The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-20
HOME IS DONATED
FOR FALLEN WOMEN
Miss Marie Hurley Gives Her
Beautiful Residence
JUDGE fEAGfN ISSUES CARD
Miss Hurley VIII Conduct the Home
Herself Having Had Experience,
and All She Asks Is Small
sum of $50 Month.
JUDGE fEAGlN ISSUES CARD

Judge Feagin's probation plan for wo-
men has met with instant success and
seemingly has struck a chord in the
hearts of several women of Birmingham
who are willing to aid him In his work
Of reforming fallen women of this city.
The plan was given quite an impetus
yesterday when Miss Marie Il. Hurley Of
fered to donate her home and two and
half acres on the Gate City car line for
home for fallen women. The property
is valued at several thousand dollars and
Miss Hurley not only donates 1t to this
cause, but proposes to give her entire
time to the work. She has had much ex-
perience in this kind of work, and yes
terday she called on Judge Feagin and
made the generous offer.
Judge Feagin accepted the offer yester-
day morning. and during the day he pre-
pared the following appeal to the citi-
zens Of Birmingham to aid in this work:
Judge Feagin's Appeal.
ITO the Citizens of Birmingham and
Vicinity:
Amy one who has ever attended our
police court has been deeply impressed
with the great need of home for the
Notwithstanding working women,
and the friendless and fallen women of
thu community
Memphis and other neighboring cities
have such institutions, to which we have
for years been sending young girls and
women to be rescued, cared for, and
trained for the duties of life. This pros
porous and phlanthropic community
should not expect other cities to carry
our burdens longer.
Nov we have an opportunity to begin
this noble work Miss Marie e. Hurley
CT Woodlawn, Ala, has had four years
experience In this work In Norfolk, Va,
and Philadelphia. She has a lovely home,
two-story, nipe-room house, with spa
cious and attractive grounds 0wo and
one-haif acres). at Cedar station. on the
Gate City street car line which she pro-
poses to use for this purpose, giving her
personal supervision to this noble charity
charging for her services and the property
the small sum of $50 per month.
How many of our large hearted cti-
zens will come to the aid of this worthy
charity? Persons who feel Inc lined to
aid in the work will please give their
names, and the amount they are willing
to subscribe, to be paid monthly for enc
year, to the undersigned or to either of
our daily newspapers. through which ac-
acknowledgement will be made.
IF The response is generous, we will
organize a corporation, to be known as
Home for Friendless Women, with a
board of managers to be select from cur
generous citizens and best business men.
Respectfully N. B. F'EAGIN."
Successor to Probation Plan.
This plan was the successor of the pro-
tation plan for boys, which was so sue
cussful, and which reduced the number
of negro boys al rested from 60 In last De-
cember to in the past month. Many Of
these boys are now On farms throughout
the state, where they are doing nicely.
The idea OF Judge Feagin is to secure
this home for fallen women and try to
reform them by giving them regular and
easy employment, pleasant surroundings
and helping hand. Many women have
told him in court that they would be glad
TO reform were they only given the oppor-
tunity.
If a half dozen men or women of the
city will promise to give IS a month each
it will enable Judge Feagin to carry on
this plan of his. and will be one Of the
most important steps ever taken for the
betterment of the city.