The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-08-08
A WORTHY INSTITUTION.
What the Working Woman's
Home Is Doing for Friend
less Women.

A BAzOo reporter paid a visit to
the Working Woman's Home, yesterday
morning, and had a brief and pleasant
cnat with Mrs. Lamb, the matron, in refer
ence to the past, present and future Of the
Home. A visit to this institution will
convince anyone what power for good it
can be made in this city, if only the mat
ron and management receive the co-opera-
ton and assistance of the citizens. The
object of the institution is to provide a
temporary home for friendless and indi-
gent women, and to find for them respect
able and comfortable homes where they
can earn their own support Although
the Home has been established but short
time. and has had a great many disad-
been accomplished in this direction. Since
the FIRST of April permanent homes have
been secured through the agency Of the
Home for more than one hundred women,
the most of whom came to the Home pen
niless, and we're cared for greater or less
length of time while places were being
sought for them. In addition to this six
children have been found comfortable
homes and kind guardians. One child
born in the Home was tenderly cared for
until adopted into an estimable family
There is connected with the Home an en-
ployment agency. and one of the sources OF
revenue, and, in fact, about the only one OF
the institution, is the small fees paid BY
people for securing domestics through the
agency OF this Home; and it was intended
that the revenue thus derived should be
allowed to the matron as salary,
but the necessities of the Home have been
so urgent and contributions from other
sources have been so much less than they
should have been, that almost the entire
sum derived from the employment agency
has been applied to meet the running ex.
penses of the institution.
1t is to be regretted that misunder-
standing and conflict of authority which
has recently existed between the board oil
lady directors and the matron, has some
what impaired the usefulness OF the
Home.
1t is quite evident that the institution
cannot flourish as it should while these
unpleasant differences exist, and PROPOSE
ton has been made to turn it over to the
city, but this plan having been canvassed
and not found to be altogether practic able,
it is now suggested that the advising
board of gentlemen connected with the
Home assume the management. The
mayor, who by virtue of his Office, is
chairman of this board, will call a meet.
ing one day this week to consider the stu
alton.
1t is earnestly to be hoped that some ar.
rangement can be perfected by which SO
worthy an institution, and one capable Of
accomplishing so much good, will be
placed on a firm basis, and through the
hearty cooperation of the good people oil
the city, have its sphere of usefulness
greatly increased.
The work of caring for friendless and
homeless women, keeping them in the
paths of virtue, and fitting them to be use.
full members Of society, is grand and
noble work, and one which should com
mand not only the admiration but the
hearty cooperation, and, so far as their
power lies, the substantial assistance of all
good people.
If there were a few more Working
Woman's Homes, there would be fewer
houses of prostitution.