New-York tribune., 1901-07-07

cent round trip ticket Before July non members
were allowed the advantages of the house. which
opened or June IA, at 81 a week. and the same
privilege will be extended from September until
October l. Trained nurses. teachers. deaconesses
and other educated women have availed themselves
OF this opportunity in many cases.
The committee in charge. of which Miss Cornelia
E. Marshall is chairman and Mrs. John Greenough
is treasurer will try raise s72O this summer to
put three large gables in the atte thus increasing
space is large but unavailable. on account Of the
Miss French is house mother" and two asso-
cates are at the house all summer TO aid the girls
in planning amusement and TO act as hostesses. in
cooperation with Miss French.
The society was founded in England in in 1872 and
States where it now has twenty-five thousand per,
The objects Of the society are: ''fo bind together
in one society churchwomen as associates and girls
and young women (of all denominations mem
bers for mutual help religious and secular; to en-
courage purity of life duifulness to parents faith
fulness to employers. and thrift and TO provide the
privleges of the society for It's members wherever
branch TO anothei'
DIOCESAN counSs' branehes. associates and mem
bers. The central council consists of president
O. vice presidents. treas
urer, all diocesan presidents and secretaries, or
having no diocesan organization and fifteen elected
members from the society at large: DIOCESAN
sired). secretary and treasurer and ali branch
secretaries in the diocese. with fifteen elected mem
working and honorary associates and members
fp1mer being girls between Ve ard ten YEARS o
and the latter girls from ten TO twelve. At twelve
they become eligible to full membership.
The society accomplishes a large amount of edu-
tic lines training the members in manual work of
many kinds and teaching them the laws OF hygiene
for the protection of their hea,n
An instance OF the value OF the '7commendatio
be introduced other. is given In the case of
a young English girl of unusual attractiveness
from her home 10 Ohio. by way of Liverpool Mon
treal and New-York without any misadvepture
and with only ninepence in her pocket Letters
from her home branch had notified the branches in
ciety meet and for the young traveller
starting her safely on every stag OF her
journey.
The registry Office in New-York SUPPLIED sos girls
with situato last year. ' eA'iS
The central Office for the United States is Roor,
IS Church Missions House, No. 2sl Fourth-ave
WORKING GIRLS SOCIETY.
The eight houses of the Working Girls vaoatto,
Society OF which Mrs William Herbert is presi
dent, filled and the entire season engaged with
a long waiting list % applicants eager to secure
TIE possible opportunity afforded by some ones
dropping out"
The society works in cooperation with several
other societies, taking charge of houses FOR than
In some cases Farmington Lodge at Farminrton
Conn. is supported by the graduates Of Miss Por,
ters School, at that place; house at Westport
Conn, is sustained by the Vacation Farm Society
ana one at Southport by the University Settle
ment. The Working Girls Vacation Society owns
a farm at Greens Farms Conn. and two houses in
the Acirondacks that are reserved for girls with
incipient tuberculous trouble.
1--WE are obliged TO refuse four or Ave a day of
tuberculous cases. said Miss Buchanan at the So
ciety house. because have no more room and
the need for Stony Void is constantly impressed