The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-01
THE WORKING WOMEN'S HOME.

A Deserving Institution 10 BE Closed
Over Two Hundred Industrious Women
to BE Turned Into the Great City Home
less.
One Of the most deserving public institutions OF
the city, the philanthropic will regret to learn, is to
be closed The institution referred TO Is the Working
Womens Home, established in September, 1867 by
the trustees of the Five Points House OF Industry
As Elizabeth street The object OF the founding of the
Home was to aid deserving and reputable women
who were dependent upon their labor for support,
in obtaining apartments and board at a moderate
rate, ana ut the same time enable them to enjoy
the consultations OF religion. AT the Home from two
to three hundred deserving women and girls have
found inviting ha bitation, where they could feel
at home: but 1t appears that the place Is to be
closed on the LIST OF july and about two hundl ed
inmates will he forced 10 SHIFT about in vile tcne-
ments and unhealthy cellars. The reason assigned
for the close OF the Home Is that the Superintend.
ent Morris r. Jessup, IL about leaving for Europe,
and the trustees feel that they cannot assume the
responsibility OF the care of 80 many inmates when
they have 50 many other equally deserving cares
pressing upon them. The building is six story
Elizabeth street. 1t was originally intended for
a tenement house, but was devoted to this
by the owner. other aid was secured to pay or
the mortgage and $4,000 was appropriated to
place the institution on paying foundation.
There are nnetysx rooms in the structure, capable
OF accommodating SIX women each, or the
total accommodation OF the Home is 576 The in
mates pay 81 % per week Tor lodging ana secure
their meals in restaurant attached To the Home
which is also supplied with laundry, bathrooms
and all necessary appurtenances for comfort and
cleanliness.
The trustees OF the institution are President,
Archibald Busscl: X. b. Lockwood, Secretary; H.
G. Camp, Treasurer, ana Frederick G. Foster
Charles Ely George T. Belts Marshal Leflcrts ID. l..
Suydam aud Morris X. Jessnp. The experiment Of
five years, 1t is said, has shown that the Home is
sclfsustaining and IL IL to be regretted that any
thing should occur TO necesaitate the suspension or
the work In behalf of deserving class OF indus
trous poor II the trustees are in financial dillcu-
ties they should certainly appeal TO the benevolent
public. who would doubtless generously respond to
the call for contributions to make the Home per-
manent institution OF the city.
Police officers OF the precinct in which the Home
IL located report that 1t has never been pay ing
institution owing TO the fact that the rules are
despotic that no woman ofany sell-rcspect will sub
init to the cXtortonate fines inflicted. a reporter
oil the HERALD yesterday visited the institution
with view OF securing copy OF the rules, and, n
possible, ascerianng the motive OF the trustees in
cosihu IT. lady was found In the Office, who
pontcy refused TO give copy OF the rules, but she
auinitted tiat the Home was to be closed. She
IuftncI remarked That the trustees were preparing
cIcular on the subject of the close OF the place
ahu uesifed thc press TO make no announcement OF
Nue proposed closing until that circular was pre-
PaTed. Inc HERALD regrets that IN cannot accom-.
mouatc the officials of The institution and conse-
qncnuy gives The above facts, supprcssing some
very Ugly luuOfs Nv " the management of IL