The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-07-12
TO Save THE Children
Work Being Done by Child Saving Committee
Of Board Of Associated Charities.
TERRIBLE State OF AFFAIRS
Children of Tender Years Are Kept in
Brothels by Constituencies Parents
and Constantly Confronted with
Vice in Its Most Hideous Forms.
Legal Steps viii Be Taken to Prop
erly Provide for the Little Ones.

Scranton has grown into large city
so rapidly that her more fortunate
residents have not found the time 10
investigate certain moral conditions of
the lower strata of society. A great
many evils have been permitted to ex-
list. but one deplorabe fact has lately
received tho attention Of the Associ-
atel charities to such an extent that q
slum crusade in that particular direc-
tion will receive the especial attention
of the association in the future.
Allusion is made to the existence OF
children surrounded by immoral infiu-
ences. and in u few cases these young
lives are being shaped in houses of i'll
fame. This is not u statement without
the support OF actual proof.
AT recent meeting Of the Associa-
ted Charities the child saving commit
tee was increased from three mem bers,
composed Of men, to nine members,
composed of six men and three women,
Since the original committee of three
men was appointed effort only was
made to properly care for little ones
abused by parents. found begging in
the streets, or perhaps without nome.
SHAMEFUL STATE OF AFFAIRS.
or late, however, a shameful state of
affairs has been brought to the atten-
tiOn of the board and the increased
child saving committee was appointed.
Tue members were selected for their
known fearlessness to do what is right.
This is the committees Mrs. j. r.
Cohen. Mrs p j. Horan. Mrs. A. Il
Pottigrew. L. B. Sturges, Colonel II.
~ Boies. L. Kelley, Thomas Moore,
Il j. Lynett and w. Gaylord Thomas.
1t has been found that uuprintable
surroundings of score OF little lives
might well make. n Christian man OF
woman wish the children dead il it
were not possible to secure their re-
lease.
A number Of parents have been mott.
fed that unless the children are de-
livered TO the homes or institutions
suggested by the Associated Charities
before the meeting of Tuesday nexl.
legal steps will be taken to Sc
cure possession of the little ones and
the parents will ba arrested. While
| THE TRIBUNE has obtained record OF
the cases they cannot he particulariz9d
for obvious reasons. A few cases, how.
ever, may he mentioned to give an idea
of what ugly scorpions exist in the
city.
Ia Raymond court, where there are
six cases between s and IL years oi
| age, two children are regularly EN-
| ployel to secure rooms for transient
couples, 90 on errands Of vice and
carry boer from the saloons Two
other children in the same locality re
side with their mother and oldest sis.
ter who share their apartments will
negroes. In Center street a boy and a
girl and years of age. live In the
midst of immortality
MANY OTHER CASES.
Many cases of lesser degree couli
be cited, but it is unnecessary. There
are. perhaps, twenty children known
who live in homes fairly respectable
but where the father. mother anC
elder brothers and sisters spend thei
earnings for drink and have periodical
sprees.
These few facts Throw some ligh
on the reason why the Associated
Charities includes child saving com
mittee Of such efficient calibre, ant
why this committee has been hard a
work OF late 1t has wide field o
usefulness in saving these mites of hu.
manity from the corruption their pres
ent surroundings is sure to effect.