New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-01-21
HOUSES BEAUTIFUL"
Great Need Of Them for Girls, Says
the Req. Donald Sage Mackag.

house beautiful among the hills Of dindculty
and valleys OF temptation that abound n & great
city Thus was the home for young women con
Quoted by the Ladies' Christian Union ct No 80
West sth-e- described yesterday morning at the
annual meeting Of the organization BY the Rev.
Donald Sage Macksy. The Rlusion 20 tho House
beautiful 81 Pilgrims Progress" which looked
the one side upon the EIu ot Difficulty
and the Valley OF Temptation and on the other
upon the rising Sun OF hope and DR.. Mackay said
that be knew greater work that could be done IN
this city than the maintenance Of such houses
beautiful
Among al the changes OF this century, he said
there has been none more mighty than the ernan-
cipsaOn Of self-suppor1ng womanhood But this
sovsnce Is not without its darker side II has
created II this city. the Mecca Of hope, the grave
@; promise, small army OF homeless young WON
En- DO not mean this IN the ordinary sense OF the
word The class 10 which I aIlude does not lack
shelter. but Il does suffer for want Of the things
that home lie naturally brings Life Is very
oreary 10 young woman who lives 81 q boarding
house and has cOngenIal friends. This IS a fire.
quent condition even among the better paid class
o. women workers and for this class conditions in
NeW-Eork are constantly growing harder.
The self-supporting woman does not ask our
charity, but she dOes ask for our cooperation and
sympathy, and the very best work that can be done
soc Christ to-day IS 10 build such homes as you
nave built 70 build them further uptown and
Further downtown and al over the city Thus will
many lonely pilgrims look out from the easements
c. your houses beautiful and behold the light Of
new hope and faith and life"
N concluding his address Dr.. Mackay said that
ne thought the members OF the Ladies Christian
Union had learned the much sought after secret
O. the simple life
To 1--we simply he said, '5s 10 live prayerfully.
Il is not 10 deprive ourselves Of this luxury and
mat but 70 get into a calrner atmosphere and
touch the eternal sirnpLc.tieg."
rETfazf -5-ri-+F.- -. ---t.-.os-- 49,
houses beautituI"-one at no. q West 9th-st.
"nete he annual meeting was held: another at the
southeast corner o. l8th-st and 2d-ave the little
brown house" q the Baxter family alluded 10 so
neQusnty IN TlackeTay's letters. and third at No
- EasI 6la-st The first IS known as the Young
Mone2's Home and IN presenting z report Of its
eS -. t-~t as history was Indication OF the great
T-o-rsS N-c-5 has taken place in The position Of
a-rt-- So u Was opened
,ss .Le nome began" said Mrs. Caldwell, by
eLl---g btoLeclo4 20 young women on account OF
, S-s-- .heAleFse1ce end timidity. Now IL has 20
TTeSs5 mem against their Overconnoence and dis
So 10Y p4LAc opinion"
during tn morning Miss Pauline Ryder gave
49, u nom solos accompanied by Mrs. Z. L
T5sr-E-sr e A-Is J.. W. Buckhout sang. Mrs
-11surIy !. Tiffany, the first vice-presidenr pre-
$780, MIS- william SkidDore, one OF the
.e-k % The society, the election resulted in an
~ - a. cement % the officers. The secretary
- --Ltl - cast ballot for the following
~ eS7oe1ti Ars. Henry D Tiffany; vice-presdents
- Sosepn Aubank and Mrs. George W. CoIlard
tressilre- rs is william A. Cauldwell; assistant
NJ ~ 49, Henry Bowers; corresponding secretary
rs william Walton Clark
fo- muse was deliberately decorated with flowers
lie r1ee,SS-@ slon' and luncheon was served after