Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-09
'|O Buy RESCUE HONE
Captain Blanche Rothrock Visits
Marshalltown in a Worthy
Cause.
Raising Funds for the Purchase
OF a Building for Iowa Res.
cue Work.
Captain Rothrock Tells the Ac-
complishments of Salvation

Captain Blanche Rothrock, secretry
OF the Salvation Army Rescue Home,
arrived In the city this morning and
will remain in Marshalltown week,
working in the interests OF the home
for fallen girls. The home is located
ut Des Moines, and the Salvation Army
is raising funds with which to purchase
a building offered to it. The city OF
Des Moines is to pay half the cost
price and the rest of the state VIII
be called upon to pay the balance. II
is in the interests of this home that
Captain Rothrock visits Narshalltown.
Among the many branches of the work
for the uplifting of fallen humanity car
ried on by the Salvation Army least,
perhaps, is known by the general public
concerning the vast amount of good ac-
complished in the department known as
the rescue homes for fallen women. now
carried on in twenty different cities OF
the United States. A separate corps OF
workers is maintained in this branch.
Necessarily this must be done quietly,
out Of sight Of the public gaze, and
apart from the associations that have
caused the downfall
1T is seldom that inherent vice causes
the first fatal misstep," said Captain
Rothrock today. Far more often it is
the environment and surroundings, and
the lack OF straight moral dealing and
teaching. Surely II there is mission
cry work anywhere it is in giving these
girls a chance to regain a footing, where
an honorable life is possible. In the ma
jority of cases, no other way is possible
than thru some home. The way farther
down is always open. Without practi-
cal help the way up is almost wholly
closed,
Over 1000 of these girls annually pass
out thru the Salvation Army homes to
honorable employment at one of the va
rious branches of industry taught there
in. The home for this state is situated
in Des Moines, and the work extends all
ever the state. About fifty cases will
this year be dealt with, and statistics
show that so per cent are permanently
reclaimed. This Des Moines home was
started two years ago by Maj. B. B.
Cox, who will be remembered by many
people in Marshalltown. Accommoda-
lions are provided for eighteen inmates,
but often from twenty to twenty-five
are sheltered at one time. The require
merts for entering the home include an
agreement on the part of the.applicantto
remain three months (the stay is length
ened as needed in the Individual casey
length OF stay is from four ITO five
months, so from two to three sets of
cases are dealt with in the year.
The home is not place of idleness.
and the Industrial department does the
greater part Of the support of the
home. Thru the laundry and sale OF
needlework about $50 per month is real
lied. This not only cultivates self-re-
spect in not receiving absolute charity,
but inculcates habits of Industry and is,
a real training In doing work in a prop.
ler manner. The latter is very neces-
sary, as in many instances girls are re-
ceived who have not only missed the
straight moral teaching and training
that should be given by their own par
ents but are ignorant of the commonest
details Of proper homework. Special at
tention is given such to enable the pos
sibility OF securing and keeping situa-
tion on leaving the home.
For two years this home has been car
ried on in rented premises, q large resi-
dence house in the suburbs Now that
the work has become so widely known
turnout the state so many have been
appealing for aid that larger premises
have become an imperative necessity. A
larger residence in suitable location
has been offered for sale, where twenty
five to thirty can be accommodated at
once, making the yearly number dealt
with from seventy-fve to eighty. This
property is held at $6,5o0 and of this
amount one-half will be raised by the
people of Des Moines. and 1t is intended
that the rest shall be secured turnout
the state