Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-08

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and. for at least a year. each was
| looked after by some friendly woman
who kept in touch with the factory or
other place in which the girl was en-
ployed, securing for her wages in pro-
portion to her skill and helping her
in every possible way. Glasses in
| English for these girls. who are too
old to attend the public school, have
been generously provided by many
branches Of the council.
The fact that many employers will
not hesitate to take advantage Of the
| ignorance of foreign women who do
| not know our language and the value
of our money, is frequently revealed
| by the Jewish women who look af-
ter the immigrant girls. A member
of the council in Chicago recently re-
ported finding a young immigrant girl
| literally starving, although she was a
good seamstress and was employed
| with tailor. He was paying her 25
cents a day, often requiring her to
work until late at night AS she paid
| a dollar a week for her room. she had
| only fifty cents week left to sup
ply herself with food and other neces-
stiles. Her employer stolidly stated
that he paid her what he had agreed
The girl was too ignorant of the Gus
toms Of the country to protect herself
but her gratitude was pathetic when
she was placed in a position where
she received IS a week for her work
| One of the more recent activities Of
the Council of Jewish Women has
| been to establish an auxiliary to the
| Inter Municipal Research committee,
the duty of which is to conduct inves-
LEGATIONS of employment agencies in
different cities, many of which have
| been found to offer grave moral dan
| gers to young women applying for
work. Frequently advertisements Of
agencies will be circulated IN other
cities, thus attracting girls in hope
of work. By correspondence it has
been possible for many dishonest en-
ployment bureaus to be exposed
through the efforts of this committee,
and many young girls saved from
ruin, and others from financial loss,
through the agency not being able to
fulfill its promise of employment
| Department of Philanthropy.
The department of philanthropy Of
the Council of Jewish Women is an
exceedingly active one and there is
no branch of charity and benevolence
which is not included in it's scope. In
most of the cities the Hebrews pro-
vide for the needs of their own race.
often working in cooperation with the
charity organizations of the city. But
there are innumerable matters con-
stantly coming up calling for the help
of refined, generous women and in
! these the members of the council al
ways take the lead. There are homes
for working girls, for old people and
for orphans, together with day nurser-
les, hospitals, dispensaries and free
kindergartens which, to IL large de-
| gree, IT not entirely, owe their exist
ence to the charity of Hebrew women.
Inc council endeavors to further the
work OF all these philanthropies and
at the same time to exercise discre-
ton in order that the best results NAV
be secured. 1t has frequently been
claimed that the Jewish charities have
less Of the pauperizing tendencies
than those of other organizations.
The value Of social settlement work
was accepted by the Council of Jew
ish Women almost from the beginning
ana settlements are supported in
many cities. In these various lines of
activity are carried on according to
the needs of the community. Indus
trial training is given, based upon the
actual trade conditions of the neigh :
borhood. II lace making is a prevail
ing industry, or the manufacture of
wearing apparel, or hat making, the
settlement training class endeavors to
MT girl for the work in which she
Is most likely to find situation. Do
nestle science classes are always in
operation and most of these are espe
cially designed to teach foreign women
american methods of home making,
mus doing a patriotic work in pre-
pairing for future citizenship
While more classes are conducted
Tor women than for men, the Hebrew
settlements endeavor to provide for
the needs Of the whole family The
settlement is not designed to be wholly
a place of study. or of recreation, or
or Industrial work, or religious train
ing. 1t aims to be a civic center.
through which all the interests of the
locality may be increased The Jew
ism settlement workers keep closely
In touch with national and state con-
ferences Of charities and corrections.
and with all other organizations OF So
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