Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-08

At present writing there are twenty
In the Home, eight women and twelve
children. In addition TO these there
ARE applications for i've, one woman,
her niece aud three children, who come
under the law. Eleven children are at
tending school. Whole number Of az.
pllcants during the months above
named, fily.seven. In the history Of
the association | nnd that Ill peraOns,
women and children, have received the
aid Of the Institution. Beside these
there has teen an aggregate OF .5i mp.
plicAnts not deemed admissible.
UPON such numerous applicants rs
n basis, Congfsss was asked TO enlarge
the scope Of the law. This was
thoughtiully and carefully considered
by Congress and resulted In the follow
ing amendments 10 the original act!
these amendments taking effect when
tue Utah Commission was designated
a Board Of Control.
They are: Fist, first or legal wives.
Second, women aud girls with poly.
gamous surroundings In danger Of be.
Ing coorced into polygamy. Third,
girls Of polyganious pareniage anxious
10 escape from polygamOus surround.
ingr. Fourth, women and girls who
have been proselytcd elsewhere, aud
removed into thererrltory In ignorance
OF the existence there OF polygamy.
nm clear In my conviction that the
Utah Commission ns the board Of
management aud control, IL disposed,
In final decision, 10 make rs generous
construction Of this law M IT. purpose
will permit.
Now the burden Of examination for
admission must first be through the
machinery OF this association, aud has
devOlved upon your executive com.
mittce or subcommittee appointed
by them. Although there has been no
exception taken In any case, 10 those
admitted, yet the action Of this COM
mlttee bclug properly subject 10 re-
vision and rever,ion, may they not be-
inclined 10 apply the most strict con.
struclion Of the law
Would II not 10 we'll 10 classify appll.
cations and present for consultation 10
ihe board Of controH
respectfully call the attention Of
the association 10 the 3Td and 9TH
amendments 10 which my remarks
directly apply and AJAX Tor n discussion
thereon.
1t IL hard TO see how Congress could
have done more for the needy apple
Giants.
Your association had occasion DE.
cember Ord 10 consider applications
from the Orphans Home presented
from the directors Of that association.
The following cases were deemed 10
be within the law and admissible:
Margaret Simpson, aged q. ON the
statement Of medical attendant that
the mothers death was caused by In.
sanity resulting from polygamy; Mfs.
Erickson aud her children by reason
OF poverty aud temporary infanlty
caused by polygamy, Mrs. Caroline
Miller and her child, Ms coming under
that part OF the law referring to tho
danger Of being coerced into polyganiy;
the children OF Mn. Woodwork, "a
polygamous seventh wife, were 10.
esived,
The other eases presented were con.
sldered doubtful. The association II
DESTROYS OF receiving all children con-
templatod by the law.
In the act Of Congress from which
have quoted In this report, this build
Ing IL 10 be "used and occupied" by
this association for the purpose Of sur
HlrulIB M inuurNlAl HuHie hhu pro-
vidinR employment and means Of self
support"
As essential TO this the establishment
" tho several department s ~ cooking,
dressmaking, type.writing, telegraph
Ing, etc, have been urgently recon.
mended To limited extent have we
been enabled 10 do this, reaching but
little farther than inquiries concerning
them. The only Industries Of the
home have been laundfying, dress.
making, going out from the home for
service aud for stated employment;
the remuneration for such services IL
strictly kept by the matr0n aud given
TO the individual earning the same for
their own benefit. so far as the mem.
beers and qualifications Of the Inmates
would sanction have these industries
been continued. 10 facilitate In dress.
making Mrs. NJ. A. Beck was engaged
In April as instructor, at $50 per month.
To prepare thesay for this department
this lady gave her services four months
previous, aside from her board. This
IL the only salary paid by the instl,u.
tlon beside that OF the matron and
cook.
The importance Of suitably establish
ing the departments cannot be too