The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-02
MODERN DANCING FOR
VACATION FUND GIRLS
Instruction in Tango and Trot
for Members of Unique
New Club.
SOCIETY WOMEN BACK IT
Miss Anne Morgan Approves
Modern TerpsichOre-
Clubhouse Opened.

Il feel as II u were all mine." said n
SRI Of IS or SO yesterday afternoon as
he completed her inspection Of the new
home OF the Vacation Savings Fund con-
Quoted by the woman's department Of the
National Civic Federation at 3s West
Thirty-ninth street
1T is all mine." replied her girl com
pnnion with oral italics. II am tax
PAYER"
The first girl resolved 20 become one
Immediately and started off to the cffice
II the fund to register and to pay her
dollar annual tax.
Several hundred young women, de-
pusitors in the fund. looked over the house
and many Of them became Taxpayers
then and there. They had been invited
- bring their young men friends and
many Of them took advantage of the in
,itaton. There was n mandolin orches-
ira In the hall on the first floor and the
girls and their young men danced.
The fund Is to hold subscription dances
once a week for the members and their
men friends. The cost will be 10 cents for
each girl A teacher from Castle House
ALL be ia charge and viii give instruction
free in the modern dances, including the
tango. hesitation waltz and one step.
The officers of the fund have no OBJ
lection TO the modern Dances said Miss
Anne Morgan yesterday. explaining this
feature. I'VE believe that the dances
are all right If danced properly-and we
are employing teacher to show the girls
how to dance them properly
Dancing 20 Re a Feature.
Miss Elizabeth Marbury Is TO be in
charge of the dancing part OF the fund :
programme. which is to be made an i'm
portant feature OF the work Moving
picture shows also are to be provided at
intervals at the same 10 cent admission
price.
The new building, which had its house
warming yesterday afternoon, is "a four
story and basement dwelling made over
INTO complete club. ON the ground
floor there is "A large dancing hall. on the
second a reception room, where the tax
payers of the fund may meet their young
men friends, and the Offices of the fund
on the two upper floors are writing and
reception rooms for the exclusive use OF
the girl members and sleeping rooms for
them.
As soon as legal tangies over certain
leases can be unraveiled the officers oi
the fund expect to add the buildings "A,
inediatcly at the rear of the clubhouse
to the present plant. A covered runway
VIII connect them with the present build.
ing. The restaurant kitchen will be pu,
N one of the buildings. which will b,
used chiefly for sleeping rooms for Nom
beers.
Nothing to DO with Spuga.
The Vacation Fund really has rothinr
TO do with the :. /. L. c. which 1.
widely kCown around Christmas time. al
though the spLg movement IL an out
growth of the Vacation FUND and IL.
officers are women prominent in the funt
movement. The fund is primarily Il saw
ings institution for girls and young woner
who work for living. They leave thei
money with its cashier and receive stamp,
~ an evidence OF the deposits. The of
iicers say that this method has resultes
IN great increase in the saving
OF its members for vacation and othe
purposes.
Then as natural development OF tn,
fund the clubhouse was projected as
home and meeting place FOR depositors
They may become members of the club
or taxpayers" by payment of 81 a yea
dues. This entities them 10 all privileges
The restaurant when II Is started will b.
run on the la carte plan at prices whicl
will be low but sufficient to make tn
restaurant self-supporting. The bed
rooms Will be rented for s. week an,
are intended rot for the very poor work
Ing girl but for the girl making, say, 81
or SIS week or more.
Among those who took part In IN
housewarming yesterday afternoon wer
Miss Gertrude Robinson Smith, chairman
OF the executive committee Mrs. Montasu
Flagg, Miss Anne Morgan, Mrs Charlie
!, Whitman. Miss T. y. Brown, Miss VI
C.. Hammond. Miss Il. NJ. Little, Mis-
Caroline Shipper, Miss Il j. Shuart, Mis-
Maud Wetmore, national chairman OF tn
woman's department OF the National Civil
Federation Miss Elizabeth Marbury, an
Miss Jeanette Glider. Mrs. August Be
mont, who is active in the affairs of tn
fund, was out of town.