"The Kansas City Times" (Missouri) Saturday, August 19, 1911 SO EVERY DAY IS WASHDAY. The neighborhood laundry, as it is known at the Swope Settlement, is proving a boon to many families in the settlement's district during the present hot weather. The heating of water and poor facilities for the washing, made large during the summer months, brings the mothers to the well equipped washroom in the lower floor of the Swope Settlement Building, 1608 Campbell Street. There are sixteen large, deep, porcelained tubs for use. And the price charged is only ten cents for a half day, with hot and cold water, and a modern dry air dryer for the clothes after they are washed, thrown in. And sixteen families can wash clothes at the same time in this well equipped room. "The hot water for washing is a great convenience to many families," Dr. David H. BOKHO, the new head resident of the Swope Settlement, said yesterday. "Women bring their washings here with the result that the home is not heated up to an unbearable temperature for the little ones. The first part of the week is the busiest part for our washroom, too. It's the same old story of wash on Monday if possible, and if not, wash on Tuesday. Several of the families who take advantage of the neighborhood laundry have their work systematized to a high degree. One woman, who is the mother of a boy 6 years old and daughters of 8 and 10, probably takes first honors. She washes the clothes, hands them to Mary, 6 years old, who feeds them into the wringer, turned by Jamie, the son, who in turn hands them over to Floie, the eldest daughter, who hangs them upon the dryer. In that way the large washing for a family of nine, which would ordinarily take a whole day, is finished in less than a half day, at a cost of ten cents. "And it's all so handy," the mother says. "Everything is so clean there that it doesn't seem hard at all -- especially," and she looked with pride at Mary, Jamie and Floie, "with the help of my children." ====================================================== neirbo7

John, THANKS, very interesting. Had never heard about this during that time period. My dad was born August 7, 1911, but in K C Ks. So do you know was the Swope Settlement in what now is the Swope Park area???? Thanks Carol - Olathe [email protected]> wrote: "The Kansas City Times" (Missouri) Saturday, August 19, 1911 SO EVERY DAY IS WASHDAY. The neighborhood laundry, as it is known at the Swope Settlement, is proving a boon to many families in the settlement's district during the present hot weather. The heating of water and poor facilities for the washing, made large during the summer months, brings the mothers to the well equipped washroom in the lower floor of the Swope Settlement Building, 1608 Campbell Street. There are sixteen large, deep, porcelained tubs for use. And the price charged is only ten cents for a half day, with hot and cold water, and a modern dry air dryer for the clothes after they are washed, thrown in. And sixteen families can wash clothes at the same time in this well equipped room. "The hot water for washing is a great convenience to many families," Dr. David H. BOKHO, the new head resident of the Swope Settlement, said yesterday. "Women bring their washings here with the result that the home is not heated up to an unbearable temperature for the little ones. The first part of the week is the busiest part for our washroom, too. It's the same old story of wash on Monday if possible, and if not, wash on Tuesday. Several of the families who take advantage of the neighborhood laundry have their work systematized to a high degree. One woman, who is the mother of a boy 6 years old and daughters of 8 and 10, probably takes first honors. She washes the clothes, hands them to Mary, 6 years old, who feeds them into the wringer, turned by Jamie, the son, who in turn hands them over to Floie, the eldest daughter, who hangs them upon the dryer. In that way the large washing for a family of nine, which would ordinarily take a whole day, is finished in less than a half day, at a cost of ten cents. "And it's all so handy," the mother says. "Everything is so clean there that it doesn't seem hard at all -- especially," and she looked with pride at Mary, Jamie and Floie, "with the help of my children." ====================================================== neirbo7 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Carol, nice to hear from you. According to the article, the facility was at 1608 Campbell, which is not at all near the Swope Park area. Here's the address on Google: http://www.google.com/maps?q=1608+Campbell+St,+Kansas+City,+Missouri+64108,+USA&sa=X&oi=map&ct=image John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol Rollins" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 7:41 PM Subject: Re: [KANSASCITY] Washday in Kansas City, MO - August 1911 > John, THANKS, very interesting. Had never heard about this during that > time period. My dad was born August 7, 1911, but in K C Ks. So do you > know was the Swope Settlement in what now is the Swope Park area???? > > Thanks > Carol - Olathe > > > [email protected]> wrote: > "The Kansas City Times" (Missouri) Saturday, August 19, 1911 > > SO EVERY DAY IS