New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-06
COOPERATIVE HOME FOR GIRLS.
A PLACE WHERE THE sMALL-sALARIED
WOMAN CAN LIVE COMFORTABLY.

WOMAN CAN LIVE COMFOhIAbLi
Mrs Charles R. Shaw president Of the Corpora
tive Home for Girls. No. SiS West Fourteenth-st.
sailed on the City OF Rome for summer abroad.
Mrs Shaw has been closely identified for some
years with the Home not only by her position as
president Of the Board OF Managers. but by her I'M
firing efforts for the advancement OF this work.
The necessity for such institutions claims special
attention just at the present time. when every one
Is sickened by the cry OF hard times. low wages
etc. though the need is by no means new one.
The Home was founded in 1898 for small-salaried
Horking girls. II was incorporated last year and
has grown gradually from the smallest beginning 10
Its present size by voluntary contributions from
the managers and trustees. At present II occupies
a large we'll furnished house. and accommodates
thirty-two girls comfortably at a cost OF " % 10
50 a week Only girls received whose salaries
are 81 a week or less. and when out OF employment
they are permitted TO pay for their board In SER
vice. the only condition OF entering being good ref
ererce TO character.
Speaking Of the work, Miss Rappeye. the matron,
said: "Dr. Wilson led to found the Home
through experiment he had In trying to md
shelter for a young girl OF eighteen, who was In
every way worthy. but whose salary OF "a week
insufficient 10 provide shelter and food IN any
for fallen women, but for the thousands OF
good, pure girls who were trying to exc Out an
existence on miserable p.ttance. And he believed
that it was easier 10 help girls than TO redeem
them. n,
course we do not take them If they make more
than s., but few In the large drygoods stores
make than that. And many work IN iact'
cries and shops for 50 or s.. Bookkeepers ana ac-
countants ordinarily make s. or S. and the Dust
ness schools turning out continually classes OF
typewriters who are glad to work for y week
"Out of this they must pay board, LAUNDRY, car
fare or walk miles to and from their work. besides
being expected to dress well and neatly every Gay
by saying they cannot: 1t is impossible Then II
they are III or laid off for week they must 20
into debt. They must dress neatly. don't wonder
that they want to do this: besides. they are re-
ouIred TO do so II store advertises TOT gliI
out of the number who apply for the place me
one who makes the best appearance lhVarlapi!
receives It. \ young girl who recently came 10
the Home told that she had been onereu d
place in a certain business house-not a drygoonS
store-at 81 week. She answered. lt Tow can rnn,I
| work for 81 and pay s. for board? me reply
was oh | don't know and don't care.
''One girl here makes only 81 %. ana we nave
occa sionaly had girls over sixteen years oiu VINO
worked from Monday morning uhu 0a'u'u"'
night for 81 ~. ,sos ord
at is for such cases that the Home provides ana
needless 10 say II is always full. We nope 10 De
able TO extend the work soon. not by enarGihB ths
| Home hut by establishing another on the sdine
basis The institution Is self supporting; VIII ny
exception OF rent. which Is $40 mohth'. i"S T.
! the only expense Of carrying on the Worh', .,.,
The BOARD Of Managers is composed OF res
dent Mrs. C. r. Shaw, No. 1870 West seventy
ATHEIST: vice -president. Mrs J. I. STANLEY Ueas-
urer Mrs W j. Stewart; secretary. mrs; +; a.
! Carpenter Mrs. John $. Huyler. Mrs. a. NV Nv
/ oil Mrs lanes Russell Mrs. J. w: taHlppei', ~
! IL s Stoddard. Mrs r. Il. Poucher. MIS- NJ !
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