The Washington times., 1910-07-01
The House That jill Built
By Frances Carroll

- HIS is The House that Jill built
not one or two Jills working in
a 1esuItory fashion, but several
dozens OF them working Ike
beavers after a landslide in Beaverton
And Just by way Of letting you see
what women can do when they get their
business heads together I may say that
IN the main JACK had little 70 do wi<h
providing the necessary for The
Esuse
Such among him as was asked came
up smilingly and contributed his quota.
but as a general thing these build
ing Jills were content TO let Jack smil-
ingIy look on and play Big Brother
It took plucizy set OF women to build
this house, and knowing how many
calls were directed az the business men
OF Washington this special group made
up their minds at the beginning TO
get the money for their Very own
House through other channels so far
as feasible.
And by this statement you are not 10
understand that 10 man had hand in
the uprearing Of this adorable summer
home for the business girls and women
Of Washington, FOR that would be mis-
leading and unfair 20 those who, being
asked, gaze willingly and with generous
/ impulse.
What I want 70 bring out is the fact
that these young business girls and
women having had wide experience be-
hind the scenes OF mercantile life. real
i1cd tnaL some generous persons were
crertaXed- Therefore when laying ont
campaign for raising the money 70
build their D 1use these seIf-reliaut Wcnn-
en- members Of the Cat Door IN Door
Club, an organization connected with
the z W Q. A. decided that the least
number possible OF the business men
should have their burdens made heavi-
T er by their demands
Cot the Money
From Women OF Wealth
Therefore, primarily among them
selves and secondly among their sisters
/ OF privilege end wealth did they cir
( culate when they set out TO get thz
{ first few dollars. The SUNS came in the
I form OF pennies, again In the shape Of
I crisp new dollar bills. and stf1 again
7 IN the form Of nice little checks which,
I while they were never very far along
( Il the hundreds were large enough 70
give the workers a terrible boost
Z from the standpoint Of financial salts
I faction.
For several months this collecting
went on and finally. about three months
ago. ground was broken and the dream
house soon began 10 take or a tangible
form
Starting out TO raise $3.50. the girls
forged forward and BY dent Of extra
I labor worked the sum up 10 s5.0l0-then
u3 again until now the pro, ,,erty, that
IS the house itself STANDS" 10 cost
over 5000. Of which ali but about 8. 400
is in hand
OF course. the money Is going 70 come.
and 20 help It come a bit quicker
an writing this story OF this new house
which along about the middle Of August
Is going to begin LIFE with a history
already made
Doubtless you are all wondering why
The extra S1,4o0- Wei. that IS easy 10
As It VIII stand when it's finished
this sumner home viii accommodate
not more than thirty persons and that
with every nook and Granny properly
put 20 use Not more than half this
number could have been accommodated
had the original plans been retained
You all OF course know that IL IS
much less extensive % build adequately
az the beginning rzC1er than 20 make
alterations and extensions later so with
7 this thought 10 spur them on the out
LoOr-In-Door girls Just went on digging
E out pennies and dimes and dollars until
this and that Improvement was added
and as il IS they must leave their fne
and much needed attic addition quite
unfinished until new avenues OF income
are opened
Last Saturday the girls had picnic
out at the house. and the way that
group OF women buzzed in and out
I among those rafters and over the
I framework which represents the future
floors was a caution Ladders were
used where steps were not" and let
me tell You some aCrObatic agility was
/ necessary TO enable one to dive into
/ the mysteries Of the fast evolving sum
uler home without coming to bodily dis
astsr-
Everybody knows The House Il m
Z title deed TO kitchen pantry, and II YOU
wish 20 listen 10 q tale Of iov Just get
one Of the OUt-DoOr-Tn-DOOr girls
{ started on the possibilities Of the edifice
She viii tell you al in one breath that
+ there is TO be q dining-rOom-Iiving
/ room which IS bounded OF four sides