The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-11
YOUNG WOMAN's FRIENDLY AsSO-
CITATION GETS A LARGER At
TENDANCE THIS TIME.
CLERGY AND THE LAITY JOIN
In ENROLLING THE WORK DONE
BY THE WOMEN F.~R
WOMEN.
serves the Hearty support of
Every Citizen.


Every Citizen.
The postponed mass meeting in the In
terests of the Young Woman's Friend
ly association held at the Central Pres
byterian church yesterday afternoon
was addressed by Bishop Gilbert, Rev.
j. w. Conley, Rev. E. P Ingersoll, Col.
X. M. Newport and J. M. Lichtenber-
ger, manager Of the association T. G.
Field, of the firm of Field, Schlick &
Co., and f. G. Ingersoll occupied seats
on the platform. The meeting was we'll
attended, though the audience for the
most part consisted of women, and sew
eral of the speakers expressed disap-
po1ntment that more men and especial
ly the business men of the city were
not present. There was no more worthy
institution in the city, it was said, than
the Young Woman's Friendly assOcia-
ton, and the fact that the people did
not appear to take sufficient interest in
It's maintenance to attend a meeting
in its behalf was to be regretted. The
business men,-Bishop Gilbert declared,
could not afford to allow the associa-
ton to go down, and as a mere COM
mercial enterprise they ought to rally
to its support, as it's work qualified the
employees for the better performance of
their duties. One citizen Of wealth,
who had repulsed an appeal for assist
ance with the statement that eff the
association could not support itself it
had better close" was criticised for his
attitude, and a picture was drawn Of
the city bereft Of all it's worthy char
liable institutions and churches, should
all hold like views on such important
subjects.
Each of the speakers took occasion
to commend Mr.. and Mrs Lichtenberger
in their noble efforts to perpetuate the
association and to encourage them in
the work they were doing among the
working women of the city. 1t was a
necessary work, and the good accom-
plished through the self-sacrifice on the
part Of those having it in charge could
not be overestimated. =
Mr.. Lichtenberger explained briefly
the aim of the association and the OBJ
ject which 1t sought to attain. There
were nearly 100000 women engaged in
the professional and business world of
the United States today, and st. Paul
wage earners, many Of whose lives
were darkened by toll and sorrow, and
who, by reason of their sex, were beset
with temptation on every hand. Some
were without homes or kindly infiu-
ences, others were friendless and al
most. in the midst of starvation, while
sickness and death imposed burdens
too heavy for weak young shoulders to
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ings and to remove the contingent dan
gers that the Young Woman's Friendly
association existed 1t was sought to
furnish home for strange women
seeking employment in the city, to con-
. tribute a few social sunbeams to the
hurry and worry of the lives of young
women employed for long hours in
stores and factories, and to teach them
the right way of life through the pre-
cepts of the Master who himself had
inaugurated the reform which today
had placed woman on plane with man.
To this end rooms were maintained
where working women and girls could
spend their noon hour and such other
time as they desired among good influ-
ences. Meals were furnished at cost,
a dormitory was maintained where the
nOnOi6SS COuiQ De accommodated, anu
the social side of the lives of those
visiting the rooms Of the association
cultivated by wholesome and uplifting
means. 1t was intended to supply all
that was missing in so many disconso-
late young lives, and while there was
much of sorrow and sadness in the per-
sonal relations with those whom the
association aimed to benefit, the work
had it's reward in the appreciation Of the
girls and women and the characters
formed for good under it's influences.
Mr. Lichtenberger closed his remarks
with an appeal to the citizens of st.
Paul for their help in supporting the in
stitution which he represented.
Rev. J. w. Conley spoke of the impor-
lance Of the field occupied by the asSo
citation, and characterized it as one Of
the most worthy institutions in the
city. This was day of serious ques-
lions, and none was more perpleX1ng
he said, than the woman problem. The
advent of woman in the commercial
world had given rise to great ques-
tons and great dangers. A readjuSt
ment must take place to accommodate
the new conditions, and the Young
Woman's Friendly association was a
potent factor in bringing about the
change which must come. The speaker
heartily Endorsed the association and
declared it's work would place woman
upon higher moral, physical and intel
lectual plane. The few, the speaker
said, should not bear the burden of
maintaining such an institution, but
all should gladly lend it their aid. In
this connection, Mr.. COnley favored the
plan of interesting the young society
women of the city in the association
and making it's work their especial
charge. In this way it would flourish
and undoubtedly before long be quar-
tered in a home Of it's own in the bust
ness portion of the city, where it's
province lay.
DR.. Ingersoll was In sympathy with
the movement and stated that he re-
joiceG that the church, like the Mas
ter put it's hands down to lift up those
beneath. The young women of today,
however, he said, were not down. They
were aetuated by noble purposes high
ambitions and worthy aspira tons
There was field in the business world
for woman, DR.. IngersoH declared, and
he thought it q providence of God that
man had been driven out of woman's
places to tunnel mountains and fell
forests, that she, might occupy sphere
he believed to be her own. He had
no sympathy for men who but waited
an opportunity to fill woman's place,
and as an institution which aided
the women bread winners, Dr. Inger-
soil commended the Young Woman's
Friendly association as one of business
integrity and widely felt results.
Col Newport sought to correct a
misconception regarding the associa-
ton. 1t was in no sense a charitable
institution, but wisely organized