New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-25
DEPENDENT, OLD AND UNsKILLEo.

TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: How may poverty stricken and helpless
women, widowed mothers with little children, wives
II sick husbands. old. broken down grandmothers
be saved from begging on the streets OF from be-
ing sent 70 thu almshouss tho island7
Ten yearu' experience OF the Workrooms for
U-usxlled Women. No. SIG West Twenty-e ghth-st-.
in part at least, answers this question.
7 am so cold"' Il am so hungry Il can't
get any work. Lady what shall I do7' These
are the haunting voices that cry at the workroom
door.
Within there are shelter and warmth p bath and
cleansed garments. and hot midday dinner
Women who come here shlvering. fanished. dis
tracted with trouble. may find such work as they
can do or learn do. receiving fair wage In food
or clothing or in money TO be saved for rent
From this beginning the women 30 or learning 10
cook 20 clean. TO sew. 70 make rag carpets. and
with this instruction goes the kind word. the
friendly hand. the willing ear for their sad or
tragic story. until under the cheer Of sympathy.
not only self-support but the sef-respectns cour-
axe to Go something and To be something returns
10 their broken lives. Witness the pride with
which many an ignorant mother places the wei
prepared food before the family. which thought IT.
self in luck 10 get q slice from the loat ana SIP
from the can Of beer. Witness the feeling OF tne
dear old granny who always feared she nigh i- &c
Goals for The IRE and shoes for the chdEeh IeeI
NE o9ro9u1s would have been scattered the ola
20 tho almhouse and the childLtn 10 aSS '-'''' 1N
For Individual cases we have no space. or we
could tell Of womer for whom Hsd.il' ,o5- M
mental powers that restoration 10 cheeILuI4 'tly y
self-support seemed migaC,ei. b e,a small chill
dren and no support and no sT Sar E61s and her
the smallest wage. Eep. 49, ne su claiming
family and learned not only 20 Ms eIinnort by
for her children. bur earned d soOu 1P4
sewing dor oInsT wi.h large family when nearly
ca Ia Win trouble was told by her employeITi 81
ter one DAYS trial 70 SIC was carried along
the workrooms for over a yeaI - ,Sar bodily
influence Of kindness ana s oou IT. To- ds,, she is
Ls5 49, she mas been able 20 keep herSelI aId
her children from the yagTant Lle "is'o
seemed peI ses are scarcely hints and not needed
10 interest those who care ior hePL - rreat imam
cal neel Tn vyorkrooTns are in charge Of com
It!!ull . e 1-ouen and under the auspices OF We
c,bsri.v ORGANIZATION Society We W. -,
i.ta5S "a the workrooms by ticket TO 1eeI Iie
tickets are held sale at Lne ma 1870 ~ -
non is derived from the sale Of rugs ana
"a nets made by the needy women aIu ~ a.
ssihseriptors ana donations Money IS nGeaea 20
mis- Garnet manufacture. ana 70 So !,
ether Industries 1t IS hoped that ne ,b 5s @ bs
t-o;,gbt 10 PASS the members OF tne a.
I9 9 and plans Hence they earnestly plead Tor
many annual subscriptionS. nally ~ to+,er ~ %
7,ss should be TO the treasurer OF the
committee Mrs Charles F ostTanGeF 80 % s Mgs
Women care Of Charity orsaRi5s 2n society No
l05 East Iwent 9>.11 51,air,nan
Mrs JAMES a. SSILYM Ms En-
Mrs s. BRADHURST CLARK
Ms Mrs. 9g PhfR rs F osTRANDER, Treasurer
/ Miss GERTRrDE sACkEIL
Mrs. 2 8 SELLFW. Secretary
! Mrs. BENJAMIN NICoLL. r-,.
Manhattan. March q. 1904