The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-11-12
cHlcAeo's NEW =. W. c. A. BUILDING.

CHICAGO > NEW 4. W. Z. a. BJtLD1AO.
ations and 10 fully organized state asso=
Citations. In Chicago the order has a
main home temporarily at 29l Michigan
avenue, another at 571S Kimbark ave-
nue., a home for transients at 367 Jack
son boulevard and an employment bu-
reau ut 243 Wabash avenue. all OF
which are to be concentrated in the new
building, which is also to be a woman's
hotel and boarding house. The lot was
bought Of the Drake estate in 1886 for
$40, 900 and is nov worth much more
and is 80 by 161 feet in area. 1t will all
be covered by the new seven story build
ing, of which the front will be of rain
drop brownstone in the basement and
above hat fire pressed brick, ornament
ed with terra Gotta.
The entrance will be through an or
nate portal, with marble steps. To the
right as one enters will be the library
and to the left the reception room and
parlor. Back of the entrance hall the
gymnasium is to extend the full length
of the basement, and the rest of that
floor will be taken by the dining room
and kitchen. On the next floor above is
the assembly hall, with seats for 600
and extending through two stories, and
back and above that will be library, dis
pensary, lodging and other DON The
interior will be finished throughout In
hard woods and all the building well
lighted and warmed. 1t is a surprise TO
learn that with all this the charge for
board and room, light and heat included,
will only be from $3. so to $5 per week.
the difference being only in the location
of the rooms, of which there will he
$50. And yet the ladies in charge ex-
pect the institution to beself supporting
after the first year. The building will
cost 1926, 900 and the furnishing prob
ably $50, 600.
The work of the association Is meant
to be altogether preventive. I'VE dc
not" says Mrs. Leander Stone, the
president, wait until they go over the
precipice and the ambulance come with
changing bell, attracting the attention Of
the world. Indeed our work is SO quiet
very little is known of it. In the con.
stitution adopted Is years ago it is de
clared that:
The object Of the association shall be to pro
mote the moral, religious, intellectual and tenn
poral welfare of women, especially women whs
| are dependent upon their own exertions fo
support, q part OF this work to consist in or
g~anizing homes and securing employment fo'
self supporting girls and those endeavoring =
| become such, and furnishing medical alt
through a well regulated dispensary.
The association has agents, who NEE
all trains coming from a distance ant
passenger steamers during the season
and direct all women travelling alone 4
safe lodging and boarding houses ant
give all desired information about con
Meeting trains, suggest economical
methods of transferring baggage and u
all ways assist those who are confnse'
ON arrival in a strange city.
These agents tell many interesting
stories of their encounters with a Ger
tain sort of women who seek their pre-,
at the great railroad stations. In tn
year 1898 they guided some 8, 900 per
sons Alright and rescued many youni
girls who had already been taken \
charge by female harpies.
The cosmopolitan character of the hu
man inflow to Chicago appears in th
fact that the women thus cared for wer
from "a states and territories, from |
European nations and from Canada an
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