WASHDAY. > > The neighborhood laundry, as it is known at the Swope > Settlement, is proving a boon to many families in the > settlement's district during the present hot weather. The > heating of water and poor facilities for the washing, made > large during the summer months, brings the mothers to > the well equipped washroom in the lower floor of the > Swope Settlement Building, 1608 Campbell Street. > > There are sixteen large, deep, porcelained tubs for use. > And the price charged is only ten cents for a half day, with > hot and cold water, and a modern dry air dryer for the > clothes after they are washed, thrown in. And sixteen > families can wash clothes at the same time in this well > equipped room. > > "The hot water for washing is a great convenience to many > families," Dr. David H. BOKHO, the new head resident of the > Swope Settlement, said yesterday. "Women bring their > washings here with the result that the home is not heated up > to an unbearable temperature for the little ones. The first > part of the week is the busiest part for our washroom, too. > It's the same old story of wash on Monday if possible, and > if not, wash on Tuesday. > > Several of the families who take advantage of the > neighborhood laundry have their work systematized to a > high degree. One woman, who is the mother of a boy 6 years > old and daughters of 8 and 10, probably takes first honors. > She washes the clothes, hands them to Mary, 6 years old, who > feeds them into the wringer, turned by Jamie, the son, who in > turn hands them over to Floie, the eldest daughter, who hangs > them upon the dryer. In that way the large washing for a family > of nine, which would ordinarily take a whole day, is finished in > less than a half day, at a cost of ten cents. > > "And it's all so handy," the mother says. "Everything is so clean > there that it doesn't seem hard at all -- especially," and she looked > with pride at Mary, Jamie and Floie, "with the help of my children." > > > ====================================================== > > > neirbo7 >

John, Thanks again. Looked at the map, nowhere near the area where I grew up in. But with all the freeways, know about where the location was. Again interesting. Carol - Olathe John O'Brien <[email protected]> wrote: Hi Carol, nice to hear from you. According to the article, the facility was at 1608 Campbell, which is not at all near the Swope Park area. Here's the address on Google: http://www.google.com/maps?q=1608+Campbell+St,+Kansas+City,+Missouri+64108,+USA&sa=X&oi=map&ct=image John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol Rollins" To: Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 7:41 PM Subject: Re: [KANSASCITY] Washday in Kansas City, MO - August 1911 > John, THANKS, very interesting. Had never heard about this during that > time period. My dad was born August 7, 1911, but in K C Ks. So do you > know was the Swope Settlement in what now is the Swope Park area???? > > Thanks > Carol - Olathe > > > [email protected]> wrote: > "The Kansas City Times" (Missouri) Saturday, August 19, 1911 > > SO EVERY DAY IS WASHDAY. > > The neighborhood laundry, as it is known at the Swope > Settlement, is proving a boon to many families in the > settlement's district during the present hot weather. The > heating of water and poor facilities for the washing, made > large during the summer months, brings the mothers to > the well equipped washroom in the lower floor of the > Swope Settlement Building, 1608 Campbell Street. > > There are sixteen large, deep, porcelained tubs for use. > And the price charged is only ten cents for a half day, with > hot and cold water, and a modern dry air dryer for the > clothes after they are washed, thrown in. And sixteen > families can wash clothes at the same time in this well > equipped room. > > "The hot water for washing is a great convenience to many > families," Dr. David H. BOKHO, the new head resident of the > Swope Settlement, said yesterday. "Women bring their > washings here with the result that the home is not heated up > to an unbearable temperature for the little ones. The first > part of the week is the busiest part for our washroom, too. > It's the same old story of wash on Monday if possible, and > if not, wash on Tuesday. > > Several of the families who take advantage of the > neighborhood laundry have their work systematized to a > high degree. One woman, who is the mother of a boy 6 years > old and daughters of 8 and 10, probably takes first honors. > She washes the clothes, hands them to Mary, 6 years old, who > feeds them into the wringer, turned by Jamie, the son, who in > turn hands them over to Floie, the eldest daughter, who hangs > them upon the dryer. In that way the large washing for a family > of nine, which would ordinarily take a whole day, is finished in > less than a half day, at a cost of ten cents. > > "And it's all so handy," the mother says. "Everything is so clean > there that it doesn't seem hard at all -- especially," and she looked > with pride at Mary, Jamie and Floie, "with the help of my children." > > > ====================================================== > > > neirbo7 > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message