The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-06
COMFORTABLE HOME
FOR YOUNG GIRLS
Millionaire of Zion Establishes
Safe Retreat for Friend
less Waits.
WILL SURROUND HOMELESS
WITH EVERY COMFORT
Institution to Be Conducted
Along Broad Principles of
Christian Charity.

To be known as the "Babette Home
for Girls' in loving compliment TO the
mother of the man who gave it to
guard womanhood, Salt Lake Will, in
a very few months, have Il unique in
stitution. a home where girls will be
mothered. comforted and helped, and
| then, carefully looked after, be sent on
their way believing after all that it is
pleasanter and better TO be good than
to be bad.
mediate help, help TO aid the woman
child thrown all too early upon the
world ard standing with more or less
reluctant feet on the brink of things,
Samuel Newhouse has come to the res
cue in heroic shape
Through Rev. p. A, Simpkin, pastor
of the Phillips Congregational church,
he has given to the city a home that
solves the riddle that the police have
been trying to answer for some time.
The gift is IN the shape of words only,
instructions TO Mr.. Simpkin, TO go
ahead and build the home, spare no
money or no trouble and with only one
condition, that Mr.. Newhouse shall
have the pleasure of being the sole
/ benefactor.
Mr.. Newhouse WAS very careful to
stipulate that the home should be what
its name implied, place where the
! motherless girl or worse than mother
| less girl might catch a glimpse of the
peace of the happy hreside
No creed, color or race will enter into
the eligibility of those who will come
timidly to live within the millionaire IS
gift All that will be needed to make
successful candidate for one Of the
small. white cots in the comfy lit
tie rooms will be the fact that she is
homeless, or has taken few steps
along the path that, though broad, is
30 hard TO retrace,
The age limit is as vague Any girl,
whether 10 or 20 years OF age, who has
begun TO earn her own living and has
found the battle losing one, will be
admitted And the location of the
building is as unique as the institution
itself. 1t will be built snugly. to al
most fit into the Phillips church, the
kitchen and dining-room of the home
to be IN the tower of the church it,
self. The first floor will be given over
to perfectly equipped gymnasiums,
baths. plunge and sprays, then a read,
lng-room and library, and finally, away
up on the third floor, the cosy, pretty
little rooms that tired girlish ewes will
find so peaceful. 1t will be home of
detention only, home for a brief space
Tor the girls who will come to il, but
1t is hoped that the glimpse they will
have of right and happy living will
help some in their struggle toward bet-
ter things.
Salt Lake, probably more than any
other place in the country, is in need of
such home. Young girls from the
! rural districts, ignorant, penniless and
ofttimes very silly, are found nightly
by the police, and shen the problem
] IN no oil
are. not bad girls, only homeless; not
Vicious, only perhaps ignorant and eager
for fun and enjoyment, and the streets
bcckon alluringly, Only the CITY iaiJ is
the answer, and this is deplorable one
for many of them.
The home will fill this want receive
the girl and give her enjoyment, com
fort and peace for little while. Aft
erwards she will be taught to help her
self.
All the plans are, of course. as vet
nebulous. They will await completion
until the return of Mr.. Newhouse from
Europe. Only this much is sbaped
and these the girls will share in pairs
] Over IT all healthy minded, whole.
some and keen-witted college woman
will preside, who viii mother the girls
not in institute fashion, but in hearty,
Jolly, helpful manner And still an,
other beautiful charity will go in con
nection with the gift. Another man Of
millions has given lot ad dloining Pas.
tor Simpkin S residence, which Will be
used for children g playground, while
part Of the home will be devoted to
day nursery, that blessed of all char.
itles relieving, tired working women
of the worry of chubby Youngsters dur
ing the day Few people realize the
number of women who, with baby.
laden arms, ara compelled to work for