The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-07-05
HOTEL FOR GIRLS.
Home Bequeathed to Workers by
New York Merchant.
EXPERIENCE SHOWED NEED.
Suggests That Hotel For Unmarried
Working Women Be Erected In
Business District, but Docs Not Con-
fine Executors to Any One Region.

working E9oIneU DC I'eSsee ~
Business District, but Docs Not Con-
fine Executors to Any One Region.
New York.-Charlcs Bcrtram Web
stcr. n merchant who died March 1G
last, bcqucnthcd about onc-third OF his
large estate for the foundation or Il
corporation which Is directed to erect
I'm the retail dry goods district an
apartment house wherein unmarried
working women shall have apartments
at cost.
The 1cccdcnt, who for many years |
lived ut the Hotel Nctherlnnd, was Il
native of Providence, II. l.. Il son OF
Josiah l.. Webster, II dry goods mcr-
chant there. lie came to New York
early In life. In 1S9G he retired from
active business. but never lost his in
tcrcst IN it or in the people who work
cd for the firm.
Before providing for the project
which had long been in his mind, Mr..
Webster bcqucnthcd to five cousins
| $1,000 each. SC; side $4,000 to Thom.
| as w. Bcclilcy. described as "ScrV'
ant" anu gave $4,000 to his coach
| man, Frank Fnlkncr.
He bcuucnthcd to Joseph l.. Web
stcr, his brother. all his horses. car
riagcs, harness, clothing. icwclry and
automobiles and twothirds of his re-
siduary estate. He then said:
Having been engaged for many
years in the business known as n dc.
partmcnt store in tho city of Now York
and having employed large number
of unmarried women in that business,
| have realized that the domestic cnvi-
ronmcntS of many OF them are not con-
ducivc to their morals or health, anu /
have concluded 10 cndcavor to improve
the condition Of some of them by CIV
ing them the opportunity To live In
clean, we'll ventilated, comfortable and
attractive apartments. and for that
purpose direct my executors to form
or cause to he formed, as soon as prnc
{ ticaDlc after my death II corporation fol
: benevolent purposes under the mem
bcrship corporation law OF the state ol
J. New York or under such other law OF
II tho state Of New York as may bc ap
plicablc at the time.
). "Thc particular objects for which
II such corporation is to be formed are t.
Il generally improve the conditions Of III
u married working women and pnrticu
larly TO establish, maintain and con
@. duct apartments in the borough o
IS Manhattan for occupation by unmal
IN ricd working women regardless Of thci
| religious belief or nationality an
! wherein they may find comfortable an
! attractive homes.
re "Thc name Of said corporation sha
or he tho Webster apartments, and Il
4. ,1,.,
m he principally conducted shall be Il
is borough of Manhattan."
m Tho tlcccdcnt suggests that the bull
III ing be erected In the vicinity OF the r
)f- tail stores, Dut does not coniinc the g
to ccutors to any particular district.
saws he thinks the sort of building
>" desires can be erected and equipped f
to about 100000. but he does not cOntil
mt his agents to this sum. They can Spcl
his more if they think necessary.
pb "Thc building shall contain libr.
and restaurant" directs the dccedcl
I'D "nnd such other appurt as W
ut tend to render the apartments col
nv. Portable and attractive. Apartmcl
so are to be let furnished and unfurnisht
m, al direct that said apartments Sh
i'm not be conducted for profit but sole
nor for the purpose Of providing unmarri
!, (" working women with homes and who
some food at Il small cost to them Il
In deserving cases without cost to the
| direct that the directors Of said {
poration shall fix the rentals and
For prices OF food with the view Of car
ing out that purpose. The cost OF ma
yon tanning the apartment and rcstaur'
re in excess OF the receipts thercirOm ST
k, a be met from such income as the cor
'rly ration may have exclusive OF the
Vim ccipts from said restaurant ana re
ld. ais"
| Ia The dcccdcnt asks the cXccnt OrS
ear serve as officers Of the corporation u
IDLY the first annual meeting.
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