The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-12-03
Quoted nearly ayear before the city aided il
the work by paying portion of her salary.

| Garments supplied .,.,......;94
|
Cotton cloth and print sent in by the piece
| nave Deen distributed TO those who needed 1T.
Women who have come under the direct
care OF the mission have been reclalmed-0;
sent MONIES 10 parent There are others on
PROBATION some have turned back, but the
| effort made IS not considered wasted. The
| cause OF this does not wholly lie in the women,
| but may partly be attributed to those who con-
stantly ply their arts to Keep them down, and
who use every means to reach them ii they can
ascertain their whereabouts. A point of inter-
est is, some have manifested no desire to go
back to their evil life, but have readily ac-
cepted the good influences offered.
There are many interesting facts in connec-
tlon with all OF these women that in the nature
of the case cannot be laid before the public.
one OF the women has been respectfully mar
RED; others are quietly supporting themselves
IN homes that have opened TO them. III IL were
proper to publish the inner life OF these women
many reasons would be shown OF the necessity
OF this work
Number OF girls sent to the Industrial School,
3; sent to a relative out of the city-1 A young
woman who came to the city for medical treat
ment, on recovery went to place to assist in
housework, where she was surrounded by bad
influences A home was found and from
whence she respectfully married.
The girls sent to the Industrial School, while
some of the worst cases, have given encourage
ment and satisfaction to both the society and
institution. One case is OF girl OF fourteen who
ran loose in the streets from the age OF five,
whose only discipline was to be beaten over
the mead with tne 1rylng pan or some other
utensii as e1nGaclous IN developing gentieness
ana virtue. Inrougn the ponce she ieIi into
the haIqs oI MISS ~, IatricA anu the iaules SEM
her to halloween. Inc superintendent writes
that she presents marked contrast 10 wnat
she was on entering ana mas become one Oh tne
most tractapie glriS there; that IN year she
would learn 10 read ana write, sew, knit, ana
40 general housework. Inns letter was read 10
the mother IN the presence OF tne younger SIS,
ter OF Twelve, VINO sald, II thought could
learn all that ia like to go. Her desire was
SO persistent t1at, Delng IN the way Oh evli;
she was sent also. letter received recentiy
STATES that TWO petter girls tney 10 NOT WISH 10
nare; Ms; ,xo.r,.u ..o,,,s -. ,,.o, ,,,,,ox, .,,
ms represents class OF cases wnere the an
tecedentS are good; the mother wIdow, with
perhaps little power 10 govern, ana all her pny-
sical and mental energies exhausted IN gaming
a livelihood. ought such chlldren 10 be al
lowed 10 run 10 rum On our streetS! have
chlioreh any riShtS governments arc pouno W
respect when parents do not!
1he case oi d oillu girI Is 700 interesting hos
10 mention She was tWelSe years Oh age anu
nau nau no =. Vi ooiS I'm aoo ,oi .,I mer III
any way, ny anyone, 70 iiahe Her even useiuh
70 Herself iier neai'i s nau suneleo uetelioIa-
uon from the close confinement. ner nngers
were alhiosI paraiy:zIGGu y:IG % ilIi Tane oa use, sue
sat from morning tlii HiSh1 aIone, hel motaer a
absent at her daily toll Through the lnfiu-
ence OF one OF the iadles sne was SEM 10 e une
new hnSianu institution Ur .n9 DHnu. quo
Is now LII ner ~ year Inere; ner uoPoie mas
Deen eAceIent che uispiays unuSuai eaien'
for music and asplres to become teacher.
This case would never have been reached but
1or THIS stauon WORK.
