The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-30
A Ruslness Undertaking with "A Noble Pur


In the veor 1883 an institution was estab-
lisLrd i'm North London under the name OF
''The Hampton Residential CLUB IL was an
outcome of the Bishop Of LOndon's diocesan
Conference. and was intended u PROVIDE
young men with lodgings which should DC at
once cheap. respectable and as enioyaOie AZ
club The need Of such institutions IN Lon
don is admitted within the limits OF that
city there are no jewer than iIalI mllilon
clerks. mostly unmarried men. whose weekly
lodging cost not less than ten snllngs, OF
two dollars and half The average lodging
is dreary enough. and, since 1t 10 the RUE 10
provide fer mems religious needs put 10 leaEe
their amuseIncuts - BIO provided 10y the
devil thousands Of public house are crowd
cd NIGHT alter might by men who ere neither
drunken nOr oissip"e J, but WHO nave
simply ~ place vi.e u" 81 %. As aI
experiment tie Residential Club undertook
g. provide lodgings tor 40 young men at
weekly chnrrc OF from sl.1j 10 -. JOB. ana be-
sides lodgings 20 furnish opportunities OF So
cial enter .aiiireat aud amusement. Inc eX-
pertinent has been IN every way success;
Tho club has been kept lull ana II ~ full
now Occasional difficulties have been caused
bv the entrance Of unruiy members tut men
Of that sort DO not care b. stay IN such an IN
gtitutiOn. and there has been little trOlDle III
getting rid of Them. The permanent l0dgers
at the club. though none are rlch. are OF
widely different social classes, ana IL mas
been observed that Whilo those who have
had fewer Advantages are much improved by
their club azsOciations those who have en-
loved superior advantage are IN no way dete-
ri0rated or annoyed IN short the cluO mas
been go signaliy successful that an)lher on
the same plan bat OF more extensive proper
tions, j. about O. be erected
The general interest which has been aroused
in this new but admirable ipTn oi beneNO-
lence NAV be understood from the fact that,
II a meeting recently held To make arrange
Inents for the present undertibin%' not only
were several peers present Ia person, out
among the patrons of the lngtltdtiOn We're
Cardinal Manning. the lean OF NO,Wlch.
Archdeacon larrar an Mr.. i. o. Chad Hich.
The new building Is 10 Oc handsome struc-
ture eligbly situated opposite II 81. Mark
church. Remington Park. ana WITHIN two
minutes walk of Remington oval. 1t Will
cover " 600 feet # ground aud Will accOmmo-
date 4S3 Young men w.tba private sittingroom
and bed-alc0vo for tach. ana WIN me Tree
use of dining, reallpg. wNuhg lecture
spokin0 and recreation rooms all at the
yyoetIv rate of from $40 to 1915. The
institution. though charitable IN ITS pur-
nose il ia $50 other seune OF tAe
word n CHARITY The capital invested in 1t
will amount 10 800, 600. on winch maximum
dividend Of per cent. - TO be paid TO- the III,
xestors. If the experience Of the residential
Nlub is repeated IN the new venture. the re-
turns will suffice % pay that dividend. to meet
OH running expenses and costs OF repairs, ana
then will leave a considerable balance tor I'M
Movements. That the clubhouse will be I'M
mediately andiully occupied there Is no doubt.
Within half mile IF Its bite there are now
= 600 Young men living in lodgings, OF whom
two or three hundretHre engaged IN teaching;
And hard by is a great school Of pharmacy.
with 200 students in constant attendance
DOUBTLESS there are difficulties to be consid-
cred and overcome in such an enterprise but
there are not many enterprises III winch intel
hcent care and patience VIII elect more or
do more immediate good