The Irish standard., 1915-07-24


them to the others, and make them
feel at home. All nationalities are
represented in our membership, but
there is no feeling of nationalism, and
all parishes are represented on our
directorate.
AT present we meet in the club.
house of q literary club, but we hope
some time to have clubhouse of our
own and maintain a lunch room in
connection with it, have rest rooms,
etc., for the benefit of our young
women.
Educational Fund. ~.
We have an educational fund from
which any of the members who desire
to become better equipped may bor-
row sufficient funds to take bust
ness course and improve their educa-
ton to enable them to accept better
positions, the money to be paid back
at any convenient time at so much
per week, without interest. This has
been a great incentive to girls to bet
ter themselves educationally, and has
provided an opportunity for them
which they would not otherwise have.
This feature has appealed particu-
larly to the business men, and has
helped to put our organization on q
splendid footing.
We also have free classes for the
girls in millinery, dressmaking, mu-
sic, English, philosophy and civics,
taught gratis by the members and
those interested in our work that they
may become more proficient in any
of these arts and do much for them
selves.
Meeting Expenses.
Before the end of the first year we
realized that we must have money,
for 1t takes quite Il while to accumu-
late any sum where the dues are only
SO cents a year. We put our heads
together and after much discussion
and deliberation we decided to bring
to the city the Paulst Choristers of
Chicago. We cleared on this venture
$1,000 over and above our expenses,
and our expenses were $1,000; we
paid everything, thcater, advertising,
etc. and didn't ask anyone to give us
anything, as 1t Is our policy to carry
on our work on a strictly business
basis, and pay for everything as we
go along.
Since then we have had several
parties and social gatherings which
were not given with the idea of max
ing money but just to bring the girls
together. This April we gave our first
amateur performance, a musical COM
edy, all the talent being from the club,
and we scored a great success, both
financially and artistically. We found
there was great amount of talent
among the membership, many vocal
lists, musicians, and as a result we
have club chorus OF fifty voices and
an orchestra Under the direction of
competent teachers.
Other Features Of Work.
One of our first works was the fur.
nishing of three rooms, library, par
Tor and living room in st. Raphael's,
home for working girls opened by
the Catholic Federation of our city.
They asked the girls to assist and
we raised 5000 among our members,
and we were then only few months
old. Through the efforts of some of
our girls we We're able to buy our
furniture at wholesale. and we bought
everything new, rugs, curtains, furni.
ture and all furnishings,
Each Christmas we have helped
poor families or institutions with a
donation, and at all of the affairs Civ.
en- by the different institutions of the
city, we have been invited to assist,
and the girls have always willingly
responded. This cooperation we feel
has given us added prestige in our
city. Il.
This spring the Association of
Commerce (Which is our Board OF
Trade) asked us to furnish com
mittee to assist in the city cleanup
Day." whose duty it would be to look
after and submit detailed written
report of such places to the chairman
of that section. The general chair.
man of the Cleaning Campaign" mott.
fled our president by letter that the
report sent in by our members was
the best of any which had been sub,
mitted.
Write to the Business Manager.
Since organizing we have been in.
strumental in organizing club in
Detroit. which now has 1000 mem
bers, and are adding to their member.
ship every week. Our president also
organized club in Bay City last July
1t is our desire and sincere hope to
make our organization . national one
and organize in every city in the
United States. Interested readers are
invited to correspond with Susan p.
Wendell, 1924 Hollister Ave-, Grand
Rapids, Michigan. AZ
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