The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-05
SOROSIS ON TENEMENTS.
uE1Ns oF IMPORTING III CoNDI-
TION or THE POOR DISCUSSED

prrs. Emily warren RoebilnE speaks Tor inc
UniveruIty settlement iden-Dr' hath"'ino
g.. townsend says work. Not 'hnr''', ~
what the poor wnut-Taik on wealth.
The regular monthly meetings OF Sorosis were
resumed In the new ballroom OF the waldorf
yesterday and an uncommohly large crown OF
members and guests was present. After a
dainty luncheon the discussion commenced and
It was lively from start to finish.
Mrs. Mary Dame Hail presided. After a rev
words OF welcome the announced that tho Com
nittee on Philanthropy had charge OF tho dis
oussion, aud introduced the Chairman, Mrs.
Emily Warren Eoebling. In presenting tho
question, by what means can the condition OF
the poor In large cities BIO practically I'M
proved, Mrs. Roebliug said;
"a have asked myself many limos this ques-
ton that | am going to asb you. The task has
always seemed utterly hopeless so far "a l per
sonally am concerned. Hut | have talked a
great deal during the last summer with men
and women who are devoting their lives to
working out an answer To this question, and
they assure mo that New York city Ii a hum
ar ltold better, purer, cleaner than 1t was ton
years ago. Some one Is always saying, Tho
r.ch are growing richer and tho poor poorer
Tho money accumulated by tho rich is not
taken from the poor. On the contrary, they
come in for their share Of its benefits.
"What | have to say Is n bout tho wage earn
trs. They are not poor because they are ycrg'
Ing on ~beggary, but because they have no bet
ter homes. 1t was thought in 1874 that rapid
transit would solve this problem, hut later it
was shown that the wage Garner must live near
his work. so our best energies should he directed
with those who are trying to make the tene-
ments decent dwelling places for the poor
After comparing the two forms Of phian.
thropy, ndiscriminato giving and helping the
ponr tn helD Themselves Mr. ROpblinp rnye n
brief history OF the origin of the College Settle
mont In London. and concluded by saying;
Residence Is the key to the solution In any
locality. We should use every means to de.
velop a neighborhood from within. not from
without In New York wo have six settlements
working. the most widely known being the Uni.
versity Settlement. All Of the workers como
from colleges or institutions for higher educa-
ton. and they try to arouse interest by estab-
fishing chapters in their institutions. 1t is
estimated that New York spends annually
g. 600, 900 in public and private charity. When
we consider the additional ) 100000 for tho
ss66% nty so on PfsiiPsFSS besides ade G money /; n @S @GS' see
rssuiaE As spssfsS; hsF 'S saS}ssS % *som ss' rS sass
died with knowledge born Of observation.
been before the public. It couldn't have come
up ~ u uOlltE IulCt NV" lhdt nInlCE 10 COulllH
a aGSf IN the last thirty RIt Years than in the i ~Roio
Sas come through a knowledge OF bacteria,
sanitation, and hygiene. am very familiar
Eet At the sh hSs' 81 sol thfsD D of It's sn very yve o]a aTisd to
One says II John only had steady work, an.
o CflSS:. a and th sti1 S sSo,be ee' Z! Il G mSny ths s'9 pPsb, to
didn't come so fast Their cry Is not for
wealth. but for work.
who can work ! agree with Nordau that
every gtf. a man receives from another without
s eSnsSisnoo. '1 spoils Is : e man S6Aa sna i fiiis d ie 6in s thS
inclination 70 put his powers into action. am
i Il t oo@ior q Sisfie of the .en osans aG me,h % " shs
I'll. IL T Tho f bas md, to the counties 7 ;sn things ihss. and md
drink adas,n but 1.-The their I'll nIss are sE1. vsFy hard; The b
tai hs~ ! am 's sor. the S Sothers I and The eide eldest IDS" danS sS
largo hall, whore these mothers and daughters
i S9u very G9m e]rs sSd 81 S R1ns'T shss 1 Rou "a i make liz
more comfortable In their tenement homes
Little Molhers. was next Introduced. The
world hp% over, "At shs T. bee @p'A 5Ssd iomS tge c @eeic
color. do little 4 more nor ;has Rpodiiy tendencies
i RsieFe 81 70 b aa; s sSeou aS'' alter ter isssssss1ist, Ss
not!esaely; eIceP. In very susseptiS!e q es:
ates the eas same A se ns tioesI and q. p prodH 1f or the same sns,
result, e.ightiRE, whitening. d%werfns. 80 we
see the effect OF TOO much money or moi. enough
money Is the same upon character, for each
imposes its burden Of care and responsibility,
WEAKNESS and discomfort sickness, OF body and
an Gamma eat and those who 'Hae none but
want il in the same sympathetic tone as Poor
doubt the condition Of both would be improved
by the poor-rich people and the other poor peo-
nil mfse SHa+'"s All 1"u ju d lousy td dIre ea4sS Of m taSis
toward reducing large fortunes TO e2nfortab!S
Incomes are certainly means to tho end IN
view. and one answer to our question.
ton Tf are the the P P&iefs' w pSSTb %pFq tb u b R by Isy bT an
t fhs']s Greatest S a 81 danger { assF to- to o 5uGn rSypub Ae' w shns o oaf
lsb9rers. whether their product be a yard Of
wall Of building or a religious novel, are Gre
2 whole, equally honest, chaste, kindly. and
Yet we notice a decided difference between
them as We meet in public conveyances or pass
ing of the bricklayer, the ~cobbler, the factory
hand, as poor, and 30 they are. But 1t Is MOI
t foncs srfbd anS Of Of wh lGT a Mss ssad 9s Of to ! .Sit t tPsel III
CURED labor; TT It Is rb not bad 'ao = hah ; nor higt
sunless, iil.ventilsted, inconyenient pnwhoio
r9me tenement house which is the dwelling
Sleeping rooms too small for ono person. il i
pis,form., in Which, are the GO cook stove, the wash
tub, the dinner table, the pile of bedding upor
which half the family sleep, besides tho sew
ing machine on, which your underGlothing. my
lady, or, the embroidered or tucked garment o
your. baby, perhaps, Is being made.
This evil is Of our race, our time. It lie
at our, doors. Every. oue Of us who is not b,
all and every means In her power endeavorin.
70 remedy it is in some degree responsible 70
me Ignorance. misery, crime that are engen
Miss Mary Nevan Cannon, one OF the cir
architects, who solved the model tenemen
house problem when she and her partner, Mis-
Hands, perfected plans for q building whici
could be constructed on a plot 25xl00 feet. civ
Ing separation, light and air to every tenant
was the next speaker. After explaining tn
details Of the model tenement, to be erected a
once in Sixty'seventh street, she said:
Col ,Waring cleaned our streets and save
$1,000 lives. II we let air and sunshine int
can estimate the gainf'
The Effect Of Immigration on the workin
POOR was taken up by Mrs. Jeanette NJ
Seeperrs who advocated a rigid restriction
MRS Florence Clinton sutro. discussed Grim
as a Source OF Poverty, maintaining that edu
cation. emnlOyment, and charity ouRht 10 rer