New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-13
WORK OF GERMAN HOUSEWIVES
PRIZES AWARDED TO SERVANTS FOR LONG
SERVICE

PRIZES AWARDED TO SERVANTS FOR LONG
SERVICE.
The sem-annual meeting Of the German House
wives Association held yesterday afternoon at No
237 East Fifty-seventh-st.. was breezy one Sew
eral important questions were discussed at length
in German and English Only two Of the seven
servants belonging TO the association who. by rea-
son Of two years uninterrupted service in one place
were entitled the prize of $50 offered by the as
ISOLATION were present to claim IT, The others will
receive the money whenever they call for 1t. After
June l. 1892 the prizes will be $40. instead OF so
The girls VINO took these prizes to-day were
Sophie Dumeier employed by Mrs. C. Stein. and
Julie Katz employed by Mrs. L. Miller. The others
are Maggie O'Neill, employed by Mrs DR.. Lange;
Ida Abrahams and Rosi Rcard, employed In DR..
Lange's private hospital. Katherine Hozapfe. en-
ployed by Mrs H. C. Kuchler, and Sophie Farber,
employed by Mrs. f. Ruhe.
As the association is supported entirely by men,
hers fees-S3 initiation fee and s. year-an as
sessment is necessary to provide the premiums for
the servants 1t was proposed 10 do away with
the system OF prizes but as this was decided TO De
unconstitutional. 1t agreed to make special
effort TO collect from members who had not PAID
their assessments.
To settle a difference OF opinion with regard TO
the conditions under which servant should be en-
titled 10 a prize test case was brought up II
was decided that a period OF Illness. during which
the girl continued TO receive wages from her EN-
ployer although not under her roof. should not be
considered as a break in her term OF service
The bylaw requiring any one who has resigned her
membership In the association to walt FOR SIX
months after applying for readmisson before oeing
accepted was changed that a former mehoer
will now be admitted at any time on payment OF
another initiation fee. a., -, eyo
The secretary stated that during the last m, nv
months $50 girls had been placed In Situations Inn
2Ss who had applied for situations had oeen ne, he
iected as not satisfying the requirements OF ilv
association and that PIG were now In the eupioS
OF members Twenty three girls had aVaied ln i
selves OF the home managed by the assoca.i,o"'
where girls may stay while seeking employment.
The treasurer's report showed that the ehpens.ss
Of the association were about {2D n month"; gu
thai $3.50 had been paid in premiums between ~; 10
vember 1895 and March 81, 1899. me cooh,n mn
school FOR girls who belong to the associau0h NJ
probahly be opened under the direction OF III -,
Gesine I.emcke in the autumn. az tne nov'o VI
,ho associetion at No. l2i East Fifty nint
'Mrs 3 Uirsch one of the directors. sad Mans
ennie make the mistake OF thinking that we Keep
~, anmnlovment agency, whereas we are oIgaiine.u
e. r. ,nItuai benefit To obtain servant throush
aU assocIatIon the employer must become nv,h
p r Anv giri who obtains employment thro. ~ a
ue' 10 siso member long as she remains IN INC
smnloy OF n member. All the work OF carr af,sc
~ enterprise IL done gratuitousy by inc ""''
tors" r.A.u 4. ,ho nres,dent and Mrs
xarwiese the vfce-president OF tho associa"o"'