The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-18
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THE WOMEN.
Notable New Movement That 11l1ls
Has b. Just Beens ,; Started ' 81.
Here 81
MEETS i LON |. NG-s STANDING WANT

Voting Girls will y. Taught
@ cooking, housekeeping Etc
STIotne for D eaconcsses.
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81 yvithlngtho early future, Il plans well ]
concoiyctl 8nnt, carefully worked out nrai
equally well executed, there vii ! be open
&C, ia Richmond undsr tho auspices o \,
tho Methodist denomination an ins IS. l,l,'-5.
ton for the training OF young whit. 3wo-
men lii house work, cooking and IN
dred household arts. 896
Behind the step is q movement of wider
signlficance--ona Of ,,rcoirmon interest
and Importance TO Richmond and = other
cities OF tito. South It is T. fact fire.
ouently commented upon l,y mission.
workers that young white wo.ner, ltrE
tD toll long ard earnestly encll day ii ll'SS
other occupations d isdain what tlley con 4
slider IL lneninl sitlon Inst he house 81
before they will consent "A to COOK 3a ll1.t
Glenn Many OF them so18intO6 fnc N cries
and meet 81 slow but IA on he less, ssi = /
death from hard work and Il close con-
finemellt. Otlels engage in va llt,lls !!,l!l
Suits and frequently IN esperh ton dritt9
Into crltnoi for aslivings 81. NJ. s$,s, t
Tho other sdo Of tho picture Is = . less
seriously drawn. TamillA, q are utter
dependent upon negroes or house service.
ind tho conditions resulting from this
dependence are molncntnrlly becoming,
more miserable. The careless shit tees
negro, growing NOR and more Sca r rs' 6
and #ahiftless as the years widen u the
sap between him and q thu arte-be!luln
type, Is the most unsat Is factory Of tl r-
8tlcles Snbout tho house, When his ~ ll-{
sestyEis lnlmpe clablc, wliicn II u ot.S NJ
FWays Az HIS perseverance, isNnothing. He
works half ;l5Sweek sand chen d,li s, le--st
5uu entity without warning. The house Is
III a turmoil until 1t can frearr.nEs lfli'I;s
land ret itself In opposition for the recl1'-{
renee of the programme. #
TO M eets This Condition.
Ss It Is This state Of affairs that suggests
d movement tina t Will go Its little s'n M
|sin5 checking the declared evil at a meet
| 5ing of tho laly board OF visitors Of the
|8Mothodist Mission on Els Nj III, s treet
|fheldH edncsday, Nliss Maggie 81 q
this city, was appointed a. delegate 70
tile state Con ference Of Homo Mission
Board s. OF SirginIn. 81 to be held on MAY
Stl, IN Lynchhrrg. Represen tntivas VIII
be present from MI the church toar1s
lin the State. Miss Ca,iley will lay the
matter fully before the con ference Il and
will ia for an a pprouriatlon suf ficiHnt Y
| for a year experiment. In The pro p ,.s
CIV work. This sum II secured w sbe
supplemented by nopular 81 bscr =,
large thrcc- story building Oh Nine
t4entl, Street. ii pom which those int crest 3
cd, already have their eye, WI ~ q Sc Sc.
cured. overl1aulcd and puti int #conditlo
a skilled trainer, tfrom " England WI
No brought here and placed in$ charge or
! the house Then tl,cSgirs and xoi'1f W g.
! n1en viii he rcceiy cd. Tisy VIII be given
| something like an eighteen months
course ir housekeepll,4 Gooh'fi =. Isl ~.
4 and will be trained In such n Al ashton
4 that they Will be able. to earn consid-
/ erably more than the Hill-equlppcd dnrky
4 does now There will, OF course, be no
i charge for this tuition. The training
i school will DO IA cooperation q 1alr. ms
/ girls Will there and will take In work,
! tic revenue from which viii 80 70 ING
i support of the institution. AS soon ~
i they arc thoroughly equipped. the young
i women will be gotten positions in. Rich
/ mond families by the school, which VIII
I III In that respect also an employment
\ bureau.
Others May Follow.
ono such school as this could MT, q
a course remedy condition that IS very
4 &widespread But 1t Is II step---and man H.
4 testify an important one--in the direc tloll'
4 On tho one sde.3iyOung women q tlle
4 poorer classes will be given ar, oI'T y I
lily to earn n respectable and decent
4Ilivlns: on / he other. long suffering fam-
4 tiles will#at last be able to have. IN Their
4 homes constant and efficient service iloi.
Il which they car rely. The Ing. scllool
twill bo a part OF the work Of the Metho-
Il q Il IN fnsfitllto hutgls conducted Sscpn-
I@ratcly, because. iii the first place, there
4 Isl not room there, and, IN, the second.
n because tle Character OF tho attendance
II in that Institution Is frequently not
pleasing to young women.
Deaconness Home.
i Another movement Of striking interest
"a lis QUO looking 10 tho establishment il,
& Richmond oy The Episcopal Church Of q
a homo FOR dcacone sses This pi'oj get aya
y dcnr To the heart 4 OF the late Bishol
II Mhttle nud bishop Gibson is no loss
Ifinterestec IN t. PlansHare now rapidly
3 being brought TO u successful issue ant
+ H. building will probably be secured Very
shortly ard the proposed Institute opened
The denconcss of the Episcopal Churcl
T lis a. sort Of assistant minister Sll y
1T tic right hand OF the pastor anf
assists him at every turn, She is 4
b scout, who keeps Watch over tfeSparish
i When a person Is sck--man. woman q
y child-sl,o ministers to him, Her ser
! vice ia chiefly among the poor, whom sh
: = nurses and cares for without charge t
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