Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-13
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land house. The duchess was at lunch con with Mir and Mrs. Belmont MT. Carlile joined them. He imparted some of his enthusiasm even to MT. 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. Hodder, 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 army to it. Four rooms in building across the street were rented and Mrs. Holders pet charity established there. It is this little beginning which the duchess of Marlborough has taken over To-day's roll contains the names of more than hundred families. It 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 a building devoted to children. Here the little ones should live until their fa- ther's sentence ended and the family could be united once more. Here they should be taught to work, to read and write and to play.
 The next item of the duchess plan was a maternity home, properly and thoroughly equipped as real home rather than cold, whitewashed mater nifty hospital.
 Lastly she declared she would have a 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 or filthy hovel. 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 i 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. IS was vacant. It contains IA large rooms. and is four stories in height. in addition to a commodious basement. The two houses on each side are at present occupied, though one is "to be let" So the duchess closed the deal for No. I6. buying the lease. which has 21 years to run. The tenants of one of the other houses want s1.O00 before they agree to move. and with other lii. tie snags in sight. Consuelo has hand. ed the matter over to an agent, and will go ahead with one house.
 The four big rooms now rented fin Banner street will be continued until such time as the duchess decides to move everything to Endsleigh street. But her office. the headquarters of her new charity. will be moved at once to NO. 1G. and there also will be estab- lished the employment bureau. On the register of names to be kept there will be placed the occupation best suited to to each woman. The Duchess then will advertise in the daily papers or her little stan will answer advertise. ments. Many of the women. if they can do nothing else. will go into do. mestic service. knowing full well that their children are comfortable and well cared for at the Children's Home.
 The entire responsibility. expense and management will be in the hands of the Duchess She may ask the aid of helpers from the church army. from the dainty danes of high society or she may be satisfied with the simple help of the women to whom she now has become the guardian and minis teTing angel