mrs. Olson of Brainerd.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON MRS. F.
Perry very pleasantly entertained at
Ter home at four tables of Bridge. II
THE HOME MISSIONARY So
,iety of the Congregational church
With Mrs. Walker as president have
ust sent as part of their years