Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-05-25
TIE FORMAL OPENING
Of the Rescue Home Took Place Yes
terday Afternoon and Evening.
There was a Large Number Of Wis
itors During the Day-Au were
Apparently Delighted with the
Home Something About the
Home.

The formal opening of the Florence
Crittenden Rescue Home" took place
Yesterday afternoon and evening. The
hours of reception were from 2 to in
the afternoon and from to 10 in the
evening. During the afternoon and
evening a large number of visitors in
pected the home and many expressions
of surprise and approval were heard.
Many of the visitors apparently came
with the idea of seeing something en-
tirely differnt from the pleasant, cheer
full, and inviting place the home is
and those who have not been in SYM
pathy with the work, and were drawn
to the opening through curiosity, were
loud in their praises Of the work ana
pledged themselves to give II suDstan-
tial aid in the future.
The work of resculng the unfortu-
mates of this city took tangible shape
about three months ago. The ladies OF
the Women's Christian Temperance
Union of Wheeling having often heard
and read of the good work being &C
oOmplished in other cities, after due
consideration decided to inaugurate the
work here. At divers meetings held,
ways and means to establish and sup
port the home were discussed, and fin
ally an organization was effected with
Mrs. Isaiah Warren as president. Dona-
tons we're solicited from the charitably
inclined of the city, several impromptu
socials and musicals were given and
last. but not least, the ladies were for
tunate enough to secure the services or
the noted evangelist in this work, Mr..
Charles n. Crittenden, of New YORK,
to deliver q series of addresses IN the
city. From this time may be dated the
establishment of the Rescue Home. ~
Mr.. Crittenton made a handsome do
nation to the fund, and it was named
The Florence Crittenton Rescue
Home" in honor Of his little daughter
who. on her death-bed, enueated nm
TO work in the cause of the unfortunate
women of the half world.
From the time of the meetings held
here by Mr.. Crittenton the work has
been progressing very nicely, until now
the ladies have a very pleasant home
for unfortunates at No. II Seventeenth
street. There are eight rooms in the
house. all nicely and comfortably fur
nished. In the sleeping apartments
on the second floor there are two large
beds and FIVE cots, all scrupulously
neat and clean. The floors of the
sleeping rooms are covered with mat
ting; the walls have been repapered,
and pictures are hung on them; the
whole presenting a CHEEKY and home
like appearance.
On the ground floor are the parlor,
the dining-room, and the kitchen. The
parlor is we'll furnished with every
thing necessary to make it a pleasant
Mace. The floor is covered with a
handsome carpet, on the walls are pic
lures and notices, while around the
room are scattered here and there bits
of bric-a-brac. The dining-room IS
plainly but substantially furnished, as
is also the kitchen.
The entire punishment of the home
has been accomplished through dona-
tons received from the charitably in
clined people of the city. At the open
ing yesterday some very substantial
donations of muslins, calicOes, and
other dry goods, flowers, canned fruit
etc. were received. Mr.. George l.. burst
donated the ladies a large freezer OF
ice cream yesterday, and it was served
to the visitors for a small silver offer
ing.
The ladies who have charge of the
home are engaged in a noble work and
should receive substantial encourage
ment from all chaitably inclined per
sons. They are sadly in need Of monet
and would like to have some one send
in cash donations Those who desire
to make donations of this kind should
send them to the treasurer, Mrs. Jennie
p. Sisson. at 1151a Fifteenth street.
At the present time the Rescue Homa
has four inmates. all of whom have
been doing nicely. Two of them have
professed salvation and Joined the
church. The other two are doing well
and the ladies in charge have hopes Of
ultimately converting them.
Mr.. c. A. House the Market street
music dealer, has donated the home a
/ handsome organ for which the ladies
are duly thankful. and speak very
highly of his generosity.