The morning call., 1893-07-23
A NEW CHARITY.
For Discharged Patients
and Prisoners.
NO PROVISION AT PRESENT.
Philanthropic People Intend to Es.
tablish a Home for Gonzales.
cents and COnvicts.
NO PROVISION AT PRESENT

Several well-known San Francisco phil
anthropists have decided TO start a nom
sectarian home for destitute hospital con-
valescents and discharged convic,s
Workers in the hospitals and prisons state
that the institution will supply want
long felt in this city.
1T Is true that am one of the promo rs
of the undertaking" said Rev. Father
Montgomery to CALL reporter yesterday,
although / am scarcely taxing so prom
inent part as seems to have been as
signed to me. Convalescents leaving the
hos pitals are frequently unable to earn a
living Immediately. Some Of them are
destitute, and a present there is no insti-
tuition to supply their needs until they can
obtain work. DISCHARGED prisoners are
another class of people who want looking
after. They are almost compelled to 60
back to their vicious ways OF life unless
some helping hand Is stretched out to OBJ
tain work for them.
"Thers is a gentleman in this city. Rev.
w. H. Tubb, who has made the care or tho Sc
people his particular province. He has
given them clothing and money, and helped
the undertaking has become too much for
him. 1t is to con ntinue his line Of useful
ness that we contemplate establishing the
home.
1.-THE institution will not be to harbor
loafers nor discharged prisoners, the object
is TO find work for them. and prevent these
latter from becoming criminals again.
People will naturally say that there are
institutions for the poor and needy already :;
they forget, however, that these PEN
itentiary prisoners are practically oS-
tracised."
When questioned respecting the plans
for the home Father Montgomery said
with smile: "At present we have scarcely
advanced beyond the plan OF oper alton.
No money has been subscribed. and We
have to catch our hare before We can cook
him. The intention is to get together half
dozen or dozen people well known TO
the citizens of San Francisco to furm an
executive board. The board will appoint
some responsible person to gather funds.
Il know there is a general inclination to
feel that in San Francisco too mueh Is done
in the way OF charity already, that sort
OF premium is set on Incidence. don't
share that opinion at all. l believe that
when charity is not too prOmiscuous and
supplies real want it deserves to be sup
ported.
"Yes." concluded Father Montgomery
ho pefnlly. u think the good people Of San
Francisco will consider IL advantageous
to see that these persons ale not driven to
fresh crime on regaining freedom. AS for
the cOnvlcts whose tastes are inimical we
may rest assured that they will not patron
ize any institution whose object is to pro-
vide work"
Rev. w. II. Tubb OF the Bethany Con-
greeational Church. who is we'll known in
connection with his prison and hospital
work, is very enthusiastic over the idea of
the home.
ut will operate an entirely different
field from any of the other charities here"
he observed; Its distinctive work will not
interfere with any of them. The institu-
ton will be entirely unsectarian. for
Jew or GENTLE, with or without religion
all who really need it Will be welcome,
without money and without price.
Il have been working for twenty-one