New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-02

MRS DRAPER ENTERTAINs THE FRIEND
LESS WOMEN OF THE CITY.
THE NEW HOME IN TWENTY SIXTH ST MOST
HAPPILY CHRIsTENED-sEvEN HUNDRED

THE NEW HOME IN TWENTY sIxTH ST. MOST
HAPPILY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES HUNDRED
AND FIFTY THANKFUL WOMEN
Yesterday was Mrs. Edward G.. Diapers birth
day and she invited all the destitute and friend
less women in NewYork to join her in celebrating
1t at the Day Star Home No 40 West Twenty
sixth-st. of which she Is matron and founder
The feature of the occasion was dinner and
the dining-room doors opened / 30 and re-
manned open till all had been fed The scraps tina
remained were then packed into bas kets and given
TO a number OF poor families who had been asked
TO send for them.
The materials for the dinner which were the
best In the market donated by friends OF
the Home. and Mrs Draper or Sister Charlotte 4"
as she Is generally called went around In big
wagon with Sister Harriet Rutland and Sister Es-
telle Judge 10 collect them. The cooking was all
done in the Home. under Sister Charlottes super
vision
The Day Star Home was opened three years ago
in a few rooms In West Twenty-fourth-st., but the
work has awakened so much interest that Sister
Charlotte has been able to take large double
house at No 40 West wenty-sxth-st.. and has
just moved into II. This enables her to help three
grades of women. and help them separately. Re-
spectacle women to her the actress, the
singer the writer. well those who follow
other avocations. and she helps them all. Others
come who have made but misstep, but who
have not lived among vicious people and these
helped they could not be in homes for baser
women. But any woman Is received. matter
how low she may have fallen. If she really wishes
to abandon the old life.
Since the home opened Sister Charlotte has
given shelter to 20 women. has found employment
for $50 returned 20 TO their mothers and sent co to
maternity hospitals Three hundred now self
supporting. ana number among the regular
subsc ribers TO the work of the home.
u could do much more" said Sister Charlotte to
Tribune reporter III ! were not handicapped by
lack of means have to-day entire floor
furnished. and need cots and bedding for II. and !
also desperately in need of clothing. | wish
people would come and home. and II they
girls whom have to turn into the street know
they would help All my beds full, but
have room for twelve more. while clothing OF all
kinds IL absolutely necessary 10 continue the pres
work. We have dressmaking department.
too under skilled management. and We want orders
for such work.
Among those Interested in the home Miss
Mrs Wolfe Miss Abbie Briggs. Mrs. Duncan. Mrs.
LincIlon. Mrs. NJ r. G. Baker. Miss +. Mckeon.
Sister Harriet Rutland. Sister Eselle Judge. Mrs.
&. II. Parkhurst Mrs II. 5. Macarthur. Mrs. Mar
garet Bottomc. Mrs. T.. II. Demorest. Mrs e. +.
Meek. Mrs j r. Beckley. Miss I.tlefeld the Rev.
w X. Huntington. the Rev. Wapole w lrren. the
Rev Percy Stickney Grant the Rev r. s. Mac
Arthur. the Rev. W. H. p. Faunce the Rev; d. J.
Burre tine Rev II. f. Cobb. the Rev. +. NJ. North.
s Huyler. &. y Crittenton. r. T. Hopkins, Ander
Fowler. a w. bennett. d. G. Link. A. s Hatch.
e. F.. Meek. Thomas Nugent q. Nicholas and r.. ID.
Franklin.