Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-15
Expert Strongly Believes
In Some Spooning ParlorS

tlOu n0ll WHefe girls Cdu NdlutT IuT en-
tertainment of their own devsing, and
have general good times; beau parlors
where girls can meet young men
friends and not be interrupted, or nave
too close supervision; give them a
chance to set up relations which would
result in a happy home life of an idea!
kind later on.
"There should be kimOno parlors on
one Of the upper floors in which girls
could lounge in freedom and have a
god time after tae days grind in the
shop or factory, kitchenette where
fudge parties and birthday spreads can
be planned and prepared for, an in
Urinary for temporary illness and a
roof built to stand the traffic, wear
and tear which would result from re-
creation of one kind or another on sum
mer evenings and which would compete
with the attractions of tae gaily light
ell streets.
Miss Geary says that an average of
So q week for board and room will
place a home for rs to POO girls on the
right basis, that this will enable the
management to care for a certain num-
Der of girls for $3.50 to 81 a week, bal
ancing with the number who can be
asked to pay from $6 to $3.50 a week.
These varying prices give two-fold Op-
pOrtunity to the organization. 1t gives
the inefficient girl an opportunity to
make i start, help her while sne at
tains efficiency and higher wage earn
ing capacity, and at the same time
makes it possible to bring the ineffi-
cient girl under the inspiration of the
girl VINO has succeeded to a certain eX-
tent and has well defined ambitions.
Miss Geary is tine author of book
on finance work and the management
of finance campaigns. "City Associa-
tiOn Finance,' which might be ap-
piled equally well to any organization Is
finance eforts. She is also the origin
ator of a personal account book, which
is being used by thousands of women
and girls throughout the country.
This book is divided into headings:
Living expenses; postage, phones, car
fares; clothing, laundry; health;. recre.
alton, vacation; education; gifts; ben.
evidences; insurance, Investments; and
two blank columns for additional en-.
tries. 1t also gives column for all
cash received, the date, and explana.
tion Of items, and paid out column
The last two pages Of the book gives a
summary under these headings for tde
twelve months of the year.
Although Miss Geary is an advocate
of thrift and efficiency, she believes
that to reduce expenditure is not the
one and only aim we should set up for
girls. We should try to snow her how
not to taste the many opportunities foi
/ rest, recreation, strong physical wei
being and growth of mental abilities
1t is not so much the question of say
/ ing more money, but OF how to use il
to the fullest for all around develop
meni.
Miss Geary is making big improve
ments in housing conditions for won
en- and girls in industry in America to
/ day. She is an English woman wao gave
up a musical career in London becaus,
she felt that teaching music to after
dinner-society pupils wasn't enough
The problem Of properly housing worl
ing girls and women forced to live il
undesirable tenements she has reduced
to an exact science and has gotten bis
results.
After four years volunteer trainin.
and experience in managing certain
model tenement buildings in London
Miss Geary heard from an American
woman Of the Model Tenement Citl
and Suburban Homes company in New
York and decided TO come to America
I it tool, ner some time to convince tn,
company that n woman could take
charge Of that kind of work. When sh,
began there were $50 tenants and il
the eight years of her management
which included the repairing, airing o
employees choosing of tenants, an,
the collection of rents, the number ha
increased to 2,S64.
II was in this work that the nationa
board of the Young Women s Christ
ian association found ner, and askel
her advice on new buildings they wer
about to erect When the nationa
board was ready TO add an eeonomi
and buildings specialist to it's stat
Miss Geary was offered the position
Miss Geary accepted. She is now th
consulting specialist for the 976 assc
citations on all matters pertaining {
her particular work.
She is called on TO help select site,
10 90 over all blue print plans, maxim
such changes as she deems advisable
TO advise on building materials, cafe
teriA equipment and management an
'eyerything pertaining to the economi