The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-04
Y. ". c. I. U. Leader Talks
to NewarkS Pastors
Association.
WORK OF ORGANIZATION
Miss Adams Tells of Needs Of
Local Institution, Which Now
Has 1000 Members--P1eads
for Money to Keep Up
the Work.

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Miss Helen A. Davis, secretary Of
State Associations of the Y. w. e. l..
u, of New York and New Jersey, made
an interesting talk at the meeting of
the Ministers of Association of New
ark and vicinity in the chapel of the
First Presbyterian Church this morn
ing. She told of the work of the asso-
citation in New York city n Brook
Ign, of the young women who come
to those places strangers and were
sent to boarding houses which they
soon learned were dangerous to their
morals, and then they appealed to the
Y. w. G.. A., which provided homes for
them, saving many hundreds from be-
ing led astray. h related incidents
that showed the great necessity OF
such an organization in New York and
other big cities, and the temptations
working girls, strangers In a city, are
exposed to.
Miss Davis said that the associa-
ton had lone good work in It's indus
trial, educational and social depart
ments. 1t had organized young women
in factories and big stores into societies,
with offices and a treasury of their own,
and some firms and employers gave
literally to the treasures to assist the
young women. She told of one cash
girl who had been saved by the New
York association bringing rs other cash
girls to the headquarters one night,
and how the young woman formed a
society for mutual protection and for
the protection of young women who
came from country towns ,and villages
to seek employment in the great city.
1t was also said by Miss Davis that a
great deal more work that was needed
for young women could be done II the asso-
citation in New York and other cities had
more money. She declared that Newark
was 30 near New York that their interests
were mutual, and that Newark should
have a large building in WHICH young
women could cat and where some could
board. She said 4,000 young women are
employed in Newark factories and stores,
and many of them were from country
places and need protection from the many
temptations Of a city, and that protection
could be given by providing buildings IN
which they could spend a few hours at
night in educating themselves or in inno-
cent social pleasures, instead of being
tempted to dance halls. picnics and low
theatres. She said the efforts of the local
association to enlarge the old Howell resi-
dence In Broad street should be sustained
literally by men who have money and are
|, interested in the preservation OF the vir-
tue Of young women In the city.
Miss Carrie Adams. secretary of the
Newark Association, said the association
should nave 1000 members, and that $500,
600 was needed to remodel and make addi-
tons to the Howell house. The idea was
to have a restaurant where 800 young
women can be served with meals, and two
buildings should be erected on he rear OF
the plot of ground to give homes to eighty
young women. h told of thirty to sixty
applicants at the house in East Park street
and at branch offices being turned away In
one day because they could not be housed.
They did not van to stay in boarding
houses. for many of them were places OF
temptation to young women of good moral
character. The association carried on in
dustrial, social and religious work, but
needed a large home for the work.
The Rev. A.. H. Mckinney, assistant to
the Rev. DIR, Frazer at the First Presby-
terrain Church. said that church was con-
tinually begged for money for missionaries
and he regretted that a meeting of the
Y. w. C. A. had not been held there. fol-
the church wanted to help in the work
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