The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-05-18
EAST SIDE GIRLS ORGANIZE.
The, VIII worh tor Health ana Cleanliness
IN tho

Practical charity 10 onc ~ the moot
difrcul, undertakings in the world. said a
philanthropic worker ON the las, Side
To originate. organize and carry II on re-
! ouires all the careful attention study and
patience that would he needed IN the man
ae-ment ~ any business enterprise
The average Mrs onary worker who
de~rend upM tenement homes armed
with pencil and rute book, asking all sorts
OF imIErtIu.nt QUESTIONS IL not welcomed
among the better class 81 tenement jewellers
They feel that however small their homes
may be they arc their own. and as they
have made me- APPEAL to charity they ~
gard the vrll-mesnr questioning ~ their
would-he patrons with TO thankful spirit
Very often the most deliberately planned
schemes tor eNr-lleut charities IN the way
% ia. distribution Of food and clothing
will mi-carry through some such error on
the Iart - the wumen conducting the in
~v.stigatiors ~ the homes Of the poor
The women Interested IN the University
S~rt'l-nent work on the Fast Side have
learned that IN order % raCh the meet
deserving class Of tenement rr'pl. II =
necr~sary To gain their confidence and To
in,or.s, them IN whatever proi.c, may to
underway
A vast amount Of good has been done
in the tenement districts through the
efforts that havs been made to teach the
WON. N tho n"cs-siIy for light, air and
c~Icaa1nsss. THIS IL not hone by theorizins
or by preaching 20 the women. but by
going into their hon % and actually taking
par, IN the work 81 c!caii0s up their rooms
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the salvation Army In rho tenement, districts
Of large cities throughout tho country
Rooms wore taken In the very heart - the
Sums. and This at once nut the missionary
workers on a basis of equality that made
/, possible for them 20 pat their Plans into
execution
-Tirs, ~ all. the two or more rooms en-
gage ~TeC@iV.Sl a thorough cleansing and
Whitawa-hiug Windovs were sc"ured And
fonr- PAINTED. and the small home was
really mate n model IN its wav Then the
missionaries made friends 10y degrees with
the other tenants. frS' with the chlltren,
who wont home 10 tell 81 tie wonderful
trAr-fornntiuu effected
CURIOSITY brought many Of the tired out
and dlscoura gel mOtheTs 10 ~ ihe r'"u-
and then the missionary girls went mt" the
other homes and let IL high, and air and
used plenty g.! snap and wate-
lIr llAA'Nl a'AHIlli4fAANaNfAH NV t'"'Nfi
~ o., kery was taken up, II may surprise
YOU tu know that inst ~ YOU Will find -rs-
ants Wa-trful an! cNtrdvaGani ~ 'h'ir
handling e foods, do IN" tenement dweli"rr
very often waste. although eVUuomy would
he ~ such advantage 10 them
They Do bot know how 10 buy eitirr
meats ur Vegetables Even with -" small
means a, their disposal Tor Tho purpose
% marketing, wonders tnlgl' u" a"cnm-
pli-hei hy mcan- - n LITTLE intelligence"
and system To teach them thc-e things
similar means wcr. employed
The University S"''lemert work has
leon conducted on tho hucs ihG' wor"
originated bv The salvation Army women
ard one % the host - recent acuul li>h-
meuts has D.en the "rgani7a'ion effected
Amuug =une al tho tAst Side girl. who have
formed an a~llilnc" with M" Health Pro-
tectiv- Association and hav' banded th'n-
EilN 90 - carry on a crusade LOT cleanliness
among the tenement districts.
In this way The t"n"tn'rt women them.
selvp- lv,como workers H. the raYs" -
cha Il 90 They fSl that their own
small homes NAV b. made tactors T. IN"
oaus' Of educati" g th'ir less i.t"llg'rt
noighbors. and. best. II all they hri g a
thorough kuowl'dg" If conditions TO pa
or IA" situation
industrial schools for poor woman and
children have been marvrllously -ucC,'ss-
ful within a." last f"w wars Their" has
been n Crusad" agli ~ the fryi' g pan by
the cooki < teachers who Instruct the
classes II i shown how IN % frvi gproorss
takes all uourshi' . qualities from the
meat and how zig s'ioY. i I Jurrd Nv IN.
81 food prepared ir this way.
'SiuCn the ri-' In N" pric' ~ meat an
attempt has ben mad" to pupularz' cs'roals
and the paste that ar ~ extremely nu-
make people b.lirve that II i possibl" 20
thrive and remain h-aithv without in"At.-