National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-02-14
THE GIRLS REFORM SCHOOL
DIRESrORS sEEKIN9 CoN6RKs-
sIONAL ASs1sEANCE.


an ,,rrnv,, .or. NOW
..Nw WITH THE nooes ".
MIrTEE ON PUBLIC BUILDINGS AM
GROUNDs--RFNARxa nv MIRA, SPENCEI
.Wn ,sur,., M-.D,,.,n~ -. NJ,
hEhs-DAsChifTAoN W I'M
PROPOSED BUILDlNGs-ENCOUR
wosDs fEoA THE LAw-AAkEks.
Inc BOARD OF trustees and the friends OF the pro
posed girls reform school met yesterday In tn
Committee-room ON Public Buildinxsa and Ground
for the purpose Of urging their claims PROM
nsnt among those present were Sara J. Spencer
A. q. Riddle. Cant. Wilkinson. United Stste
i.ru,, n, Ch,.S-I. ~. -s.S....
10y, ". Oni0.etins, NJ. -Aa.so.n, soPezls.s
aent o. the baltimore mouse OF refuge Tor ooyi
Mrs. Dr.. B. A. lockwood, Col. Thomas B. Flor
enoe Mr. iian~aoA Mr. NJ Edsou Mr.. Dr.
WinsIov nT,.. Gs~.,f sna 49, 49,.
~ Hs. 'e.Sli' ..e maHy osnsIs. :.
Ths niends OF the schooi were promptly o.
hand, and ~ the hour arrived for the meeting
and no one representing the public buildinxs an,
gronnd. .nn..r.a .on.Id.r.hl. NJ. ,n..s IA
manifested, and expressions Of no great efedis =
the committee were INDUCED In. One lady IN
dignantiy said: ssThis shows that no reliance cs,
800 49, .~ =. ., ~ ."sse-S W
About 1880 O'Clock Hon. Mr.. Plat chairman o
Mrs Spencer, and tool hIs seat at the table ant
began looking over some papers. Upon finishing
this task he turned to Mrs. Spencer and said hS
feared the Conference would have to be postpone
until smother day, - the time Of the COMMITTEES
was % taken up that even II there was quorum
they could do nothing moro than TO examine ths
plans Of the proposed buildings. - - =
Shortly amer this remark Hons. Mr.. Killingcr
Sprague, Strait, Perry, Wells and Milliken ar
rived, together with large number Of ladies and
gentlemen, when Mp. Plat eaid there were pres
emit ladies interested In the erection Of . reform
school for KifS who desired to present their srgu
ments In favor thereof He then introduced Mrs
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nAvo nos psen sklmmine oyst ING t sIliace =,
evil W5ie rendsrs ss girs
ihere is no Ply OF human de9reIatlon tnlssiee ~
eternal perdition deeper OF darker than tne ger
M has me in I'M
,naus ms IN aesPairlng m3hen.s - son. y
our fatner IN Heaven! where are me- iegions q
angels, that they come not instantly down e
sAtnei tnese iittle ones 20 tnen IotIt ~ tHcI.
are are any senAtise SOULS among YOU tnat Gan -,
sne existence OF ewiui Iacts, oet cannot ucsr :.
a.,, mem y, Wenuoned, snaii hot Dc In me
ME, s oeu IN .nS " WA a ,s, ~ !,
YOU escaPe from INC LOOM, ior csnnGt -
tH p.ose WIZ s1S,e.y sAD " k,ossns wi.
. .nS ssuaon. nens 'nS. Gno aaot Is, eac,a
Shieny, leaving you TO make your own deductions,
VIII De glad 70 answer, Gan, any 9uss'ttJ1 III;
subject. knowing that the snbiect is Infinite IN
am sure YOU VII asS NO . eMo y,
uiVeIt me from tne main lssue-tne neeo o.
girls reform school in the District Of Columbia,
uu uho responsloy u VousrSes IN tns navy ~
9eIeve most proiogndly tnat aiscussion Ga tnis
ssuoJect tne only hope " ouI PSop.e; taat AZ p,
lencc Is aeath. a. tnat sne W9rss nan VI tne
MSnid DC silence wniie they 90 ON with tneir ter
Who IL, h. a., a. h,ron,., ao.. m, rnoyv
VINO mat mas son or daugnter o1es not know
ddoonasy ana poisons Inc III - 1 tpn sosts 81
aamserous LOG 70 his nousenoia snau nust i. VI
III i2es g nEt roecs iii n ce In tbe
weak and the fallen .pd tPe 9qtesst y oYr level.
their revenge Is sure ana nnmediate,Ltney NIL
drag our noblest and fairest down 70 theirs. we
maaity Is unit, and that a tortured nerve in any
portion Oh the SOCIAL BODY may make the whole
neavy ana the heart SICK. II Is wise to spend
nation OF the vicious rather than their punish
ment.
What wonder that In the hand strug-
have fallen by the wsyside! Statistic. carefully
collected BY men show that destination, il-treat-
ment BY parents, seduction, abandonment and vio-
girls into life Of infamy, only Is per cent. in
1900 cases recorded having deliberately chosen
hat life from inclination. Statistics further show
cities in Europe and America where record is
kept OF this class, are lured Into that Lie under
the age Of hfteen.
l found kept in one house Of ill-fame, in this
city, i've children Of ages ranging from twelve to
sixteen.
A note came to me one day that . young girl in
Mu dss pay wanted to sec me- the Locality n was
woman with Q blackened eye and bruised face
said, " Reckon you'll ind her In the corner house
care, the Miss1s keeps an iron club, and she don't
mind usin' it If anybody comes meddlin' with her
business"
beautiful once, with a face distorted with evil
passions, opened the door, glaring at me furiousy
Suddenly u change passed over her face, and she
her to . delicate little white figure leaning
against the wall. 1 took the icy-coid hand Of the
tile girl and led her into the parlor the mistress
following; Inc gri did nStspeak, Her eyes mad
her forehead found h was as cold - her hands.
She had been drugged, and as l aGerwsfds
mad IN taai .Or
thisf The KISS stsTtle1 ner, ana sns ssao iaHtiy,
"Oh, know you saw you once before a0us
name Spencer, ana You've come lor me. can
get my things She wouldn't let me =, have them
Gan yo with you Without pGnnet. ,' Tem.,emen men
o. the COMMITTEE on fuono buiungS anu
Srouhus, WISH naa o ss ~ di mom W.
come to take ner away. naa no piace 70 take
her for single night Once, three years ag9, we
had twenty-iour 81 thsss women sna enIidfe e
under our care, ana We were oDiigea 10 close lne
house because little company Oh women eouid
i viii not take your time to tell You the story
q She had BEEN
isrt I'm In this den When heard She was dead i
saa Thank God for that m,nv o,n.- instance, q,
this kla and claimed that Congress has, and ::
sarT nnEnosss. vet WSen tSis BODY 4 asked for
sm.P a,pponn,' ~ erect hniiIiny vherein The
victim, o. %sn own
to hs busnE TIC