New-York tribune., 1895-09-12

AN APPEAL TO THE FRIENDS OF THE POOR
WOMEN TO AID IN FINDING WORK
FnR THEM

AN APPEAL TO THE FRIENDS OF THE POOR
WOMEN TO AID IN FINDING WORK
FOR THEM.
One OF the greatest difficulties that confront
pocr women In the summertime In New-York-
women who either responsible for the support
OF their families find II necessary TO supple
unent the wages OF the principal breadwinner-is
that Of finding any kind OF work TO do. This hard
ship is caused largely by the prolonged absence
from the city OF the families who have the most
work to give TO poor women. and who are them
selves in the country or at the seashore, and upon
whom many OF the needy ones depend for work
The suffering among such working women ana
their children is consequently often severe. The
workrooms for unskllled women which were estab-
lished at No AZ Prospect Place by the Charity Or
canzation Society n few years ago. were opened for
the double purpose OF furnishing work to such de-
pendent persons ali the year round and also or
training women IN sewing and other branches or
domestic work to enable them 10 earn better
wages than heretofore
II is necessary that these workrooms should be
In a measure self-supporting, the whole mainte-
nance OF them is too heavy a burden upon the
treasury of the society. The method, therefore,
has been adopted OF selling tickets at 80 cents each
or books containing twenty-six tickets each (giv-
ing n months steady work for one woman AT
SO which are to be given to applicants for relief
instead OF money thus putting them In the way
N give them temporary relief. These tickets will
give each woman a days work and hot meal
and she Will receive in return for her labor 40
cents worth OF food clothing. The food thus
obtained is ample to for family OF five for
one day These tickets are used by some societies
and churches but many of these suspend operations
in the summer thus further reducing the resources
OF the poor women.
The workrooms have a capacity for more women
and there are many women that need these advan-
by many OF the agencies of the city that are open
ali summer and II Is greatly desired tnat means
should he sent to the Charity Organization Society
10 enable II to distribute such tickets 10 the women
who need the work and the relief, either through
the district offices Of the society or through the
numerous societies that cooperate with H. Ihe
enterprise has been success thus Tar, the weekly
attendance averaging from about hfty In warm
weothsr TO 1870 or 40 in the winter, but its bene-
MS can be more widely extended by following the
suggestions herein made.
is II not fair appeal 20 make 10 tne lriends OF
the poor while they are In their country homes
and resorts remember the WORKING women VINO
are compelled TO endure the heat OF the city and
10 supply the means by which their conditon may
he ameorated until their work returns In Its natu-
raj channels? They can be helped most wisely and
effectually by giving them work, ana TINS can be
readily done through the workrooms ,...,.-
Every district agent OF the Charity organizaton
SocIety knows OF women to whom this WORK would
he a great boon. Those women in whom any abb
scnt nersons Interested. may be thus helped ny
.Irke,s TO the society. Such women would thus not
oniv secure the work. but also the friendly over
sight and interest OF the society In their welfare.
Th"se workrooms are specially intended to help
aomcn living on the East Side OF the city above
Twanty-t y-thirdst but 1t is hoped that other similar
rooms will ere long be opened IN other quarters OF
=" ~ Gbarlty Organization Society and sent to It's
Central Office No. l05 East Twenty-second-st.