New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-10

In the way at last house in Baltimore concluded TO
let the society have bale OF duck inducef To THIS
generosity by the conviction that the enterprise would
fall, and more be wanted. With this one bale the
society went TO work. the ladies themselves doing the
cutting and counting the bags when given out and re-
turned two cents apiece the price hxed upon for
the making aud bags a week all that could be given
to applicant.
There were many persons who looked askance at the
undertaking. and shook their heads most wisely, saying
to the ladies' You will have your trouble for your palms,
these people willing to be helped. but they
won't think it worth while to work for 20 cents week;
they will find some Of getting out OF it," Others
said, What will you do with your baesi You can't
compete with long established houses. You won't make
anything" But 10 do good not 20 get GAIN was the
object so the ladies' worked on, aided by two gentlemen
who espou'ed the at the beginning and have stuck
TO II through thick aud thn tho undertook the sale
OF the bags and allowed the society IN his ware
mouse or as many as ey cho0se 10 send the otnef Dy
interesting himself To get material at the lowest prices
ami in other ways has done nva liable service.
The poor ell Than glad 10 get the work,
and came from far and near aud manv had TO b. sent
pencd that thS work indifercstly done. but the
ladies examined every bag aud never allowed one 70 Do
accepted until done properly. In tho course OF SIX
mouths the discovered that bags made by
tie EmplOyment Society were quite as good as those
rates. ami, their patronage secured the ladies began 10
inquire how they could obtain capital to proceed on
ter season when The necessity tor work Is most iet
the demand for bags coming in tue summer, and there
gentleman residing OF the neigbbOrDg counties
Derng Of the dilemma determined not to let the good
work come To stand STILL and lsaned the society 81 900
without interest for one year, with this they
enabled to give employment to from
thirty to seventy women aud made upward of 10000
bags and at tue end OF the year had the money ready TO
pay back; perhaps they hOped would be returned az
donation. bur II they were disappointed However
nothing dauntcd, they managed u convince ten gchsie
men OF the importance Of the work and ~ proof OF
their approval eacn the society 800 without
interest Tor six months anu in this way capIa mas 9een
secured from time 10 lime. Last year $Z,oOO were oor
rOwed ana all pad.
1t wa. the writer's privilege present occa
the the association at the time appointed
for receiving and giving nut the weekly supplies ana
was most interesting scene IN the course OF Tue SIX
years the work has been going on many ulH
sysendt!zod that perfect order Is easily mdlntaneo
aud there confusion whatever though many o. the
poor creatures who come t)r work are Hsm the very
lowest walks OF life ana ars sadly depraWu. some OF
the women, VINO we'll known TO the ladies' ana nave
proved themselves competent now do all the cutting
and counting; tor since tho work has assumed
slrh maguliude the Labor is TOO much
for the ladies' The cutters go TO the rooms
on Tuesday MOI nnKs, of the material and tie II In
bundles OF each Iny paid BY the day. On
Wednesday the ladies ana frat receive the Dags gwen
ont ON me previous wec strict account being by
another supply IL ~ interesting study 10 Watch
the frenI facesEsone Old womea who scarcely
TO carry their heavy bundles many children, who
10 Est work for their mOthers others, yeung
with hopeful faces. ready 70 look on tho bright
side Of all that comes TO them, uOt giving
more hopeless sisters do, that poverty and
and after all the business Is dispatched CHRISTIAN
teacher. oil the cer2ymen OF the city, speaks lew
rlan. earnest words Gospel truth; then hymn is
sung ana they dismissed. On Thursday the count
and markers again To the rooms ana with sten-
eli each has stamped Mad" by he Ladies' Society
for the Employment Of the Poor Alexandria Va; they
tEen up in bundles OF twenty-five each To De
sent TO tue warehouse.
sucn a work hIS Is gong Oh succsssiuy. All honor
the noble Southern women VINO originated AID IN the
If dire discolrag ment perfected this plan for CIV
ing suCcsr 10 the nee, j.