The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-07
Brigadier BeviII te Further ChiIdren's Rescue Work
WILL MAKE SEVERAL TALKS
Salvation Army Worker Discusses the
 Scope of Her Work-Notes and Personals of Movements of
 We'll Known People.
BY ANNIE KENDRIck WALKER.

The visit to this city of Brigadier Boyill, secretary for women's and children's res- cue work of the Salvation Army, will give an opportunity for many people to hear one of the most widely known women, active in philanthrophy. In the special branch of work with which Brigadier Bo- will is identified, philanthropists in this city are being kept informed of its de- velopment through the Rescue Home es- tablished in this city some time ago, and of which Mrs. Evans is matron.
 Brigadier Bovill will deliver an address t the Commercial club on Monday after noon at o'clock under the auspices of the various women's clubs of this city, and at the Salvation Army hall she will address large meetings on Sunday and Monday evenings. She will give her first talk on Sunday afternoon in Bessemer
 number of Birminghams leading phllanthropists, among them MT. James Bowron and Judge Feagin, are greatly in- terested in the visit of Brigadier Bovill.
 In recent interview. Brigadier Bovill said
 " T am motherless and unprotected How often have heard this from the lips of very young girls whose hearts were craving real mother lovei God pity such, for the world cares little. They are thrown out upon sins pathway without a re- straining hand to guide them.
 ''There is no sphere of love and labor which so nightly appeals to the heart as the wide, dark field of the fallen. There all characters and conditions of sin and sorrow are to be found. The very young girl associates with those who have been for so many years schooled in sin, until her heart is hardened and conscience deadened.
 ''Look at the great cities of our coun- try. Count the poor girls who parade the streets, crowd the dives and brothels only of their own souls, but of the souls and bodies of others.
 Some of them are mere children-not yet out of their teens, and they have lost all that is precious to womanhood Many of them have been led into the broad road of ruin by those who ought to nave been their protectors. With our hearts filled with tender pity for suci unfortunate ones we throw open our doors of mercy, and thank God thou- sands of girls have been saved from this horrible life. We appreciate the practical love and help of our many friends, and trust that we may link hearts and hands together for the rescue of the lost ones" The Following is an incident in her career:
 There Is something specially pathetic in gray hairs and tears. The rescue secre- tarys (Brigadier BovilD sympathetic eyes dimmed as her visitor took the offered chair and at once burst into flood of emotion. The name upon the card was well known as that of an xcongressman; the face was familiar as that of an in f1uential friend who upon several occa- sions had supported the platform of our army leaders, but neither name nor face gave any indication as to his errand or his grief. The broken-hearted old man sobbed out his whole story in one de- spairing sentence.
 My daughter" he sobbed, ''my beau tiful-accomplished Mina-she is gonew From her home of luxury and comfort gone; from her life of protection and purity-gone; from her fathers God and her fathers side-gone; from the cultured circle in which she has shone-gone: SD far gone that for months after mad in- fatuation had betrayed her feet into the dark without to sorrow and shame, her grieved parents knew not whether she was living or dead. At last her downward track was traced; she was discovered in a house of horror, too despairing to listen to pleading or persuasion. Life held nothing for her, she persisted Tho those who had known her.
 of she is so changed, so changed" moaned her father Her beautiful hair all matted; her beautiful skin bloated; her wonderful eyes clouded; her sweet voice turned hoarse. l could scarce believe it in my Nina. But, oh, will you help me to get her back? I know what you have done for others Many >times I have spoken of your success, many times given to your splendid work. Now come to you with an empty purse. My poor girls ult the sake of Gods love and her fathers, help me to get her back.
 And we did Today the stately form of Nina bends gracefully over a sewing table in one of our rescue homes. But her work has dropped from her fingers to take up thrice-read letter; her eyes fill with happy tears as she scans the loving lines which speak of waiting welcome at home, sweet home
 Mrs. Braxton Bragg Conner and Miss Eva Conner are having delightful visit in Havana. They have met a number of charming and prominent people in official society, and their visit has been a brilliant one socially. Havana is now considered almost part of the Florida tour, and many of the villa colony along the East cost and visitors to Palm Beach and Miami go over to Ha- vana and also to Nassau, but slight extension of the Florida tour
 Throughout Florida, and even in Ha- vana the season has been cool, and par ticularly at Palm Beach has the early spring held many surprises in tho way of cool days.
 MT. and Mrs. McDopald Conner are in New York.