Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-10
HONOR HIS MEMORY
Speakers Praise Founder OF
Crittenton Homes.
PRESIDENT TAFT ATTENDS
Hears Tribute to His Late Friend at
Foundry Church.
SERVICE IN THE EVENING
SERVICE IN THE EVENING
METROPOLITAN Church Crowded to
Listen to Tributes by Clergymen
and Members of Congress.

The lifework of the late Charles Nelson
Crittenton, founder of seventy-seVen
homes for unfortunate women and girls
was lauded by speakers at the Metropoll-
tan NJ. E. Church last n ght. The me-
mortal service was attended by distin-
guished mea and women. Every pew in
the church was occupied.
President Taft and Mrs. Taft. accompa-
MED by Capt. Butt, attended the service
yesterday at the Foundry Nj. f. Church
and listened to a sermon by Rev. DIR. j.
Wesley Hill, pastor of the Metropolitan
Temple. New York, in which he praised
the work of Mr.. Crittenton and the chain
of homes for abandoned women that were
established through his philanthropy.
President Taft was a personal friend of
Mr.. Crttenton and a great admirer of his
work for unfortunates. Rev. DIR. Hill is
also an intimate friend of the President
At the Metropolitan Church tribute was
paid to the founder of the Florence Crit
tenton Miss on by Rev. DR.. j. Wesley
Hill. pastor of Metropolitan Temple, New
York: Rev. DR.. Randolph II. Mckim, pas
tor of Epiphany Church; Rev. DR.. John
Reid Shannon, pastor of Metropolitan NJ.
+. Church: Rev. DIR. Henry N. Couden
chaplain of the House of Representatives.;
Representative J. \. Gouden of New
Yok and Representative Washington
Gardner of Michigan.
Tribute by Mrs. Barrett.
An eloquent tribute was paid Mr.. Crit
tentons memory by Mrs. Kate Waller
Barrett NJ. D.. national president of the
Florence Crittenton Missions. She said
he was a knightly man. He was not
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unfortunate girls who lad not a chance
for new start in life. She described
the work the seventy-seven Cr.ttenton
homes are doing in the cities, one for
each year of their founders life. III Civ
ing girls d chance to forget the mis-
takes of their lives and caring for home
less and destitute children.
Three weeks ago., Mrs. Barrett con
cluded Il stood on a platform in New
York and heard three Of the most promi-
nent men III that city eulogiZe him, and
could not help but think Ire Should have
heard their words of praise Why didn't
they praise him when he was alive?
In his opening prayer, Rev. Henry n.
couden, chaplain of the House OF Rep
rcsentatives, 81 d Charles Nelson Crit
tenton "bulded himself monument
more goodly in the minds of men than
was ever builded He was touched BY
the heart Of the angel of love-
Sharing the Blame.
Declaring that it was not right that
men should hold their heads high and
women should bow theirs i'll shame for
the same sin, Rev Dr. Randolph H. Ne
kim, rector Of the Episcopal Church OF
the Epiphany said:
You will ind my friends. there is
now standard of purity for men aud
another for women. This is not right
1T is wrong that men should 90 u!i-
scathcd and without blame, while women
must bear their burden with aycrtcd
faces.
Rex. DR.. Shannon declared il was Mr.
Crittentons belief that the friendiesS and
fallen woman should not be forced DOWN
ward but. on the other hand, That every
thing possible should be done Tor her up
lift, not only for her own good, but for
that of all mankind. He therefore es-
tablished a single home expert
ment for her He knew it would be a
success from the start. and hardly had
the doors of the first Crittenton mission
been thrown open than it was decided to
open similar homes III other cities. The
great good accomplished by the homes
cannot be estimated.
Chance to Begin Anew.