The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-01
WOMAN'S DUTIES
To Be Taught In a New To-
peka Institution.
Includes Cooking, Baking and
Laundry Work.
MRS. HUNTS PROJECT.
Ladies' Library Hall Has Been
Rented.
Will Be Used For Purpose
MRS. HUNTS PROJECT.
Will Be Used For Purpose
Originally Intended.

Mrs. A. z. Hunt is preparing to start
a Woman's Home in the building at
lib and Ills Kansas avenue, for the
help of worthy women out of employ
ment.
Mrs. Hunt has interested several To-
peka ladies in her enterprise and she
has the promise of work enough to
start the enterprise. A laundry, kitch-
en-, bakery, dispensary, intelligence Of
flee and mending room will be operated
in connection with the home. Prices for
all work will be less than elsewhere and
the cooking and other family work will
be on the home plan.
The building, known as Ladies' Lii
brary hall, was built originally for such
a home. Many people in Topeka sub
scribed to the enterprise, but it was
never a success and the building has
since been bought by parties In town
and rented for whatever purposes it
was wanted for. The idea now is to
reclaim the building for its original pur-
pose.
Il hope to make this a real Woman's
Home said Mrs. Hunt. "One that will
help respectable women in Strengthened
circumstances and be a home to them
until they can find employment. There
are a rooms in the building besides the
basement and first floors. For the bak-
cry want to get a small wagon and
horse to deliver the goods. I shall SUI
perintend the baking and cooking.
Eventually we hope to have a hot din
ner' wagon, such as makes the rounds
IN London. HOusekeepers can order
what they want and it will be delivered
hot in time for dinner Chicken pies
viii be one of our speciaIties
In the laundry we will look especial
" after the work done for young men,
Tickets with "a numbers on will be sold
and these tickets will call for the laun-
dering of "a unstarched pieces. Every
thing but collars, cuffs and shirts. The
new feature will be that all clothes will
be carefully mended. The laundry work
Will be done in the old-fashioned way
Washboards and tubs and plenty of ell
bow grease. Several ladies have al
ready agreed to send their washing to
US and to furnish US with their tubs
and WaShbOardS
The kitchen will not be a Cooking
school but instruction in cooking will
be given by woman who is a thorough
COOK. l have been doing cooking, bak-
ing and washing at my home for sew
eral weeks to keep the trade for the
home when it is started
"A free dispensary and an employ
ment bureau will be operated in con-
nection with the home. This home will
help the working women as no other
institution does.
Mrs. Degree raised money for such
a home and the building was built for
that purpose but it drifted into other
uses. I firmly believe that by starting
in a humble way we can make this
home a success
Mrs. Annie Diggs is interested in the
home and said: Il believe that this
sort of a home can be made almost
self-suppOrting. Giving instructions in
cooking and housekeeping is a good
idea. An educational department where
instructions viii be given by means of
lectures and other methods will be one
of the features"
Mrs. Hunt lives at the corner of
Twelfth and Quincy street. She is
known as one of the best cooks in To-
peka and viii undoubtedly make the
venture success with the proper en-
couragement.