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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 12, 1920)
Masons Provide Fine Home for : Giio6rk Action Helps Solve Trouble some Housing Problem fot, 'Young Business Women In Omaha.''.., With the fioming ' of the war Omaha, in connnon with otljier large i niters of life hi Aniencjfoimd one. phase of the housing situatfon nid dciily and. acutely tbrust'iatjo prom- ii nice. This was Katjb fake care of the girls and youngwotiicn who were caughtip imp iij.d(Mry, where iliey were ,clledvto;.-'ti&V''the places of men wh&'-had he&fcJpVafted into the, army. Thfirtisads oft,hese young females .wcrc($l.kdwa&fr$, theiv homes, to nutke VJifd or'jif mselves in strange places ; and linden condi tions eiitirel,y.;n'oel to' them,' and for which their tr;iiuug. had poorly fitted i hem. Established agencies, such as ti'e Y. WYC. A-. soon found , their facilities overtaxed, and were sorely ptrplcxcd ns to how to meet the problem, Even the boarding" house. were nonplussed, while the .girls themselves were' very often ' com pelled to endure rot only inconven ience but :rel privation, and ; fre quently, were subiected.to extortion ate charge in addition" to unwhole some surroundings. "-; 4This situation was brought before the Scottish Rite Masons of Omaha' at one of their business sessions early in the spring of 1918, and after considerable discussion a coniniite was named. to proceed with' ' the establishment of . home for working girls. The committee was given a "white card," being empowered to purchase, construct, remodel or otherwise 'provide the needed equip ment, and no limit .was set as to the. amount tae expended onvthe proj ect: Frank? Cargill .Patton, 3M, sovereign grand inspector general in Nebraska, was made chairman of the committee. With him wee associated Arthur C. Pancoast, Tin ley L. Combs, George W. Plainer, William E. Rhoades, J. R. Cain, jr.. and T. W. McCulloughl - What Was Contemplated;- ;. Thus commissioned the committee set about its workv If -had a definite idea as to requirements and a hazy notion as to how those requirements were to be met. While it was con .sideringihe matter of site.fititook up the impctrtant 'detaHs 'of "fust whar-ts maintenance and the operation ot such i home; finding out that what seemed somewhat simple at the outset be came not a little complex as it devel oped around the central thought Firit of all, it was determined that the home when it was set up should be a home; that it should have noth ing; of the institutional atmosphere about it, and .that it should' be also. removed from the boarding House at tributes. While it wbuld Je.iionsce-. tariin, it would contain ytfiofce eleq meiits that make a Christam homes thei; examplar of thosevir'tues oil which the life of the nair'sajejy rest",' and without which ).'''fiame; Re comes a mockery. It should Dg ielf- susfainyig, for the thought pf pffefuig charity to the working ' -girlHraff , foreign to the idea, and it should be ppen to any girl, who' earns her owa living and who has no other -home in Omaha. 1 5 V ' ; ,BeautifuI Home TPurchased. With this -settled, -the committee d.e-' bated another dejtaM. The home to sc of service to those for whom if was intended should be within easy access of the business district, and yet ; in thoroughly "respectable' sur roundings. . Suitable, buildings were not many in number, but several were inspected and prices secured, negotiations culminating in the pur chase of the Mary Hayden home- at Twenty-first and Cass streets. This 'is a very .substantially built three story modern residence, spaciously designed ' and finely finished,' having been erected as a residence into which was incorporated evi'dence of good taste and subdued, luxury, such as culture,, suggested and wealth made possible. ; A beautiful plot of ground, 200 feet on Cass street and 132 on Twenty-first, surrounds the residence, .This will permit-further enlargement of the residence at some future timei . .