The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-27
Home For Fallen Women Must
Move Again.
PROTEST OF NEIGHBORS
EIGHTH EAST STREET WOMEN
MAKE A KICK.
Stormy Session Held at the Residence
of Mrs. Charles g. Plummer, at
Which Rev. Richard Wake Was
Accused of Praetieing Deceit in
Securing the New Location.

There were a feb absent-minded peo-
pie who entertained the opinion that
when the Rescue Home moved into its
new quarters at 81 South Eighth East
street last week, its journey upon tur-
buIent waters was at an end. A sud
den change Of opinion is in order. The
biggest kind of a kick has been made
by the residents of the locality, VINO
demand the immediate removal OF the
home. and the board has taken untll
next Tuesday to decide whether or not
to acouiesce in the wishes OF an 1ndlg-
nant neighborhOOd.
The demand was MADE at a meeting
between the directors of the home and
nine ladies from Eighth East street,
whose homes are on the same street as
the institution calculated to raise fallen
women. The meeting was held at the
home of Mrs. Plummer. a member of
the board, yesterday afternoon, and 1t
was a very tropical gathering.
Story of the Trouble.
It is a long story. dating back nearly
a year. At that time the home was
located up on c street, near Sixth, but
the people up there began to look on II
as 2 nuisance. and brought such pres
sure to bear that it's removal alone Sc
cured peace Since then the home mas
moved about from place to place, It's
reception being no more cordial IN one
place than another. To overcome the
difficulty. a DhilanthroDic gentleman
/ whose name is withheld. last week puf-
! chased the house on Eighth East and
| leased it t.. the home association az
nominal figure, and, like the silent
/ tread OF a cat" the rescued got into
/ their new quarters.
It is claimed by the people uD that
/ way that Rev Mr. Wake, who has ever
/ been a friend to the institution, came tC
! {. A. Dole, who had the key to the
/ house. and who lives next door, ano
uDon taking It from him said That II
/ was to be occupied by widow lady
| Here is where the great kick comes IN
/ Instead OF the widow with grown W
/ DAUGHTERS. there came lot OF girls
| whose faces rather indicated the live:
they had led. The neighbOrhood won
| dered, out said nothing until fTlaa9
/ morning, when the papers gave I'M
snap away and created all the troubl'
| by announcing that the home had peer
moved again.
Then there was fury for sure. 1t tool
| less than q day for the ladies OF tins
| locality to organize themselves, anI
they were q determined lot. Nine o.
! them, representing every family OF
| Eighth East between South Temple an'
| First South. met with the officials o
the home, and made a formal demand
that il be removed. The meeting start
ed out peacefully enough, one OF tn
| ladies essaying the role OF speKes
woman. she did not ask what IN
| home association was going to do. on
Z = h.. rod
there. Then the argument commenced
The board contended that the hom
was not nuisance, and could see n'
reason for the people directing. a
best, the law and moral support, the.
said. was on their side. After one 0
the nine ladies had begged to differ
on that proposition. somebody brough
] up the question of the means employee
to get in the neighborhood, which wer
| characterized as anything but proper
The ladies felt that deceit had bee
INDUCED IN.
Rev. Mr.. Wake Explains.
Rev. Mr.. Wake was present, and h
started to say something, and was con
tradicted. Then things did get stormy
He was accused of palming on Ia
widow and her daughters" story Q
the neigh borhOod, and there were word
than had better not be published.
IF you can't tell the truth you
better keep your mouth shut" snappe
one of the committee of nine, address
ing the minister.
Mrs. Plummer and President Mr.
Weeter stated during the course OF u
| argument that the newspapers had NJ
told the truth when they said that th
home had been driven out Of commun
ties in which it had sought to res
TBose accounts We're not to be rene
on, the committee was assured, u
truth being that the home had move
of its own accord.
: just at this juncture Mrs. Cowan, til
secretary of the board, came in, ana It
marked with a sigh that she had nope
they were to have peace, after bein
knocked about from pillar te post e
so long. The effect of this was Tel
. rible, ard when the committee hnali
retired, it vas with a feeling that the
had been victorious, as far as argumen
was concerned,
Mrs. Weeter said that it would tab
at least a few months to do anythin
, of the kind desired by the committe
but the latter We're of one accord
/ answering that it would not take o.
month.
; 1T is not our desire to hinder tt
; work that is being DONE" said or
member, but we do insist that II
! home is a nuisance in the resident
4 district. We are willing to dona
enough to cover the expense of movir
it, but we are going to see it move
We viii do more than ask for its r.
moval e we have to-"
After two hours the meeting az
journed, the board deciding to hold al
5 other meeting Tuesday and give Il
committee a definite answer at tn
. | time.
TIE outcome viii be watched WI
great interest.