New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-22

IT WAS OPENED BY MRS MCLEEs TWEEN
Try YEARS AGO.
NOW SHE Is WORKING AMONG THE SAILORS AND
Hell PING THIN INTELLECTUALLY

NOW SHE Is WORKING AMONG THE SAILORS AND
HELPING THEM INTELLECTUALLY.
The proposed Squirrel Inn recalls the fact that
Mrs Sarah A. McClees Of Oakland. Cal. formerly
Of New-York opened the first cofee-house IN this
city about twenty years ago. In connection with
her work in the Womans Christian Temperance
Union. II was called the Holly Tree Inn. and
was situated at Fifteth-st. and Seventh-ave..
whore # was kept open for two years.
Tho idea Of establishing the inn was 70 have
place whore workngmen could secure good. whole
some food and drink at low rates. Mrs McClees
claims that the worst enemy person has to con-
tend with in establishing one OF these coffee-houses
is the saloon where a free lunch is often given
WIKI a drink. To compete successfully the coffee
house must offer It's food and drink az similarly low
rates
An establishment, ~ this sort in Glasgow. which
Mrs McClees visited offered each article for a
penny. that IT, a slice Of meat or bread or cup Of
tea or coffee could each De- obtained FOR one penny
IN this way p fair lunch could be got Tor what
d drink and free lunch would cost a. the saloon.
After she moved 10 Oakland. being near san
Francisco vher. Their. is so much done in the
shipping business Mrs. McClees became Interested
ln work for the aid Of the sailors. and IS now at
the head Of the Sailors AID Association In the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union Although
she has been In California only four years she mas
e-daared herself 20 many and is "a popular as she
was IN fn" fiSt
She has long been active In a movement to o.
tabfish loan libraries or ships and saws that many
commanders ~ vessels when approached on the
subject say that the men DO nor care FOR reading
but she insists that her own experience mas peeh
that sailors prize reading mattsr more than any
thing else that one could give them. She has been
Instrumental in placing a library on the United
s-ates training-shp Adams which only recently
started on a years cruise 10 Japan and interme-
diate points.
There are one hundred and fifty boys aboard VINO
are taken on the trip 20 learn seamanship, ana a
letter received by the mother OF one Of them tells
now eagerly the books We're received.
They are fine 1 TEL. you! The fellows all ike
them" he wrote. enthusiastically
Several boys who had no friends to call on them
were seen with the books in their hands during
,sifiug hours deeply Interested In their contents
and Obvious Of their surroundings
Mr. NlcClaeS a. the president or me odhidHu
Rrancn OF The Tribune sunshine society, ana su9
is ever willing 10 enlarge her hed OF ~Vr VOL anu
take No chrsrfuliy amy now dul} lhal VIII SCI 70
10 helm and brighten the lives OF others
Mrs Mc'lees T. deeply INTEREST. I'D ne PloPV o
"Sail0ra' Rest" that j. Pierpont Morgan ana otner
wealthy men propose 10 establish near the trooh..
lvn Navy Yard and that the question OF
..r1of herring the bueiackets who Will assemble
rhcre has come Nd some Of her friends think that
no one could I'll the office better man sne IN
London these rests clubs have been no'h-
cred" for twenty-five years by Miss Agnes " estGh,
OF Davenport and they nave done so mucn LOT
Queen and the entire royal family take deep IN
Mss weston is called in England the mother
Of the navy" and she IL proud Of the title