The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-03
TO ESTABLISH X
 CR|TTENDEN HOME
Charles N. Crittenden Will Ad-
 dress Mass Meeting
CITIZENS ISSUE HE CALL
Mir. crittenden Is Distinguished Phi lanthropst and Will Found Home Here for the Res
 cue of Fallen Women.

A Florence Crittenden Rescue Home for fallen women will be established in Bir- mingham in the near future. Tomorrow afternoon at 3;30 o'clock big mass meet ing at the Jefferson theatre will be ad- dressed by Charles N. Crittenden. found- CT of this movement and a philanthropist of world wide reputation. The matter will be thoroughly discussed at this meeting. which has been called by a number of prominent citizens of Bir- mingham.
 MT. Crittenden will arrive here tonight ir his special car "Good News" known the country over as the Florence Critten- den Rescue Car. MT. Crittenden left St. Louis last night with a party of CO., workers and they will probably spend about two weeks here getting the homo started.
 The committee which called the meet ing for Sunday is composed of men in every line of business and profession in the city, and men who are associated with the citys growth. They have all expressed themselves as very much Inter ested in this work and willing to do anything in their power to further 1t. The committee is composed of T. H. Molton the Rev. A. J. Dickinson, D. D.. ]. B. Gibson, Rabbi Newfield, George Griffin, R. H. Pearson, Fred M. Jackson, Robert Jemison, J. A. Van Hoose R. s. Munger, D. II. Cabaniss, the Rev. J. w. Stagg, Simon Klotz, the Rev Frank Will lis Barnett, Ross c. Smith. Eli P. Smith, J J. Smith. Belton GiIbreath, Mayor W. M Drennen, Dr. J. H. Phillips, Frank s. White. Oliver chalifoux, M. V. Joseph and Chief of Police Wier.
 Call for Sundays Meeting.
 The call issued by these gentlemen end signed by them Is as follows:
 "Ndr Charles N. Crittenden, president of the National crittenden Rescue Mis- sion, will deliver an address at the Jeff ferson thearer Sunday afternoon at 3:S0 o'clock MT. Crittenden Is a man of na- tional reputation on account of his broad philanthropy and his special work in es- tablishing rescue homes for fallen wom- en in many of the large cities of the country.
 
 wealth, and is devoting his time and his means to this great work. The un- dersigned join in issuing a call to our cuizens of all creeds to be present at the Jefferson theater on Sunday afternoon to hear MT Crittenden and to assist in furtherng this worthy cause in our city"
 Crlttenden Rescue Mission.
 Tn a large number of cities in the coun- try these rescue homes have been organ ized and are well maintained. They are under the general direction of the Crit tenden Rescue Mission, but in each city local people have charge of them. Many hundreds of fallen women are given a home in these institutions, and hundreds of them are saved and redeemed from the lives they have been living.
 For a long time the need of one of these rescue homes has been felt in Birming- ham, and prominent citizen wrote to MT. Crittenden asking that he come to Birmingham. He replied that he would and said he would be here about the first of September. Yesterday morning citi- zen received the following telegram from Mrs. Kate W. Barrett, who Is interested in this movement with MT. Crittenden:
 .St Louis, Mo-, September B.
 "Get strong committee to advertise meeting for Sunday MT. Crittenden will speak on his worldwide experience in helping motherless girls
 "KATE w. BARRETT.,