The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-21


great city of New York IL mighty
movement which has for it's object the
repression of certain existing forms OF
vice, which have for some time past
been menace to the morals of young
women, and from certain things which
came to the surface at last nights
meeting of the Board Of Associated
Charities. it would appear that some
such movement is needed very badly in
this city.
Mrs. Duggan, the society's agent, in
making her monthly report, stated that
since the last meeting os the board she
had had occasion to arrest no less than
fourteen young girls, all under sixteen
years of age, who We're leading i'm
moral lives. several of them having
been found in houses of ill-repute in
this city.
She explained that she has power to
arrest these girls, under an act of as
sembly passed in 1893, and stated that
those she took into custody We're all
committed to various institutions, such
as the House of the Good Shepherd
and the Florence Crittenden mission.
The alarming thing, however. was
her statement that never since she has
been such a large number of young
girls in this city leading dissolute lives.
Young girls she called them. but as the
ones she referred to are under sixteen
years old. it would perhaps be more
appropriate to call them children.
CHEAP DANCE HALLS.
Probably the greatest source of
'emptation." said she, "is the number
of cheap dance halls now open in this
city. 1 believe that these are respon-
slble for the running of young wo-
mems lives more than anything e.se.'
She expressed the opinion that in
many of the houses of i'll repute III
his city at the present time there
are girls under 16 years Of age.
Those members of the board who
we're present were especially Interested
md affected by Mrs. Duggan's re-
marks, and they were the subject
Of much discussion. Colonel Ripple
thought that the situation demanded
the assignment of a special police Off
and remove therefrom any girl under
the age of IS.
"rhe mothers are largely to blame.
tf them who are careless of their
daughters welfare and who make no
effort to keep them from the evil SUI
roundings which exist in every city of
The size of Scranton. This organizL.
tor is doing what it can, but is mt
receiving the support it should from
the citizens of this city. It's a great
lity and shame to our civilization
;,,<~ ;.,
the work which the board of associat-
I'd charities is doing"
The fact that the public takes litt!c
or no interest in the excellent work be-
.ns daily accomplished by the board
may be easily ascertained by glance
at Treasurer Kellys report. He re-
norted that there is at present a bal
ance of only s44.35 in the treasury AMI
that Mrs. Duggan has not been paid
for the months of October and No
verlber owing to the lack Of funds.
HAVE NOT PAID.
He further reported that many of
those who have pledged certain
amounts have not kept their pledges,
and that despite the fact that he has
written letters to many of these, they
ute anything. This was a very dis
couraging report but Rev. DR.. Rogers
Israel, the secretary. and Colonel
Ripple, the president, We're not dis
heartened and announced that they
would make an active canvass among
the business men of the city next week
with the view in mind of replenshing
the depleted treasury.
Mrs. Duggan reported that she had
been subpoenaed to appear as wit
ness in a divorce case and in a damage
suit, and that she had been requested
to bring the records of the board into
court. A resolution was unanimously
adopted announcing that as the records
of the board We're of private charac-
ter, they would not be given out in the
future except by order of court or with
the consent of the board assembled.
Mrs. Duggan's report for the month,
between October II and November 20,
was as follows: Applications for relief,
115: cases investigated, 72; advice and
direction given. 43; found worthy and
aided, 55; found unworthy, II; employ
ment found for Q; medical aid fur
nished, g.: lodging and meals furnished,
r. ransnortatiOn furnished Z: DrOhib-