academy, the Tacoma Academy (Protestant), Tacoma Kindergarten, and other private schools.
Of churches there are twenty-three, divided among the various sects as follows: Presbyterian, Protestant Episcopal, Congregational, Baptist, and Lutheran, three each; Methodist, four; Unitarian, Free Evangelical, Christian, and Catholic, one each, having their own edifices; while other organizations are not yet provided for.
Of charitable societies there are a number. The Fannie C. Paddock Hospital was first established when Tacoma was a small town by Bishop Paddock, of this city, in memory of his wife. With the growth of the town it has been enlarged by frequent contributions until it is at present a noble institution. The Tacoma Hospital is a private one. The Seamen's Friend Society, the White Shield Society, Humane Society and Union Belief Association, and Young Men's Christian Association, all do good work. There are besides these the usual secret benevolent societies with a large membership.
The last want to be recognized is the intellectual or literary need, because, forsooth, it scarcely exists during the rush and whirr of the wheels of rapid material progress, but, as leisure comes and quietude, it makes itself felt. Tacoma has no public library commensurate with its means, although the Young Men's Christian Association Library and the Tacoma Mercantile Library Association supply the place of one to a considerable extent, or rather they fill their places well while they leave room for the other. The Young Men's Christian Association has a handsome building, and does a good work.
Of newspapers Tacoma has three dailies, the Tacoma Daily Ledger, an eight-page morning paper; the Globe, also a morning sheet; and the News, an afternoon daily. The Sunday Times is an illustrated eight-page journal, giving the society news of the week; besides which the Baptist Sentinel, Northwest Horticultural and Stock Journal, and the Real Estate Journal are weeklies. Of monthlies there are the Real Estate and Investment Journal, the Bulletin, and Washington Magazine, a literary venture. A Daily Hotel Reporter and the Puget Sound Guide are weekly publications to inform the public of changes occurring in the facilities for travel and hotel accommodations.
