, 1889-02-14
FOR THE HOMELESS.
A Place Whore the FriendIess Can Find
shelter.


shelter.
The problem of caring for the poor of
cities, engrossps the minds and calls forth
the opinions, born of study, of some OF our
brightest lights in the philanthropic
world.
Archdeacou Farrar, one of the greatest
of living philanthropists, said, recently
THE self-help remedy is the only help
given to the poor that gives promise OF
success" Temporary relief. and assist
ance in finding u way to earn u livelihood,
10 the only help that can be given without
demoralizinR tendency.
Aims giving makes paupers. In all OF
the larger cities "homes for the friendless,
orphanages, houses of refuge by different
names, have been organized. where tenn
porary relief and shelter is given to the
homeless out Of employment, and TO the
unfortupates unableto work.
The need of such home in this city Is
great. On account of the rapid growth of
the city and the large influx Of immi9ra-
tion, that largely represents the wage
workers from other cities, who come here
with little or no money, there must neces-
sarily be many out of employ ment, or
means to live on.
Every hotel, boarding house. or restaur-
ant keeper In the city have many calls on
their generosity. Men and women of
sobriety, and good moral characters are
vainly seeking work. There are not so
many women suffering and out Of work as
there are men.
There is good demand for house serv-
ants. but to woman or girl, who has
never been accustomed to house service or
IL lacking strength, as well as being un-
skillful. it is difficult to find situation.
Fine lady philanthropy does not always
extend to ones own kitchen. A girl un-
used to kitchen work is placed in much
the same position seeking work, as u man
unused to manual labor would be in taking
the laborers place.
The high charges that are made by the
intelligence bureaus ia another source OF
trouble, to the seeker after employment.
Phil Armour OF Chicago, who has done
so much to relieve the distress OF the poor,
says: 1T ia cheaper to sustain free in
tplligence offices, and establish missions,
and support homes. for the relief OF the
INDECENT than to support poorhouses.
In view If the large number of men in
out Of employment, the suggestion comes.
would it not be wise policy on the part
of the city council to appropriate a sum
snfficieut t0 cover the expense of keeping q
room warm and provided with wide
benches that would ut least serve better
purpose for lodgings for men than do dry
Roods boxes In alleys, besides being safer
to the cityP 1t 10 a difficult matter to fur
nish lodgings indiscriminately; bed
comfortable or pair of blankets may be-
come infected with vermin in few times
using, and the expense Of keeping free
beds would be greater than the situation
warrants, but q shelter in warm room
surely 10 within the city's power to give.
But women need more than this. The
writer has had her attention called, within
| y week. 10 q number CT cases OF homeless
and destitute women. One. OF a young
sick In bed. She was at q boarding house
where this landlady would not keep her
longer without pay, unable to care for
herself, without money or friends.
Another case was OF an old lady, able to
| work part of the time. but could not find
q situation. She had been notified to