New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-16
IT'S WIDE INFLUENCE.
Result Of One Excursion Of the
Tribune Fresh Air Fund.

That n. Tribune Fresh Air work gives vast
amount - pleasure with its summer excursions IS
-sl known. but that by means OF them II also
breaches gospel % mutual cooperation and the
besu-y % unselfshness may not be so patent
Last sumner The Tribune sent a large number
- mothers from the neighborhood o. the West
sioe SETTLEMENT Of the Young Wouen's Christian
Association ~ No. 80 West Forty-fourth-st.. or
one Q, Us fresh ar excursions. These women were
already y touch zritb the Setrleneut-a1 least
about thirty = them Tere. They belonged 20 what
e known the Mstrous' club. The excursion
Sawed = hrinE Other vome7 into support with the
settleroe-t and TIE Natrors With the result tts-
he latter Is now one of TIE largest womens c'ubs
II The city With membership Of -.
OK COOPERATIVE LINES
The Wee SIDE Settlement has many lines n ac-
-ivi-v. as- the Matrcns' club is perhaps the mos
l-pc-tsn- T. Be- social organization. IT lends
meme. IL b. run Oh co-operative lines and it IS
mutual benefit club III I'm one. il addition the
Nsr-c-s "a Christmas trae strictly on the CO.
ore-e-i7- plan. thes distribute Thanksgiving din
re-s. the~ give entertainments. and IN a hundred
othe- Va~T fhev share and pass along in the way
rhe Tribune FIRST taught them 70 do.
To Illustrate the kind OF material they have
3D. tf~ 1l-t-ons. club. and what the club does for
SIS ue~l.rs. Trey t4I ne following story the
sSet--c-lsr--
L.ss thag wear ago woman came L. the door
"a basket q her arm, begging Tor FOOD -re
upon visiting her in her poor home the Settlement
-, t-es.. s 80 49, s1'= 80 - -'s ~
taat could saEe her from dropping down aid down
vork- work must b found Tor her.
There happened - be on the Settlement lists a.
The tLm- another family thai was fast going 10
smash t9I U-anf q a mother There were seven
and ID would not be long before The man would
take 70 drink. the children would run the streets
the tserrE society would step II and the FANNY be
Into this second family the Settlement workers
ftted the woman out Of the FIRST family. Il was
an arrangement by which she got her food and
worked for got q mother by proxy 10 hold Il to-
have afforded 70 pay much for their houseworker
and The woman a the first part could not have
sound sroploymsnt n ~ ordinary family but The
salvation Of both families
EVOLUTION OF SOUL
tn. transformation n the woman who had
begged did not cease with her evolution into
efficient housekecper. Il kept on all through the
events connected with the birth Of her child
which occurred q few month. later. The woman
sho few ncnths ago was begging from door 70
door e active and enthusiastic Matroz-
Evs-v THURSDAY night when the Matrozs own the
big Assembly room 2" the Ssttlsrnsut she comes
and helps make the law and PASS resolutions To
her the Earrc-s Club represents the world OF
Tnen there ves another poor soul who. when
she o-ser--a ,rhs-e were The cEiis-er Ve. 40
she-she vas only their stsprnother. but she would
cine ere night and now not even the children
= 5 ao- TOO much 20 say that the Matrons. Club
Is ne greatest agency for good II the ueiRhbor-
-ocC Jew and Gentle. Protestant auC Rousn
Cz-hoc belong 70 g.. the only essential being that
members should I've somewhere between Thirrfeth
80 Sixrr-SeVenrh SIS
~ Is -his kind Of thing that xiii keen these
q the insane asyl-r-s.-' said Uhr-i-
rfs- ae be looked ~ the graudmoLhers vo-rg
-rs-~isS women middle aged mothers and -nrar-
nee women who ~ the head q families. al
6a-ci-E together with the abandon Of children
-he women drop their burdens when they come
h ne club arr play games dance. visit and sing
E~--r rAe-r have sneak out. for - Thomas or
szrnes OF John were 70 know things might hap
MUTUAL BENEFIT SCHEME
TIE latest development Is a mutual benefit
schsne Co. TIE sake OF which the members slightly
Increased rheir dues The Mstrons viii pay this
benefit a. s. 10 any one OF their members who is
81. for period Of one week. and for not more than
for weeks in one year. Not only this. but any
member who has belonged TO the club for one
yea s-d then U-ithdrazs is entitled 20 take out
what she has put IN. minus any benefits she may
nave received The MarrCnE thought this
scheme themselves but II IL based on plan that
h2s beer r successful operation for several years
EnrcUE the employees q the Young Wunens Chris
lan Association ~ East Fffteenth-st. and the
Margaret Louisa Home The MatrOns noN feel
ne necessity Of establishing sinking fund 70 put
their benefit scheme or a permanently safe basis.
anc going q give some entertainments u this
end
Tie club also lords money 10 its member
through the Settlement director that those who
are In financial straits need rot become object
- Eosslr from having 70 apply 10 neighbOr. or.
turned II she said. I want 10 add - cents 10 the