-' . '-' ' . '- ' - After the location had been set tled came the' question df operation. The directors of the Young Wom an's Christian association were en gaged in a somewhat 'similar quest, and-were rather baffled, because, pn them fell the great" problem of housing the transient, the casual, or - the incoming permanent resident de tached young woman ana tney were finding their own facilities far' too mall withv iio prospect ot reuer. "hese were ouietlv approached, ana one-night in he summer ot ivio ai sin informal meeting .of the Scottish Rite committee and the Y. W. C. A. directory,, th iiiatt'er was broached,. the- proposition made, ana tne worhen,. after they had recovered from thc,ir surprise . and consulted together, agreed fo accept the op erating charge of the residence on terms mutually satisfactory. 1 Problem 'of Housing 'GirlsV The committee had learned some ihing about the housing of girls and the operation of boarding houses in 'he; course of its inquiries, and imoiifc other things had discovered :haf the successful carrying on of a home , such as. it had in view pre sented the novel feature that , its membership should be united to JoriWthlng around 100,. as the inci-' Jental cost. 'of management and the difficulties of communication in creased; in direct ratio to the num ber "of drls . resident, and ..that fea ture of the problem determined the ronmuttee to restrict tne .nutnper to be :aecoffimodated to not more than 75 'for the present. Survey, of . the house showed that room, was avail able for 24 girls, the matron and Hie needed help. To provide for the others additional construction was at once necessary. On this the com mittee encountered its ' first serious snag. '-., '. . . '"' Architects and contractors were ronsulted. and finally plans were tdopted for, a detached dormitory building, to be connected with the itain structure by a covered passage ajr, and which would provide sleep in for 31 girls, with the necessary !ath, toilet, 'laundry , and, . boiler rooms. Contracts were let and ev rrything was ready td proceed, when 'or . some- inexplicable reason the War-.Utilities hoard at Washington refused permission for the work, Scottish'Rite Masons Provide Comfortable Home for Girls 9mmmm " 1 r & Make' This a Victrola Christmas If you want to make ,.reai gift one that will be ap preciated and' give lasting pleasure, then' make it a GENUINE VICTROLA " fronts MICKEL'S. No other, gift will give so much joy to . many eople. ! V Mickel's Victrola Outfit Xo. 10 Mickel's outfit No. 10 includes latest jpbdel Victrola 10-A, mahogany, oak or walnut, and ten 10-inch 85c double face records of . your own choice. Twenty selections!. The Mickel's Pay ment Plan if desired. A small ceposit will hold one Ion Christmas de livery ....... $133.50 tiVINQ; ROOM IN WORKING. GlRtS' HOME holding: it tO$i noncsi;itial. As soon as the comnaff.tee had recovered from the shofct !of. this announce ment, it set aH)ut to secure a rehear ing, and finally, '.succeeded in get ting the cas'vreopenl.' With the assistance of ijfrs'Williani E. Rocke feller,..,and someother influential persons at :Washington, the commit ted convinced the War Utilities ijlpf. 'lhat "itli 'housing of woking KiW'icauy.T;.ya''-essential tousiruw- ti9n;aftd;"gjX'the. iiecessary permis sioft'to'', proceed-." This came just .after Hc. aVhnste'Vwas signed in wovemtter,. JV)io,' v-ana tnefenange that varrti fixture, the. sniritof the !i'difdWkdtitstrr'1';was marvelous. 3efore work could be commenced the snrint 7if 1919 had . far advanced. all contracts had fceenaKrogated, and price nao soarea until tne dormi tory finally cost just a little over fwice as much as the .original esti mate. . Vexatious-dela.ytin the con struction ensued, duetto difficulty in securing material, labor and th like, but eventually the dormitory was finished' arid" ready 'for. occu pajicy. : '. - . . .. Opened Two Years AgQ. : T.he' Y' W. C A. directory' took, over the residence in November, 1918, tmder a" 10-ycar leal&'at a ren tal of $1 per year. Certain provisions are written?, hirthf lease, which pro vide for the maintenance of, the home on' the basis originally intended-, al lowing: the v representatives of the Scottish Rite bodies ' access for in spection .at all reasonable' times, and orescribing certain tohditio'ns "that protect all parties. In the two years of : its operation the experience has jusuliea everytning inai w cAycti ed. On Monday night last the dor mitory was formally opetied, and liow there are 55 girls resident at the home, which ,is on a self-sustaining basis. ' ' ! . " , " It is just what its name implies, a home; not an institution, arid not a boarding house, but a place where home surroundings are found, where a home atmosphere prevails, and where the girls are. one big family, There! You Had Forgotten; Again! Wasn't it only yes terday that you said:. ' ' "1; simply ;M0ST; 'send these (Clothes to" Dresher'a Mtoj be cleaned.1' . . ; ,: Call Tyler 0345 and have Dresher send a man if the'line'is busy tear this ad out and pin it up near the phone. That. will" re mind you. , - '"' : ; 'v DRESHER BROTHERS t Cleaners --Dyers 2211-17 Farnam Street . sharing the coin'orts, the conven icntes, the pleasures and the many little thing? 