The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-20
Mrs. Lester Mclean Discusses
Conditions in Salt
Lake.
SAYS ZION ORGANIZATION
is DOING SPLENDIDLY
New Home Has Started Out
With the Brightest
Promises.


is an organizert for the National com
mittee Of the Young Woman q Christian
association, leaves for Chicago thi
morning, having been instrumental
while here in setting on foot the pres
ent fourishing association Of that or
der, now installed at the old Anderson
home, on Second East street, between
Second and Third South streets. o.
the work In general, Mrs. McLeal
said;
tion In organizing and getting into
working shape, and we have been sue
cessful beyond our expectations. Oul
main aim was the affiliation of this as
sociation with the Worlds Committee
of Y. W. 9. A. work, and that has
been affected. We, here, are now par,
Of the whole, and are working under
the national constitution.
1.-The aim now is to define and give
form to methods of association work.
The local work is governed by board
of directors, who have under them the
four salient features of the work in the
religious, educational, social and inan-
cial departments. All these are fully
and formally organized and working.
Main Purpose in View.
Zone distinct purpose I had in view
was to bring before the churches the
true meaning and scope of national
work, and then OF the Importance OF To-
cal work. 1t was very gratifying to
me to find the CHEEKY, helpful support
of all the churches, and to have their
support to the final completion of the
work.
Some friends gave largely to the
work, and with the many smaller gifts
! am happy TO say the institution is
now on a firm financial basis. Ia fact,
next September we can call an expe-
rienced or trained general secretary,
and when she comes she will open up
general work at once.
"The home is only month old, and
yet we have seventeen young women
inmates, who board and room here. We
were filed from the beginning, and we
now have waiting list. There is no
charity in this work, each girl paying
81 To So per week for board and room,
according to the location of her room.
In fact. the demand for rooms is so
great that we turned to the Collegiate
institute next door and use several Of
their rooms, the occupants boarding
here.
Location Advertised.
1--WE have installed our station cards
in the depots, and all who come see at
once where we are located, and come
direct TO lis. All who have come have
told us of seeing the card, and we are
gratihed. These cards are now sought
amt -c
women know where to go.
We keep one room open always for
the chance wayfarer, and no woman is
turned away from our doors. By pref
erence we help young women, as our
work is for them, but we do what we
can for all women who come to us.
1--WE have a general lunch room, in
which we offer to young women who are
engaged in city work a place where
they may come and eat lunch la carte,
from 5 cents TO 25 cents. They may
bring their own lunches and piece them
out from our menu. We have also a
rest room, where the girls may lie
down and rest till time TO return to
work.
Employment Bureau.
Our matron is Mrs. Littlefield, who
Is always at hand to counsel and ad-
wise. We maintain an employment bu-
reau for all who care to patronize it,
and have been instrumental in helping
several.
sour Sunday afternoon service at 4
o clock is open to all women, and is
we'll attended. Our home evening is
Thursday, when We give musical reci-
tails and have. pleasant programme
'FWe have engaged the Gordon
academy tennis grounds for the year,
and any girl may use this ground for
the small charge Of 81 per year.
'The spirit Of our home is beautiful
and we all feel we are much blessed
in this new aid to young womanhood
in this growing city"