The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-02

Yesterday eveDisg address was made to the female
servants Of New Yo,k by lady of the name Of Glenn
who has in view the prsiseworthy motive Of attempting
to amelorate their coodon She pointed out to them
the evils of the present system of registry Offices where
innocent females hnddled callars among NUM-
Der Of and boys msny of these latter Of the ves
description having among them pickpockets thieves
and muIderers SIZE maintained that the present system
mpation to young females, whore innocence
polluted by breathing the atmosp that sur
rounded them in these pieces She also very severe
upon the keepers Of there Offices and said that unless
they bribed by the servants in addition paying
the fee they would lot obtain them places bat kept
them back while the fAvorses who brbed them got the
best and eares pisces. But the worst feature Of the
plap the continued the ndiscIimina.e assembage
Of both sexes where tho coar.est familiarity allowed
being thing for the keepers Of these Offices
to invite out the females who waiting for places
to go and drink with The lady pointed out several
other g)aripg evils which female servants exposed
and the effect Of which often to lead them to Life Of
prostitstion and ruin A. remedy for al these evils,
that the female servants should unite
them elves ~ by small subscription, have Q building
Of their osn, uhicn would rsg;ssry Office.
would % oDger exposed to the evils under
which they now Iaocred Her plan includsd lecture
other but not sufficiently de.
finite 70 be able to form an oainion upon. appears
from what stated that thu number Of female scr.
wants in New York csy alone IL 100 900 and (. We add
about ookly a Hams burg Jer-
sey City, HOboksD AID the surrounding place., We have
the ertrn0u. ionb.r o. 200 W0 Upon this large class
Of persons, Ms GaDD Observed the future Destiny Of
unboD ner& onr ended, and that hereafter whom
mothers O.. fAm,lie 1t in their power to form mo-
raj . oeprsvsd population 1t vas the mothers she
COMMENCED mat The character of future gene
raoLs and thai If the former ignorant and corrupt
the latter must b. n wise aud hence bad citizens bad
husbands md had T. TIERS hsr aim, the said. was to
eleva the condition. Of ths female SERVANTS By pointing
out to Them the road that hereafter
they night b. abs 20 form tho duties Of Whatever
statior OF HE they mig placed in There was not
large atiendSocs Of class of persons for whom
The address inteDded did IL with the NJ
hcDage u those In -upssiDr station, OF whom
were pre- ept Tie PROPORTION Of Mrs Glenn however
opers wide field OF and TO ameio-a,e the con-
dion Of 20 Large class IT their sex would bo
filter subject Lpcfetis Motifs and Lucy stones
AID Won aL's rnh,s We soud therefore recommend TO
these pheudo pha.p opl-rs aad civues
81 others h. NJ emo their -tpgs do something
for betteripg tbs dI'on of female ervsots Who
as class SUPPOSED BY them incapable o: prove
menr. Mira GroG sho has taken this in oortaas SUBJ
jet In haI0 bas nsr sith from tn
Of her in eros sts ton, who look upon any At.
from n pifters Who Q too much pre- ocsu pied with
their hccks The Class Ia however large and i'm mort
ant not OIL in York but in the other Atlantic
cities there reng in Bo-tob so OOO in Phisde, oha
10000 and in B.lSn, 20 goo emale servants rrsspec
lively Of those sh eoioreo Tbes are rea " all Irish
or German; but The former prspop derate and many OF
them although reduced ipferior lot Ava beer
well brought their early days Tbs present avat am
Of registry Offices Mrs Glenn ved tended to de-.
grade the in their md that many felt yerv
acurey their posi- ion oeDg Obliged to ait all dav in
thofe places expo go TO In ult or to conta nation