THE KING'S DAUGHTERS

The King's Daughters of Moline. according to Mrs. A. T. Foster, are a potent and moving spirit of the religious life of the community. In 1896 this organization came into life with Mrs. Frank W. Gould of Moliue as leader.

No other organization of women has accomplished so much along purely philanthropic lines, but educational work has also been carried on since the beginning, for the prevention of tuberculosis. They have endowed a bed at the city hospital, and secured a department of Domestic Science in the Moline public schools. They have also instituted the first kindergarten in the city, and since 1903 they have maintained a visiting nurse for the needy. In order that the latter might be able to respond quickly to calls upon her, one of the 500 women composing this organization, gave for the use of the nurse, a fine electric coupe.

The King's Daughters are daily growing in scope and usefulness.

 

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