New-York tribune., 1901-11-20
THE DAYS GOSSIP.

'"The Claims OF Chivalry,'' in connection with
foreign missionary work the subject dis
cussed yesterday by Miss s. II. Ward at q meet
ing OF the woman's Guild Of the Manhattan Con-
eregat tioraI Church. Letters read from Mrs Clara
Bridgeman who is the church missionary to Natal,
South Africa. referred TO the mission work there
as progressing. OF her difficulty in obtaining any
servants Mrs. Bridgenan wrote: 'I am now
breaking in green kitchen boy, which means
that must hover over him day and night for at
least one month. to get him into the proper rut-
-, e; -Ghtii-y he vii, cheerfuIlv announce that he
s..s-ss. ays -n,,S, on home for six months or a
year 20 live his earnings Some or tfose VINO
gehe Pc Guild; i'd Ms. c. Il Dickinson and Mrs. s. G
Mas;ick. who presided The Manhattan & SongTega ta,a
pleted although services were held in the church
M ss " g ae and for o M4s fns f. A mso ns -
West Eighty-sixth-st
A reception to the clergy OF New-York City will
be given tomorrow from TO 10 p. "a. by Mrs
Sarah J. Bird and Mrs George tnness' Jr, the
house committee of the Gospel Settlement at NO
Ii Cl.ntor-st There will be a demonstration OF
the class work at 80 and $50 p m Those in
charge Of the Settlement claim that the district in
which their work is carried on is a neglected
quarter Of hidden anarchy in our great city The
the Rev. Dr. Lyman Abbott. the Rev, Dr. Charles
Parkhprst the Rey Dr Donald Sage t5e ReT Dr
r L. Paddock.
Christian Associations has decided TO continue
Publishing The International Messenger ana 10
appoint & travelling organizer, assistant secretaISs
and Office secretary. annual ekpeiiuItute oL
1890 for salaries This will be raised pv STATE
organizations.
Miss Louise Fischer yesterday gave the first IN
her course OF lectures on the Germans In Amerl-
can history at the home of Mrs. Charles Garoner'
No. eg7 FIfth-ave.. at $3.50 p. Among her pa
tronesses are Mrs. Garret Hobart Mrs. Seth Low
Mrs Charles Hoffman. Miss Helen Ooulo. MI .
Edwin Gould and Mrs. George Baker.
Ihe remaining lectures VIII De gwen on suL
cessive Tuesdays the last being on december H.
The foundation Of all trouble in the domestic
Service problem was the subject Of address by
Ars Frederick II. Truslow, at the recent meeting
ol the Civitas Club. Brooklyn According 10 Mrs.
afaslow, the whole question hinged on the relation
between mistress and maid. The mistress she
thought, should place her ideal too high or too
EOS- Religion nationality, she considered, cid
aot enter into the question but individuality did
- - Speaking OF the general housework girl Mrs
Ward W. Allen expressed the conviction that
,se1her too much was required of those follow
hat branch of household work.
ae question was summed up by proxy for Mrs.
:. 'eeiey. whose views were follows: Both
fbs. are al fault Girls asked to do more now
lvSr, 'Iey We're fifteen years ago, the manner or
difSr,,o ,oeins more complicated The position is
ternoS. one allowing girl very little social in
ine 5.s ane often until late in the even
Lease RS should be given Sunday evenings, at
aixsvs saining schools good in theory, but not
too as demand much higher wages The schools,
is the rot not greatly sought after by servants 1t
and 49, eau richie who apt TO spoil servants
terms Ae them insensible to any reasonable