The Washington times., 1910-07-01

I "a
gfeass big fireplace IN this dining
~ ~ lsls room which. when the cozv
teas and dinners and I51ncheonz -
ossE, t5T-.- ezn De al once transformed into
Beautiful View
From the Windows.
Looking out from any OF these win
Gows and doors you see stretches or
rolling country nodding with daisies or
else shady woodlands heavy with fns
old oaks and naples, which malzeE :
street down town, seem LOO niles
away.
On the second floor are eight bed
rooms. each to be fitted with two sin
gle beds. and then over on the 'shIIi-
side" Of The House there IS dream %
'sleepiug-out' porch capable OF ac-
comodating ten or twelve girls.
The cOuches or cots. or whatever You
call them. are 50 arranged that they
turn Up against a central partition, AMI
presto, the sleepfng-out porch fu day
time becomes just the coziest sort Of =
place 10 sit and dry ones hair OF at
tend to the necessary darning aad
mendlng.
A shower bath IS another feature, and
l ysI another IS the cleverly conceived
kitchen which, while being Just y,
IS sun so snreWoly separated from The
z 4
never know such necessary adjunct
I 70 comfortable living existed
forgot 20 say that the veranca -
supported by unheW1 cedar posts
which gives one the most satisfactory
sense OF the outdoors possible while
contributing 70 q picturesque enseubls
tlat the owners OF many more am
blLous summer home might be eZ-
Z Cused for enTyinE
The drOu part Of the matter Is The
House Is the result OF a picnic
-
I Door IN Door Club were aII-day guests
al the summer home OF Dr.. Tabor
johnson. at CHeETydaIe, Va. and
every body had such a 6ae tine that
the idea OF q summer home where the
business women Of Washington might
60 At their leisure took root IN Miss
JohEson's mind Now IL Is tod that
! Inls IDEA grew until Dr. johnson
Hound II eLpedisnt 10 deed 70 the Young
{ Women's Christian Association, IN
I trust Tor the out Door In Door Club
I one-naif acre Of ground right around
the road from his own sumner home
{ 4 ItEle time later DIT. Johnson had
q road built 10 the site OF the house
IEaL jill built. and this is where prog
rcss stands today
With about Si.400 the new house
holders would be able 20 have a
housswarming under q "debtIsss
/ Which Of you VII help out with
nickel, Y you cannot give a dime:
a dime Il not dollar, and q dollar.
[
You won't miss the money and III
Y warrant you these energetic JiIis I
have been telling you about VIII ap-
I preclaJe your interest
send the money along IN sums large
or small with OF without z name and
rest assured your contribution VIII be
Z put 10 good use
By the way. this brings ne 70 the
climax Of this story-the purpose OF
+ The House
/ A Retreat
For Business Women.
N brief. the house IS 70 be q sum
mertime retreat for the business women
7 OF washington As the promoters know
: neither creed nor calling 50 the resi-
dent VIII ao-; in other words the house
T is open 10 all business women, not
+ Methodist. OF Episcopal, OF Lutheran
( business women, but the business WON
+ en- OF washington
+ one room OF those eight IS 10 be q
8 Tree T0OTu- but none but the er1est
+ OF the house viii know which room thfs
{ chances 10 be- This free guest VIII Be
Z selected from a circle who need q rest
3 and whose business misadveutures have
E eliminated her raiuy-day hoard
/ The other guests viii ray their way
( Just as one does at any summer resort
/ on-y the rates VII be regulated entirely
I by the matter Of running expsnses
{ T i Is possible to give DaIatable food
: for 500 week, that VIII be the rate
( II this Is not possible then & higher
I rate must be charged. but first and fore
! most. the house IS &c be q home and
{ not business adventure with profit
as the first consideration
Now II may not be generally known
/ that the average salary OF the business
( women IL Washington Is about s. a
week But two shops in Washfnzron
! retain their fun force Of eruDIoves
! throughout the duII season and but
( one shop in the city gives ; vacation
/ on salary
/ With these statistics at hand It doesn't
take much calculation 10 arrive at the
I conclusion that the house that JiH
built has q mission 10 III IN this merrv
world.
Wherefore lend a hand and BOOST.