The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-09-17
woRKRooMs FOR POOR WOMEN.
The Charity Organization Society APP
peals for Funds to Enable It to
Give Tickets to the Needy,

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Give Tickets to the Needy,
One of the greatest of the difficulties
that face poor women during the
summer time in New YOrk-wCmen
who are either responsible for the sup
port Of their families or find it neces
sary to supplement the Wages OF the
principal bread winner-is that OF fed
ing any kind of work to do.
hardship is caused largely by
Gne prolonged absence from the city OF
the families who have the most work
70 give to poor women, and who are
themselves In the country Or at the sea
shOre, and upon whom many of the
needy one depend for work. The suf-
L6rlng among such working women
az their children is consequently often
very severe.
Inc Workrocms for unskiIled Wo-
men, which were established at AZ
prospect Place, between First and Sec
ono Avenues, and East Forty second
ana East FOrty-third streets, by the
OnarICy Organization Society a few
years ago, were opened for the double
purpose OF furnishing work to such de-
pendent persons all the year round,
anG also OF training wOmen in sewing
ana other branches of domestic work
SO as to enable them to earn better
wages than heretofore
IG l5 necessary that these workroome
should DO IN a measure self supporting.
as Che whole maintenance of them is
TOO heavy a burden upon the treasury
OF n s. clety. The method, therefore,
has been adopted Of selling tickets at
so cents each, or books containing &c
tickets each, giving a months steady
4 vrY01H for n1n W. - orc 4@1L
which are to be given to applicants for
relief instead of money, thus putting
them IN the way OF earning some slight
wages, sufficient, however, to give
them temporary relief, rather than be
come Gne idle recipients of uneaTned
gifts. These tickets will give each WO,
man a dag 8 work and a hot meal, and
she will receive in return for her labor
40 cents worth of food or clothing in
addition to the meal given herself. The
food thus obtained is ample to care for
a family of five for one day.
These tickets are used by some sCci-
cites and churches, but many of these
suspend operations in the summer,
thus further reducing the resources of
the poor women. The wOrkrOoms have
Il capacity for NOR women, and there
are many women that need its advRn
tsges. Tickets a De Unfortunately
distributed by many of the agencies of
the city that are open all summer, and
the Charity Organization S !ciety
greatly desires that means should be
sent to it to enable it to distribute such
tickets to TIE women who need the
work and the relief, either through the
district offices Of the society OF through
the numerous societies that cooperate
with it The enter prise has been an
entire succ ess thus far as it has been
used, the weekly attendance averaging
from about so in warm weather TO 1870
or 140 in the winter, but it's benefits
can ba more widely extended 1y fol
lowing the suggestions herein made.
Every district agent Of the Charity
| Organization Society knows of women
to whom this work would be a great
boon, Those wOmen in whom any ab
| sent persons are Interested may be thus
helped by sending their names with
money for the work tickets to the
| society. Such women would thus not
only secure work, but alsO the friendly
oversight and interest of the society in
their welfare. These workroOms are
specially intended to help women liv
ing on the east side Of the city above
Twenty third street, but it is hoped
that other similar rooms will soon be
opened in other quarters of New York
Checks should Oe drawn to the order
of the Charity Organization Society
and sent to it's central Office. 105 East
Twenty g cOnd street.