The morning call., 1893-06-15

Maybe it is. l can't brace up I can't
work IN 30 factory. Who's going to take
on beerslinger? If you go to them en-
ployment offices they want to know what
you've been. Suppose | tell them beer
singer: do you think they'll want me
They think all beerslingers are thieves"
"1 ou needn't say you were a beer
singer" suggested Kitty in a matter-of-
TACT way; and it's all nonsense about
beerslingers being thieves. They amt. |
know I've worked in the dives for years.
| and onlg saw one man robbed. and that
was years ago. We can get the men to
give US the money; we don't need tc
take it.
Its this way" she explained. "a man
comes IN to have good time and we get
him to drink until all his moneys gone and
then be goes out. When he comes to him.
self he misses his money and saws he's
been robbed. Why, l myself have sold a
man S165 worth of champagne aud never
left the bar. Then he squealed that he had
been robbed. Afterward, when they get
real sober, they admit that they spent the
money. on, no. the dives amt SO bad as
they're made out. are they, Nelie?"
They're business. said Nellie, "thaps
what they are. Some girls are insulting
and low down, some amt. You get all
sorts. Why can't they close out the worst
and run the better sort of resort? Couldn't
they do 1t with high license or something
duu give US SlrlS snow =
Kitty and Spanish Nellie then told of
| instances they knew of where dive girls
supported families by their work. One
case they mentioned was woman who bv
her labors kept a sick husband, father
and two children besides herself.
These interviews afford fair SAMPLES of
the views of the dive women on the sub-
Ject. The views of the women are af-
fected by their peculiarites of tempera-
ment. but all seem to be haunted by the
terror of coming evil. They are grasping
about for some helping hand and can only
see their union at present to rely upon.
1t is stated that Carroll Cook has been
retained retained; 6y the diye-keepers to aid in
pressing their appeal upon the constitu-
IlonalIty OF the dive ordinance before the
! Supreme Court of the United States.
Mrs. ID. I. French Is a prominent mem
Der Of the WomeD's Christian Temper.
ance Union. and has long been working
IN Debaf OF young girls who are in
trouble, or have fallen. She wants an in
dustrial home. where employment can he
given large number of women If they
will accept It,
What will we do with the 1000 women
TO be lett without work ?" she said yester.
DAY. There is a very hard question to
answer. Let me tell you, first, however,
OF these women. ] do not believe there
are more than 1900. if there are that
many. and of that number not ore than
800 are strictly dependent on this means
OF gaining livelihood. Many of these
girls have homes to go to. On, but there
are so many that have not; so MANY OF
them were spoiled, unframed children al
nome. unfortunate girls who fell through
over-conhdence in some mean man and
were driven away from home to hide theiI
shame. Deserted by their betrayers they
nave been obliged to work in the dives tr
support themselves and their babies
Most of these girls have been mothers.
ana yet few Of them have had more thar
one child.
Yet there are women in dives who. ac.
cording to the dive definition, are virtu.
GUS, There are women there who are
working for sick husbands; girls who are
there for invalid or infirm parents. There
are great many of these girls who mus
oe helped. Now, my idea is this:
Let the people of San Francisco get to.
gether fund Tor the establishment of An
industrial home, place where girls will
De cared for and taught trades. Now
know several competent women who will
give their time 10 the instruction of these
girls. One is dressmaker, who will teach
them TWO afterD oons in each week how m
cut ana ut and to cut paper patterns
1hese paper patterns cut TO order are