The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-21
I9 GIRLS HAVE
 BEEN AIDED AT
 PROTECTIVE ASSO,
Interesting Report of Superin- tendent Shows Progress Made
 at New Institution.
ALL AGES, NATIONALTTIES
 AND BELIEFS TAKEN
Employment Found For Several Girls Who Improved Under the Care of the Home and
 Were Ready to Work.

The work of the association was for mal1y opened on June Is at the head, quarters, No. 591 Myrtle avenue. Fol- lowing are some of the interesting facts gleaned from the superintendent report to the board of directors at their monthly meeting, September Is.
 Eighteen different cases have receiv- ed material aid at headquarters. Nine hundred and forty meals have been served, not including those in charge. Employment has been found for sew 'eraI girls.
 The length of time spent at head kqIlarters has varied. Five came for ere meal only. Three for one day One for five days, one for eleven days, have been here one month or 1ongr. The ages have ranged from two weeks to almost four score years and ten.
 The following nationalitfes have been anian, Hungarian, German and Afri- can.
 Roman Catholics. Baptists, Metho- dtsts, Episcopalians. Congregational ists, Salvation Army girls, and those of no creed whatever have soojurned among us.
 Almost without exception the girls have come to in a much depleted physical condition The regular hours plain nutritious food have done much to 11upTON9f LA01T general COnQ1IlOn, ana give them temporary relief from the pressure of the world, and time and opportunity to regain their courage and footing.
 A few of the girls who although they have been working at less than a living wage, pay small sums of money per week The amount has lvaried according to the receipts of the girl. The girls also aid in the work Of the home when able to do So. The intent of the associa ton in this regard | is not to pauperize, but to extend a helping hand Tn immediate emergen- scies aiding the individual to return as soon as possible to the position of a self sustaining, self respecting citi- zen.
 Ecation has been neglected but no mat Iter how sto1id and indifferent they have been on entering shortly. a de- sire has been evidenced to learn some thing. of the great human interests about them
 Only one has had good training in the art of home making. Many have had the feeling that all kinds of do- ] mestic service were degrading and that they had rather work in shops and factories regardless of the erect lon health or finances than to attempt anw department of housework. When the individual has remained long enough to absorb something of the at mosphere of the place this feeling 1shas given way to desire to learn I to cook, a pride in having the house look clean and attractive, and a gen. eral interest in the uplift of the home.
 But one of our people has been at all clever in the use Of the needle. in the vicinity who desire to learn sewing that they be allowed to join our classes at Headquarters
 The superintendent feels that much
 might be done along the line of pre-
 ventive and constructive work if this suggestion were carried out.
 Had we a sewing machine which the
 girls could use this department of our
 work world be greatly facilitated. i. We have had at headquarters the Rourke's vocal music for an evening
 Twice during the past three months the Steinert Music Company has loan
 ed us a victro1a. over Sunday.
 As class the girls have been good
 hearted, thoughtIess, easy to reach
 but needing constant supervision. Ii has been line upon line and precept
 upon precept here 8 little and there
 a great deal Because they have but few resources within themselves they ? need constant supervision that thei1 r conversation does not degenerate, and that their work is properly and econo- g micalfy done.
 : The above statistics give some o1 E the visible enectS of the three months : investment of time, energy, good vii
 and interest expended by the people o Bridgeport, but there is knowr : unit by. which can be estimated the : real vital results Those of most vaIu, g are slow in growth and long in ma e turing However, beginning ha. 3 been made and few have been i'm
 proved who in turn will extend the y helping hand to. others and the worl . will grow until every working girl 1T 1 the city of Bridgeport may feel tha ishe is under the shelter of people wht
 are able. and willing to protect he < rights. Tn thus combining, there vii come a strength and courage that car
 only develop from high unison an, r that can be best expressed in word e by girls for girls, women for wom t en- land the Bridgeport Protective as e sociation back of all.
 e The association desires to thank tn = public for their kindly interest anc tt generous donations and to give as e surance that our needs are growinI l. with our work.
 s The superintendent, Miss Kathryn
 Hewitt, can be found at her office, 59 tt Myrtle avenue. At present the oh1c o hours are from II a. m. to F m, an n from to 2 D. nn-, Tuesdays, Wednes d days, Thursdays and Fridays.