Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-03-29
RESCUE HOME FOR WOMEN.
Place Of Refuge and Assistance Tor
Prlendless and Destitute Females.
Tn. wo.k Calculated 90 Reform the
Criminal and Protect society
In General.

Chief Of Police Paul and laTg'
number Of prominent citizens endorseu
the following communication sent 10
tho city council last night, when NJ
ter being read was referred to the com
mittec on police; The underslsnei'
citizens Of said city, members oil the
executive committee Of the Rescue
IL ,me for Women, and others inter
ested In the work Of said home, rus
pectfully show toyour honors'
That there has recently been es'ao'
llshcd In said city Resoue Homo 'oi
Women, an Institution designed rs a
Mace OF refuge and assistance to friend
less. destitute and particularly fallen
wom.n. To this last class Of unhappy
beings this home is Intended TO ohet
an avenue Of escape IRON their LIE oil
shame, and assistance, II their con-
duct In the home proves they are
worthy OF It, to n future OF respecta'
bIlity ana honesty.
Tue difficulty OF saving women OF
this class from themselves anu hluns
them out Of their degradation, lilh'
Guilty constantly experienced anu IRE
auently noted Dy winters on tue SUI.
lect, 10 that there IL nothing 70 onei
them In place OF their unhappy CON
dition. No one uarcs 10 receive uhenn
into private family, anu
no respectable lodging-houee "a open
To than. no one knowing VINO
and what they nre will give them en-
plovment. rheir condition IN thls
respect 10 thus utterly without hope.
I'M. purpose OF this home IL to supply
this need, aud to give to those women
who will avail themselves OF II u quiet,
homelike place OF refuge, cutuns tnem
oil absolutely from nil old ASSOCIATIONS
and habits. surTOun ding them win
vood influences AMI furnishing them
with employ nent IN the work OF the
house and otherwise Ms ~ may DC
po,riblo to do so, with tue noPo "
eyeptually WORKING out IN them
thorouuh reformation and change OF
heart and life. Institutions OF TINS
kind have been productive OF stea.
good In other cities OF tho unlleu
States. and II Is hoped that one IN thls
cltv will not DO less successful. IL IL
IN. only institution In salt Lake ELMER
Intended for or doing work OF tnis KIM
and among this class. The home 10
estabIished under the charge OF a
compeien, matron Mt No. OH fiitn
East rtreet, and has already, thOush
omen less than three weeks, three IN
mates with room for twelve. III mas
been started and 10 maintainol solely
by voluntary gifts OF those interested.
The necessary expense with the
presept number OF inmates IL estimated
ut about 800 per month, anu WIN
increase with the growth oil thc WORK
The methei OF dealing with ptosu-
tuition In this city Is doubtless familiar
TO your honorable body. AT Intervals
the unhappy women VINO make tno',
living In this way afe arrested auu
brour hi before the Police court, anu
either allowed to plead guilty anu pay
fine, or to deposit AN amount o'
money with the clerk for their appear
ance for trial, which Is customary
forfeited. The income OF this city
from these fines and forfeitures aver
ages, AZ your petitioners are iniofmeu
and believe, between sSOO anu stuu
per month. We believe thnt I'M.
Rescue Home Ia worthy OF ana entitled
TO the support OF this municipality ~
well as OF all good citizens, ana re-
speotfully ask that you appropriate .
portion OF these fines and iorfeituies tC
It's support. In doing this you WIN "
following the example Of the municiba
AUTHORITIES both In Denver anu IA
coma, where, as we are informed, ,n'
practice 10 regularly followed oil givinl
q part OF the fines collected IN tn'
Poiice court to various organized ehafi
ties.
We will not de.ain your honoraol
body with an enumeration OF reason
for doing this, M many strong argu
ments In favor OF this course WI
readily occur TO every MIND; I'M
object OF punishment US stated by IN
authorities In twofold, the Reformation
OF the criminal and the profession 0
society. 1t will, We think. hnruIy d
dispuied that tho system OF hnes 10
proatitution above described, u
nIpety.nine cases out OF hunare
wholly fails for the accomplishing :
either OF these purposes. 10 give
however, . definite amount OF thes
fines each month to M Institution
this kind would, we submit, be usln
the money 80 appropriated directly
the line OF both these purposes,
reform these degraded women anu
the snme time protect society ny uih
tutshiny their number.