New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-26

Five hundred girls gave an animated
exhibition at the Vacation clubhouse
nj . West 39tn st., yesterday OF How
TO be happy though iobless.' 1t was
the Christmas party Of the "Spugs'
otherwise the Society for the Promo
ton of Useful Giving, the revised edl-
ton of the Society for the Prevention
Of Useless Giving. Times being hard
this wear. the "Spuss" decided that they
wouldn't have a big, expensive celebra-
tion at Grand Central Palace, as IN
mare prosperous seasons, but would
content themselves with a modest mer-
rymaking in their own quarters ana
give the money thus saved to the ' 80
cation War Relief Committee
This committee is not, as ITS name
might indicate, helping war sufferers
in Europe, but war sufferers right here
AT home. The 500 jobless ones at yes
terday's party were girls with whom
Miss Anne Morgan and other officers OF
tho committee come in contact through
the employment bureau they nave
o,orod Some of them weren't quite
/ iobless. for they are getting 10 cents
day sewing in the committees WORK
rooms. where clothes for the soldiers
and the women and children OF Europe
arc made. and sold at low rates to peo-
Mic who are sending rcli f abroad one
hundred and fifty girls are thus en-,
pIoyed. and two more workrooms VIII
be opened this week.
Got iob?" is current converse
tioral coin when times are tight among
GIRLS who have to earn their living, and
even in the midst Of the tangolng ana
prcsont.giyins and ice cream eating q
the party II was heard. Now and t'e"
a girl could say that she had JOB a.
her own work Of stcnography or book
keeping, instead Of the makeshift sew
ing.
give got one swell job. and I'm happy
ss bird" one tile yellow-haired girl
assured Miss Morgan. 81 was only out
If work two weeks and e. half, but 1t
seemed two years and half. People
tep' telling me there wasn't any JOBS
for stcnographers till I most went
crazy with worry And then one day
/ walked right into peach Of a place
This girls chum wasn't so lucky
Pm a bookkeeper," she told Miss
,rorcsp who with Miss Maude Wet
more and other members Of the com
,nitteo we're there TO help the girls
have a good time. Times are ""lu'
hard for bookkccpers. had JoD'
temporary: the regular bcokkeeper was
IN; but soon as he came back the to'd
me to co.'
Come back 70 Us" said Miss Wet
more "You can get - cents day
sewing I'm the workrooms, and WINE
that isn't much it will keep you along
rim we can find you job
81 know IL will. and I'm coming
said the little bookkceper.
"Sure it will keep YOU" said the
yeilow-haired one. I'VE chum to-
.,o,bor an we can live awful cheap
Dancing was the chief amusement
..o.,orday. An orchestra Of two string
instruments made music tirelessly and
Tho Urls fox-trotted and one-stepped
nd r,ayixed up ana down the narrow
moo that was made in the crowd.
few girls had brought beaus or broth
crs. and these were the objects o. much
~ecret envy on the part OF the others
who had 90 dance together.
Coffee and ice cream and other re-
frosbments we're served IN the base i
mont dining room, which was trimmed
with holly. and guarded by a fat young
mig all stuck over with pink candies
lie was a defunct pig, and viii be
roasted to-day for the cafeteria, which
is "a part Of the clubhouse. There we're
music and rccitations upstairs. and
tiny six-year-old girl, whose name IS
Anna Greene Bird, sang several love
songs 30 we'll that every girl there
wanted TO hug her. OF course, there
.as Christmas tree, and every one
who came TO the party got a box OF
candy and something else.
And | wish ! could hand every one
of YOU a job at the work you are
trained 10 do.' sail Miss Morgan when I
the presents we're handed out. I'VE
have done something; We have found
joba for 100 stcnogrsphcrs, booAkecp-