The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-18
BLESSING FOR HOUSEKEEpERS,
JHERE'S AN INTERNATIONAL
COMMITTEE on SERVANTS.
II Proposes 10 Dispense, Free. Information
and Advice 10 Both Employers and
Employed and TO warn Both Against
: the Wiiy-Women who Arc Interested.

pes'ered by any OF the evils that sour the
housekeeper's temper and bear the mar
rage market, tell your troubles to the
Inter Municipal Committee Of Household
Study They may not be able to suggest
a remedy right of the bat, but they will
ralk it over with you enthusiastically and
make note OF it for microscopic study.
The Inter- Municipal Committee opened
its New York bureau yesterday at Ill East
Twenty-thrd street, and the young woman
Who talked earnestly to reporters said that
it was to be sort of handy household
arbitration board Nothing In the way Of
domestic troubles will be too small for 1t
and no grst will be too large.
"If there are any people In the world who
are burdcned with woe these days they are
the houseksepers, said the girl who spoke
for the I'm G.. H. S. I'VE just want to
help them all we can and We won't charge
them a cent either. This isn't money
making scheme. 1t is educational and
experimental. We don't need the money
The Inter-Municipal Committee Of House,
hold Study is made up of women in
New York, Boston and Philadelphia who
have at heart the betterment Of conditions
affecting employers and servants. Some
OF the members Of the New York organiza-
lion are Mrs. Seth Low, Mrs. Lyman Alb
bolt, Mrs. Russell Sage Mrs. Felix Adler,
Mrs Charles n. Judsop, Miss Margaret L.
CHAMBER, Miss Virginia Potter and Miss
Margaret D. Dreer. The work of the
conn,ittoa bsr. "a ua,I "a In pos,on and
phiisIsis,l,a ~. W. 70 ". Don a.'
"''due, pi"a iras o''ei iaio OUT on pretty
broad plan. To carry out the plan bureaus
were started simultaneously in the three
cities Yesterday. ANYBODY with any sort
~ bo,,sohold ,,ro,,,a,,, l. ;,,',;,oa =. - ~
e -' - H''o'' 10 '''''.' W '''ne W
me bureaus TO nave 1t solved.
Miss Frances A. Kellor fellow of the
College Settlement Association. who has
written a hoot co1Ied .o,t ~ WI -
49,. ~, H"' Vi WIN
showing up .he evils OF lake employment
agencies, and whose investigation of these
evils had something to do with the new
employment agency law, is at the head of
tbe looal I,,rea,, =, ,ha in,a',,t.I,,
cnrnmittae nn ca" h,nashod r IL i,iu'''cpai
hmnnn es, on no"s =, iGse"' en- Inc
20 horsaL esna or ~, she n,ehos 10 eApmin
sisn ~ sho,i ,re,, y. u h ny S"e eApec.s
vants at reasonahje Won ra. ansd 81. az 80 T.; &C.
nareS to g;~e a utt,s 49, a nn e h., - pj
s ssc,,atd s'ou'' be treated when they are
10 funny ho,. ;,,,o,.a,,, ,,os. ,,.,,,,.,
are ~ ~ oe, Snht snr, me- az wunie'
said the esrnsst v,n,ns na' .on VIC snnt.
for Miss Kelor. "ThHey are the nv easiest ssi~t
kind Of victims for the INSCRIPTIONS en-
because thoS dom know the 1iabt Eind ~
intejljgance ofrCas to no ~ anfS 10, ,rh an
thew Yet to the wrons ones ' s" thex ar n"s 90
Worried and fused list thev ~ anv oh
thing offered them. For instance. now,
Miss Kelior discover ed that it il a common
practice in the worst sort Of emplovment
agencies for them 10 keen AZ Tetainers
GIRLS who never have any intentio,, Of dn;ns
work for ANYBODY. II il the simulesf
game In the world, and one that i. Tery
profitable for the agencies and the girls.
The retainer Is sent out on a call, STAYS,
ma ybe three or four DAYS and then nIits
OF course she is paid, and the intelligence
Office gets its share The trick may be re-
nateiy, in fact.
Another evil that we intend to stop II
it is possible to do 80 by spreading the
truth and advising women, is v age broker
age on the part Of employment agency
man deliberately puts up the price Of a
girls services when she would be willing
10 accept much less-a reasonable salary
at any rate Some worried housekeepe
viii rush into an employment agency and
to pay SIS Some Of the empIoymen t
YOU a splendid cook at once for s25, but /
fear cannot give you anything good for
SIS. Usually the busy, troubled house,
keeper will agree. Then the man will
step to the room where the girls are waiting
every girl in there becomes a Sss cook at
once, although she NAV have been in luck
% get 81 before that and may not be worth
IS OF course all that fattens the purse OF
the unscrupulous employment agency
people These are inst few OF the things
that we are going TO have heart to heart
talks with New York women about. Poor
things, We want to help them So
There are lots Of really good and re-
liable employment agencies, and we are
prepared to furnish lists of these"
The intermunicipal committee, through
it's bureaus. intends to study and give adj
vice on such things as these: Immigrants
who 20 into American households, with
the idea OF determining the exact useful |
ness OF Gretchen and Bddy and whether
It Is possible to substitute Japanese and !
Chinese piris. wby girls from the country !
and small towns go into shops and fac |
tories instead of Homework, with the DUR |
nosa ~ chano;ng tbinrs about a hi, ron- |
h;,;on. - $3.50 IA 81 inoL,d;nn food |
iltionh Oh househoiu Morh, ihcIuoine iooI,
bathing facilities, hours, wages, rewards |
for good service, DC;
One Of the most important duties of the |
hureau will he To imDresa upon hOuse-