The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, July 24, 1897, Page 4, Image 4

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H. E. Sidles Cycle Co., 110123 aorth 13th street.
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Do you know where
PALACE BEAUTIFUL
Is? Well, it is the place to get a
A GOOD SHAMPOO
or your
HAIR SINGED AND TREATED.
This eradicates dandruff and will make jour hair SOFT and GLOSSY. It ii
the place to Ret a good MASSAGE ti keep your skin soft and white. Also BODY
MASSAGE and VAPOR BATHS to build you up and clear you akin this time
.time of the year. MANICURE and MASSAGE for the hands, to shape the nails
and make the hand soft and white. The PACE BLEACHED, FRECKLES and
PIMPLES removed, leaving the skin clear, soft and white. The hair dressed and
beautified or powdered for parties.
The best line of Switches, Curie and Bangs, Toilet Waters, Perfumes, Triple
Extracts, Powder, Hair Tonics, Soap, Hairpins, real Shell Ornaments, Combs,
'etc. Wigs, Switcht?, Curls oranythjng.of the kind made to order.
' Near Lansing Theatre.
121 so 13th St
Go to
PWKflS & SYWAiDOH
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ROY'S BRTO STORE
Corner Tenth and P Streets.
The Largest Drug Store
The Smallest Prices.
In addition to drugs and prescription work we carry a large line of stationery
Ublets, garden seeds, paints, etc.
living or to make the moat of the A work done by the woman's club in
poverty at home. A penny bank has Chicago takes advantage of children's
been started, a branch of one of the susceptibility to influence from pictures,
city savings bankB. There are cooking The club baa placed in the city schools
classeswhereyounggirlsaretaughttodo collections of fruit copies of good pic
plain cooking and especially the cooking tures. jlhe teachers take charge of
of Chicago foods. Boys are taught in
dustrial arts and it was through efforts
coming from Hull House. The Times
Herald said of this:
these and circulate them bs they would a
library of books. A child ctn keep a pic
ture two weeks and then if he likes the
picture have it for. another two wee'ts.
"The adoption of the amendments to They say that often a child becomes so
the child labor law, introduced and ad- attached to a picture that he manages
vocated under the auspices of Hull in some way, even the very p-xrrest, to
Housa was a great victory for the get money for a copy of his own. Per-
women and brings Illinois abreast of the haps in this way the woman's club is
most progressive manufacturing states raising up genius that will tell some day
of'the union bo far as the adequate pro. in making Chicago a real art center.
te:tion of the children is concerned. It
will work a great revolution in indus
trial conditions in this state."
There has been much discussion of
A party of young ladies from Lincoln
passed through Chicago this last week
on their wtft homo from the Y. W. C. A.
conference held two weeks ago at Lake
ANNIE PREY.
1 His law Tor and against it. It :s urged Geneva. Most of them stopped over in
that much suffering is the result of the Chisago for a day or so to look over the
law but at Hull House it is the unani- cjty or to visit friends. Among those
mousopinionthatinthe long run the who stopped were: Miss Auman, Miss
law will right a great deal of wrong by Jennie Hall, Miss Pollock, Miss Pyrtle,
matting it possible for the children to go Miss Dinsmore and Miss Woodford.
to school and to raise themselves, part
of them, to something like happiness.
As things have been there was little
chance for anything exjept mental and
moral stagnation for those of the poorer
class who were compelled to work in
factories or shops before they could even
read.
Hull House trie3 in all these ways to
help the mental status of their neigh,
horhood. Besides doing this it does
something to relieve immediate wants
of the people. The residents co operate
with the police and so keep a knowledge
of the crimes committed in the Hull
House dittrict They co-operate also
with other charitible and philanthropic
FIELD DAY
OF THE
Most of the State
Federations hold an
nual meetings, ex
cept Iowa, which
biennially, alternat
GEORGIA CLUB es with the biennial
of the General Fed
eration. Some of the State Federations
enjoy the annual convention so much
that they hold semi-annual meetings.
