New-York tribune., 1905-04-10
LMMTGRANT GIRLS.
The Protection Thro101 about Them
by a Model Agency.

Jingle! 1angle! went the bell 'Another depositOF
fancy" said Miss Rosenberg. superintendent OF
the Model Agency and Immigrant Home. at NO. I1z
6th-st the downtown branch OF tho Clara DC
Eirsch Home. and one Of the newest Of the c4ty's
phianthropies as she left her desk and walked TO
the door I'VE have started a Penny FroV1dent
Fund for the children IN this neighborhood Tney
wasted their pennies in buying all sorts OF unWhole"
some and unnecessary things, and dozen unes
day the children appear, to bring tIeSn
penny or TO ask how much they have on hand
AS the door swung open, a tiny. black eyed "'op
o. nv thumb accompanied by a retinue OF other
drninutive henchmen, held out gT1Iny paw ana
dropped penny into the Outstretched palm OF the
banker lady with the demand. How mucn
money is I got nowP
This Youthful fnancier was Sammy Weisner.
whose next older sister was even then in the back
parlor washing her hands with much violence I'm"
der the direction OF a pretty young woman who
had volunteered TO teach g class OF young girls 70
make themselves turnover collars.
.rYou see," explained the busy superintendent at
intervals between the attendance on the phone the
door and calls innumerable 'our agency and home,
which were established only last May following
the passage of the law for the regulation OF en-
ployment agencies and the creation or Depart
rnent of Licenses already broadened OUT 10 90
a lot Of greatly needed neighborhood work. filling in
the cbinks between looking after our Immigrant
girls It seems wrong to have a bit OK our uue OF
room plain as IS go to waste in the MIDST OF 30
many, CRYING needs, so let the children ana
,,o,Ir, reonle or the neighborhood take turns in
holding their club meetings here. There are sixteen
OF these altogether-eight for the boys ana eight
for the girls. The banner club Of the boys IS the
Jacob Riis Club while the Wednesday Night Cluo
for girls Of eighteen thereabouts is doing beau
tiful work These girls are machine operators IN
shops, and when night comes they are SO tired they
can hardly keep up. but not ono OF them %o4a9 taa
Iatev1for instance Which Is More Beneficial, Ed9
cation or Money? rs Higher Education Benehclalf
etc None Of these girls have tIne 70 eI h 70 az q
public library TO read up for the depate PH they 10
Sunday night we open both gaT0F7t tbS Ior pSGa mean
ana encourage the girls 10 DTng m gb e OWN y0unS 6oes
where they usually live, eight. ten or Twelve In
for them but in the street. with its degrading in
huences-
RUSH AFTER PASSOVER
"As for our immigrant girls just now there Is a
luu in the arrival of new material for no Jewish
Girl -ytn voluntarily leave her own homo and
family until after April 20. the great jewish Pass
over After that, II precedent Is followed tneFe
win be q great rush. Since May last, however
We have had on our rolls and placed In suitable
homes where We know they viii be safeguaroeo'
over 300 girls, mostly Hungarian or Russian jews
though all nationalities are WELCOMED, -, NJ
White agent of the United Hebrew Charities. tnat az
girls are there VINO ss are RasenSer medatey goes
after them. brings them to me nome ,i sE1 ia InHn
ives AS these people move often and there Is no
Of finding their Whereabouts save f9Lo%ns f eT
ment frequently has long ana tEytns seatSn tG
family is Investigated and II all right the girl Is
furrod over to her friends II crowded beyond
decency as many OF these patrlarcn2I LaIn!es IIs
tie girl is kept until a suitable place is found This
is seldom long the supply Is never eQual 10 the
Maan1bile the girls are comfortably housed and
| Instructed in the first principles OF hygiene ana
| sanitation Their own rooms Epick and span Win
fresh white beds and curtains their lndivlGua % @
wash stands and toilet appliances. all or which they
are expected 10 keep in perfect order a1oto an an
object lesson that makes an impression not [esy
/ ceptS a dav for board and lodging g a week
| n unable they are received just the same, ~lth
/ paid when they begin TO earn II q gLi r. mas Is
/ any money all. the nTSt tnlhs sLe aShs ASE
American hat blouse JackfeeS Jfe anu anu Old world
can hardly walt TO throw aSloe Ler Gu " 49, -. ae
! garments. Here. again, Miss Rosen6erg.s services
are called into requisiton and q shopping VouF ~
! 1T the newcomer out is IN order
WEDDINGS.
eat nrst they need a great deal OF urging to take
places as domestics" said Miss Rosenberg. In
! European countries particularly Hungary Russia
servia and Runania It is considered very de-
! grading 90 DO housework while 10 sew or 90 shoP
work is very respectable. So at first the girls Deg
| for sewing After they have been mere lev
months they come-at least a thTd aori or r
voluntarily ask for places TO do houseHoLA. .,,o.
'In placing them no pains are SpaLe 'U-sSSrsySyS -
they put into respectable homes Rt SaS1Yt
isntoVn Thus far have had maBnlncS
mot single immoral case. A great stsP S9ls Slis
situRted We in the midst OF QueSIttsFF ~
agencies. where girls have often oeen @ perses
oversight OF girl for year. They are A~eexs ex
welcomed here and We have e1re1iISy iSoy.,ina a Siri
who comes 70 directly TO her intenGSo Tov55
band living with his family In the same e SFobSa bsya
her come here until thsy aEo ready 90 9e
$50 rapidly has the work OK the agency 49, ln.s sss S
sha1oS.a that RGa'fN q Ns go IS Sc sss s chs s ss
selves hoveysr ssnaiIigE q ths heT9,s sss a IA
J o. q Is fIirssh Eorn&sst ~ -,