, 1877-01-05
A HELPING HAND.

TUB WONEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
held their 1rst monthly meeting In the Bible
room Of lower FarwelE Hall yesterday morning,
Mrs. Z. g. Clarke presiding. After the usual
devotional exercises, anutnbero Of congratufatory
letters and applications for:emp1oymcnt..and re-
lief were read. 4 committee was appointed for
the period OF one month 10 investigate cases
presented for relief and With power To act In
conjunction With tic Committee OF Seven from
the Employment Bureau.
From the report Of the Treasurer, Mrs. War
ncr, it appeared that the Association was SGS.4o
nheAd. Tho President stated that Nrs. Hum.
r,,rcy hal just collected $50 for memberships,
which increment Of funds mado tho total pres
cut wealth of the Association sleG.40
Mrs. Groves, Of the Employment Bureau,
stated that, since the organization nf that de-
part1neut, Der. IL, places hut been proyid-
cd for thirty-uine poor women and girls. Pray
cr-ncctngs h1ul also been held, aud, willie little
money Lad been expended, this department WIS
progressing nicely.
vented her committee from interviewing officers
Of the County Hospital with a view IN seeing
what could be done towards establishing wards
for women who could not find shelter In the
Esrtng Wonon's Refuge or otler charitable tnsti-
tutlous. Miss Dr.. Baker md Mrs. DR.. Stevenson
had made Eratuttuus tender VI room at the
corner OF Randolph and iinlstcd streets, To be
used ~ dispc1sary fur women needing Mcdl-
cnl aid.
Mlss Dr.. baker spoke Of the necessity Of
proper medical treatment for these woii,ci.
Their religious natures might also be attended
to ut the sanc tine. The trouble Will, ordinary
hospitals was that the Inmates never received
trnry, they were rather encouraged IL, their
downward tendencies frotn tho rcyolttng ex"
hibitiona t!ey were obliged to mako Of thcm-
nhOt,f1 wifi thp klra nfx xuF1:rtt
such public sentiment "a would lrcaK down
the present pcrnieious syatetn Gf lIrensi9x
houses Of prostitution. Already tho
.as se' %Ac sss. Ssa'as WY e eses
tho growing evil VIA to take such
tseasurcs as would rescue thoso who laI taken
their tirst 1cssons In vice. For those who hui
become nsettY far alyaneed IN htn. thc dlspen'
The o.fur OF Miss Dr. Baker a1nl Mrs. DR..
Stevenson was gladly accepted, the Association
p'cdglng !tsell to carry on TIC dlspcnsary tlil
ns sast The eapeu,ss f. wt
appointed tu carry out the details.
Mrs. llogu cat!tsl attention u Tho necessity Of
providing moral, aa we'll u u physical, cure fur
Mira. Clarke, tho President, reported plan Of
prevention lor thoac standing III exceedingly
slippery places. Mr.. Dayitl lIrullcy had Offered
tho Association two houses Oh Siurgan street,
between Madison aud Washington, Ut nominal
4SHks AHht HSsf RsA y AkSk NJ NAtNANb "Ah -
barn. The Assuciatlun moreover, had IN or
y.'rtuntty to buy tlieso housc& for &iU,Oo0, pay
abte IN ten years.
ThIs proposition was discussed ut some length
Mrs. Uowtls, of the Erring Woncn's Ncfuge, put
tle work OF that iuhtituti0n in q futllur new
light. stsu said they touk abaudouetl wo,nen
afl.l kept them from 1De ,onth to twelve, teach
Inc them many useful things, and striving tar
n.slly 10 rcfurul them. 6le thought tue Refuge
would 10 glad tu sct in conjunction with thu As-
socfat!on. There were aonlo h0pctcss, brnkrI-
Iuwu cases, llowevcr, which they could not r..
celYr, anu which the county should takc rare u.
II was ueci.lrti 10 sem! kl,h women as desired
to reform 10 the different institutions that
would receiyc them, the tasliut tu use their 1is.
eretan ~ io which paee 10 scuu them Until
the Assuesatiun sI4oultt mxke other provision lor
them. ...
Sir. Hradley's proposition was then accepted,
and 1t Vas left TO the Finance Committee, con.
aIatIng ot Two delegates from caeh church. to
confer With the vaHuua churches With View ~
securing contributions to furnish tic nuw In.
stttutiun. Another committee, cunsisttnE VI
Mrs, bradley, Mrs. Nrurca, Mrs. 1hompson,
Mrs. Harris, and MEs. ilurlhu1t, was Appointed
to take ttIs necessary lnrasuFr4 ioWards organ
Izfng the shelter.
Tie Iales spent some little time In t!nkerlng
ths constitution. changed the TIME of meeting
~ tiIc Aecona Thursday lu tbs mouth, huu tlcA
adjourned.