Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-05
BUSINESS GIRLS CLUB
TOCHANGE QUARTERS
The Useful Activities Will Be
Undiminished in New En-
vironment

Back OF one of the busiest parts Of Chest
nut street stands the Business Girls chris
tlan Club, the last of an historic row Q
houses on Girard street, Philadelpha's old
est thoroughfare. This old-fashoned house
with It's high ceilings and huge rooms, ]
to be torn down very soon, but the ltttl'
group of workers who brought the business
girls club into existence will see to II tina
their new quarters, 111S Walnut street, VII
be just as comfortable and Just as honey
and as delightfully."- hospitable as the pres
| ent clubhouse is
Mrs. Ethel Fisk Moore. the secretary OF
the house and general manager, has the
| unique distinction Of being the acknowl-
edged mother" to some 1000 girls These
children" of Mrs. Moore's come from every
| sort of workshop girls. factory girls. little
| pig-tailed cash runners" from the depart
| ment stores. stenographers and some girls
| who do not work. Young or old, rich or
| poor, Mrs. Moore is there to encourage them
with their work, to listen to their tales of
woe or to lend a hand in getting UP every
sort of amusement from a moonlight hike
to class In amateur nursing.
Not only do the members OF the Business
Girls Club enjoy a wonderful 10-cent sup
per and substantial lunch at the cafe
teria for 15 or 16 cents, but any 10 girls
who want to get up class in anything, be
II dressmaking, millinery, gymnasium or
nursing can pay small sum, and, presto
MY girls are always ready to help"
Mrs. Moore said "All have to do is post
sign asking 10 or 15 minutes of their time
when have too much work. There will be
80 of them ready and anxious to help out
before an hour Is UP. They like the club
house because they can do as they please.
Upstairs are the rest and meeting rooms
Here girl can wash up and change her
shirtwaist II she is going out In the evening
She can check her bag and call for 1t when
she goes home. Her best beau can call
for her from here. They don't mind coming
to the club at all
we have had three weddings In the last
month-there are plenty of married girls
In the club, you know. One girl came In
with her friends and said she was going
upstairs to change her clothes. Well, 1
never thought anything of It, although 1
knew thai the girl had no hone-she lived
in tiny boarding house The first thing
heard was the chug of a taxi in front of
the door There, If you please. was the
smiling bridegroom and best man, all done
up In their evening toys with high silk |
hats and boutonnieres! And down came the |
bride In her charming white frock and her |
attendants In dainty rose silk. It's the first |
wedding we ever had from the clubhouse. |
hope II we ever have another I'll have a |
chance to give them send.off." Mrs. Moore |
smiled. She's tall, dark woman, with |
bright, twinkling eyes.
ng girl and her comfort than organizations
hat are run on a charitable basis because
'ur committee in charge is composed of
wo-thirds working woh,en. The other
bird is prominent clubwomen, so that the
;irls get the benefit of older womens ex-
,erience in the daily needs and situations
hat the working girl is called upon to
meet The girls run everything themselves
f they want a party they come to me, and
We get 1t up. If they want a dance or
history class, or any sort of entertain
nent, l see to 1t that an instructress in
his line is procured. No. 1 don't feel
roud of IT. that's what I'm here for" Mrs.
Ioore will tell you modestly
THE dues are only dollar year, al
hough any working girl can come into the
afeteria for her lunch. We serve about
o. 900 girls month. l hope that when we
ct over in the new building on Walnut
rect, there won't be a girl in Philadelphia
nat works who isn't a member of our
ub. They are all happy and they love
ne club. That's a good enough recon-
endation for any club"