The sun., 1872-08-23
rmE BUSINESS womrx.S noMr.
Work tnewcu, struggling TO Secure n
Houe-Thcir EHdiss 81 Lust Rewarded
whnt Energetic " omrn rnn 10.

ktnewcmru struggling 10 Secure
Hou'e Their Ri.iss ~ Lust Rewarded
What Encrgctic " omru rnn 10.
Since the close OF the workingwoman's
Home, at ~ Elisabeth street. tire buarder~ have
made an effort % provide respectable shelter Tor
themselves. They assumed the title Of the New
York Business Womcn's Union, Ht the suggestion
Of a similar association in Brooklyn, and framed
a constitution. This constitution provided for
an Executive Committee II Ave, 10 huld onice
for a year; four salarlcd ofrcerS. namely,
business manager at Slj week. janitrcss at Sl2,
night watch at e.. and assistant at e..
4 meeting OF members to be held on a
.peched day Ia each month To- audit the ex-
pcu~rs and receive reports Il the management
Of The house. lh.s .semhly ~ mcmher- Is the
-oNcrrirn power of the association. special
meeting ul the Assembly maJ ho called 10y the
Executive Committee Whenever thcS deem Il
necessary. several aru'lcs q the constitution
may Toe amended 10y the Assembly. Among
The Executive Committee consists Of the
Misses N Deylin, SlDevlin, T. Francis, NJ. ltcrsn,
and =. l.. ] Smith, Secretary of the committee
and of lbo Union. There IL an Advisory C1un-
a. consistine OF the following named gentle
Mc,s-s. VIM. T. smthson. of 90 Pine street
VIM. Van Mycl;e, OF Wall stn.ct Aug. Van
Nyckc, Of Nall street, and WIN. Nj ranl, Of 81
Eowery.
on the I'D If June the organization of I3i
members wa Effected Mr. r. II. Ludlow. the
real estate agent secured for thrm lhc tCr"-
mont AZ -. VI olson street, near Johcr.ou str, ct
The rent was s5,tUl year, The first montiiy
payment Ia H. made on juno - There wofo
only few DAYS IN which to raise the S4lc. .
which would lie due, IL thcy could have rented
tho basement for restaurant their payment
would have been lishiened, hut Ss the house
was not finished the, ,ailed 10 secure = proprle-
tor in time, and ~ To- pay the full amount
themselves. In this emergency Miss :. l.. y.
smith. the secmtiry volunteered 90 borrow In
her own name such sum a. would he sufficient
20 make up their deficiency. The following
lamcd gentlemen paid her so each
". II. veimilye, Jns =, iiodEcln, Tsnncr w.lAer
AGs" ,na!cs sstcb ba baas faTa fl9t i Tanss Als' E
Co., Ifu. CpmIbel ~. houug. 4. V. stuut, = i or.
1', jas. n. Nelson Hufus Z haich, Nofth-up Chict
u1c Lcshtr, Nhtman Coz, 80 in ell. So.
SECURING gHE FURNITURE.
Mr. Hugh A. Camp said that If the women
Cou4 procure $500 |, would be suficielt to pay
for what furniture they needed. After many
Ncts,tudcs and much NeNEtion they raised thut
anIuult and the furniture was purchased ON
Madi4On street, ON Aug. the basement was
leased for restaurant al 500 month 10 John
II. Carroh. the contract scoring him sufficient
patronage at S3a week for board to cover his
rent.
The house has three poibts II superiority to
any similar establishment; First, the comfort
and satisfaction 10 those managing II ; second,
the great h1yan age II IL a. women of business
being lniltoe 10 the hours of r. boarding house
table; third, separate rooms and beds, instead
of crowded ctious.
At the old wOrkin4women Home there was
40 motive for the bOaTders ~ make the Hr-
4uaintance OF ..nrh other, but Ia this house
- IN woman feels hcIself Il part neT in n firm.
The capacity OF the house will secure an in
come Of $50 per week. The energy and deter
BusIness Women's Union have shown ls admir-
able