The Detroit times., 1910-12-24

cause of the poverty. You would be
surprised at the number of men suf-
fering from consumption; the disease
seems TO be working greater havoc
than ever.
Then, again, | find that many men
have deserted their wives and fami-
lies. leaving the children TO shift for
themselves. Such desertions are
cruel In the extreme; they leave limo
cent children 10 suffer. The little
ones must be fed, and when there is
no father TO provide for them, it nee
essarily follows that they become a
charge on the community The Saliva
tion Army has had many cases OF this
kind to look after this winter"
Among the cases investigated by
the ensign were the following:
Home, in which the husband, at one
time a man of strong physique, is
stricken with consumption, and for
the last nine months has not been able
to do a days work. There are three
children, one four years of age and a
pair OF twins. girls, OF five or six
months. Their case brought to army
notice by some of the neighbors
Family where the husband Is 20
years old, and blind for the last 81
years. A son OF 81. their only support,
is stricken with consumption. The
daughter, who came with her little
children to live with her parents, is
working hard every y to keep the
wolf from the door. and yet there have
been days when they went hungry.
woman, with three little children,
came to army headquarters, asking for
something TO eat. The little baby OF
one year had nothing to keep her
warm except thin gingham dress;
the father had not worked for some
time. owing to illness. When army
representative called upon this family
In the afternoon she found them at
neighbor's, who had called them in
TO get warm, because they had no fire
and no coal.
On Saturday. from two TO five p. m,
in the auditorium OF the citadel. the
Christmas baskets will he distributed
TO those holding tickets, and who are
able to call for them. To those sick
aEi feeble, the baskets will be deliver
ed by an army officer. Ionday night,
Dec. %, in the army auditorium, there
will be a Christmas tree for poor chill
dren The army is in need of dona-
tions OF toys and children's clothing
for this.
Are there any slums in Detroit
was asked of the ensign.
Not what you would call slums,
she replied. out on WessOn and
Otis-aves., in the districts inhabited
by foreigners. there are conditions
bordering on slumdom, but there is
nothing approaching the real mean
ing OF slUms in Detroit. In genuine
slums you find drunkenness. filth inn
morality and other bad features. In
the districts | refer to in Detroit
there is nothing more than what you
might call downright poverty-sev.
erhl families huddled together in
small houses. thus causing sanitary
conditions which are not calculated
TO keep the occupants healthy. In
addition TO the impoverished districts
on the west side Of the city. thare
are similar conditions out Chene-st,
where many immigrant families are
living under one roof
IN speaking of charity. Col Charles
Miles, head of the Salvation Army in
Detroit. said that the Jews are tn"
DeSl BlNeTS. lHey HOt Olly lDoN amer
their own in poverty, but also the
needy Gcntiles as well. the colonel
added Commenting on immigrants,
the colonel said the Scandinavians.
those who come from Norway. Swed.
ell and Denmark. make the best ciii-
zens among those of alien birth on
this side of the Atlantic. The Scan
dinavians are thrifty Ind law-abiding.
the colonel said.
Gel. Miles has been In Salvation
Army service for over 80 years. and
having been stationed i'm different
countries including South Africa.
has had a GOOD opportunity 80 iude
of the sympathiCs of various races
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