The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-25
Model Flat Newest Addition to Neigh
borhood Work of St. Georges Church

/OC. being mere grownup.
would doubtless have said
that II was about 400 OF n
fall afternoon. But had you
CHANGED to make such a remark In the
presence Of the eight little girls--beg
pardon. young housekcepers. wearing
neat blue and White checked aprons and
white ruiiled caps, who were seated
about a shining blue and white oicloth
covered kitchen table in ST. Georges
model nat they would have looked at
you In plying anna cement. This fiat
ts recent addition to the activities of
St. Georges Memorial Building.
Half past in the afternoon, indeed.
with the family eating a breakfast OF
fragrant coffee and golden brown but
tered toast that fairly make your mouth
water rs you peep in! Absurd, If
you were still incrcdulous YOU could
glance into the bedroom where the beds
were stripped and the bedding spread
out To catch the morning sunshine. OF
course you would call 1t the afternoon
sunshine, but thats.too trivial . detail
20 discuss. overcome by Chagrin at
your mistake, YOU would hastily with
draw from the kitchen TO n point Of
vantage, where you could listen in tho
living room, which bears evidences Of
having served as bedroom during tho
night.
Grace is being said al the table-tn-
day in German. az these young house
keepers come from German homes It's
rather giegly grace, To he sure, but ~
course before breakfast callers with
such queer ideas as 10 chronology are
somewhat dsconcerting to new and
inexperienced housekecpers.
FJr poltencSs sake you remain dis
Crectty in the background until the
meal IS over. There is plenty to look
NJ outside Of that alluring blue and
white kitchen. There are the bedroom
and the living room To explore.
st. Georges Church in StuyVesant
Square has long been famous for its
ncighhurhood activities Ever since the
days when the late !. plcrpunt Morgan
built the Memorial House and gave it
TO st. Georges as n setting for various
clubs and social and philanthropic do
ings one iine scheme after another has
been suggested and carried out within
It's walls. Latterlv Mrs Herbert L..
Sattcrlee. "A daughter ri Mr.. Morgan,
recognized one great need and has set
herself to the task Of meeting it.
For years Mrs. Satterlec has been the
treasurer ~ St Georges branch of the
Girls Friendly Society. Because of the
changing conditions in the nelghbor-
hood she became convinced that a model
Nat in the parish would lie a valuable
addition To the good work already go
inr on there. To teach the children and
young girls Of the parish how to keep
house and so how To become real home
makers would be a tentative reaching
out to meet the growing need Of the
vicinity of Stuyvesant Square.
Could a model tenement similar 10
the two which have been already estab-
lished in other parts Of the city 10y the
city missions committee of st. Georges
he installed in the memorial building?
Opinions differed Miss Louise Free
land, secretary of this branch of tho
Girls Friendly Society. was also deeply
Interested In the scheme, There was
one big bright room at the rear OF this
man floor Of the building that could
h. apprDpriated for the purpose. Bat
was It large enough for three room
Nat? Some ehook their heads obviously
but Miss Froe,and, practical as well as
snthusiastn, set q TO work measuring
Fortunately the room was very high
studded and had large windows. She
found that il was easily possible to In
ttall the Hat without Infringing the la vs.
OF tho Building Department
\ three room tenement was decided
upon as being most representative n
'ho homes from which many Of tbs
children would come These rooms have
becp htted up to accommodate th'
miner, mother baby and four Other
children.
MR. Sntjrrloc gave $500 for It's cstab
lshmcDt Han tho money was devote,
t. the installation Of the Hat, which in
Guided fire proof partition wallis, plumb
Ing. Sc. The other half was spent fo
T. Furnishings.
The living room is attractive, with