New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-21
THE FIRST TEE-To.TUM IN NEW- YORK.
1T L: A CLUB FOR TENEMENT-H0USE fEoPlf-
THE PLAN HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL

IN LONDON.
The eerO-Tum was opened yesterday afternoon III
No l33 Essex st. without ceremony the r'st'e"'' vi o
nelghborhood invited to become members VI inns
club for worklngmen and workingwonen. Inc iec
To-Tum IS n new tng in the way Of clubs in this city
II is the first effort here toward the Organization Vi
number OF clubs for the poor similar lines 10 Inc
TeeTo Tums which, under the auspices OF the he"oera
OF IOynbee Hail. have become successful insu'uuoh"
| In the crowded districts Of Lcndon. Ilhs pa" ""'e
been carried ont with coed effect in Engiaho' 'ie
brotherhood OF St. Andrew conceived the idea OF "uop
Ing similar methods In m,ulstering to the soclal secuu
wants OF the tenempnt-hDuse communities In TINS c'S
Charlie Jane, Wills OF the Brotherhood suggested the
subject 10 r. Fulton Cutting, and he generously gave
the funds necessary.
The hve.story tenement structure in which the hfS'
Tee To- um In America has It's home has Deen u'"S
| formed and has become a cheerful break III ""sS
and povelty-stricken nelghborhood teeming WIN nu
mainly and grog shops. AT present Only three Vi inc
five floors OF the building viii be devoted to cuDouse
nurnoses In the front part Of the ground floor Is
store for the sale OF cooked food not TO be consumer
! ON the premises There the wOrkingman can NIL MS
dinner pail before he goes " his days laoof' lor III"
store will be opened every morning at O'CLOCK anu
| there the housewife can bay her MONDAY meal vi
r,dv prepared without the trouble OF cooking II AT
! home Bad food or good food badly cooked Is phe
ours. Of the t.uements.7 said Mr.. Wills yesterday
and this blight on life and health we shall DO Ill We
can TO stop For each day Of the week separate
bill OF fare has been prepared aS follows
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS soup, pea soup, beef has cu>aiu
! pudding Indian pudding, oolnmeal mush' Iue'AaS
} tomato SOUP cienmed hoh. beef stew. nee puuui"s
| indian nuddlug steamed cracked wheat Wednesday,
chicken soup. clam chowter, vegetable soup A"u"'"
.tew. steamed oatmeal, rice Pudding, apple tapioc"
rhursday-beef stew beef hash pea s)up rice puidlhs
Indian pueding steamed hOmlny: Fiday-h'h chowdeF'
| fish cake. clam chowder rice pudding tohato s"uP
ami. tgulcoa cornmeal musl: saturday pea soup
! beef stew, baked bc,lu-. Boston brown bread rice
| pudding. bread pudding
rh. soup, are did at ron, Eve to ten cents pint
meats from ten 10 twenty cents podnd, ana puddihg'
from ~ 10 twelve rents bowl; brown bead - three
cants loaf: bot tea and coffee five cent, pint ana
| cocu, seven cents a pint. These figures are those
at which the general pubic may purchase tn: bod
sold ri the store. but - members q the cIiI re
| ductlon Is made.
In the rear Of the tore !, The clnbrcom for men.
This /, - spaciou, apartment. substantially hihs"cu
and cleerfl!ly decorated ana provided with games
and other mean, lyr amusement and recreation. Inc
members OF the club can De served with l2t refresh
n,eur, ut Slight cost. he entire second floor VIII be
devoted 10 IN. girl, o.Gb II consists OF three rooms
| all opening into one an0th'". These VIII b. costly
furnished .ud viii De opened In september under the
ear, Of the Girls Friend, society. OF which 'lS JOhh
G,rcuouch /, the secretary. The lhlrd moor VIII Ne
occupied chamber ~ lhttr lH'Iu'' VI TAG i'0''N
| hood Of -, Andrew one vi whom, Ralph W h. Mer
rngtcn. has already gone there to live. Families VINO
now occupy THE two upper floor Of the building VIII
r permitted 10 remain until the entiI" bulldihe Is
| required for the Use Of the clnb.
| Although ample fund, have been provided "Mch
will Insure the clubs existence or the next two wears
still IL I, lopcd and believed that tins philanthfOpr
/ enterprise will prove sclfsuplDltng one IRON ue
rental, received from thr t"An> Of Tie upper hOVrS'
the receipt, from the kitchen and store ana he mem
bership fees A. a. thlS IS made a SeIl-cVdent
| fact other TeelrO Tums Will ut once be opened IN
| the city. , .
! Il Is comparatively easy matter to become a
me nber ~ the Tee 'Tum club It's constitution -
/ brio ard Tie membership fee only amounts to II
/ a year The rules Of the club are H. tDlows
/ l. ANY man over eighteen years ~ age ana Oh
/ rcsl ectabc character /, ell dble To membership.
= Application fer membership must be made - the
| ,up,.inicnden, on the regular blanks. ard must he
| Endorsed by the employer or clergyman Of the APP
pllcant.
| except s-uniav).
! l. Membership due, will be - cents per quarter;
PAYABLE in advance. ard no member VIII be admitted
! 10 the cmb-iOom without ticket these tickets not
transicrahe'.
/ ;. Visitors viii BE- admitted to the club room on
| "Wednesday ana saturday evenings. from 10 TO-
! g. Wiliu DETACHMENT or destruction Of club prop
eriy or conduct unhecom!ny gentleman. VIII be
hed nnicent for cHncellng membership Ticket