The Washington times., 1914-04-06
ORGANIZE TO BRING
GIRLS SUMMER REST
Vacation Savings Fund Has In
dorsement of Women High
in City's Social Life.

An enterprise which promises not only
pleasure to the working girl, but needed
relief from the grind of earning the
daily bread, has been quietly undertaken
by q group of women who are most
prominent in Washington's civic and So
cial life, the Vacation Savings Fund. a
, branch of the wowen's Civic Fedora
tion.
When the heat of summer deScendS
upon the city and senses are dulled with
the monotony of daily strife, the work
ing girl. sharing in this benefit, may take
herself away to where the green fields
and running brooks hold sway. there.
for q ife-giving period fill her lungs
with the freshness Of pure air, and rest
rest, rest
The plan is modelled upon that in ac-
tive operation in New York. 1t began
by the committee looking up and test
in order to provide inexpensive, but clean
and pleasant places for girls. Much Sue
cess in this line brought up the question;
Why do not more girls take regular va
cations in the country? 1t was found
that the average girl would be able, with
economy, to lay by small sums each
week if she could bring herself to form
the habit, and be sure of a safe place
10 keep her savings.
To meet this demand the Vacation
Savings Fund was organized at mass
meeting of wage-earning girls. The
idea came from the girls themselves, and
is connected with no charity whatever.
The Washington organization inaugu-
rated along parallel lines, with execu-
tive and advisory committees. has an OF.
fee for the vacation committee at 7OS
Union Trust building.
Why Organized.
While the vacation committee is
organized to help girls to provide the
funds for a pleasant summer, it also
has a two-foid mission and the social
side has become more prominent.
There was a meeting held last week
at the homo of Mrs. Franklin w.
Roosevelt. 1913 n street northwest. Mrs.
Rogers Bacon, of New York, president
Of the national vacation committee,
Womens Civic Federation, spoke of
the work accomplished in New York
city.
About the first of January. Miss Anne
Morgan, daughter OF Pierpont Morgan,
and Mrs. Van Rensselaer, began work
with Mrs. Fred T. Dubois, a member
of the national vacation committee,
representing Washington. A committee
Columbia Federation of Women. con-
sisting of Mrs. Franklin W. Roose-
Welt, Mrs. Joseph Berliner Mrs. Du-
Eois and Mrs. James ]. Chamberlain.
to organize the work in Washington.
In her address at the meeting at
said:
There is as great a need in Wash
ington for vacation committee as
there is in New York.
while you have no factories, You
do have MANI women in departments, in
stores and in offices, who will appre-
Ciate a good time such as New York
girls are enjoying.
Develop Social Side
1--WE do not simply help a girl to save
money. We realize that many a girl
is alone in a great city. away from
hcme and that at times everyone is
lonesome, no matter what their con-
dition in life. Therefore. We try to de-
' >elop the social side through weekly and
monthly entertainments, such as even
ings of song. art, lectures. and lItera-
ture. We have dancing and excursions
IN summer and moving pictures ex-
hibitions of fine subjects during the
winter.
THE meetings are arranged so that
eacn section will have at least one week
ly and one monthly meeting
Mrs. Fred T. Dubois. in commenting
upon the organization and needs here in
said:
I'm New York they have recently
opened a girls clubhouse. To show the
greet interest in the work. at A recent
there were 1.60O girls present.
There is a great field for this work
In Washington. The new Bureau of En-
craving and Printing. of which Mrs.
Archibald Hopkins recently spoke, will
soon have an opening. There will be
a large auditorium. and plans are being |
made whereby the employees will have
MANY entertainments given them.
Members of the Department of the |
Interior have recently opened club |
house OF Lafayette square. proving 10 !
US the demand for social life
There will be another meeting at Mrs
Roosevelt's house on Tuesday afternoon |
at 2 O'Clock. when plans for the summer |
work will be formed.
A number of large committees were /
formed at the last meeting. The execu- |
tive committee is as follows: Mrs. |
Franklin w. Rooevelt, chairman; Mrs.
Fred T. DUBOIS. NJ ss Maude Wetmore, |
Mrs. John Mclaughlin, Mrs. A. =. |
Mrs. G. Won L. Meyer. Mrs
e. ]. Emmons. Mrs. Charles Goldsmith, |
Mrs. Chandler Anderson, and Miss Lu- |
dema Sayre.
The advisory committee consists of |
Franklin MacVeagh. chairman; Senator |
@ =. Wetmore, Charles c. Glover, |
Charles J. Bell the Rev. John Van :
jr.. Mgr. w. 7. Russell, |
Surgeon General Blue, u. s. NJ. c.