The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-20
70 RESCUE FALLEN WOMEN.
,.rroRTs WILL BE MADE TO Or
CAME A MOVEMENT HERE.


uceting This Afternoon at Mrs.
3yebb's to Outline Programme
for the Week-sOmetLIing of the
,Vorls of the Ladies-HOw 1t Is Ac-
compIished and what They Pro-
nosc 10 DO in savannah.
movement is afoot for the betterment
If The unfortunate women of the city, and
Conscientious and determined efforts are
% he made by those chiefly interested to
hiring about a reformation in the lives of
as many as possible of the fallen.
Mrs Isabel Wing Lake and Mrs. Caro-
1,n Geisel, NJ. D., are here from Chicago
60 carry on the work under the auspices
of The National Woman's Christian Tenn
r.rance Union. They are stopping at the
home of Mrs. Richard Webb, No 11s Ogle-
,borpe avenue, west, who is herself great
" interested in the undertaking, and
whose warmest sympathy and active as
sistance have been enlisted.
Mrs. Lake was seen yesterday afternoon.
but as she was indisposed and desired to
resi- until the hour for her lecture at the
White Ribbon Mission, on Broughton
street. last night Mrs Geisel represented
her. and told the story of the work in
which the two are engaged and something
Of the good that has been accomplished
through their efforts. She and Mrs. Lake
are greatly enthused and hope that the
success that has attended them elsewhere
nav be continued in this city.
Social purity and gospel temperance are
the ends for which the ladies' are striving
As a means to these ends they have to
revert to methods that speak in highest
praise of their conservation and feryid
desire for a regeneration of the world.
The most constant, active and aggressive
OF the many noble women of the White
Ribbon band who have their hearts in
this work. Mrs. Lake and Mrs. GeiseI lose
no opportunity for doing good and thou.
sands of unfortunates owe their redemp-
ton from sin and restoration to respecta-
bilty to their earnest efforts.
The rescue work for women is under
the superintendent of Mrs. Lake and Mrs.
Geisel is an associate superintendent.
Their office is at the Womans Temple,
Chicago, and from the headquarters they
have accomplished a vast amount of good
But by personal management and solicit
tation they have reclaimed hundreds of
the fallen. For ten years Mrs.
Lake has been engaged in this
branch of the Womans Chris
tan Temperance Union work. while
Mrs. Geisel has devoted her entire atten-
ton to it for two. Through their instru-
mentality many rescue homes have been
established throughout the country. Last
year alone ten were opened, and thus far
there nave been two this year. During
l6SS l94 cities in eighteen states and Mex
leo were visited by the ladies and the cause
they represent was made known to the
People. In many places their earnest eff
lorts nave borne great fruit, and indus
trlous ana reDentant women are gaining
hVehhoods, and leading clean lives through
means mat have been placed at their com
mand by those who have been interested
IN their welfare.
MRS. Geisel said it is not infrequently the
case that the efforts to save even after
uAey nave been successful in so far as get
,'hs me unfortunates to forsake the
houses OF sorrow and enter the doors of
,le rescue homes, fail through the ina
uu'y Oh the women to give up their past
HNes out She is glad TO say that there are
Ia la more Oh them who follow the path that
ndS oeen pointed out and never return IN
'ie shame and degradation from which
uey nave been lifted. For the past two
Ears there have been Is per cent. of the
"oA1en received into the homes saved
I'm themselves. This Is a record of which
ny are proud, and it is TO be ascribed to
uie eNcehent matrons who have been plac-
U III charge of the institutions. Until two
Ss"Is ago the percentage of those reclaim
vas moi SO great, though for q long
tban mere nave been as many as half
80 duhltled to the homes, who have NOT
10
'V r T5dhIng evll lives opened to them.
me plan followed by the ladies &c 70 or
W W. bands under the auspices of the
b oIlaL christian Temperance Union and
"ieiiiSeNes set the example of the work
me nlgy are to do. With great moral and re-
b 9'ous courage these ladies' enter
bo ea OF sorrow in company ana avail
Of tiSSIVes OF any means that NAV offer
Them - 70 the inmates and inducing
;uauon OF the devoted bands thew ORG an
- salvation for their inmortal souIs ss
.u OUT 10 them and means of livelihood
PROMISED. God and the Christ arc
bIHeu with winning tenderness that
peeh the redemption of many NO.
%a loi' ana promises are made that those
of aa 'ns TO reform may be taught methods
an, iHlls completeness If they are ignor-
bo ,,Ii,, a" means whereby sufficient NAV
SNPpOil. III tllS T6mDOr9l
b" r 'he unfortunates find their greatest
of ,Cpe' ana the teachings of those in charge
- me homes that are established furnish
49, maintenance that lack of which Is
G lieu responsible for many unfortunatee
i I,lns compelled to lead their incestuous
VIM ms afternoon at 4:SO O'clock a meeunn
bd 1'- pe held in the parlors of Mrs. webb !
- members of the White Ribbon
,, g,ss.on in Savannah and mothers are In.
, 5reu ana urged TO attend. 1t will he the
p 81 OF the meeting to map out line
IN %ork Tor the time the ladies' are TO he
~ me city. They expect this to be for al.
i'oSt week, during which they will he
'y employed in holding meetings OF
on, eharaelerS lecturing, oreanizine
''u paylngs visits to houses of sorrow
~ expected the programme TO he
oiFea VIII embrace meetings for moth.
l,5i IoI parents and teachers. for voune
ieS' lectures and a mass meeting in The
n'eTest OF the work for all who NAV care
attend. 1t is probable the mass meet.
p~ VII be the last of the series n he
a. l. pc Lawton Memorial NAV be used
loIu!ng some of the meetings. though
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