The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-31

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Miscellaneous Institutions.
Bethel.
Corbett's Missions.
Corbett's Missions.
The Providence womens Christian TszD
The Prisoners Aid Association and Sophia
little Home.
The Rescue Home.
St. Maria Home.
Bethel.-This ins titution is at "a
Wickenden street, the chapel entrance on
Benefit. Its object is TO furnish tenn
porary home and meals at low rate for
men who are homeless and needy. II is
supported by donations and cash received
Tor rooms and meals. Religious services
are held Tuesday and Friday evenings;
sunday School Sunday afternoons, and
presching In the evening by different pas.
tors and lsymen. The home is open every
afternoon at 4 p. m. Inmates are ex-
pected TO be out OF the home by 8
q. IN. except Sundays and rainy days when
the house Is open all day. The Home has
81 peos at 10 cents, 20 at 10 cents and 8 at
~ cents. Meals are furn ished at 8, 10 and
10 cents. Breakfast, supper and lodging
are iurniihed any and all men, regardless
OF creed, color or race as long as payment
is made. Tickets are furished pastors and
Others who apply for them, W hich will be,
when filled up and signed by the person
sending the applicant, received by the
superintendent and the sender debited
the amount for which the ticket is filed
up. All men are admitted unless disor.
derly. Baths are provided.
Corbett's Missions.-The 'Sunday
Breakfast Mission" was organized by Z.
G. Corbett, Dec. %, 1898, at 2s. Canal
street, for the purpose OF providing, in
connection with religious services on
Sunday and earnest temperance work
continuously, cheap and clean lodging
and board breakfast and supper) for men
in reduced circumstances. Breakfast
supper and lodging provided at Is cents
l4o beds at this price and five separate
rooms at 25 cents) board being given with
out limitation as to time of payment.
The sources Of income are from
board and lodgings with donations occa-
sionally made of food, etc. The average
number OF lodgers has been about 200
week. During the past year 612S meals have
Aeth 6eA ANtd dnd eikHntuEcs udNt Oeeu
given to temperance pledge. No dis
tinction Is made as to creed. nationality
or color. The mission Is open from 4 to ~
p. M, and closed, except on Sundays, at
D. m. Tickets are given TO all likely to
use them, also small books of tickets, by
filling up and signing which any
pastor or philanthropist can send any
man or boy TO the mission for as long as
N a.. o. H. Il
by the one signing the ticket.
Mr.. Corbett has recently started q
"supply kitchen" on South Water and
Crawford streets, where a good, square
meal can be obtained for from to 13
cents--a boiled dinner, meat, vegetables,
bread and butter, for cents. In this
building are good, comfortable beds at
10 cents, and on the upper story num-
Der at 10 cents. This work is supported
by income derived from meals and lodg-
ings, also by donations from the generous
h,arted.
Providence Womcn's Christian Tenn
perancc Union, Corresponding Sec
retary Mrs. G.. III. Tilley, 129 Han
over Street.-The object Of the Union
is 10 plan and carry forward meas
preston of intemperance. In addition to
this work the society maintains the Elisha
Dyer Vinton Home, on the corner OF Sabin
and Beverly streets, for news boys and
boot blacks. This Home provides
for lodgings, meals and free
reading and game room for
the boys. Beside this, the Union does
good work for the poor and unfortunate
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cacies tn ough its ward visitors. It's
sources OF income are membership dues,
State Fair booth, collections from the
churches and personal contributions. The
onpsnditures last year were s493l.s9. The
board of management is elected from the
membership by the members. The COM
mittee on admission to the vinton Home
consists of Mrs. II. II. White, Mrs. Il. T..
Stevens and the matron at the Home.
Prisoners Aid Association, Sophia
little Home, Norwood avenue; Mrs.
w. r. " orch, secretary, Thaycr street,
corner of Manning, Mrs. j. A. Durant,
matron.--The object OF the home Is to
provide refuge and chance of reform
for women who come from the State
Farm, or the. police court, or who have
otherwise lost their good repute, and are
willing to pledge themselves to remain
pms year. The home has a capacity
pf about twenty inmates. The
sources of income are interest
pn permanent funds, life mem bership fees,
State appropriation OF $500, income from
aundry, donations and contributions.
rhe outlay last year was s5251. Applica-
ions for ndmiss ion to the Home should
DO made to the admitting committee,
Mrs. Lester 3. Hill, 573 Broad street, Mrs.
II. Eastman. State Farm, or mstron a,
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81 Marin Home, 1916 Govern or Street.
'other Gabriel IA charcc.--It provides
comfortable home for girls without re-
ara to nationality or religious creed.
he girls are to pay from 81 to "a a week
id nave home when out OF employment
ne deficiency at the end OF the year will
met by the Society OF ST. Maria. com
Psed oil % ladies' OF Providence. Tho
Nv home, largely the gift OF Mrs. Josenb
'nigan, at nn expense CT $4,000. will nc