The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-05-21
TO MAKE LIFE HAPPIER

IL the Admirable Purpose Which Iuspires
tho Newark Working Giris' Club.
Newark has an infant prodigy. It Is only
four months old. but. in its particular line. ID
tho pride Of the place.
1t is a Working Girls Club. tho pet OF its
founders. the Joy OF its members. and the
healthiest thing-mosquitoes not excepted
in the State. Its history up to date reads very
much like that Of the famous Solomon Grundy.
1t WAS born In January. christened in Febru-
AIRY. confirmed in March. became sslf-support.
ing in April. and adopted its first child in May.
timely dnS's ond Of 81. Grandy: 'A' DA'
IL the tiEst place wh9 toosnedI ".,,,..-
Known az. the upper crust."' They founded
s snei. club dat In at ia 9ss Mu issqrsd .t trs foa and ,a an
nishsd them with the aid OF sympathlz:ng
friends. who donated everything from carpets
i Was ohristensd in February.
That was the occasion Of. the first rufie In
tho path that had been all smooth sailing.
s sV%s Iii ri G.ri Pe clSS.s 4 sG sooa many 10 The thoa ,id1s
Including the twenty charming founders. Who
ga ehr!stsnsd THE Working Girls Cub u q
i Vas sanctioned by its patron saint In
that ali her sF image H0G q sn 81 rh,s f' II. p ass 5 nSs Fso y
tRS 10 P %im9 Psn q 2b the Il. HfT s club Bus I. a
Miss Dodge is! is one Of The most helptu pi i1ien ID.
Ep To- shs month p zRRisli tSs e!aS had no.
f ffis ase ss.is sed e sSs %Gnt aid ID an n:e IL cents e1.
penseS. But In April tho club arose and threw
"a II. :hsckls. q dePsnasnss. The monthly
the officers to mako both ends meet with neat
ness and no surplus;
ness. adopted It's first child-a project for q
summer home for Its members-
To gain funds for the pursuance OF this
given last week. Articles OF fancy WORK made
BY the members were sold. and a profit Of sl25
e'H& f for fSs club; i tho ave swell p irle SaIss ~ ths
founders eSms In their ,Ghaises;, many Of
painted on every feature. ffhsy expectsd 10
see haIi-starved. draGgled. tough.looking girls
a aISm !H Mh sla% q Score rn OF 50 1s q ssiI.a N dis ana.
ana chocolate for them or showed them tho
WSss nice slrls yop have hers% va. the
The pretty founders. by tn. way. resent any
patronizing quite Is promptly as the other
pays its own expenses Ills is auits true. The
members. moreover. are BY no means poverty
stricken. Most Of them are factory girls. and
many Of them receive from $40 to sI5a weeL.
to ask these charming Newark girls why they
have gotten up such q club. A SUI reporter
did ask that question OF Mis- Bassett. the
rresl1eni; IN per rspiy she Put into w0rds the
she had not before realized what 1t was.
I've have iour objects" she began. First.
TO provide the girls with a place for social in
tercourse: second. to give them a CIRCULATING
library; third. to furnish o~pportunities Tor
Them to loin different classes and learn. such
things as ~dressmaking. millinery, embroidery.
and SO, on: and fourth, to introduce a coopera;
i've relation between US all. 80 that we shall
help each other whenever W. cam"
But why have you selected the girls who
are mol, OF the poorest classes 7"
we have not done that except by making
our dues SO heavy that the poorest girls cannot
!" 1t is true" she said finally, we do not try
neering q charity scheme. At the bottom OF IL
Al. our object Is to make those girls happier
or food. or a home. but they need happiness.
and thati is what We want to give them."
Al least the Newark Club Is unique in its
evowal OF aims. 1t 10 a blessed relief from the
Jellyby societies which feed the starving
on tracts.