The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-31
FROM DELLA, THE BLUEBIRD.
An INITIATION TO MULBERRY BEND
10 COME TO A FREE SUPPER.
Delta IL One or tho Rescued Women or tho
Door OF Hope snd she Talks to Her Old
Companions OF Her Conversion-Why
She Wore a Pink Rose Inst Night.

They were much puzzled down In Mulberry
Bend the other night whom little circulars
we're handed to them In every saloon. reading
like this:
formerly known as the " Buebrd." invites you to
SUPPER
Monday night. May 80. at 80 Park street
Come and Bring Your Friends
No Children Admitted.
Tho address is that OF the Five Points Mis-.
sion. They all came until tho room could hold
no more. The doors were finally closed by
five strong men. who Ind to exert oil their
strength and tho crowd had tn wait outside.
This room was In the basement Two long
tables wcro covered with big corned beef
sandwiches and plates OF Ice cream. At the
entrance stood Mrs. +. NJ Whittemoro OF the
Door OF Hope. where Della now lives n dozen
or 80 OF ladies' engaged in missionary work.
and Della herself.
Della was happy and smiling as tho mon
passed in. and each time she recognized q
friend she greeted him with hearty Hello.
boy. How's yersclft" Each nun took his
ute his PORTION. Then Mrs. Whittemore. In her
~ NV. my dear friends. go right up stairs
But she added Cood-humoredly to n by
amt Theyro cein 10 md Gt God Whether the they
wnnt to or not. They're locked in"
%ni T shsg fs}S 'SSSd
selves aud sat in awkward silence. Another
sS S and 0 tRe the
the chapel. When all we're n ssem bled there Il nd
the food given had out. Mrs. Whittemore and
facing, the men and women Of Mulberry Bend.
Mrs: Whittcmore said:
n
brought you al together on this occasion so
that you might hear her story from her own
ali in, black. Her face is pale and pnched.
any hs
appearance was a little pink rose which she
WIZ am and sirls" she said Its just year
ago that turned and Pm happier to-day than
was in Ie I've had pretty hard
years Year old. my brother. who was younger than
Only tapping the tn in a candy store:
to it and improved myself; When i was y [
vas sent up for Tor a ha 4 drupqkard | loved
Led Unless was iu and didn't want to get
Well asked my father to forgive me and fly
psspst me- aIs x sys 5ast
mo straight. but he never said it. Then, they
sent me to the House Of the Good Shepherd
and made up my mind that when | got out
would DO something to mako him sorry for It.
came to Mulberry Bend al and !. 60: lower and
don't you land l drank and drank. | had
fights and was sent up: got 50 low that
One night Mrs, Whittemore came down and
spoke to me: She spoke sweet. and told ne
and almost cried. Then she gave me little
pink rose Just like the one Pm wearing. and
next night Well. put that rose In water in q
pickle bottle. and thought and Thought. and nd
temore took me home and prayed and prayed;
Christ l wore sandals when l came to the
Door and looked real tough. and at first.
was a curiosity. l had the same old feeling, as
though I'd like to scratch their eyes out But
got over that. and now love them"
She told much moro about her old life, which
provoked many smiles and many tears. and it
was after midnight when Mulberry Bend re-
ceived its denlzens again.