The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-18
BORING GIRLS SOCIETIES.
Tire Association Now Has II Clubs with II
Total Membership of Over 1000.

Over a thousand girls attended the fifteenth
annual meeting OF the New York Association
of Working Girls Societies last night at
Adelphi Han. Mrs. Henry Ollesheimer pre-
sided. Beside her on the platform were Miss
Grace Dodge. Miss NJ. Is Chaplin. Mrs. Henry
Murluand. Miss Margaret Parsons. Miss Mary
Sanford. Mrs. Lawrence and the Presidents Of
the various clubs.
Miss Dodge. who organized this club move
ment, and is now the Secretary Of the associa-
tion. read the annual report. 1t showed that
the association now consists OF seventeen
clubs in aud near New York city. embracing Z
an alliance employment bureau. a mutual ben
eft fund, three vacatj gu houses. besides classes
in dressmaking. cooking. millinery and other
teal. The clubs. are not bent urOn being In
s%tructcd alone. They have a great many good
times. Judging from the calendar read of their
social dances, trolley PARTIES. amateur plays.
birthday parties and Christmas entertainments
f0 M tnf S be Ihr c IF EoO aS Ssi Eay%3nea by councils
and almost without exception they reported a
n2qrishiTg c"nHitlon Of iinanrrs tn. pioneer
hir:iy:.ish1h s''rec, %@rkiHs G i4s% s"%is! y
teen years it was compelled to move. So it
changed its name TO 1.-THE" Irene Club. in honor
Fl one of d its of! 4o & IT., Thi1 sb rI%P has 1 cimh re sri
30 in the domestic circle, which is composed Of
old mentors who have married. There are
40 III u W lIllN 'Ilt Nlub WI lie ptll-
eft society. The club occupies its own rooms.
where il has a piano. library. classes aud enter
tainmrnts Of all kinds.
The Endeavor Club is also fifteen years old,
but 1t has a smaller meml ership. The Ivy
Club. eleven years old. has l4u members and
occupies half OF q house. 1t has classes In
lace. embroidery. first aid to the injured. physi-
cal rultn 1rr Giain SewinG; cIiv history AID liter
hers. Every month they have social entertain
ments in CONJUNCTION with young mems clubs.
The Working Women's Club Of Syracuse. with
~ mem nprS. belongs TO the association. NO
does the Girls Frienll' club OF Troy. the
Myrtle Club of Baltimore and the Woman's
Institute club OF Yonkers, with its 30 mem
bers.
Nearly 400 girls spent their vacation at the
holiday houses la-t summer, The report. Of
the Mutual Benefit Club. which is composed II
members from all the other clubs. was read by
Mrs. Henry MarTuand. It showed that the
80 to 4Ol. The first year $40 was paid out in
benefits. During the last year 81 ,244 has been
paid out for sick benefits and $40 for death.
AIlianc" Employment bureau. showing that
l.lth AlnllcatlonS were received from girls
and 5IS from EMPLOYERS, many OF the latter
being Inr a number Of girls. The number Of
places filled was 4il.
Miss Charlotte Wilkinson Of Syracuse. Secre-
tary Of the National League Of Working Girls
Clubs. spoke on the work Of the league. 1t
was first discussed two years ago, but did not
includes eighty;onc clubs from all over the
which has bought a S23,5oO clubhouse and is
paying for II with yearly installmentsO Of $1,000.
Is the medium for the circulation of helpful
ideas from one club to another. These helpful
ideas are not necessarily deadly serious. They
,mslnde EMIn Mans F iT THr i Hd Ways a ras,d snte IT ,he
National League. talked about Service and
Of its power 10 make people happy.