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Show Housewives Solve Servant-Girl Problem "Mutual Provident Federation" In-" tended to Help Girls and Bring Millenium for Employers. "Mutual Provident federation" 13 tho namo of an organization Incorporated miller mi-ller tho laws of the United States. th a branch ofllco Just established In this city, which bids fair to bring Joy to th.c hearts of not only tho housowlvcs or bait Lake and Utah, but to ho liundiedB or girls horo and elsewhere who earn 1 tnoir livelihoods My service in pr vnto fami cs. Although only Just established, l ionum-her ionum-her of applications for membership v.hlcn have been pouring Hi upon the sccrctarj of the organization shows that it is Piling Pil-ing a long-felt wnnt n The plan of tho Provident federation, which hns bcon organized for thp benonc of both thc.hounewlfo nnd tho domestic. Is this- At as early a date ns possible, a large house or building of somo kind 13 to bo rented, and this le to be uecd as a home for members of tho federation when not employed, and a a a placo of social gathering in tho evenings for tho yli s who are employed. When ill nnd "rmbJo to work, the girls will bo cared for in tho home, tho Initiation and mcmberohlp fees to bo devoted to supporting the homo and caring for members who aro 111. In addition to theso features, a department depart-ment in cooking nnd housekeeping 13 to be conducted without cost to the members, mem-bers, and whero thoso who havo not had such training can gain practical experience experi-ence In cooking, caring for bedrooms, waiting on table and tho dozens of other necessary things which go to makeup the training of a first-class maid- Th n course will bo especially valuable to girls from tho country who havo had no opportunity oppor-tunity of obtaining such training. Housewives who become members of tho federation will bo furnished with a mpld for any kind of service at any time she may cnll. At first It will not be possible possi-ble for tho socrotary to always furnish lio!r tltnf ulm fn n rupdminflnd. but after thu plan has been working for a while no girl who Is not known to be thoroughly honest nnd thoroughly capable of doing good work, In whatever she essays to do, will be given a recommendation by the secretary. A commendable feature of the now organization or-ganization Ih that a premium Is to bo put on fnUhful nnd efficient service, by offering offer-ing yearly prizes of 550, 530 and S20 to members of the federation who have been longest In service of ono family and who glvo satisfaction to their .employers. The membership fees from housewives aro to bo placed In a fund for tho purpose pur-pose of purchasing a permanent homo for the girls who shall become members of tho federation. This fund is to be disbursed dis-bursed at the direction of the ndvisory board for Utah, Including Mrs. Hal XV. Brown, Mrs. Frank Knox. Mrs. Ij. H. Farnsworth and Mrs. W. XV. Rltcr. Prof. B. Ceddon of Boston, who has been studying study-ing socinl condition!) for several years past and has decided that tho plan adopted adopt-ed Is a good ono to better them, is tho president of tho national organization. Mrs. Kate Archer of this city Is the sec-ietary sec-ietary for Utah, and Mra. Hal XV. Brown and Mrs. Henry C Wallace are directors for this State. |