The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-29
RICH GIRL
GIVES UP
EASY LIFE
Emma Goddard Leaves Elegant
Home and Enters Settlement
Work In Chicago SIums.

Chicago. Sept. 1e.-Giving Up a home OF
luxury abandoning society and devot-
ing her time to the uplifting OF the sub
merged thousands I'm the slums is ths
work chosen by Miss Emma GODDARD
daughter Of Millionaire l.. o. Goddard,
OF 27ls Prairie avenue. She has taken
little room in the Chicago university set
tlement in the Stock Yards district, fur
nished with rug, a cot and few toilet
articles Miss Goddard is but q. uni
versity graduate and clever woman
1T Is a great privilege. | think, 20 be
allowed TO take up this work" said she.
II am a truant officer. sanitary In
spector and a score of other things. You
see. these people out here are ignorant
OF many OF the laws which were made
especially for their protection. IL n wom-
an IL sold poor milk or bad meat she
doesn't know there is way TO punish
the dealer
ship they tell these troubles TO us. We
report them to the city officials and the
dealer Is made to stand the conse-
quences The dealers seldom offend more
than once after they learn we are watch
ing thm. for we can close their shops.
Then there are babies 10 look after
Thousands OF them. little one Is taken
sick, but the mother thinks the illness
amounts to nothing and does not send
for a physician often she cannot AFFORD
a doctor. But We provide one and per-
haps save a life.
--Est BEATS SOCIETY
Don't you think that's worth working
for? think II IL far more interesting
than making a round OF calls. or recep-
tions and afternoon teas. l only wish
that we could make more young women
understand II.
NV mother thinks this notoriety is
hAs worried
about what the newspapers will say
about me than about any danger from
infectious diseases.
There are only four OF US here now.
but during the winter there will be six.
One Of us will be on duty constantly, so
that no matter when our services are
sought. day or night. one always will be
ready to act =
DO you like the change OF environ
ment7"
well. people here are honest. n they
are not so refined They're human
beings--the plain people whom Lincoln
loved. and think as he did about God
loving them, or he wouldn't have made
80 mary. Do you know" and she leaned
forward with a smile, that it's awfully
refreshing to meet people whom you
know are sincere?
REGARDS 1T A PRIVILEGE.
"The hardest thing we have to COM
bat IL the sensitiveness OF the people I'm
the district They all work for a living
and they resent anything which would
seem like charity.
But when IL comes 10 free reading
room, baths instruction OF the use OF
a gymnasium, they are different They
go into their work with such enthusiasm.
too. that It's A pleasure TO teach them.
Some OF the mothers have such pc
culiar ideas about ordinary matters. too,
that they would be laughable II they
were not to be pitied. Yet they remember
what we tell them and make use OF the
knowledge a" s''e
During the short time the work has
been going on there has been a notice
able Improvement in sanitary conditions.
and the resulting Improvement In the
health OF the district IL wonderful
Knowing that we so from one house TO
another, inspecting plumbing, the house
owners now make repairs which formerly
they neglected for months. II they made
them at all
II want to impress upon everybody
that II IL ridiculous TO talk OF my max
ing a sacrifice think, as I told you.
that II Is a privilege TO be allowed to
go into the settlement TO work.
There is far too much sentiment or
so-calIed sentiment about people who
take up this work. People say that the
man or woman who does IL IL making
martyr OF himself or herself That's
nonsense. and I hope that I have made
Il plain that Il is.
mo. my family did not oppose my
taking this step. They did not wholly
approve of H. and my mother naturally
was timid and afraid that would be
exposed to ell sorts Of disease and dan
gers. but ] persuaded her to the con-
trary."
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