'hat girls have in com mdnf with privileges that eould not be' had at an institution or a board ing iiouse; privacy, if sought, com panionship when needed, a place to entertain a caller or a friend, and we11 the record shews that within the time the residence has been oc cupied .14 of the girls have been mar- xied, several of ihem in the beauti ful big, living room.. As to conveniences: In the ne; dormitory, which is' of three floors, each girl has her own room, with a bed, dresser, table, the needed chairs', closet for her clothes, hot and cold water -in the lavatory, and easy access to one of two bath rcoms on each floor. A laundry, with drying racks and electric irons. maintained, so that the girls cac" take care of the dainty bits of wear ing apparel they do not care to risk sending to the laundries, and this without cost to them.. Each room has' an outside window, and the cor ner rooms have two. Ventilation is perfect, the' rooms are heated by steam, and are as comfortable as can be made, devoid of any touch of the barracks and speaking .of" home. Trunks . are . stored in a specially equipped room in the basement, wheri everything is dry and safe. The building .is fireproof, being "of brick, steel and concrete construc tion, but. finished for the utmost of comfort. It connects with the main building by a covered corridor th-at leads .-directly to the dining room. When a girl enters the front door on the Cass street side, she is at home, no matter if her cwn room be at the farther end. i Has a Real Home Maker. The greatest problem the Y. W. C. A. women had rp solve was -that of the matron, but the solution was happily found in the person of Mrs. Alice E, Mason, whose motherly sympathy and . patience, tact and consideration, has endeared her to all the gfrls. btfeause she understands them, and they know that she' wants to help them. And she does help them, as only a good woman can ' help a girl who needs advice or com fort, who must be cheered now and then when she is homesick or de pressed. -counseled at times when she is perplexed; and rejoiced with 'when she is happy. " ' II II i ? . Mickel's Victrol? Outfit No. I I Mickel's Outfit No. 11 consists of lat est model Victrola 11A,- mahogany, oak or walnut and ten 10-inch 85c double-face Victor records. Twenty selections, of your own choice. Terms if desired. A small ( deposit will hold. one for Christmas own cnuice. xerma !$ 158.50 Mickel's Victrola Outfit No. 14 i i K 1 . : lljv.'; . 4- i i Pre-Holiday -Sale of7r Jewelry , If With the exception of a very jen contract goods, our entire stock pi diamonds, watches, dvery, clocks, cut glass and ivory, is of fered ata discount of from 1 0 to 50 per cent. , The gifts Offered in this sale represent the best obtainable quality merchandise, bought from houses known the world over, andthe discounts quoted ere taken from the marvelously loiv prices for which our shop is known. John Henricksoh JtWtLtH 16h at Capitol Established 1882 Mickel's Outfit No. 14 includes latest model Victrola 14, mahogany, walnut or fumed oak, and ten 10-inch, 85c. double-face Victor records of your own choice twenty selections. The Mickel Payment! . Plan allows a year. to pav. .. . . 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Will "Music" Mickel extends a special invitation to eveiy Vic- -trola owner to come and inspect our new Victor Record Depart ment the" largest in the west, and , without a - question of a doubt the finest one you have1 ever seen; v It's a real pleasure to select records in such a depart ment and we trust you will make it a point to visit this department tomorrow. M1CKECS "The House of t'lea&ant Dealings ' Fifteenth and Harney Streets. Douglas 1973.