Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-05-16

lanO mousse. Inc uuCn9SS was at lunch
con with Mr.. and Mrs. Belmont. Mr..
Garlic Joined them. He impaired
some of his enthusiasm even to Mr..
Belmont.
Next day the duchess of Marlbor-
ough motored with her mother down
to No. 6 Banner street, and took over
the Church army's little nucleus as her
own, her very own charity. There fol-
lowed many days of hard Office work
And it was on one of these days that
the new project of the duchess, now
being carried out, was born.
In Banner street is a big white
washed building-the Houseless Poor
asylum. This was started in 1919 and
the original work is still carried on,
but by the Church army, which has
it's kindling wood brigade's headquar-
ters there. Mrs. Holder, six years
ago, personally started befriending the
families of men in Jail. The work
grew to such proportions that she
called the attention of the Church
across the street were rented and Mrs.
Holders pet charity established there.
1t is this little beginning which the
duchess of Marlborough has taken
over. To-days roll contains the names
of more than hundred families.
| 1t was after the first week that the
duchess astonished her lieutenant by
outlining her plans. She announced
| that the society would continue in
Banner street only until she was able
| to get new and proper quarters. First
| ly, she explained there should be
building devoted to children. Here the
little ones should live until their ia
theirs sentence ended and the family
could be united once more. Here they
write and to play.
The next item of the duchess plan
was a maternity home, properly and
thoroughly equipped as a real home
rather than cold, whitewashed mater
nifty hospital.
Lastly she declared she would have
/ woman's home. Here prisoners
wives were to be housed, at least those
whose health or condition needed
something better than the wretched
accommodation of single dingy room
OF filthy howell. And here there should
be an employment bureau and skilled
women to teach these prisoners wives
sewing domestic economy, ironing,
artificial flower making and such like
simple industries.
For many day the duchess, Mrs.
Belmont and Mrs. Holder drove round
in the duchess motor car, visiting ad-
dresses Of suitable buildings given
them by real estate agents. None suit
ed until Endsleigh street was reached.
There are situated some large houses
almost under the shadow of the old
gray church of st. Pancras. No. 16
was vacant. 1t contains IA large
rooms, and is four stories in height,
In addition to commodious basement.
The two houses on each side are at
present occupied, though one is ito be
let" So the duchess closed the deal
} for No. 16, buying the lease, which has
81 years to run. The tenants of one
of the other houses want $1,000 before
/ they agree to move, and with other lit
, tie snags in sight Consuelo has hand
! led the matter over to an agent, and
will go ahead with one house.
/ The four big rooms now rented In
. Banner street will be continued until
r such time as the duchess decides t.
move everything to Endsleigh street
: But her office, the headquarters of hel
+ newHcharity, will be moved at once t
No al. 4.
{ lished the employment bureau. On tn,
:. register of names to be kept there will
: be placed the occupation best suited t.
;. to each woman. The Duchess theI
will advertise in the daily papers O.
o her little stan will answer advertise
), ments. Many of the women, II the,
o can do nothing else, will go into dc
d nestle service, knowing full well tina
3. their children are comfortable ant
= we'll cared for at the Children's Home
The entire responsibility, eXpens
d and management will be in the hand
O of the Duchess. She may ask the ali
5, of helpers from the church army, from
k the dainty danes of high society O
she may be satisfied with the simpl
IT help of the women to whom she nov
l. has become the guardian and minis
r teriRg angel.