The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-01-11
sALYArIoN ARMY YORK.
Decribed by Ensign Elizabeth Clark While
in New Haven Last week-ColIege Grad
yates Join the Auxiliary Branch.

Decribed by Ensign Elizabeth Clark While
in New Haven Last week-ColIege Grad
yates Join the Auxiliary Branch.
A visitor of note in town last week
was Ensign Elizabeth Clark of the Sal
walton army. During her stay she was
the guest of Mrs. j. Seaver of Lyn-
wood street, and Mrs. Herbert Ran
dali AT the residence Of each of these
ladies meetings were held and were
largely attended many present for the
first time being in touch with the do
ings of the army. All present were in
tensely interested. Miss Clark is a re-
markedly bright and learned woman
and a scholar of many college honors.
Miss Clark's talk was upon the differ
ent phases of army life. incidentally
she told of the circumstances which led
to her becoming a member. 1t was an
interesting little sketch While a stu
dent at the university in Switzerland
she read in a copy of one of the daily
papers Of the coming to town of for
mer. graduate of the school to lecture
in the interests of the Salvation Army
Curiosity prompted her to attend the
meeting, and although not strongly
impressed at the time, she was deeply
interested. Later on, while studying
in the British museum in Durrick, she
met a Miss Swift of Vassar who was
prominently connected with the army.
A mutual liking was at once formed
between the two, and eventually,
through almost constant association
and daily contact with the army, Miss
Clark became a member. This was
three years ago, she leaving home Of
luxury and refinement to ally herself
with the rank and service to which she
has proven an invaluable addition. At
present she is managing editorially
two of the army's publications. 1.-THE
Young Soldier" children's sheet, is
sued weekly and "The Conqueror." a
monthly magazine for older people.
With this work, little time is found to
devote to outside active labor, but Miss
Clark is, however, often found early
and late on her missions of charity
While here her talk related especially
to the mission circles and the work
done by them in the rescue homes and
nurseries in New York and Chicago.
| These homes are all situated in the
slums of the city and often reached by
none but the Army people.
In the course of her talk she dwelt
| long and feellngly in the nurseries
where daily twenty or thirty infant
children, whose parents are employed
during the day, are cared for. A nice
clean, comfortable home is provided
| with kind women in charge to watch
over the helpless little ones On those
| parents who can afford to pay the
| small tax of five cents is imposed
which helps toward further charitable
work. The rescue homes for the wo-
men are more of this organization
charitable institutions. The Women's
Shelter mission in New York furnishes
a home for over forty women. For the
small fee of ten cents per day a rest
! ing place and bed with coffee ant
bread in the morning and tea in the
evening are furnished. These homes arr
at all time crowded with deserving wo
men, whose employment will not allow
| of any great expenditure for living
| purposes. some even finding it a diff
cult matter to pay even this small
amount.
Many clothes were received by Mis-
Clark from benevolent women of thi
city. who were in attendance at tn
meetings held here last week. Afte
the meeting Mrs. Randalrs six Smitl