New-York tribune., 1903-05-24

Hrs. Spencer Trash's Gift to the
Girls Friendly" to Open Soon.

The cottages of the well known Crosbyside Hotel
which command of the most beautiful views
on Lake George. and which have lately been ac-
CURED by Mrs Spencer Trask. now at last in
order carry out the purpose for which they were
purchased. that of a Holiday House for self
supporting women.
Miss Mary ". Fuller. of Troy. y. Y. sister of
Mrs z. \. Potter. Bishop Potter's sister-in-law.
has long been identified with the st. Paurs Branch
Girls Friendly Society in Troy. and it is in
her hands primarily that Mrs. Trask has placed the
property purchased.
Just why did We select Miss Fuller to carry out
our plans? said Spencer Trask in referring to the
matter lately. We'll. for reason. because we
knew no one so we'll fitted Miss Fuller 10 put
such property TO wise and. for another. be-
cause we went about good deal with her when
she trying to rent a place fo- this purpose
time ago and knew how much the work
needed it. No Mrs. Trask has practically nothing
to do with the management of It. Everything has
been turned over to Miss Fuller and from every
point of view l confident the matter could not
be in better keeping
Miss Fuller. who has been In town during the
last week on Holiday House business was how
ever. averse to saying anything in regard to her
personal labors in connection with it. But friend
In almost close touch with the work gave the
necessary data. The property she said, was
gift from Mrs Trask to the Girls Friendly and al
lied societies. or course branch the st. Paul's,
feels proprietary interest in way, but the hos
pitality OF the summer home is open to any woman
who IS unable afford than IS 30 a week
which is to be maximum rate. We have ad-
vertised it IN Girls Friendly Magazine. which
goes all over the country. and we have had numer-
Gus applications from members OF the society and
others in New-York. Brooklyn. Philadelphia and
elsewhere. The railroads have offered half fares
from various points. thus making a two weeks
outing very reasonable matter The hotel proper
you know is not 10 be used this year. unless
wing of 1t has to be fitted up overflow quarters
later There were originally four cottages. all
of which were be used, three dormitories only
and the largest mainly the general living house
a few weeks ago. however, one of the cottages
was burned TO the ground just the painters had
put it all in holiday dress, will be a little
crowded perhaps and have to make use of a part
of the main building. With few exceptions, the
rooms have been altered single apartments. and
about thirty guests be accommodated at one
time. All guests are requested to time the begin
ming and closing of their visits TO fall on Saturdays
facilitate Holiday House domestic arrange
ments An electric plant has been added to the
comfort of the cottages and the plumbing thor
oughly overhauled and many improvements made
III the grounds, including tennis and croquet
grounds. bath houses boating. etc.
There fireplaces in many of the cottage
rooms which are furnished in the quaint and az
tractive Dutch style prevailing color in cot
tag ge being green and in the other pink. And such
time have had selecting wall papers and
chntzes and draperies, The living and dining
and the china used is all blue and white. Blue and
white, too. the bedrooms which occupy the re-
mainder of this cottage. Everything is tasteful
and attractive possible and | think few more
charming locations be found than tins of our
little holiday homes the lake, with the splendid
old forests all about them.
The cottages will be formally presented to the
society June and will be opened for guests on
the first of the month following. The Girls.
Friendly you know. is the largest Organization of
women in the world There twenty-sevea
hundred branches, many of them having. does
ST. Georges here in New-York, a membership list
OF something like five hundred. There dis
tnctions. you see. of class or creed. and We have
members In Australia. Africa. and. indeed. the
world over. Our St. Paurs branch in Troy the
seventh oldest in this country.
''Dues? Yes. we pay cents a month Our motto
is, Bear ye another's burdens Oh. yes, We
expect the Holiday House TO be self-supportng
perhaps not wholly the first year. but then
there will probably not be any great deficit
Mrs. Trask is honorary president. and among the
officers and directors who working with
Miss Fuller. president Mrs. Charles T..
Patterson Mrs Hobart W. Thompson and Mrs
Samuel P. Mcclellan. vice-presidents; Mrs. Fred
erick F. Buell. secretary; Miss RhOda Thomp-
son. treasurer; Mrs. Howard W. Shields. Mrs
William A Thompson. Mrs John l. Thomp-
son Miss Josephine Russell. Mrs. Thomas Buckley.
Mrs. /. ". Ciriswold. Mrs. Russell Benton. Mrs
walter Thompson. Mrs Edward ". Stebbins. Mrs
James Parker. Mrs Caleb W Palmer, Mrs. William
H. Shields. Mrs. John Manning. jr.. Miss Learned.
Miss Watson. Mrs. Thomas Vail. Miss E ". Free
man. Miss Cluett. Mrs W " Houston. Miss In