The sun., 1913-11-09
TO OPEN CURZON
HOSTEL NEXT MONTH
London Soon to Have Most Up
to Date Lodging House
for Women.
IN MEMORY OF AMERICAN
Home Erected as Tribute to
Late Lady CurZOn Of
kcdlcStOn.


LoNpoN, oct. 3l.--tor many years the
! National Association of Women's Longing
Houses. of which TIL. Duchess Of Marl-
borough. formerly Miss consuelo Wander
bilt, Is the president. has been cnd'aror-
ing to secure the establishment in London
of womens lodging houses on the STYLE
OF the well known i;oWton Houses Tor
men. Last year an appeal was made to
the London County Council hut in vair.
Now. however. Lord Curzon of Kedles-
ton and some relatives of the late Lady
Curzon. who was Miss Mary Letter. have
| come to the rescue of the association and
! provided funds for the establishment nt oi
/ II hostel called the Mary turzcn Hostel.
, which has just been opened informally.
The official opening viii not take place
| till December, when soinr member OF the
royal family will probably perform the
ceremony.
a tablet inside the entrance door OF th'
building, which is in tn. Kings crossroad.
, bears the following inscription;
This building. to he Known as tht
, Mary Curzon Hostel was erected III
1913 for the service of women. by tht
, relations and friends OF a woman. tender
hearted and beautiful. who in her short
| life sought to make the life of women
| happier in many lanGs
! "Mary Victoria. wife of Lord Curzon
of Kedieston. Born 1870. Died 1906"
No References Demanded.
| Although the hostel is not yet formally
| opened there are already Twenty-Five
dodgers there. showing how badly ncedc'
such an institution is. The founders oi
the hostel wish IL To Dc run on a pay ine
basis. and no appeal for funds will be
made. as IL ~ expected that the rent OF
the rooms and the amount received for
. food should cover working expenses, heat
ing and lighting.
No references are required when a
woman applies for adm ssion, the fact
that she has enough money to pay 70!
! a nights lodging is sufficient.
! The main object is to provide shelter.
! It home for the poorer class OF woman. tc
whom the common lodging house il tn.
I only place whore she can find Il bed At
the Mary Curzon Hostel the charge is 10
cents night, and for this sum lodger
has II cubicle treally little room), the
use OF cooking ut.aslls. a limitl"ss supply
Of hot water. the use of the dining room.
day room. laundry and bath rooms A
lodger is not supposed to take possession
OF Il room until 40 l.. y. and must Va E
cate il before . a. NJ. OF course. the
matron uses her own discretion whether "A
woman should be admitted or not but
she hopes that she will not have to turn
any one away.
Opening out Of the dining room is the
day room, II bright and cheerful apart
ment. heated by a r:sdror. with fire
place for use in colder weather. MaGa-
zines and newspapers liz about tn" table
and there is Il long lounge In the window
where a woman tootsorc from standing
or walking ca. rest a while i'm quictu,h
,Comfortable chairs are also provided
Rooms for Fift,-thrcr LOdscrs.
a scullcry leads out OF the dining room
anu here dodgers 20 to wash UP their
cups and sauc,rs and cutlery. hot water
Snd necessary apparatus for cleaning hciuL
.t..I all L..
dodgers are asked To do, as their cubiclcs
are cleaned out and beds made 10y tn.
A. servants at the hostel. There is accom-
mediation for fifty-threc dodgers, and six
larger rooms are set apart for the mother
with her child. an innovation which WAS
badly needed in wom.ns hostcls.
| In each Cubicle there is a different lock
on the door, so that no one can enter
a room unless 10y the special key. Besides
the bed there is q chair, "A ,loubl" shelf W N
drawer and hanging hooks and a looking.
glass is fttcd into the little window. The
sheets are changed every day. and the
blankets are of excellent quality and
soctness, In the mothers rooms the beds
are slightly large so that woman can
have n little child to sleep with her a
babys cot Is also provided. and the shelf
and drawer are also of larger dimensions
in these rooms.
In the basement are the dressing rooms
with foot bath, also the bathrooms witt,
hot and cold water. All the bathrooms
laundry and dressing rooms are tiled in
white and are easily kept clean and
hyIienic, The dressing rooms are in
tended for poor women who are compelled
to wash their linen over night and, as the
laundry is next door to the dressing rooms
every facility is given for washing and
ldrying linen hot air drying room leads
out OF the laundry. A charge Of . cents
IL made Tor a clean towel and piece o.
soap.