Salt Lake Telegram | 1949-07-02 | Page 7 | Young Women Find Home in Esther Half

YoungVomcn Find Home In Esther Hair By STAN BOWMAN Religion Is not Just a name, it Is whst you live, according to Mrs. Anna M. Othlro, Methodist deaconess and supervisor of Esther hall. 147-4th East And It Is oa this principle that thia "home away from home" Is opersted. Esther hall is a home for young woman who are attend- ' Ing business, beauty or some ether specialized school or for young women. Just gstttag started la ths business world. Ckrlstiaa Ssrvtcss It is operated under ths supervision super-vision and sponsorship of woman's wom-an's division of Christian service of ths Methodist church. However, residents are not restricted re-stricted to any wis faith. Ia fact members of almost every faith have lived In the home since Its start according to Mrs. Othlm. "W feel that If ws can't do better than provide "Just a place to live with me la we here no business la Ibis busuass,' Mrs. Othlm said. Ths girls have a room Individual Indi-vidual or with a roommate and nomecooked sisals for a price that in moat eases went cut with the old-fashioned boarding house. BaaseUfe Atmosphere "Ws are aot In thia te make money. We just want to giva soma girls a Christian, homelike home-like place to live while they ara Sitting a start In Ufa," Mra UUm said. The hall Is largely supported by miasioaary funds from ths national sponsoring organisation. or-ganisation. Although noai-deaarniaaUonal, devotion are held encc a week In the spacious parlor, grace is said at ths table and reel dents are urged to attend their owa churches. Mrs. Othlm hss been doing this type of work for some 30 years. 8 he worked st Esther hell from 1S2S to 192, then directed a Chinese horns in San Pranclaco for 14 years and for the peat seven years again haa been at Esther hall. She la scheduled to retire ia Septamber.