Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-25
REST ROOM NEEDED FOR
WOMEN IN ALL V0CATlONS

A project that is taking deep root
in some communities is the establish
ment of a rest room, visitors being inc
henehciaries in some cases, while IN
others the room is devoted to the pene-
fit of the women residents.
In Sunnyside, Wash, the women OIL
the town have for more than one year
past operated what they consider a
model rest room. 1t Is conducted pri-
marily for the benefit of visitors In the
city. and since it's doors were nrst
opened it has served upward OF 4Voo
people. So great have been the dement's
derived from it and so successful mas
the MANAGEMENT been that 1t mas
grown in size from one room to TOUR.
Starting under the personal manage
ment of ten of the progressive women
of the community, 1t has become. IN
all save actual adoption by the alder
men of the city municipal institution.
1t furnishes a place where women VINO
accompany their husbands to the CITY
may retire when they have completes
their shopping, a place wnere potr
men and women may remove traVel
stain. a rendezvous for those who de-
sire to meet in town, and, for the men,
il takes the social place of the saloon
1t is provided with library, dining
room, a kitchen and ladies' retiring
room. 1t is in charge of a competent
woman. called the matron. There are
more than 500 books on it's shelves, ana
a good supply of magazines and news
papers is kept on the library tables;
Lunches are served at very nominal
prices that barely pay the cost of the
material used and for its preparation.
1t is practically self-supporting now,
and it's benefits are generally recog-
nized by the merchants OF the city,
who contribute to it's maintenance.
National Need
1.-THE time has arrived when Ameri-
cans must learn to rest, or soon there
will be no Americans, outside sanitari-
ums and our great nation, whose mush-
room growth represents our spent
nerve force. will be in the undisputed
possession of those born under other
skies" says an eastern authority.
1--WE seem to know how to do every
thing but rest, and comfortable rest
room should be an institution of every
town in the land.
"JJnder pressure of this need an over
burdened mother rushes in despera-
ton to the house of neighbor for a
few moments respite This room is
needed, too, by the school teacher and
the female clerk, who. If not housed
in a cherries boarding house, is the
temporary member of crowded FAM
lily.
with the aid of the physicians, con-
vince son. brother, husband, sweet
heart, what a boon this would be. and
see how quickly they will band to-
gether, hew down trees for one
room log bungalow, gather stones for
it's capacious fireplace, make pretty
rustic chairs and couches to be filled
with cushions, and flower stands for
woodland ferns. Let the decorations
be fur rugs, antlers and other tro-
phies of the hunt. There is nothing so
restful as primitive surroundings, and
the beauty that lies in simplicity.
Strew the rustic tables with maya
zines, pen and paper to write that let
ter that home duties and noises have
made impossible. When all this is done
place it in the hands of that unat-
tached elderly lady who has been a
pensioner on your sympathy and whom
you have wanted to help, but have not
known how, owing to her lack of
strength for the duties of an ordinary
POSITION"