St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-07

alton Gives PracClcaI heiD-
ing - Living Brought Within
the Means of Unemployed or
Poorly Paid Girls - Physical
Culture and Cooking Taught.
While the public is informed in gen
eral way as to the work done by the
Young Women'S Friendly association.
the headquarters of which are situated
at the corner of Seventh aud jackson
streets. still it may be interesting to
many TO note in more specific way the
many different lines of work thar are
carried on at the same time under the
management of one brave little woman,
and her Self-sacriticing life partner.
Old enough to advise as mother
might, and still young enough TO enter
into the needs of the young woman and
girl, the little mother of this
great family is truly minstering
angel. There are no lines drawn
as to where this work may end,
but it simply extends and baoadens as
the need of extending is presented, and
circumstances will allow. The more
practical or everyday side might be
glanced at for a moment first. The
The young women clerks and others
employed down town who do not GO
home TO dinner are invited TO bring
their lunches up to the comfortable
dining room, where they can buy hot
tea, coffee or milk as an accompaniment
to the lunch, or else buy not dinner
for very nominal sum.
On Saturday nights, when many of
the stores are open during the evening,
and in holiday times, the rooms are
open, and supper is served as well as
dinner.
Considering the miserable provision
as TO a room made even in the larger
and finer stores for the clerks (who live
at some distance and are obliged tc
carry luncheS) to pass their noon hour
in, a great deal has been accomplished
when the young women have secured
for themselves wholesome, cheerful
place in which to pass their spare time
for when they have disposed of dinner
there are the large, CHEEKY parlors, piano
books and current magazines, with al
Of which very pleasant hour may 5e
spent.
The classes which meet regularly are
Bible class on Sunday afternoons con.
Quoted by Miss BOardman and Il elias:
in shorthand and typewriting on Tues
day evenings. of which Mr.. Litchen,
burger is the director Besides these
two there are the cooking and physica
training classes. the latter being III,
most largely attended of all. To joil
this class it is necessary TO become
member of the association, as only t,
those who have paid the { membership
fee could such a low rate So for tWt
lessons week for eight months b.
given. Under the direction of Mis-
Mayhem this department of the worl
has grown in usefulness, and, consider
ing the necessity for physical develop
ment among young women, it is crafty
ing that it has. Miss Mayhew's eyenin!
class is perhaps the most popuIa
or the two, as to this COM
young women who are busy during tn
afternoon hour, in their different posi-
tionS as stenographers and clerks. An,
girl who is at ali interested in thes
classes may come in Monday and Thurs
day evenings and look on, and, whethe
she desires to join the class or not, sh
will be accorded cordial welcome. Th
cooking classes are under the direction
Of Miss Thomson. and attending thes
are the housekeepers from all over tn
city, as well as the young women of tn
association. For these lessons tn
charge is $3.50 for a course of eight les
sons, or so cents for a single lesson t
any one who wishes to attend til
classes, and reduced rates are made fo
members. These classes are very we
attended, and, On account of Mis-