The Denver star., 1913-04-19
CALIFORNIA CLUBS
by Miss Matilda Randolph

"In reference to Sojourner Truth
Industrial Club of Los Angeles, Cali
fornia, | can say I never saw a more
enthusiastic club of women working
SO earnestly, quietly and faithfully
for the love and protection and up
building of our young women. The
object work of the club has been to
build home for working girls and it
is meeting with liberal consideration
from both races. After several years
of hard work, the club realizes that
their labor has not been in vain, for
this month the contractor turns over
to Sojourner Truth Industrial Club
the keys to an institution which is
equal to that of any white institution
of it's kind in the city of Los Angeles
and which is indeed credit to any
race of people. This institution rep
resents a grand and noble work ac
complished by the faithful work of
broad-minded and strongly-united
club of women under the most able
leadership of Mrs M. d. Scott"
What is the purpose of this home
and it's functions? queried the Star
reporter.
1.-The home is rather attractive in
appearance and has sixteen G6)
rooms, up-to-date and modern, nice
light airy bedrooms, large, cheerful
living room and dining-room; very
convenient kitchen and very attrac-
tive library with the built-in book
cases. This building is well finished,
stationery laundry tubs, beautiful
hardwood floors and the best of
plumbing is used throughout the
building.
The home is in good location and
convenient to all car service Single
women coming to Los Angeles with
out relatives or friends will find very
comfortable accommodations at the
home for reasonable charges. AS
club-work, this institution offers to
our young women a home undenomi-
national, but with the best Christian
influence and educational advan-
tages. The social life of the home
will be made attractive with the club
teas and entertainments given by the
club to be enjoyed by all the friends.
This line of work taken up by the So
journer Truth Industrial Club has
been an uplift to our women because
when we are doing something for
some one else we are helping our
selves. We cannot work together for
good and be benefited ourselves with
out some one else being benefited
also. By the means of this club there
is now a place where young women
can meet and have a social chat and
a cup of tea or have a quiet, restful
hour in the library. They will find
the different educational classes into
which they may enter according to
their fancy, and to the young woman
without money she can and will find
home of love and protection with
the advantages the same as the other
young women, all working together,
helping each other"
Do you teach work, If so, what
kind, and with what idea in mind?
interrupted the interviewer.
Work! No matter what line. of
work we are doing, all work is hon
orable and any idleness is dishonor-
able. AS a race of people we are
working people. If we have nothing
we must work, and if he have some
thing we must work to keep it. In
work there is the constant develop
ment of character and womanhood
Work is never disgrace, but the dis
grace comes in the attitude toward
the work. What the world needs and
our race most needs is womanhood.
real, genuine womanhood, and not
the young women who are ashamed
to make an upright, honest living.
Encourage her rather than discourage
her for the true, upright, honest, vir-
tuous women are needed on earth to-
day more than angels are needed in
Heaven.
Woman is mighty power Gods
noblest work." 1t is woman who
must help and exalt woman in the
likeness of her Maker, lifting as we
climb, "as is being manifested in the
spirit, action and occasion of the Los
Angeles Sojourner's Truth Industrial
Home.