The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-27
LABORER DEPEW ON LABOR.
HE WELCOMES THE GIRLS TO THE
RANKS OF THE ORHINGMEM
An address" to the YounE Graduates of tho

An Address TO the Youse Graduates of the
industrial And Business Classes of the
Women's Christian Association.
The graduating class Of the Industrial and
| Business Glasses OF the Young Women's Chris
tian Association held its commencement exer-
cses at tho hall In tho association building at
| East Fifteenth street last night, and about
100 new artists, teachers stenographers. type
| writer's, clerks, companions. housekeepers.
nursery Eovernesses, trained and invalid
nurses, ladies' maids dressmakers and seam
stresses were launched into tho busy world
The exercises began with q performance by
| Miss II. Il. Judd on the organ. and then tho
| musicians in the gallery sang the anthem.
| Lit Up Your Heads" The Rev. DIR. Wilton
| Merle Smith said the prayer and was followed
by Mrs. Clarence L. Beebe, the President who
presented the diplomas to the graduates and
gave them some good advice,
Tho Rev. DR.. ID. fl. Greer addressed the girls
on the vocations they had taken. lie began by
admitting that he knew nothing about type
writing, shorthand. nursery work or Dress
making. but he did know tho force OF one uni
versal law, which was that success meant not
only the doing OF things. but tho doing of them
well. He assured the girls that the chief
reason why many persons Hacked employment
was because they had learned to do things
after fashion. but not TO do them we'll. The
presidents OF railroads, like Mr.. Depew OF
banks. OF great. corporations. do not want peo-
want those who do their work well. He told
the girls they must DO whatever they under
t2eE the ysry " best way they could and then
their satisfaction with their lot in life.
was thinking as | WINS listening to your
speak came how wonderful in this country is
tie diversity OF work. Yesterday spoke to
i speak to you whose work is as different from
theirs as 1t is possible to imagine. These COM
from those at the colleges 1 have Visited regu-
larry ior the past thirty years. You have the
tax to % fhsa
however, from those at the fashionable semi
soea Success to dance through 18th the W Winter
and firt through the summer at the seashore.
With an occasional ,t trip to Europe to vary
complished In matrimony. AS for the colleges
for the higher education Of women. the grad.
at life seriously-to become missionaries or
something of that sort But you go out to Join
the great army OF workers OF which we are all
:: Fortunately we have reached that point In
chief thing Is to take pleasure In your work. /
dent mean to say T1rk o al the time The old
JACK d1il boy and T presume it makes AXE many
a dull girl. too. But do mean 10 say that the
T T9 81 s Is ehs tho
until go to bed, but every fifteen minutes / |
have q smile with somebody or ct somebody.
" For years the only avenues of employment |
open TO women have been clerking aud sew
Ing. and this resulted In the driving Of tens Of
thousands into work that could not accommo- |
date them all, 1t was this condition Of affairs |
that gave birth to the saddest song in our Ian |
EuaRe, The Song Of the Shirt l only hope |
We will soon overcome that meanest OF in- |
justices which pays less to woman than to |
man for the same work. Now that the lahorer |
has made his work dignifled and has placed |
himself on an Independent footing with capt. |
tai by united effort, let women com bine, also. |
an unite for mutual interest and protection
There has been great deal OF talk about
dresemskers being poorly paid. There is moth
herself as woman's talk about dressmaking,
am approached Mt my office by lady who
wants me to subscribe to fund for the
amelloration OF the condition OF underpafd
dressmRkers. and when l 20 homo my wife
presents me with a bill for lovely dress, in
which / cannot find single item to arouse my
the busy world where wo have been working
for many years 1t is not SO bad nor 80 good.
II Is largely what We make II. / advise you to |
have pride in your character and your work.
There Is nothing to sustain you In this
world as pride. AS a worker and associate Of
workers welcome you to the ranks and trust
you Will find there speedy and pleasant oppor-