The morning call., 1893-08-24
THEY FIND WORK.
A Labor Bureau to Help
Needy Women.
Daughters of the Good Shepherd
Would Be Glad of : Second
Hand Clothing Store.

"They tell me that the ladies here
help poor people get work. l thought you
might find some for me"
The speaker was a pretty timid-ook ing
girl, whose DARK eyes dlated with anX-
iety as she made this request of Mrs.
Theall at the headquarters of the Daugh-
tiers of the Good Shepherd. 632 EDDY street,
yesterday.
This girl is only one of dozens who have
applied within the last week." said Mrs.
Theall in an aside to a CALL reporter, W no
happened to be present.
What can you do ?" she added aloud.
Almost anything. madam, in the way
of housewOrk." replied the girl. losing a
little of her anxious worried look in re-
sponse TO the kindness of tone. Il would
not recommend myself as a finished cook,
but would work my fingers to the bone
to give my children food"
"How many children have you?' was
asked. "YOu look too young to be mar
ried."
81 was foolish and married at Is. We
have three little tots. Tne eldest is only
just four" And then the girl told her
pathetic little story quietly and eagerly
when she was once started. "My husband
has tried to get work but has failed. The
landlady is nearly as poor as we are and
if it were not for the kindness of the lady
at the bakery the children would be hun
CRY. This morning there was not Scent
piece in the house. Indeed, my husband
wants work. He is going into the country
tomorrow to look for it.'
II can get you place as nurse" said
Mrs. Theall.
That would be fne." replied the little
woman Frightening. 81 love my own
children so much that | would be good to
others. AND | might teach little" she
added mildly. "My parents were we'll
to do aud l studied the piano and learned
good En- gllsh."
You would get about $50 a month. and
they would take good care of vour chil-
dren at the Girls Directory for $40"
"And the rest might go to pay the land
lady; she has been so good"
How about your own clothes? 2" inter-
rupted Mrs. Teal! Let me look at
your shoes. thought so. Therel | can
do better for you than that" and She
brought out pair of new shoes. adding to
the reporter: The girls all have their
feet on the ground when they come for
work Two days ago one Of our ladies
bought lot OF shoes. This is the last
pair left"
They are TOO narrow, madam" said the
girl. sadly.
You can change them at the shoe
makers" was the reply. and, as the girl
! still hesitated, Mrs. Theall added, witt a
smile, Il think we can find stockings for
you, too"
''DO you give to them all like that q"
asked the reporter, when the woman had
gone on her way rejoicing in the prospect
of speedy work and good home for her
children.
Il tell you, the Daughters of the Good
Shepherd do not often know the luxury of
spring honnet ur new gown" replied
the president of the order, laughing 1--WE
did not realize what we were going In for
when we began this thing. and we will be
In the poorhOuse before we are through
The fact is we are flooded with anpli.
cations for work from women, often re-
fined and educated, like the one you have
just seen. We have helped some and can
not refuse to help others, besides when we
get work for them hey generally give sat
sfaction. But l tell you it Is pretty hard
to get along. for we have no outside help.
Some of our ladies only stop short of Civ
ing away the very clothes off their backs. -
''Do you ask any fees for finding work ?''
None whatever. Everything is free
with us, and our only income is our own
pockets"
The Daughters of the Good Shepherd
have been doing excellent work lately In
aiding the numerous unemployed women
of San Francisco TO obtain work. 1t is
also part of their mission 10 visit the pris.
ons and hospitals, and not a few of the
sick IN the wards and the convicts in their
cells look forward to the visits of the
Daughters" as the one ray of sunshine in
their dreary lives.