Among other results not unilnportsant, tne
nn ,.~ 1n,,o ~ rhihad as formerIu when the
n a.o ~ lJnSo, 10 So, Pto,d th.ra were not '
ii's Thn sno;atu,s oaant has made herself ca use-
s,,i tiot sIo Tas Carve 4, he sonobt hv those
lul ohoo SUI heso NNAAS y S~o--N
WHY Mouiu ~ ~ ~; NJ UIoS Of tba 49, ond 1a~-
a nilariiy VIII 'uS .e, afrad 70 taI1 por tha tai
waro, tnoy io ~ h ha-,a haard fo,,, arSo,,
o9usnt py tnosS ont,, III ~ ;nJ;rootI hapaef'taJ
wnoln sne mas th,'S yo,;tr ~ tLa ;dSs DraaS;no
aI tne s.tieu, w .je ,ood yvorS Jnns bv tbose S
lnn9ence vi III en'os a,'S ort1 ha,va 5oan founJ
f ,ootbers 90 TO her about their nnrnIv
~, 1ottau IFno Cher fact coniJ ha nrasenteS
ttaa tb;i that it's yaIne is recoonized and an
nan;stad sn'a bv those who need ifs aid If were
apno,@b tn warrant its oontinuance and cali
ean.I besrtv snnnort
io E;oallv. not q demand has been made that
has not been met. The humber of homes
i1;s;tad the numbers of women that have been
krnn~ht krs,, nndar ths ;nSnemca Of the woman Of
th;S soc;atHN onIv those of this c;tv hnt
tbose that come driffino from all narts of the
State sick and in tronhle~tbe most minute
onJ jato;Iad ranort wonId ;nadeouataIv do
Snr;ba
One u,ord nc To the necess;tv of this work
Wb;la T Iaava II To tbe conscience of everv wo
n,an ond eDary man -Nas we Ieave it's grand on
nnrtnn;ties to the humane and faitbfnl~yet I
would oiye faw reasons 10 show those who
think t6at oovernments cannot he reformatorv
that at nsys;;. and that having n woman az
the station to care for the women and children
there does not make the taxes higher.
49, S,-e-----isar ssS- tei.a. 10 the
station are women. Among them are girls
scarcey III 'Ielr .eens WHOM to rescue from
tne JaWsoI ueatn MEANS low less intemper-
ate ae, women, EN- lew less IN .ne w.-khouso aud
Jals' lew aeS5 IaSp parSif'ed, Grip,
PleMe, ePiioPllo' iuo.l0 Itu. IL Ss. PSYslcal
sulerins were an !, niiSiie oe ieis ~ 1's II
means more tlan Is. ~ HieaiiS iew oss oorn
Mi1n iliolai Sui sh:o ~ nn; ',ot
eniooSn sJ;. W =; dI; ;.t ~
augment expenditures III ucanhS WIN ~.
Those VINO doubt thls VIII ma convincing
statistics IN the ponce RECORDS Oh tnls clsy.
Daugnters anu so,is Liauo u~lunA'lus ~ oy
drinking mothers, ana guilty. Oh many crimes,
are out OF jail only 10 Dc Drought before the
court and sent back again. There are several
families so diseased from this cause, OF which
blunted intellect is the least, who must
ultimately, IL they i've, De cared LOT Dy tne
city.
Do the facts presented justify the statement
that the work is needed and successiuH that IL
is worthy of the confidence and the liberal sup
port of the community? that in the interests OF
justice and good order the woman employed
be paid entirely by the city government ana
leave in the hands of the women VINO manage
it, the money they pay her, to promote and ex-
tend the work? 1t would be impossible for the
CITY to conduct this work without the co-opera-
ton of iudicious women. 1t is not alone the
agent or the money but the important ques-
tions of what to do and how to deal with those
in whose interests the agent and money is en-
ployed. Says Judge Kelley of Philadelphia,
in a recent letter (Womans JournaD: "es-
pecially do believe that the good OF our coun-
try and eminently the moral tone of our great
municipalities would be improved by the adj
mission of women to the Boards having SUPER
vision and control of our schools, and to the
Inspectorship of Prisons and Eleemosynary in
stitutions." 1t would be we'll if there could be
a woman on the School Board in cooperation
with this society," to report such girls as need
to be removed from evil.
There is also need for Che way to be made
easier for such children to be removed. Parents
ought not to be allowed, even if they are will
This brings me to the point OF tne Necessity
The State of Maine provides for the reforma-
ton OF over Two nunur6u boys; Wnlle IL only