The farmer and mechanic., 1915-04-13
WILL SHOW n {.
WELFARE WORK IN
NEW YORK CITY
Exhibit of Pictures Indicating
What Is Being Done To EIe-
Vate Mill People

Through the agency Of Miss Ger
trude Beeks. director of welfare work
Of the National Civic Federation. the
State welfare agent of North Caro-
lima. has been asked for an exhibit of
pictures showing what the cotton mills
of this State are doing to help ele-
Vate aud educate their people. Work
is going forward now As rapidly a.
possible TO duplicate and add to the
exhibit of pictures which was shown
in Raleigh and these will be forward
ed TO N iss BeekS as soon as the vari-
Gus mills can secure pictures for this
exhibit. The entire thirly-nfth floor
Of the Metropolitan Tower in New
York City is devoted to showing pic
lures of welfare work in various en-
terprises all over the United States.
Not only cotton mills, but stores. fac
tories, rnires, railroads and other pub
lie institutions are included in the
work which this Federation is endeav-
| o1ng TO bring TO light.
Letters have been written to the va
| rious mills for their support III this
ma tter. Every mill man in the State
| who is doing anything to help his peo-
pie in a visible way of which a pie
| ture may be made is urged to see that
d picture is made and forwarded to
| the writer of this article, Charlotte. at
| once.
For the benefit of any of those who
may not have clear idea as to what
pictures are desired, the following list
| is given which is some Of the subjects
| suggested by the National Civic Fed
| eratiOn:
| Sanitary Work Places System for
providing pure drinking water. venti-
! lation, devices for removing dust, for
| lighting places, wash roofs, etc.
Recreation-The social hall for
dancing parties, concerts, pool or
| bowling, gymnasium. athletic field, va
cation and summer excursions for en- T.
plOyeS, rest rooms etc.
| ducational-ClaSSes for appren-
tees, cooking, dreSsmaking, millinery.
night classes, kindergarten and libra
ries.
Housing-Homes rented or sold I"
| employees boarding houses.
There is another paragraph on
| "Provident Funds" but as this is q
little foreign to cotton mill conditions
in the State, I am not enumerating
the different clauses in it. But
would suggest. however, that the saw
ings clubs, and other things found In
every cotton mill indicating a saving
! of money would come we'll under this
head.
This exhibit is open and may be
seen and studied at any time by visi.
tors. and the cotton mill men OF the
State are invited to call upon Miss
Beeks and see the exhibit at any time
they are in New York.
. In regard to the above suggestions
it is not necessary to follow them tC
the letter. For instance, if a mill has
something better. and many Of them
! have, or something not mentioned OF
, that does not come under the head
{ ings, such pictures should not be
| barred from the exhibit. I did not
give these suggestions to be followed
exactly, but merely to give an idea &c
many of the mills.
The executive committee consists Of
: men prominently identified with some
of the most successful enterprises il
the country, and among these ar'
5 men like Cyrus II. Mccormick. presi
dent Of the International Harvester
; Company, and G. II. Ludington, o
r the Curtis Publishing Company. Th'
} Southern men named in the list are
: Ellison A. Smythe and Thomas F
Parker Of Greenyille. s. c., and r
Frank Mebane, of this State.