The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-10
WORKING GIRLS SOCIETIES MEET
An Interesting Synopsis OF the Work They
Have Accom- plished.

An Interesting Synopsis OF the Work They
Have Accomplished.
The tenth annual meeting OF tho New York
Association Of Working Girls Societies was
held at Cooper Union last night. Twenty-Five
hundred girls filed the seats In tho large hall
and several hundred moro stood in the aisles.
II was also the occasion Of the fourth concert
Of the Choral Union. which was represented
by thirty young women In white dresses.
Miss Grace Dodge called the meeting to
order at 8 o'clock By pounding the back OF q
chair with an ivory gavel tied with bow OF
| scarlet ribbon. The ribbon was the sign OF
Miss DodGes membership In the Thirty Gig nth
street society Of working girls. Each club
| adopts q color. and the audience last night
was more brilliant with bows OF ribbon and
| flowers than an Easter congregation. After an
opening prayer. Mise Dodge. as first director
Of the association. gave u report for the past
year.
We have taken for our m OTTO" she said.
these three words: Cooperation, sef-reli-
ance. and self-government.' We have been
learning the meaning OF the magic words
We. Us & Co., and the knowledge has been
very pleasant During the past year we have
learned what unity means. and we have learn
ed the meaning Of friendship as We never had
before. We have seventeen clubs In the New
York association. all grown out OF the frst one
oEkhulLc0 III JhuuhIJs 1Oof. We nave nine
clubs In New York and neighboring States
which are associate members. In the regular
association OF seventeen clubs. four own or
rent housss: while the other thirteen rent club
g dues aas snd 81 es' 'Gss
mittees. Forty-nins pay classes and forty six
free classes have been held. The free classes
300 socks In the libraries. but this does not
Terresent our reading. for the clubs have
Fourteen OF the clubs have practical talk
nights and this is one OF the best features OF
talk OF all sorts OF things-of political affairs.
and social interests and ourselves our horss.
that women love to gossip about and which
they ought TO gossip about more. We have
IN eres these Hren
them, is, the Domsstic Circle, formed Of Young
irisnds. We have sevsn junior cubs eo cm
posed OF the young Girls who win be the real
pie to think that these clubs are Organized TO
draw US from our homes IL any OF the
realize that II the girls 20 to the club occs-
sionally in the evening II 10 only TO learn bet
'F :sS Sx bSd Ss
yention OF working girls societies. 70 be held
t1 S Ss End tn Il + sss :sf Ssd
In New York four years ago.
Mrs. ii. Olleshelmer read the report OF the
empl3ymsnt bureau, showing that during the
that 36z had been placed In satisfactory posi-
lions. This has been only the third year OF the
existence Of the bureau, and the number Of
placsments has doubled each year.
Almost every profession open to women
has has, BEEN rePrssented among our applicants"
that a great many girls who, on account OF the
service have been SO gIsd that they aid. / hopS
the time IL coming when county homes. good
trAetivs than shops and factorieE"
This sentiment did not seem TO appeal to the
heh hSws t fssPsSS:S tn;
the bureau that at least four OF the temporary
NPTk,hoPs for the relief Of the poor were es;
he rspSrt Of IN. Mutual b:usat FssS wbsh
provides for Its members In case Of sickness
or DEATH There are two classes OF members
seSss T month"; P dSs ' a thaSs psyi ana
cents Initiation fee and 10 cents monthly dues:
The beRshts are: For members Of the nrst
eass % week i0s AZ Fssss not ,5 % fnt 5san
bers OF the second class So . week and $50 at
death There are 200 members on the list
Apn during me 5e15 soot was pHid IN 6sasnts
followed By concert. during which the mem
bers Of the Junior clubs were In turn highly
6bnU ~ the sO tSH
its white gowns. and lost 10 admiration o. the
dlIeet3Ts seated on the Platform. The latter
Ts .s.h Ms pGsE' & E.sArs s'S M
Draper Mics Tunls. Mrs Edward Henderson.
Miss Mollsr, and Miss Virginia Potter
With iss s5ss sdsd I 10 r sEsfa
Irwin. wisht was Just ike her." But the
little jHPior Isn't yet full hsdEsd club mem
bsE when she becomes J. one she, she VII 20 ss s9
spsei@Sns there last 5lsSt ihaI she WON'T Won't
shyT any One-IOt even Mira Richard Irwin.