Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-18
SOCIAL SERVICE WOMEN
DEFEND BOARDING HOME
Reply to Statement Issued Recently
by Board Of Young Women's
Christian Association.
NO UNNECESSARY DUPLICATION
Daughters OF Confederacy Preparing
for Rcunon--A. u. Hill Monu-
ment Protccted-Mrs. Valentine
Aids Suffragists I'm Pennsylvania.

In reply TO statement from the
Young Womcn's Christian Association
explaining its objects and purposes in
operating a boarding home for young
women. ana Directing 10 the unneccs-
sary duplication and confusion in the
public mind by the issuance of appeals
hy other organizations for the opening
Of similar homes. the Social Service
Federation has issued the following
letter. addressed 10 the executive com
mittec or the Y. w. G. ~:
I'VE are very much surprised at the
contents or your letter and fail en-
,irely TO understand the reason for its
being written 10 our orCauizat ion.
Quoting from your year book you say,
The absolute need for additional
boarding houses is fully realized We
should think. ms YOU were not able 20
open another at this time. feeling the
need as YOU do. YOU would have hailed
with JOY and delight the new home, as
YOUR homo at los West Cary street did
not meet tho needs OF tile city. We
cannot believe for on. moment mat
YOU arc really opposed To our home
any more than great Presbyterian or
Meth odist Church would oppose 4 mis-
sion started in another part OF the city.
Last saturday one of our girls left
Us and went To your home. because
she had an increase OF 81 Il week. max
ing 50, We were so pleased and happy
that there was such y hom. ~ yours
for her TO go "a when she left our
home nest. We understand Tn" policy
Of your home and fully appre ciate all
that is done for the Industrial girl o,
this city. We understand there ar.
1000 girls working in factories OF the
city. How many OF them can YOU care
for?
I'VE have never heard Of your raising
any objection to the Settlement House
or !.
only we can house FIVE times as many
as they can. The wilson House has
the same policy that we have. DO YOU
object TO this house" Neither one OF
these houses has objected to our home.
but on the other hand, have co-oper:,tcd
with us in every way possible. In the
short time we have been at work We
have given TWO girls two weeks board
each.
we do not think we havo misundcr-
stood you. or that Your policy has not
been clear TO us We certainly apprc-
ciate your desire 10 be understood and
sincerely hope YOU will disahuSo the
minds of your members Of any thought
that we are or ever have been antaro-
nistic We really thought we were
helping to solve the problem that you
have solved so beautifully at los West
Cary Street for a part Of the working
women OF this city.
I'VE fear that instead of our misun-
derstandinS YOU. YOU have misunder-
stood us, ana have failed to appreciate
our efforts for young girls. We are all
Christian women. working for the bet
ierment OF humanity. Why should we
not corporate and rejoice At all times
together We shall be very happy to
near That yon can omen another board
ing homo soon. All we desire is to
protect and mother our little sister who
is far away from home ana mothers
influence