The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-03-07

emit. time / can predict for IL q most
prosperous future a... -5. ..., T..
Sut We want boarding home
nome that is established on purely
business principles and self support
lng-a home of humanity and mot
charity, where the young women com
ing here can be safeguarded by home
IKE surroundings and a christian en-
vironment.
| There are over 1000 young women
boarding in Fargo-young women of
good character who are attending
schools or who are working in, the
commercial and other institutions
These should be provided for. do
not think that it will be possible for
those back OF this boarding home
movement to secure a place where all
this number could be accommodated
but 1t will be easy to establish a
nome where from 100 to 200 could he
taken care of at reasonable rates until
they became acquainted to find board
ing places in christian homes"
PRESIDENT Worst then went on to
explain how money could be invested
In this home and would yield 6 per cent
interest for all time and the Young
women be given a good homelike place
at reasonable rates. He thought $3.50
per week would do this.
j also want to note" continued the
speaker, that this home will not
conflict with the Y. w. C. A. They
can board at this home the same as
at other places and could be members
OF the Y. w. c. A. the lme as thew
are now. 1t would make no difference
In this respect" ..-.
In closing the. speaker said. 1--WE
must keep pace with the growth of
the city in this respect--thfs matter
of providing to safeguard the Young
wonderland i think that this could
De done In no better way than in pro-
Vlding a home of this kind, ask
the hearty support of everyone in the
community"
w. D. Sweets Address.
The next speaker on the programme
was W. d. Sweet who also urged the
hearty support of the community in
building up home of this sort In
part he said:
we are living in an age of COM
notwithstanding needs money
and there was never a time when the
old adage that money makes the mare
60, was truer than now.
There was a time when the women
OF the country were kept under the In
huence of the home until they were
married but that day has passed. and
a day has come where the women are
called on more and more to take an
eO1l1I in,
endeavor with the men. These women
are OF good character, but in many
cases they are ignorant of the ways
OF the world and coming from the ru-
raj districts. find many temptations in
the cities.
These women must be protected and
that Is what we are here for tonight
some of the christian women of the
city have banded together to secure
place where these girls may be pro.
vided with good, moral surroundings
such as they received at home and at
a moderate cost. These women want
to erect home boarding house.
Such move Is not charitable-it
it philanthropic 1t will be seIf-sup-
porting. AS / said before 1t will take
money to start 1t but once started it
VIII maintain itself and develop to
large size"
Mr.. Sweet then read one of the sub
scription pledges and said that they
would be circulated.
Mrs. 8. ]. Hill Presided.
The meeting was presided over by
Mrs. S. ]. Hill. chairman The first
number on the programme was a
musical number by a chorus of all the
south side churches conducted by Mrs.
A. J. Stephens. This was followed by
scripture reading prayer by Rev
Herbert Tilden, pastor of the First
Baptist church.
Ross Babcock rendered a vocal solo.
The Lord Is My Shepherd. This was
followed by the address of President
Worst who's talk IL given above. The
M e. quartette furnished splendid