, 1879-01-15
WOMEN'S WORK IN BOSTON.

What Women A1a Doing for One Another
Means of Education and support A1prttsl.
Gots"n tprTesuantt1rs Hnrcss!ef SPY.
A ycur or nhore ago thtro WAS startcd III this
city society called Tho WouIan's Educational
mud Industrial Union. The actiyc workers In 1t
wcro philnntt,ropc women, who wero earncat to
have for tho help aud eneourugcEnchto Ok oueu
nn organization similar 10 the ChtIatlnn UnIou,
that docs SO much for young men. They could
not raise at once large su,t, u money, aud be-
gin with spacious roosnB and paid attendants !;
but, remembering the gtnln Ut mustaIl-sccl,
they, with fult aud eousage, opened tAclr a1nall,
tlaln r0oa, nd felt that thcIr work was startled,
md tIat 1t would suruly grow+ It has gruwr.
and the Society now, though still poor ana small,
and dependent IN great Incusl1re up9u yGlun-
tary aud uppnd service, feels that It Ia 10 cof,-
litlou tU just!iy public stntemrnt Ut Ia work,
aud public appeal for assistance. It's head
quarters are VI No. rurk street, III tho house
with thu lf9m un's juurudt olliGu mud the Wu,l-
aa's Club. ltlas Two plcasAht nill weli.iur-
n!sneu rooms. oncn from y:30 in tho ,nurnlnx
Ill! H. tho eveulu9. ln Its reaulilg.r0un asu
some VI the duly 0apcrs, magazines, mud few
buokt~ All w0nlstt, whetller nlctnbur4 arc not,
y l+lp, to receive help, Or only tos rcst aud
ahelser.
Tno ooicct VI tho Association !s to tac.eass
fellowship AshunE Wotl,cn abtl aluttlal hrlp. 1t
A3F AAV&NJ <NtSsthtftE1 O pfQtEEktuN M0fffGtls
an acuucy q dsrSctlon to strangers, All
lntelliaenre uttier, pna o registry tor llc higher
c!llployttcnts Vi wuuseu ,-that IL, tUt ull NuIk
that rAnks obovo what II called domestic aerY-
ics,-fur nurses, cupyIsts, teachers, npu ~ ~.
Iuclu Is alAo eoIntltttu to :ecctyu articie4 for
.4lr. Many woi,rn can In tlleIr lrtsuru lutautes
muke pretty ani useful things, which they
could ssll 'ur very little Il Tor anything At ti,c
sloIs, but tor wlile!a they dcaisu u XII u lar
pscu 1T ttIis Gn!ou. Thurs Is already uuitu u
'cucctl0n VI Wursted things, slluu. lays. break
fastsEapz, anu usbcr ktn1a u luney work.
For entrrtalu.ueut mud Instruction tuese are
naMc5uus lcuturext t1lks, n1ll classcs, Ds.a
wsuk une o. thu women physeians lectures OIL
health, md D llkcussiou lo1lAws. There arp
classes Ia history, Grru,au, French, grammar,
ias.s s', II ,l.ru, irss. s.,, r..,u,rIu, u,. nu
crate fee. Every Wc.inesuay evtnlng IL deyutsu
to s0eisl enjoyment, ~ .usiG, KAlt'es, uud euH-
yersallun. A IapeF IL usualay svad, far that
hnplt las becul.u chrUille AZ UustUu uacttIuxs,
aud seein6 10 be 1luI0st incurzbu.
Every huudHr uftcraoun tttera Ii religious
meeting. With conycEsatton- These meetings
Ire entirely liberal; any lAosnl subject may 10
discussed, any Scriptures niay Ia rcad, prayers
are optional With tho speaker; theoaiy requires
lnent Ii that tba strtnun " nsldf9ss shall ba
tho41htlul, axcful. mil III caflcst. Ihes1
Wednesday aud Sunday meetings Arr consides-
Ut Vi great vAlur, BY Vi ting wouen colnsllon
Interest III supple pleasure anu SERIOUS TUX,
aud auakinE y beneficial bEeak III tue munotouy
Of ll4cis weeks work.
Hscsntly, special attention has beett gtyen 10
tbs Protection Vt W0sklnK women usalust the
traud sad tuitosttton OF dishoucat rnlpiuycss,
4 soelety for tAia purpose hak Acen u WuEk il
New York City for fourteen years, aud lu that
time has COLLECTED for working wutucu Jrbts
varying Jrom y lew csuts to WI, hui gMuuuttux
In Rll u vs. ,O00. A csu1inx-school aud cacaU
restaurant alo aiso within the plaus Of tiss
Wotnan's Unlou. Il, lacs, its ain u 10 ntip, 10
far II It cau, every woltr.l wtlo ureds uctp, and
1t appeals tu vi. women in boston aud Out Of #,
to aid in tAu work. 1t bayA that tsoll all par1S
Vt tho country, Ktris run,u ~ Bostou keeklny
work, lnoat Of tae.A are strangers here, n.4uy
without frlcnds aud without Aouey, and kusY
fail carly iIto cmptatiou. Tt1,s Uuk1n would
deliver theiu tfutu Gvtl w Offering tnem placs
whegs they Gnu have tlttp aud a.iptee. whesu
they eau learn wnat u 44tu aud what Il unsa4a
1vf them. And where they eau 10 los IN huur'a
comfortable rrst..