The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-06-16
is A H0MELlKE PLACE
YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSO
CATION IN MILWAUKEE.
A Warm Welcome and Pleasant Sur
roundngs Are Extended to Out
of-Town Visitors.

! One of the interesting sights in Mil
waukee is the five story building of the
Young Women's Christian ASSOCIATION at
ISL jackson street, directly opposite the
city postoticc.
All the year round this attractive club
( house is full of busy, happy Z ris. Eighty
SIX make their home there and the three
upper floors remind one of a college dor
mitory-cozy rooms gay with banners
and photographs, embroidery parties on
the landing, and songs and music III the
beautiful green par.orS on the third ho1r,
where they entertain their men friends.
Tie entlrc second floor is given over
to the cafeteria, where hundreds lunch
each noon between ~ and cock. y
mOuIents glance at the bll OF fare
Posted III the hall, Il quick order At Tie
Steam table Where all sorts OF tempting
hot things are hidden away in bright
metal prtS ana pans, pause before the
snowy counter where fascinating salads,
NOT ureaus and DAINTY desserts vie with
each other II attractlyenesS, Il cup OF
coffee OF pot ~ tea added to the tray,
Il cieck Irom the cashier, ana one IS
ready 20 ENJOY Il luncheon by the Win
dow whence can be seen the sights Oh
" lScOnSln street At one 5 leisure.
The moderate prices III both lunch
room and boarding home appeal most
StroIgy 10 visitors III the city, especially
10 tHoSe who come for their summer VA
eaton. The building is only i've books
from the lake and almost all of the
rooms look out across the water. There
are double and Single rooms, up 30 d.Ite
lavatUrIes ana bath rooms.
One room IS reserved Tor travellers who
are stranded and with whom everything
mas gone 50 wrong that the purse IS alb
soutely empty. That room could tell
some pltitul stories but mist Of them
have Il happy endmg-work found or IL
cad return home. Last year 2o,9 tram
SCENTS spent from one night to three
weeks in the building and went home To
sing its comforts to Their friends.
Ut present there are 1oUU grlS ami
women III Milwaukee who belong to. the
Young Women's Christian association
ANA pay Their Sl.OO or $500 MEMBERSHIP
fee not only to secure for themselves
the r.ght to register for the classes III.
sewing, millinery, gymnastics, cooking or
literature. but SO that Jney may each do
Their part towards supporting the az
-rcsSlve work which the aSsuclat on Is
doing among the poorer pad workers, ot
the city. Zach week the industrial see
rotary is brought III contact with over Il
thousand young girls at her daily meet
lngS III the large factories. Extension
clubS are held in various parts OF tic
Clty and the association carries to those
who cannot afford the carfare to come
/" 'hc central building whatever social
and educational work is desired.
Then there are the girls who come
from all over lie state and wh lie they
arc still strangers need more tnan ut amy
Other time some social life to TIL the
long evenings and Sundays. The fire.
uuent entertainments, outings and home
like sunday afternoon gatherings mean
IL very great deal to these girls and
many are the W, rth-whlc friends lhey
make OH these occasions.