The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-08

needed. On the same fioor q a leesiving
room for the Rescue Home. This hone for
abandoned women Is In Harlem There has
been good deal Of decentralization caused
In u by the presence OF women who pre-
tended 70 be peritent in order 10 get lodg-
ings This receiving room Is intended TO
give chance 10 test the sincerity OF these
women before introducing them into the
regular home. The fourth floor viii be di-
vided up into small rooms for the more re-
spectacle women. for those who apply rep
resent many kinds. Each viii have sep
arafe bed. washstand and Gean towel The
NTH floor VIII be divided in the same way.
and on the top there Will be a dormitory
OF a cheaper kind.
The army charges for the accommoda-
tons and food given the women in order TO
prevent demoralizing effects OF pure char
ity. Women who take the beds in the gen.
eral dormttory pay 10 cents For this r1ley
get. besides a lodging. breakfast and
supper At present these meals are very
hight. consisting of pint of tea and bread
and butter for supper. and pint OF coffee
and bread and butter in the morning. One
received for this shelter will be TO give
more substantial meals. The women who
take the single. rooms will pay Is cents
single bedsteads. Instead OF springs or
mattresses they have piece OF canvas.
laced az the head and foot with COM
PORTABLE slant, not so great as the slant or
hammock. which makes pillows needless
blanket is given each ledger, and more
than one on cold nights.
those who are so badly intoxicated as TO
seem dangerous. Some who come are too
drunk TO stand uo. There is a separate
such condition that by noise or in other
ways she will be likely TO disturb the other
occupants of the big dormitories- short
time ago a woman came 10 the shelter very
much intoxicated, frightened. seeming on
the verge OF delirium tremens- She asked
II women like her were admitted. and when
she got in she requested OF her own accord
that she be locked in A woman who has
paid for bed is allowed to bring as many
babies with her as she can gel into the
hard for women with babies to find adj
mission at ordinary cheap lodging and mis-
sion houses. even where the money is sup
piled to them, and therefore mothers with
children are to be particularly welcome
here.
Some of the women who come are OF the
very lowest. One OF the white slaves OF
Doyers street came in the other day
While she was there the officers talked with
her, as they do with all the women. and
they succeeded In getting her TO return 10
her mother i'm a small town. Most OF the
women are from thirty TO nifty. but con-
siderable number of them are very old
said: when am with good people i try
70 be good. but when l am with bad people
do as they do" A good part OF the wom-
viii they have TO keep sober when they are
alone. but getting drunk as soon as they
are Invited TO by others One very old
woman said she was glad to patronize the
shelter. and that as soon as she was able
to make more money. say $50 10 - a week.
81 would make some presents to help on
tie S.o-k This illustrates the general az
ti1de. They feel not that they are being
helped, but that they are giving their pat
ronasge 20 the institution. and they have q
irieadsy desire 10 do something more mu-
nlictnt when their fortunes improve
9he women come in between $50 In the
after noon and $50 at night. and stay until
IN the morning In the hours between
the officers have a great amount OF work.
The building has to be washed with the
greatest care, and disinfectants used all the
time. and more money is spent in this way
than in any other. There is disinfecting
room. as nearly air tight as possible. with
al facilities for burning sulphur, where the
bedding and other things that need disin-
fecting are carefully taken care OF.
One of the features of the shelter a the
supply of clothing ii sells to its inma ties.
pr.ce, and no matter how fine the garment
% cents is the greatest amount ever
charged.
1nt same women come nearly every night
ard now most of them look upon the shell
Ser ss their home. One old woman sprained
her ankle I'm the street and an ambulance
was called. When she was asked IL she
wished 10 go TO hospital she replied: NO,
l think i would rather be taken home"
Tho few who cannot pay make IL up by
scrubbing. One very old woman received =
sit aation recently. Before going 10 work
at her new place she came back TO the
shelter TO wash half floor which she still
owed. The few who have been turned away
for INSTRUMENTATION have. with one exceo-
4 ton, ali come back and begged for admis-
sion, with promises of good behavior.