The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-13
A CLUB OF GIRL BACHELORS.
Central Club, Composed Of Other CIubs for
Buying bachelor" Supplies Wholesale.
and AVERY SWELL ORGANIZATION, TOO
The Members Give Financial Security and
Get Things Of q "President'-Coal,C Cake,
Ice-Cream, and Towels In Quantity,
and the incest Apartments In
New York.
Copyright, 1895, for The Times)

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NEW YORK, October n.-There is in
New York club calling itself by the
| imposing title of 1.-THE Federation or Girl
| Bachelors Clubs" The members Of this
club are Individual clubs. The merry
| Bachelors" the "Girls' Reading club.
the Paris Tour Cub" and many, many
others are members Of 'Ihe Federation
Club" Individuals may also belong TO
II, and the only recommendation requir-
ed of anybody IL letter Of unquestoned
financial security.
In these days of benevolent associa-
tons and aid societies and working girls
helps OF all kinds the mention OF financia
security CRATES harshly upon the ear.
But without financial reference the OBJ
ject of the Federation Club would de-
feat itself. and the members be as bad
of as though they did not belong TO II.
The Federation Club is a union OF
girls clubs for the purpose of securing
for the individual members household
and dress supplies at prices less than
retail. 1t is cooperative club, and
thus far in its career-that OF six pros
porous months-it is the greatest SUCCESS
Of .be century.
UNDER PRETTY RULE.
The President of the Federation club
is very pretty girl bachelor She IS
not a member Of any other club, and
put in her claim 10 membership on the
ground that she liked TO keep house,
but couldn't quite afford il at current
rates for rent and household expenses
After a month of membership, so SEN
sible was she on all questions, and so
invaluable wien tie members were"cor-
nored." that she was Unanimously elect
ed President for tho next year.
The principal thing that the Federation
Club does is to hire apartments for It's
members. a canvass is made and the
members tabulated. At the September
canvass twenty wanted TO i've down
town, twenty-five wanted a central resi-
dence and fifty desired apartments near
Central Park. Ten wanted 10 be far up
in the town.
Acting upon these wishes. the long
headed Miss President dispatched her
agent 10 the apartment-houses in the
desired parts of the city. Downtown she
secured a whole fiat-house very desira-
Die in every way. for a third less than
regular rental, on condition that she take
the whole house for a year. The same
arrangement was made uptown, ana
again around the park. Very nice quar-
tiers were secured at low rents, ana
everybody who lives IN a large city
knows what this means.
The President next sublet the apart
ments TO members according as they
desired them. The rents varied, and
so did the purses. and all were able 20
be suited.
The next step was to fit out the differ
ert apartments with electric light priv
legos. Many OF tho members were ar
lists and needed strong light in all parts
of the studio, to supplement sunlight.
Small dynamos were procured and put
in.
As il was September. the long-headed
Miss President began locking around
for coal. Crates and ranges needed 1t.
whether steam heat were provided or
not: and, Notwithstanding the coal bar
ems. she got II for quarter Off the re-
tail Price by taking 100 tons. This dis
tributed in the different cellars. accord
inc to orders left at her Office. gave each
a supply for the winter. And so all
things are managed.
WORD WITH The PREsIDFNr.
The president, when interviewed I'm
her rooms about the Federation club.
said: "Our aim, and our only aim. IS
to give the girls the advantage of things
at wholesale rates. and, therefore, we
buy everything that is required In
household"
Stepping TO a very handsome little es-
cretoire she took out three ledgers.
'These hold the orders said She and
as soon as enough OF them are registered
l buy the material our object is home
comfort at living prices DO you under
stand2'
Laying one Of the books upon the
table, she opened at the first page.
There is our bread and roll list, you
See" said she. I'VE 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 tie members pay me That
is why we have to be so particular
about financial references.
with our milk we do the same also
with -four. tea, coffee. and the staples.
We also buy meat at wholesale II de-
sired | have orders for twenty roasts
of beef every Sunday and 100 fowls. 1
get them cheap. and my agent selects