New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-13

wih us more than five years many have remained for
loagcr periods. while at least who came when the
aaaYS were first thrown open is with us still
People are always asking me il the house pays its
rioninc expenses. Yes. Now that the property paid
III and there is mortgage interest, have a small
ln16j This is put right back into the house. Last
aincr we did nearly one hundred rooms. renewed
ah Of the furniture and put by thousand dollars
ward fund OF twenty thousand which will be needed
& install new machinery at the end of twenty years,
Another question that is continually coming to me
4 the Franklin Square House is philanthropy.
,ry in so much as the purchase OF the property The
eSS pax their way, and pay for what they get: but
IL ;he time they get great deal for what they
,N Probably mos, OF the girls here feel as do the
& cn,S Of Wellesley. Radcliffe, and other similar insti-
,.ia,S grateful that intelligent philanthropy has pro-
lea advantages that they could not enjoy under pr
,e enterprise, while the time they are allowed
- contribute toward these advantages all that they
ii afford 70 pay
Il freely concctie that such institutions the Frank
En- Square House only palliative. But while we are
,yng Tor that iar-of millennium when every girl can
4iend school without the need OF working her way
trough and every employer shall pay wages ample
'4t every working girl have safe and comfortable
tinc place let us forget that there thousands
ad tens OF thousands OF girls who must live not on
what they ough; to have, but what they can get.
~ReCcntlv the generosity OF friend made possible
Tor the corporation purchase the property on the
corner OF Washington street. That gives us the entire
bock facing Franklin Square This spring We expect to
s,in an addition sufficiently large double the capacity
+ the house We aim to have this addition contain
principally single rooms The greatest demand is Tor
,X-priccd single rooms. and we are planning to meet
as lar as possible Oar annex will be ten stories high,
ti,h a ROOT garden treproof, OF course Though the
ais will not be so wide the so large as in the
li house. they will be thoroughly comfortable, SAM
ary. and slightly
MANY Of the unique features in the management OF
W the Franklin Square House due to the invcn-
SON and kindly understanding OF Miss CaStne {.
swanson the director or superintendent -Four years
aea before she had passed her twcntyffh birthday,
Mis-, swanson came to the house assistant superin-
..n.lent Though she found a considerable number OF
vacant rooms applicants had to be turned away be-
,s they could not afford to pay for such expensive
qr4r,,rs Realizing that it would be unfair to let large
r.o,as with two windows for the same price charged
.r small rooms with window. the young assistant
,,is.rintcndcnt sci to work to solve the problem.
The result is that rooms are all let accord
,ng 20 the salary or income OF the applicant.
\ sr earning more than dollars week IS not
given one Of the lowest priced rooms. Those are re-
served for lower paid wage carncrS. This plan tor
lCitng rooms mas proved 50 satisfactory that similar
hotels all oyer the world have adopted it,
The next problem Miss Swanson attacked was that
o the EMPLOYEES OF the Franklin Square House. 1t
seemed unchca her to look out for the comfort and
we'll being OF the employees Of other people, while neg
Letting those at home. After few months she man
aged to get large paror furnished in which chamber
maids Mattresses and other help receive their VISITORS
She also had the library opened TO them on the same
terms guests Of the house Next she established the
r,l Of giving them half Of each national holiday. On
ee DAYS guests asked to volunteer in serving tea
This arrangement has only pleased the help, but
as come be looked upon a social opportunity by
the guests.
Nj sorts OF caamities predicted for the house