The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-15
TRAFFIC IN GIRLS"
Mrs. Charlton Edholn's Sesond Talk on This
Most Important Subject.
SHE MAKES a VISIT TO THE sLUhs
y Good.sixcd Audience Present at
CRANKY Street Methodist Church, to
s Hear fIcr-Shc Detnils Pathetic
Stories OF the Downfall OF Young
Girls "A Marked Impression, Made.

notwithstanding the rain last night
large audienc was present at CRANKY
Street NJ. u. Church to hear the sec
ond of Mrs. Charlton Edholm's talks on
Traffic In Girls" AS on the previous
local Woman's Christian Temperance
Union. presided and introduced the
speaker
Mrs. Edholm said she felt perfectly
at homo now. although she had not
met many of those present She asked
that the audience join her in prayer for
the fallen sisters and daughters who
they were Interested III saving, and Of
Tered most fervcnt blessing ON the
work she was engaged In, asking that
success attend their efforts when they
so out into the brothcls to try to rescue
the poor unfortunate victims who there
exist.
In her address Mrs. Edholm said these
girls were the subject OF kicks and cuffs
at the hands OF the men who put them
In their present position. She. wished
that woman could lay aside their pots
ana pans, their pies and cakes and take
time 10 engage In this work She had
seen many OF these fallen girls happily
converted anu then go forth as an evan
gelist. She told OF II woman In India
napolis who had fallen. Christians
turned their backs on her and she open
ed house. In this house more good
young men had been ruined than in any
house In the city. She went TO this
house to see her, had eaten ut her table
and accompanied her to IL mission.
The w. G. 4. u. had prayed for her and
al the Mission she fell in front of the
altar and Was converted. Her house
she is now trying to save some OF the
souls She had helped to ruin.
LIFT UP THE FALLEN
She said we must do missionary work
at hone-among these fallen girls
She did not want to see Christians
turn their backs on n girl when she falls.
Try to lift her up. Welcome her into
the church. She had never talked to
girl In one of these houses for two
minutes before she had them crying
Mrs. Edholm condemned the "age of
consent laws OF the many States say
Ing that In virginia. under this law. Il
girl II years old, is common prey for
lustful men. No girl Is an inmate of
these brothers because she wants to be-
They are decoycd there. a handsome
man comes along; Il girl falls In love
with him, and there is an clopcmcnt.
a mock marriage Is performed and
thcy go 10 boarding house. The
young wife is deserted and that night
she realizes that the boarding house is
IL brothel. She Is II prisoner, bought
from the man for Soh
Mrs. E;dhoIm detailed many cases of
the downfall Of girls. picturing In vivid
terms the many subtcrfugcs rcaorted to
rs the procurcrs to obtain possession
OF the bodies and souls OF the helpless
victims.
GIVING THE TIP.
If your girl gets away from you,
you so to the Chief of Police TO get
his help. You ask him to find Your
Eirl for you. He become Interested.
and may be sincere, yet while you are
describing, your child's appearance to
the chief, there Is II policeman in the
corner who knows where that daugh-
ter is, and while you appeal to the
Chief to help you that policeman goes
TO the phone and calling UP the brothcl
where your child is tells them to get
her out of the way-thcre is trouble
ahead.
Mrs. Edholm told of the conversion
and missionary work OF Charles Crit
tenden. and how lie first established
the Florence Crittcndcn Home In New
York. She spoke of visit she had
made TO Il home in this city yesterday
and how the inmates had told her they
would still be in brothels of vice were
II not for such a home.
Mrs. Edholm made Il strong appeal
for financial aid for the home in this
city. and characterized the newspaper
reporters as the softest hearted men
In the world. The saloon business was
vigorously denounced, and all the la
dies present Were urged to Join the Nor
folk w, G. 4. L., and aid i'm the work
of that organization. She asked the
prayers of all present in behalf of the
work.
The collection realized goodly sum
in behalf of the local home and while
1t was being taken up Mrs. Jones told
of the many touching Incidents in con
nection with the home and it's work
BROTHELS VISITED.