Maine, Iowa, Minnesota and Georgia
have this season held semi-annual meet
ings. The Minnesota State Federation
had a lunch at St. Paul during Febru
ary. A year azo this nractice was in-
organizations and if the work of relief augurated and the lunch waa held at
seems to belong to any organization St. Paul, with about 500 women in at
notification is sent. tendance, and this year 1.500 women at-
When any one ceeJs help he comes to tended and taxed the capacity of- the
Hull House, has a blank filled out lanre West Hill hotel to its utmost. The
with a Btat9m9nt as to his occupation.
circumstances, debts, address and
family. Immediately after this a resi
dent is sent out as a friendly visitor to
investigate the case, see the family, and
great dining room and corridors were
full of tabic and the after dinner speak
ers vrere cheered to the echo.
Maine always holds a semiannual
meeting, .which is made a social affair as
report as to the advisability of giving wcl as a business meeting, and great in-
nasi 'I'm A tn'j .i.LAa- mm IahIhJ 4. .- - - -
aid. The man record is looked up to
see whether he has been aided before
either at Hull Bouse or at other places.
There seems to'be a great deal of red
tape in giving this relief but it has been
terest in the work of the State Federa
tion is evinced, as the towns and cities
vie with each other to entertain the
semi-annual meeting of the board.
The board meetings of the Iowa Fed-
found absolutely necessary: The utmost eration are made occasions for social in-
dispatch is used in looking up cases so
that immediate relief may be given.
In cases where medical aid is asked
no delay is allowed. A nurse from the
Chicago visiting nurses asrociation has
her headquarters at Hull House and
goes to any place where she ij needed.
If Chicago is a wicked city, and it is
tercourse, and teas, receptions and din
ners galore are given for the entertain
ment of the members of'the board. All
the clubs of the state participate to
make this an occasion of great good
feeling.
The Georgia Federation will be just a '
year old in October next and the board
accepted as almost an axiom that it is, decided to hold a field day during June
mere ib a strong current against the and selected Warm Springs as a good
wickedness. Not only is there the col- nia in whir-h fahnlii n fitmn m-
lege settlement movement so strong in jDg. Nearly 500 club women met, at the
its influence for civic and industrial invitation of the federation. Mrs. John
bstterment but there are many religious K. Ottley, chairman of the program corn
organizations that try in novel ways to mime, made a brilliant success of the
influence the lower class of people. The meeting. Visitors came from all over
salvation army does its usual work and the state and spent the day at tnis
there are as usual missions and Sunday charming resort,
schools. But these are not all. There are The program was as follows:
in Chicago river boats tied to the docks 1. "Federation March."
where the river rata, as they are called, 2. President's address,
come to hear good music and inciden- 3. Five-minute talks from the chair
tally to have a great deal of amusement men of standing committees: "Educa
out of a Bible lesson. These "Floating tion," Mrs. Robert Park, Macon; "Li
Bethels" are managed by students in braries" Mrs. Eueeno Heard. Rose Hill.
or
to
be
the Moody Bible Institute.
Ihe students also go to parks
out on the streets with instructions
talk to any ono who seems to
friendless and to help them in any way
poseible. They stand in wagons,
with a choir with them,
preach to the changing crowds
gather to hear.
Middleton; "Reform," Mrs. Nellie Peters
Black, Atlanta; "Press," Mrs. Beulah
Moseley, Rome; "Reciprocity," Mrs.
Heber Reed, Atlanta.
4. Music.
5. Question box. Various quest ions of
and interest were answered by three-minute
that papers and discussion from the floor.
6. Muaic.
The task of lifting the mass of people Mrs. Lowe, president of the Georgia
that are at the bottom seems alaaost Federation, was greeted by a continued
hopelees but it is good to see the effort outburst of applause when she arose to
made. make her opening address, a -proof of