The morning times., 1895-10-27

member of any other club, and put in her
claim to membership on the ground that
she liked to keep house, but couldn't quite
afford 1t at current rates for rent and
household expenses. After a month of
membership, SO sensible was sire ON all
questions, and so invaluable when the
members were .,cornered." thai she was
unanimously elected president for the next
year.
The principal thing that the Federation
hub does is TO hire apartments for Its
members. A canvass is made and the
members tabulated. At the September
canvass twenty wanted to live down town,
twenty-five wanted a central residence
and fifty desired apartments near Central
Park. Ten wanted to be far up in the
town.
Acting upon these wishes. the long
headed Miss President dispatched her
agent TO the apartment houses in the de-
sired parts of the city. Down town shese-
cured n whole flat-house, very desirable in
every way, for a third less than regular
rental, on condition that she take the W whoie
house for a year. The same ARA ngement
was made uptown and again around the
park Very nice quarters were recured at
low rentg, and everybody who lives in a
large city knows what this means.
The president next sublet the apartments
to members, according as they desired them.
The rents varied and SO did the purses,
and all were able TO be suited.
The next step was to fit out the different
apartments with electric light privileges.
Many of the members were artists and
needed strong light in all parts of the
studio, to supplement- sunlight. Small
iynamos were procured and put in.
AS it was September, the long-headed
Miss President began looking around for
coal. Crates and ranges needed it, whether
steam heat Were provided or not, and.
Notwithstanding the coal barons she got
1t Tor quarter off the retailprice by TAX
ing 100 tons. This distributed in the differ
ent cellars. according to orders left at
her office, gave each a supply for the
winter. And 20 all things are managed.
WORD WITH THE PRESIDENT.
The president, when interviewed in her
rooms about the Federation Club, said:
Our aim. and our only aim. is to give
the girls the advantage of things at whole
sale rates, and, therefore, we buy every
thing that is required in household"
Stepping to a very handsome little escri-
boire she took out three ledgers. "These
hold the ORDERS" said she, land as soon
as enough of them are registered buy the
material. Our object is home comfort at
living prices. Do you understand"
Laying oneofthe books upon the table, she
opened at the first page: There is our
Dredu ana ron llS6, you See,' SAID she.
We order 100 loaves of bread a day and
200 rolls. One baker has our orders and
he delivers at a little above Wholesale to
the members in their apartments every
morning. l pay the baker and the members
pay me. That Is why we have TO be so
particular about financial references"
with Our milk we do the same, also with
flour, tea, coffee and the staples. We also
buy meat at wholesale, If desired. j have
orders for twenty roasts of beef every Sun
day and 100 fowls. get them cheap, and
my agent selects the meat to be sure 1t is
prime. We cannot take iDdividua orders,
only standing ones, and so we get them a
wholesale.
About our household linen, towels,
sheets, etc. we have system also. We
hire them made and marked at n certain
store and we get them at hotel prices.
There Is quite a rebate. 1 pay cash on
delivery, and the shopkeeper has them
carried to the different apartments all
over the city. See? Here is an order from