Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-11

IL girl is earning less than $50 per month
she may have bed and board at the home for
III" small sum ot 81 per week This idea Of
cheap board good. sound food and plenty Ut
It's Mrs. Wiikinsons. In her mis-
sionary work she had discovered as many
as tour i've girls occupying one
room and eating but one meal day in an en-
deavor to live and dress within incomes that in
no case exceeded 50 per week. The proprietors
OF stores for labor III which such small salaries
were paid insisted that the girls be well clad.
and in order to keep their places the girls had
to undergo the torture OF continual semi
starvation.
The rales of the home are not at all compli-
Gated. Unsectarianism of the most liberal kind
prevails. Each girl is expected to attend
church-any church-on the Sabbath. She
must also, except on special occasions. be in
the house by 10 o'clock pm. Girls who are
not boarders are. of course, expected to assist
in light homework.
in the institution, but good as it is it would be
much better IL il contained more books. Con-
tributions are always In order.
SOME OF THE CONTRIBUTORS.
A casual inspection of the interior Of the
home will show that some people have been
contributing. Mrs. W. Is. Moses. Miss Anna A.
Shellabarger and Mrs. Wilkinson have each
furnished q memorial room. The King q
Daughters of the First Presbyterian Church
have also furnished a ROOM and so has Mrs.
Hildrup. The library was furnished by Mrs.
Gurley. Mrs. Senator Hearst has been very
liberal in many ways, but the opportunities
for contributing have rot all been used up.
The liberal hand can find much to do.
The most persistent giver and one who has
never failed is Mr.. Charlton Of the Havenner
bakery firm. From the day when the home
first established he has furnished all the
bread that has been eaten therein.
BUILDING FIND
A building fund has been started, but up to
the present time it has not assumed even re-
spectacle proportions To increase this fund
is the work to which Mrs. Wilkinson proposes
to address herself, and she will never rest until
the Young Womans Christian Home is released
from the obligation OF paying rent.
Those who would like to inspect the work
which Is being done at the home will be well
coined by Mrs. Marsh, the superintendent.
Mrs. Marsh has just taken the place of Mrs.
Van Patten. who has retired on account of Ill
health and who takes with her the good wishes
of all those who have been interested IN this
charitable effort, benefactors and benefciaries
alike.
Cards bearing the following inscription have
been generously distributed all over the city
and have done much to increase the efficiency
OF the principles upon which the home has
been and is being conducted:
Young Woman's Christian Home, No. 404
9Th street northwest, Washington, D.C.-Your
attention is invited to the Young Woman's
Christian Home, No. 404 9th street northwest,
chartered by Congress February %, 1887, for
the purpose of providing temporary home
for young women OF good moral character who
may be IN need OF such assistance. Should you
know OF any such, please direct them to the
home. Have you occasion to employ young
women i'll any capacity? If so you are advised
that a register is kept at the home of those IN
need of employment and of employers, OF which
you are requested to a7ail yourself.
Miss ANNA y. SHELLaBAEGER, President.
Mrs. j. I. BoDFIsB. Vice President.
W. ii. MILLS. Secretary.
DR.. ID. PERCY HICKLING, Treasurer"