New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-28
WHITE ROSE MISSION WORK.
A BUILDING SUITED TO ITS WORK is THE
GREAT NEED.

BUILDING SUITED TO ITS WORK is THE
GREAT NEED.
The annual tea and domestic sale OF the White
Rose Mission held at the mission rooms. NO
2S4 East Nncty-seventh-st., yesterday afternoon
from to 6 O'Clock. There was good attendance
OF the friends Of the institution and substantial
sum was realized This mission. which is striving
to be a source OF help to the five thousand or SIX
thousand colored people on the upper East Side or
the city is fostered by the Woman's Branch or the
New-York City Mission and Tract Society Out mas
no fund from which to draw for even the necessary
r,,nrins exnenses At present Mrs. c. p Hunting
ton NAYS the rent for FIVE small tenement-rooms'
while other expenses, including the resident ma
irons salary. are assumed by Mrs MOTIFS r. Jesup
Mrs Osborne and others interested In the worK' III
order TO secure a much-needed building suited 10
the needs of the work. the volunteer workers ana
,ou, svnonathizers have started a building fund
One-third Of all moneys taken in by the mission at
its entertainments is added to this fund voluntary
contributions for this object are earnestly sohcieu.
In an earnest appeal just issued by the mission 1t
,s stated that a House of Rest, where worthy COL
ored working girls and women shall he able 10 Sc
cure lodging for small sum-sx or eight cents
rigb+ and simple morning or evening meal lot
another six cents-would not only be blessing nut
actual salvation to many one anxious 10 uo Isl
particularly II, among other privileges anu oe"
nlaced within their reach, they could be perleC'eu !"
,ho dornestic branches-marketing. cooking. sewing
a
Method in general homework. personal manners ana
dress necessary not only to applicants for domestic
work but to the young girl VINO hopes So"'' O"' ~
have a home Of her own =,
Such house could within reasonable ume' DC
oade largely self-supporting, If not entirely So
classes in kindergarten sewing cooking slght sing
to mothers meetings, lectures TO young people OH
the laws of health and hygiene and devouohai eAei
cises are already in existence, out Gay .
hatbs gymnasium classrooms for industrial train
ing for little folks, readng-roo aJlu hoIdi ~
ant narlors where members could entertain their as
oo,atos an assembly-room for public meetings ana
a medical advisory department would greatly ada 10
I the missions usefulness.
I'm behalf of our greatly neglected Afro-American
women " said Mrs Victoria Earle Matthews or the
mission to Tribune reporter. I'VE appear 10 al
who anprove of work Of this kind, with the nope
that speedy action may be taken and that 'ne
white Rose Mission may become permanent
source Of light and blessing in a hitherto neglected
field. -.
our appeal is sent out with the firm belief that
when the Christian influences In New-York come to
know our needs and the fact that nowhere IN 'his
great CITY is there such an institution as the one
we are now asking for, prayers VIII be granted
and another noble philanthropy added to New
York's splendid and in many respects incompafaole
Donations OF money for building and general sup
mort of White Rose Mission work may De sent 70
Wnman's Branch New-York City Mission and Tract
Society No 1O5 East Twenty W ' b
Information as to the work and donations may De
addressed to Mrs Lydia Hitler no % Ea for marion
and material for the industrial classes may De seI'
direct to the mission No 23i East Ninety-seventh-s