The Washington weekly post., 1899-07-25

,r.rd fhaf ROCKS wv N'"''" 1''a' "'''"A
,,,el with Good Efeet-CIub. for
90 sri. of Purposes, but Domestic
,,.,re- add Economy Are the rri"cipai
Working Girls and Business
,.-,sn lind Especial Benshts-
-,. hand ,rat rocks the cradle has
..-- medium through which 10
Gil. worlds affairs. Il IS the
..a TuuI recently the
... has been regarded "a use
sr t.s purpose Of the pToies-
.... maker. 5Gt hercelorth II must
..... with more sgUousness, as is
.-.m the facts set forth IN
LIZA. is about 10 be issued BY The
.r- a. labor. He finds, after
....... investigation OF the subject,
.... a.. ROW Iu state tedcEauons
-... .E.. women's clubs, with q
..... ... r-I.p OF ls-.o-S.
-... q ~ one hundred and
..... thousand women club MEM
- F.... g., ls startling. And yet this
...... docs not seem to Imply
.. ... babies arc being neglected, or
.... r.....-- lluoah0-C4 lack neces-
......s Du the contrary, one Of
mas. .ur...,ut purposes kept in view
-...... .--a..zat.ous ls The study OF the
...... .r-s housekeeping Is a SCI
.r. ..rscHork a trade say the
.r- .. r..s movement, and the care
.. .. a nan or baby is as much
.-.- .e any other, therefore to
-. ...... and reduced 10 fixed princ!-
-.. State f.dcrations, however, by no
.-... comprise. all ot the women's clubs
.....- country. About SIX hundred add!-
-r-.. u..s ara included IN the General
r....-..-. which aims 70 take in all OF
-.. -.u...s clubs t. tae United States.
r..-....... %, doubt. the clubs Of all the
S-e Na unite 4. single great or
r.-........ having for It's purpose The
.--..a-.u a. feminine influences for good
q, ..u4a affairs OF every kind. To d
.,--.. .r.lf. extent this has been accom-
r-... already. Legislation for the pro-
,a...g OF women and children, tenement
l..-r reform. better factory laws for
workers. the establishment OF libraries
... public Fairgrounds, and municipal
s.a.a-.. age among the objects sought
ly 80, HgM..s clubs.
Democracy # Clubs.
i lz easily understood that If these
clubs u.r- exclusive affairs. they would
tr. trrf little usefulness foc practical
purposes. tI,. a. Il matter Of fact. they
lr. organized on the most democratic
r-. aas Imaginable. In Il large per-
.a.as. ~ then. working girls are eagerly
a.r.u-I aa members. and the welfare
fr III
-.-.r... b., most of them as an ultimate
aH Tor example, the New Century
G.. 90 Philadelphia, numbers nearly
-.. members, and Is largely composed Of
working l.rs. who find ITS comnOdious
g-t.g-s. within q convenient distance
u. r--.r places of daily occupation. The
National League of Working Girls So
G,--s covers New York State and New
Er-aHd and there is a kindred assocIa-
u.u OF young Women's clubs in Chicago.
Many of tha clubs are conducted entirely
l.r ,a- b,uely OF business womon, and a
typical organ. z3tion Of this kind is the
...r,ss W.uan's Club OF ST. Louis.
TIE Professional Women's League, OF
%rg Yu.k has a membership OF 500. ana
The Boston Business League is on the
Sam. order its object being 10 study
business methods and laws affecting
women and children. incidentally, the
latter organization tEeyts itself To find
work ana % devise new ymplOyments for
I,r-.n- ot o.. -uutl-r sex. The National
Association uf Women SJenographcrs was
started 90 I,#. and has 10 members.
-.s, notable, however is the WOman's
l.."-t..la. and Industrial Union, of BOs-
t.a-thr pioneer IN its line among
"nwrls clubs 10 is, indeed, a large and
AoHr--aing concern with a big building
a.. IT'S own on Huy.stOn street. where the
lower H0.r !E used a. a wOman'S exchange
ana .uA,A-o9m, the meals being prepared
iE students IN the training school for
-o.7 A'ep-g, which IS 4 part OF the
system.
Model Club Rui'dinS.
The building of the union has parlors. q
"'.a.-, r.assrnoms, and a gymnasium,
besides .u.gUg rooms for women. Class
e. are conducted in dressmaking, sewing,
l....a'Ey, and advanced and elementary
embroidery The food department does a
.-.-' outside business. filling more than
--.' "-..-s per augum. Another deDar1-
I4.-. Aa. organized the Domestic Reform
league which seeks To solve the help
lI''.rm Hy putting ir on a more business
"h" oasis and establishing a system of
contracts between householder and ser
.-a. Meanwhile. q protective commit.ee
d.. rps a A-. Of fraudulent advertisements.
.-t.-l which women are warned. col
-.' Wages u.-aiIy withheld, and cares
81. NE interests of women and children in
'-r .a" courts. 4 befricndinC committee
."H Charge OF applicants for assistance
'.' ". ..".- women and children who in
S...-..E age s.1t In country homes.
--- union may fairly be regarded rs
presenting ln It's practical aspects the
--.a. ". what "a WOmau's club ought TO
.. q, " .-. center OF much social Tfe.
.....- muS.oales. whist parties. and
entertainments being of frequent
.-.-....- school ot housekeeping has
.aa.#1gl, whore employers aud
may learn together the bus
... course Of instruction Occu-
..- months, .nutliug the pupil &c a
.-.- .- -I-duatOn. \ small fee Is
...-'. lor instruction, but a few free
r...- are bestowed at the discre-
. .. .a. directors. This enterprise has
.....'.i IN a few other ciJios-in
%..... ..r example, and in Buffalo,
a. $3.50 pupils IN cooking. uurS-
household service, and lauE-
work .r. enrolled
H....-al Household Economic As
r..a headquarters in Chicago,
.. .s .tas--d object the dissemina-
knowledge OF the science Of house
"--.1 ..- branch in Syracuse. y. y,
'.l' teachers 10 give instruction in
a.. .' cooking, general homework,
King plain sewing. and mending,
and embroidery. nursing, mas
..." dressing and china decorating.
..s.. H has come 20 be recognized. are
"... .Hderlic the home, and no
even though possessing large
''..-.. can Afford 10 ignore them.
'alc-c WoIncu's CIub.
.."s ar. often made up OF special
n. women, as stenographcrs or
.. Sew York City exists the Col
N...as CLUB, with a membership
.. declared object Of which Is TO
-..~F without interest 10 women
"." trying Ja gain an education aJ
And lu this connection ole -