New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-12
WOMEN IN RESCUE WORK
TALK WITH MRS. WHITTEMORE,
FOUNDER OF THE DOOR OF HOPE
TwENTY-NINE SHELTERS FOR WOMEN NOW
UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THD UNION

TwENrY-N1NE SHELTERS FOR WOMEN NOW
UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THD UNION
THE FOREIGN MISSION
There lie. perhaps, no more discouraging work
among women than rescue work. and yet Mrs. L.
NJ Whittemore, who has given her fortune and
herself TO it, has much to say in its favor. and is
Just as enthusiastic the day she COM
menced
She founded the Door Of Hope. at No. 1o2 East
Sixty-frst-st, New-York City. on october 25 1890
and since then has added twenty-nine more sucl
refugees all under the name of the Door Of Hop
and all under the auspices Of the Door of Hop'
Cnion though each one works independently Of th'
others.
The purpose Of the Union is to band together
these shelters for women and by combined efor,
to do more effective service 1t has been found
too that the ministry of exchange as it is called
has been useful in transferring girls from theh
old haunts and associations to new fields and :
new life.
The other twenty-nine homes located a;
Tappan. y. Y; Fort Wayne Tex; s.. Louis. De
troit Chicago; Nsw-London. Norwich Conn;
Worcester, Mass. Nashville. Tenn; Philadelphia
Germantown Penn. Rochester. y. Y; Harris
burg Penn. Indianapolis Ind: Warren, Penn:
Kansas City. Mo; Dallas. Tex; New Haven. Conn;
Lowell Mass; Wilmington, Del: Toledo. OHIO;
Erie. Penn: Poughkeepse. ~ y; Glasgow scot
land: FL Paso. Tex; Oakland. Call New-Zealand
MSS and Galveston, Tex
The Glasgow home was publicly opened by MRS
Whittemore after her las; trip there. where she
conducted series Of meetings with this end in
view
In addition their own individual work the
homes have formed d Door OF Hope Union Foreign
Missionary Branch. known the Della Foreign
Missionary Society and through the sale OF Mrs
Whi;temores books and tracts. together with the
sale Of the work of the inmates of homes Nos.
SS OnA bash ce o,izpd
The Philadelphia work is rather unique in Its
methods 1t has public reading ROOM which the
better class las they called of orfinC women
frequent. and where they are received by Miss NJ ~
Rochelle one Of the bestknown Christian workers
Of Philadelphia. 1870,
In this way women Influenced TO better
Nfe and many who would refuse TO enter nome
course and the refining influence of the library and
finally brought to better and higher things
THE FOREIGN MISSION.
The Deua Foreign Missionary Society was organ
tzsd Indirectly by Della the "Buebrd OF Mulberry
Bend" the first girl 10 be brought out OF an evil
lie by Mrs Whittemore. and about whom she has
written book , .,
rang OF thieves then a thoroughly wicked woman.
and vet she not only forsook her ways, but brought
100 men and women out OF the dons OF thieVes ana
the haunts of vice many OF whom stili cal on
Mother WhttemOre'' in order to talk about her
and show their steadfastness.
Many society women are aiding Mrs. w nlttefnore
and others interested in the saving or the errlhs
women OF Greater New-York. among whom are
Mrs Cortandt de Peyster Field. Mrs. Bishop, Mrs
Stickney and Mrs James F. Ruggles Actresses are
some of best contributors TO the cause OF rescue
work