Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-05
YOUNG WOMEN'S
HOME Is OPENED
SALVATION ARMY BOARDING
HOUSE DEDICATED
INSTITUTION FOR PROTECTION
OF WORKING GIRLS
Mayor Alexander and Rev. DR.. Charles
Edward Locke Make Addresses.
Is Not a Charitable
institution

With patriotic airs and speeches and
the raising of the Stars and Stripes and
Salvation Army flags, the new Saliva
ton Army Young Women's Boarding
home at 514 South Grand avenue was
formally dedicated and opened yester-
day.
Commissioner Thomas Estil, in charge
OF the Salvation Army work In the
western states, with headquarters in
Chicago, came to Los Angeles for the
service and delivered the address of the
afternoon.
The building is erected of concrete
and cost nearly $4S,OOO, while the fur
nishings cost $4,000 additional The
lot was purchased at the cost of s36, 900.
The total of expenditure has been $685.
$685. There is a mortgage OF $4,000
on the home, while funds amounting TO
$24,670 have already been raised and
$4,000 promised within the coming
year. The army is endeavoring to raise
nearly $4,000 to meet necessary bills.
The former home on Fourth street
will be placed on the market for sale,
the funds to be applied to the new
building. In the meantime 1t will be
maintained as workinglnen's hotel.
Sewing Room and Laundry
The building is four stories high with
basement and roof garden. The home
is beautifully furnished throughout
with every home comfort, large pub
lie parlor being arranged on the first
floor for the young women, with a pri-
vate parlor adjoining. In the basement
is a laundry room with set washtubs
and electric irons for the use of the
young women. and on the upper floor
n sewing room has been arranged with
all conveniences for sewing. The home
will be run on an economical basis.
paying its own expenses, and young
women working for their living will be
boarded at this home for $3.50 a week
up, each having a private room.
Staff Captain and Mrs. Webster are
the manager and matron respectively
of the home, having had charge of the
work here for the past four years.
They have been raised recently TO their
present rank from that of adjutants.
Preceding the public services yester-
day afternoon an informal reception
was rendered Commissioner Estll In the
main parlor, a large number of prom
inent persons having been invited for
an inspection of the home previous to
the exercises which were begun on the
outside Of the building with a selection
by the Salvation Army brass band.
Trumpets Greet Speakers
Col George French of San Francisco
introduced the chairman of the after
noon, Rev. S. T. Montgomery, president
of the Church Federation. Col French,
assisted by the audience, sang the OPEN
ing song, followed by prayer by Mrs.
Col. Miles. DR.. Charles Edward Locke
was the first speaker on behalf of the
city churches, and was greeted by a
fanfare Of trumpets, as was each
speaker in turn.
Dr. Locke won applause by saying
that he had been interested greatly in
the army work and was used to loud
and continued hallelujahs.
II am to speak for rhe churches" said
the speaker, but 1 don't know how TO
define them, for they all seem like one
body. You know it is said that the
lists wash them, the Episcopalians
starch them and the Congregationalistsl
take them
'eUnless we keep our eyes open the
Salvation Army can teach us some
thing. / never pass one of the street
meetings but that l lift up a prayer
for your success, for when YOU sue
ceed we succeed. The church and the
army are looking for the salvation of
souls and are the most successful in
stitutions today, and If he hold fast
to our ideals | don't believe the world
can go to the devil.
Civilization Is Woman
"It doesn't make much difference
whether we are Methodists, Salvation
ir~esbyterian or Baptists, the
q ig is, are we Christians? Can
we bear the name on close inspection;
can we stand the test?
'This is only one of many institutions
of the army, but we are bound to take
or hof fc 10 fbie for b1.fI
ing is intended for young women.
Men generally can take care of them
selves. but beautiful, chaste young
women forced out into the world
should have some safe place to live in.
1t has been said that civilization is n
woman. Praise the Lord for a place
for the young women!
"You people get us into lots of trou-
BILE. for we have to keep awake nights
to find out what you are going to do
and then work all day to keep up with
YOU"
DIR. Locke closed by repeating a lit
tie poem, I'm One of Your Gang"
Mayor Alexander was next intro
duced as 1.-THE greatest mayor of any
city in the United States" He said
in part:
Mayor Wishes Army Success
I'm Los Angeles there are many fine
churches and fine buildings. We have
splendid Y. M. G. A. and Y. w. C. A.
buildings. / know the needs of the
city and those who devote their time
and money to these good causes are
doing Gods work. They are doing
much to help the morals and the whole
city to better things. Many young
men and women drift into bad ways
through lack of home influences. To
your work wish the greatest suc5
cess"
At the close of Mayor Alexander's
short address he was cheered loudly.
Commissioner Estil, who has done
Army work In England, South Africa,
Holland and Japan, as well as in the
United States, was the last speaker. !
He spoke on the Army mission work
He thanked those who had assisted
in making the building possible and
gave a statement regarding the finan-
cial condition of the home. He spoke
of the three-fold mission of the Army
to convert people, to reform Grim
inals and the vicious classes and to
care for the poor and needy, and also
to conduct homes for the protection
of respectable and the reformation of
fallen women.
To Protect Young Women
s'This home is to care for young
women who are earning their own liv-
ing, said the commissioner. "It was
begun several years ago by some
prominentl women under the leader
ship of Mrs. S1auson and was later
turned over to the Army. and this |
new building is the outcome of the
successful work carried on in the old