The Press., 1892-08-18
Number 20.
WOMAN'S DORMITORY.

During the WOrld'S fair Chicago will be overwhelmed with visitors. There has been fear that persons of moderate means = women school-teachers, type writers, clerks, etc., will not be able to procure comfortable quarters at prices within their means. In Philadelphia, dur ing the centennial exposition, prices of rooms were exorbitantly high. The wo- man managers have been considering this subject, and finally they have started plan that seems to have solved the prob lem. Fourteen of the wealthy women of Chicago have formed themselves into a joint stock corporation. They are to build four dormitories, each to accommo- date 1, ,250 women for twenty-five days-or 35, 900 women during the fair time. The rooms will be single with single beds; double with double beds; and double with two single beds, furnished with wire woven mattresses, feather pillows, rock ing chair, mirror, good bed clothing, and
 The association will issue srock uu- -~ +v- share, the avails of which erect and fur nish the buildings. No more than ten shares will be sold to one person. One share entities the holder to twenty five days lodging in one of these dormitories, only 40 cents day. The shares are trans | ferable, so that two women may lodge there 129 days on one share, or one may remain 124 days and transfer it to another who can use it for the same length of time. | Or the coupons are so arranged that one share can be used by four different wo- men, six days each. A restaurant (prob- ably kept by 8 woman) will be attached or built near by, with these prices: Break fast, 20 cents; lunch, 10 cents; dinner,
 30 cents-(and 40 cents, as above, for
 lodging)-a total of $1 per day for lodg-
 ing and meals.
 A family dormitory is contemplated, in
 which two children will be admitted for
 $1O for twenty-five days. But stock for
 this is not yet issued.
 Thousands of young women, who earn
 their own living, may depend upon this
 arrangement, and spend week, fortnight
 or three weeks at Chicago, as they car
 afford. The railroad fare will probably
 be afforded at half rates.
 Mrs. Cyril Johnson, of Stafford, mem Der of the Connecticut board of woman managers, has the shares now ready fol delivery to purchasers. Call on her, o send by letter a post-office draft of thu money, with your full name and post-of
 flee address. It is intended to close ou the sale of this stock by September 1.
 WHAT THE wOMAN's BOARD IS DOING. The members of the board are solicitin exhibits from the women of the state
 They have already secured varied an extensive display of ceramics, water co ors, paintings, etchings, and, of course u art needle work, indeed, the exhibits a ready arranged for include every branc o of woman's work.
 ' The women's exchanges throughout tn D state are planning to make a co-operatiy exhibition, and space for their display ha already been applied for by the board.
 The mems board for Connecticut ha .. entrusted the woman's board with tn ' pleasant task of furnishing the Connect , cut state building, and committee (
 three ladies has been appointed by tn latter to take charge of the matter. s IL many offers of antique furniture hay
 been received that this committee has d, termined to furnish the house in the co 'O onial style. This, it is felt, will be mol appropriate, as the architecture of tt
 building is after that order.
 -'I Another important undertaking no ~ being carried to successful issue is tf 'o effort of the board to discover the autho . esses of Connecticut, in response to u request of the committee at Chicag
 Each state is to have space in the libral of the woman's building for the books
 it's literary women, and the shelves a o signed this state are to be well filled vii representative works. Connecticut h; i reason to be proud of the part her daug y ters have taken in the world of letter 'i and the committee proposes to have u 'o collection complete.
 | The DOarQ IS also at WOrk securing i, list of the various literary, charitable al ," temperance organizations conducted y women to afford material for a statistic
 work to be published after the expos '' tion ill order to show what woman h 'o done and is doing for the worlds advanc
 ment.
 0A In addition to what has been enume
 ated, the delegates have an agent, MI 'o R. s. Hinman, of Stevenson, constant
 travelling through the state in the intere " of the board. Mrs. Hinman solicits co -, respondence with any person who is intt oS ested in promoting the work of the col
 mission.
 ~ It will thus be seen that the woman 'n board of managers for Connecticut is 6 =, complaining great deal in the way " preparing for the event of 1893 Outside D can have little conception of the va " amount of labor and self-sacrifice involv m ~, in so covering the ground as to insure n realization of the high ideals of tho 1 who have been entrusted with the worl IT. -" e. The Holland County Leaders can N I4x14